Key Expert 1 (Team Leader): Chief Economic Advisor - strong expertise on macro-economic policies and public investment management

Job description

The Team Leader will be responsible for the overall management, planning, coordination, implementation and reporting of the project. The Team Leader is required to provide timely and quality technical advice and other technical inputs to the project and ensure the achievement of the project expected results

Job duration

1000 working days

Job profile

Qualifications and skills:

• At least a Master’s Degree in economics, finance, public investment management, public policy, or a related discipline; or in absence of a Master’s degree should have proven 15 years of professional experience in economic advisory services;
• Proven organization and leadership skills;
• Proven communication skills in English (reading / speaking / writing);
• Proven analytical and reporting skills; including analysing and reporting on recent developments in global economy and public financial management.

General professional experience:

• At least 12 years of relevant professional experience in providing advisory services on economic governance;
• Proven experience working with and/or advising government of developing countries on economic governance; working experience in Asia and Viet Nam would be an advantage.

Specific professional experience:

• At least 10 years of relevant international experience in advising on public investment management and at least one of the following areas (i) doing-business environment (ii) state planning management (iii) public procurement management;
• Provided advisory services to at least 3 governments on any of the 4 areas supported by this project; in which at least one experience on public investment management; experience in a former centrally-planned economy or with a dual-budget system would be an advantage;
• Proven knowledge of good international practices and standards relevant for areas supported by the project;
• Proven experience in programme/project management, experience with EU DCI/NDICI funded project would be an advantage;
• Proven experience as a team leader on a long-term assignment (at least one year).