Division Chief, Arabian Peninsula - Arab Monetary Fund

Job Purpose

The Division Chief of Arabian Peninsula is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of policy recommendations, procedures, and initiatives aimed at strengthening macroeconomic stability and economic integration of member countries. This includes fiscal, monetary, exchange, and financial sector policies, conducting studies and research activities, contributing to training and technical assistance, synthesizing economic data and trends, conducting surveillance, and designing sound policy advice.

• Oversee the collection and analysis of economic and financial data.
• Identify and coordinate the development of meaningful economic and econometric indicators, tools, and models, to produce national and regional economic forecasts and to support policy making.
• Manage the development of meaningful economic indicators, tools, and models to produce macroeconomic forecasts and policy advice.
• Contribute to establishing institutional views on various policy issues.
• Develop well‑tailored policy advice considering capacity constraints and limited data availability.
• Draft detailed policy proposals and frameworks based on thorough research and analysis, ensuring alignment with regional economic objectives and best international practices.
• Conduct impact assessments of existing and proposed policies to determine their efficacy and areas for improvement and present findings in policy review sessions.
• Design policies to tackle economic and financial policies that affect the member countries’ present or prospective balance of payments or domestic stability.
• Identify the roots and drivers of fragility, considering capacity constraints and limited data availability.
• Provide a comprehensive assessment of the members’ economic challenges and policies to establish a country diagnostic and contribute to program design and review missions.
• Assess economic and financial policies that affect the member countries’ present or prospective balance of payments or domestic stability. Design policies to tackle these imbalances.
• Assess monetary, exchange, fiscal and financial sector policies, the quality of public spending, debt management and other structural policies, including institutional and governance issues.
• Contribute to capacity building activities through training, workshops, and technical assistance.
• Contribute to the research activities of the AMF, including studies and publications relevant to policy priorities in member countries.
• Develop training‑related publications and materials to disseminate knowledge and best practices.
• Manage a team of economists and senior economists and have the capacity to meet tight deadlines.
• Work and collaborate effectively with relevant internal (e.g. departments/divisions) and external stakeholders (e.g. service providers).
• Develop and maintain effective and cooperative relations with national authorities and development partners.
• Contribute to the various work streams of the institution, including the AMF’s analytical and research work on core and emerging global themes.

• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in one of the following areas is required:
  • Fiscal policies and management, including macro‑fiscal policy, tax and customs policy and administration, public financial management, including expenditure policy and administration, public investment management, and cash and debt management.
  • Macroprudential, monetary and exchange rate policies, including central banking and financial system policies, operations, and stability, financial market development, debt management and debt markets, and sovereign wealth funds.
• Bachelor’s degree in macroeconomics, economics, public finance, international trade, or related fields is required.
• Master’s degree or PhD in macroeconomics, economics, public finance, international trade, or related field is preferred.
• Excellent communication and writing skills in Arabic and English. French, as a third language, is a solid advantage.

We offer an attractive package of benefits aligned with our employment policies, including a tax‑free salary and supplementary allowances such as housing, furniture, air ticket, schooling, and comprehensive medical insurance.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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