The Country Economist (CE) is a key member of the RH team to ensure a successful country engagement. The CE technically leads the Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS) and Country Engagement Framework (CEF) formulation process and provides all the needed support and coordination to ensure the delivery of high-quality MCPS and CEF processes and their constituting documents. This entails coordinating and finetuning all the inputs from internal and external stakeholders.
Technical support to all Regional Hub strategic, operational, and programming engagements with MCs, including reviewing and mapping the potential macroeconomic and sectoral impact on the existing IsDBG portfolio. Moreover, the CE regularly reviews the MCs' new policies, strategies, and national development plans to guide the Regional Hub’s programming in line with the MCs’ priority sectors and areas for intervention.
Act as the knowledge and Resource Centre for the IsDB Group for their economic and development solutions by providing an overview of country-level macro-economic data, developmental trends, and thematic and sector information.
Review strategies of major development partners and their sectors/themes of focus, in addition to capturing the status and potential of coordination between IsDB and other development partners.
Participate in discussions with MCs governments and other developmental partners to identify collaboration opportunities that address Member Countries’ needs and align with IsDB’s priorities.