Job requirements
• Masters in economics, with 12+ years of experience.
• Experience in urban economics and macro-economics
• Capabilities to elaborate economic and sectoral growth scenarios (surveys design and analysis, scenario modelling. etc)
• Previous work experience with a multidisciplinary team
• Very Good English writing and communication skills (Arabic is a plus)
Soft Skills
• Able to work as part of an effective team
• Capable to work within multi-cultural and multi-national environments
• Flexible to travel for short business trips to interface with clients and stakeholders
• Able to work to deadlines and timely delivery of information under relative pressure.
Job description overview
• Understand the business and urban planning together with the assigned team
• Analyse studies and define information gaps
• Design required surveys that serves the required urban and sectoral analysis
• Conduct SWOT, PESTEL and Multi-criteria analysis
• Elaborate economic growth scenarios, job distribution by sector
• Contribute to urban development targets, policies and initiatives
• Contribute to Capital Investment Plans at Regional, City or municipal level
• Contribute with real estate and financial experts to project feasibility studies
• Exposure and contribution to public private partnership frameworks