New Jobs at World Bank
Selection Criteria
• Minimum of a Master’s degree in economics, with eight (8) years of relevant experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Understanding of the Tanzanian economy and a strong grasp of the developmental issues facing a resource-rich and oil-dependent economy and a small island development country.
• Knowledge and Experience in the Development Arena – Understands policy-making process; distills operationally relevant recommendations/lessons for clients.
• Policy Dialogue Skills – Identifies and assesses policy issues and takes a leading role in the dialogue with the government and other stakeholders.
• Macroeconomic Skills and Country Economics Experience – Has a strong understanding of macroeconomic relationships, and the use of national accounts, balance of payments, fiscal and debt data systems from a data-consumer point of view.
• Strong communication, writing and presentation skills, in English including the ability to speak persuasively and to present ideas clearly and concisely with senior policy officials and a wide variety of audiences in both languages.
• Strong integrative capacities; i.e., ability to identify development challenges and prioritize policy options within a coherent strategic framework.
• Excellent interpersonal and negotiations skills and ability to work flexibly, creatively and to multitask as the need arises.
• Strong commitment towards teamwork and knowledge sharing, especially across the WBG!
• Proven sense of initiative, results orientation, and leadership/coaching qualities.
• Familiarity with econometric software such as E-Views, STATA or other statistical packages and MS Office programs, including Excel.
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