Economics Expert
Summary
| Title: | Economics Expert |
|---|---|
| ID: | 2949 |
| Department: | Finance |
| Location : | Riyadh |
| Nationality : | Saudi Arabia |
| Industry: | Government |
| Type of Contract : | Full-time |
Description
Responsibilities
- Provide expertise in the design and implementation of Price Statistics policies and procedures covering all areas of activity ensuring results achievement effectively and efficiently
- Provide guidance in the identification and implementation of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes, and practices
- Remain abreast of Price Statistics leading practice and new trends, and identify recommendations for corrective measures, updates and improvements where required
- Establish working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders
- Provide expertise and guidance in identifying stakeholder engagement barriers and recommend best courses of action
- Actively gain exposure and insights to local market development, business opportunities and the existing regulatory landscape
- Manage, guide, and assist team to perform operations in accordance with set policies and procedures
- Collaborate with Human Resources function to identify and recruit talent for Price Statistics
- Set performance objectives, provide necessary support, evaluate / appraise incumbents and provide regular feedback on performance
- Promote a high-performance working environment embracing the company's values
- Oversee the development of guidelines and methodologies for econometrics studies, and provide expert opinion as needed
- Assess and prioritize business needs, propose relevant solutions and support in the development of business cases for relevant initiatives / projects
- Review and assess technical proposals to provide expert opinion and recommendations as required, and engage with concerned stakeholders as needed for presentations
- Ensure alignment of all concerned internal / external stakeholders on relevant needs and expectations, and oversee plan development to provide recommendations as needed
- Lead the development of the hypotheses and econometric models, highlight areas for improvement and provide expert opinion as needed
- Guide econometric analyses while ensuring compliance with relevant guidelines, methodologies and principles, and provide expert recommendations and insights
- Guide the development of reports ensuring alignment of final draft with pre-defined objectives and share reports with concerned internal / external stakeholders as needed
- Assess evaluation outcomes and guide the development of action plans for continuous improvement and innovation
- 9+ years of experience in a Statistics field
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or equivalent is required
- Master’s Degree in Mathematics/ Statistics or equivalent is preferred
- Doctorate’s Degree in Mathematics / Statistics or equivalent is preferred
- Proficiency in Microsoft office
- Proficiency in English
- Focuses on Results and Quality
- Demonstrates Customer Centricity
- Displays Integrity and Professionalism
- Innovates and Demonstrates Agility
