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Job Title: Principal Economists
Job Role: Manager – Senior Manager
Location: Head Office in Abuja
Company: Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)

DESCRIPTIONS:
•   The ideal candidates must be Nigerian nationals with strong leadership qualities, analytical, writing and presentation skills, and established track records in academia, banking, or consulting in relevant industry.
•   They must also have a strong working knowledge of modern research techniques.
•   Senior Economists And Principal Economists: Monetary Policy, Research, Statistics And Development Finance Departments

JOB PROFILE:
•   This position requires top-rank economists with cutting edge competencies in Monetary Economics, Open-economy Macroeconomics, Financial Economics/Financial Econometrics, Econometrics/Economic modeling including DSGE modeling, and International Economics (Exchange Rate Economics and Trade/Policy).
•   The candidates will play leading roles in policy-oriented research that helps to design/formulate monetary policy.
•   Reports to the Assistant Director.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
•   Conduct in-depth studies on monetary and financial sector policies, including macroeconomic impact analysis.
•   Conceptualize and implement the Bank's monetary and financial policies.
•   Participate in production processes of the secretariat of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
•   Participate in the preparation of the MPC Economic Report.     
•   Participate in Review Teams that will promptly identify weakness/problems in current practices and propose appropriate corrective policies.
•   Display expertise in Forecasting and Scenario Analysis.
•   Achieve effective coordination between Monetary and Fiscal Policy.
•   Monitor the Implementation of Monetary Policy actions.
•   Produce research papers to be published in peer-reviewed journals.
•   Present research findings in CBN as well as external seminars.
•   Attend to ad-hoc assignments from the Director, MPD/Research/statistics, on monetary policy and related issues.
•   Interface with Multilateral and Bilateral Organizations, such as the IMF, World Bank, WAMI, ECOWAS etc.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:
•   A Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics, Statistics or Finance and a proven ability to perform the tasks required by the position.
•   6 years cognate experience in economic and policy research, of which 3 years should be at middle management level (for the Senior Economist Positions).
•   9 years cognate experience in economic and policy research, of which 5 years should be at middle/senior management level (for the Principal Economist Positions).
•   Records of outstanding publication in Economics, Statistics, Finance and related disciplines with a minimum of 8 research papers, out of which at least 4 must have been published in reputable journals (for Principal Economists) and 6 papers out of which at least 3 must have been published in reputable journal (for Senior Economists).
•   Membership of the Nigerian Economic Society and/or other similar professional bodies.

COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS
•   Core Skills
•   Conducts analytical & policy research
•   Conducts financial programming
•   Demonstrates expertise in policy issues in the real sector
•   Conducts macroeconomic consistency checks
•   Demonstrates expertise in Statistics and Database applications
•   Demonstrates expertise in Econometrics
•   Demonstrates expertise in spreadsheet applications
•   Generic Skills
•   Results Oriented
•   Initiative
•   Analytical thinking
•   Creativity/innovation
•   Good written and communication ability
•   Team working ability
•   Responsive
•   Resilience
•   Information Seeking
•   Sound administrative and managerial ability

For online application: Central Bank of Nigeria | Careers (http://www.cenbank.org/careers/jobs/login.asp)

Deadline: Friday, 11th November, 2011 (4 pm).

The deadline for Central Bank of Nigeria Job Vacancy for Principal Economist has been extended till Friday, 6th December, 2011 (4 pm).