Senior Economist: National IO & Policy Analysis

UAE Branches; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UAE is seeking a Senior Economist to develop national input-output tables as part of an economic masterplan. Candidates should have 7-10 years of experience in economic statistics, expertise in modeling and analysis, and a PhD in Economics or a related field. Strong communication skills in English and knowledge of Arabic is desirable. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders and training staff on economic modeling.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years of relevant work experience in national accounts or economic statistics.
• Strong experience in developing or working with input-output tables.
• Good knowledge of environmental-economic accounting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a national input-output (I-O) table.
• Coordinate the transformation of data into I-O tables using accepted methodologies.
• Collect, validate and integrate data from diverse sources.

Skills

Data validation

Statistical software proficiency

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Communication skills

Commercial awareness

Education

PhD in Economics or related field

Tools

STATA

R

Python

Excel

Job description

A leading consultancy firm in the UAE is seeking a Senior Economist to develop national input-output tables as part of an economic masterplan. Candidates should have 7-10 years of experience in economic statistics, expertise in modeling and analysis, and a PhD in Economics or a related field. Strong communication skills in English and knowledge of Arabic is desirable. The role requires collaboration with stakeholders and training staff on economic modeling.