Economist, USAID PSE MC - Washington, United States - Dexis Consulting Group

    Dexis Consulting Group
    Dexis Consulting Group Washington, United States

    1 month ago

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  • Through the Private Sector Engagement Modernization Contract (PSEMC), Dexis supports the U.S. Agency for International Development's (USAID's) PSE Hub to expand and deepen collaboration with the private sector to achieve greater development outcomes.
  • The PSE Hub works to transform and modernize how USAID does development by institutionalizing USAID's PSE policy and delivering capacity- and systems-building support for PSE across all sectors, operating units, and countries where USAID operates.
  • Dexis is seeking an Economist to support USAID's independent 's (OCE's) Macroeconomic Policy Engagement Team. The Office of the Chief Economist (OCE)-led by the Agency Chief Economist-brings stronger economic theory and evidence to bear on the Agency's work.
  • Toward this end, OCE's three-pillar strategy centers on: (1) promoting the use of cost-effectiveness evidence in Agency decision-making; (2) promoting the generation of cost-effectiveness evidence that the Agency is uniquely placed to catalyze; and (3) providing macroeconomic analysis and advice to Agency leadership.
  • Specifically, the Economist will support a top USAID priority of helping countries avoid or address sovereign debt crises.
  • Apply macroeconomic theory and historical experience to evaluate partner country economies and macroeconomic risks;
  • Inform and support the development of USAID strategies to ensure macroeconomic considerations are incorporated;
  • Experience working for an International Financial Institutions such as but not limited to: the International Monetary Funds, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, etc.