Job Description

The National Development Planning Commision (NDPC) invites applications from  suitable qualified ghanaians, who are dynamic, goal-oriented and result driven with exceptional leadership qualities for appointment to the under-mentioned positions.

Job Purpose
To provide technical and operational support in Macroeconomics for the achievement of the mandate of the Commission.

• Serve as in-house resource person on macroeconomic issues - including fiscal, monetary and financial policy management, public financial management, real sector development, and external economic developments - during policy dialogues with relevant sector ministries, departments and agencies and formulation of national development policy frameworks.
• Lead the preparation of policy papers/notes, statements, briefs, press articles, and periodic updates on macroeconomic issues, and make presentations at both national and international for a. 
• Compile, analyse and report data to explain past and present macroeconomic issues and trends, while forecasting market trends, applying mathematical models and statistical techniques. 
• Manage a rigorous governance system to maintain the macroeconomic 
• models; authenticate macroeconomic simulations and forecasts based on the models; ensuring optimum performance and use of up-to-date data: as well as overseeing the maintenance of documentation consistent with the requirements of model. 
• Support national economic policy dialogue with evidence-based advice on relationships among economic actors, businesses, public and private employers; and the potential for job creation inherent in public and private investment. 
• Oversee the preparation of the Ministry's economics output and publications, in line with its mandate for the provision of analysis and comment to. 
• Ensure the modelling team is appropriately trained and manage their workload. 
• Contribute to analytical development and guideline standards, and promotion of internationally accepted statistical standards and methodologies in forecasting economic trends and formulating economic policy.

Remuneration

• The National Development Planning Commission's remuneration package is competitive in the public sector, with very attractive fringe benefits.

Condition

• Applicants must be able to serve the Commission for a minimum of four (4) years on the appointed grade before attaining the compulsory retirement age of (sixty) 60. 

Required Skills or Experience

Qualification and Experience

• A master's degree from an accredited tertiary institution in Development Planning, Macroeconomics, Financial EconomiCS, Monetary Economics, Public Finance, Banking, International Economics, International Trade, Econometrics, or any related field. 
• A PhD in Macroeconomics and experience in Macroeconomic Forecasting, Quantitative Fiscal Policy Analysis, or Macroeconomic Consulting would be an added advantage. 
• A minimum of eight (8) years' relevant post-qualification working experience with at least three (3) years' experience in a senior position in related areas. 

Core Competencies

• Excellent leadership skills, discernible networking and management skills.
• Very good mentoring and coaching skills.
• Very good understanding of planning, policy analysis and formulation, and performance measuring.
• Monitoring and evaluation methodologies.
• Very good knowledge in the conduct of research, Qualitative and quantitative data analysis and interpretation capacities. 
• Very good conceptual modelling skills, demonstrable ability of working independently.
• Ability to manage diverse and evolving workload, strong interpersonal and team spiritedness .
• Excellent written and oral presentation and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate complex development policy issues clearly.
• Knowledge of at least one major area of statistical methodology (national accounts, prices, balance of payments, monetary and financial statistics, or government finance statistics).
• Excellent computer skills, including full working knowledge of standard word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software packages.
• Good knowledge in the analysis or management of statistical program data.
• Ability to write high-quality policy papers as well as shorter targeted notes.
• Very good written and oral communication skills.
• Very good interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills.