Deputy Director, Economics

Closing Date: March 1, 2022

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Details of the Post

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has an excellent opportunity for a Deputy Director, Economics (DDE), who will support the Director, Economics in providing effective management of the Bank’s Economics Department.  The successful candidate will be based at CDB’s headquarters in St. Michael, Barbados.

The DDE will:

  1. Lead technical and strategic development within the Economics Department’s programme, bringing insight into the economic conditions confronting BMCs which guide the development of country programming and policy advice.
  2. Create frameworks to present economic information aligned with country programme methodologies and the programme priorities of the Bank.
  3. Guide and assess economic studies carried out by the Economics Team, ensuring rigorous and focused analysis identifying critical economic issues and positioning country programmes effectively.
  4. Advise management and other stakeholders on emerging risks/opportunities drawn from oversight of prevailing economic conditions positioning the Bank to provide highly effective and tailored country programmes and policy advice.
  5. Empower team members to pursue innovative approaches in economic analysis which advance the programme and position the Bank as a unique source of expertise on conditions in the Caribbean.
  6. Promote the Bank as a dependable partner with external stakeholders via country strategy, economic surveillance missions and other engagements.
  7. Create programme metrics on delivery timeframes that will guide programme execution/provision of service and align with the development of country programmes in the operations Department.
  8. Establish monitoring and reporting cycles throughout the programme activity pipeline to ensure the efficient commitment of resources and consistent reporting on progress and performance.
  9. Develop indicators for programme activities aligned to the organization’s results management framework, to capture the impact of economic studies in support of the Bank’s program work.
  10. Design metrics to assess the overall quality of economic analyses to determine overall effectiveness in support of country programming.

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