25 Oct
PwC
Dubai
Description
Established in the region for 40 years, PwC has around 8,000 people in 12 countries across the region: Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, the Palestinian territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Our regional team operates across the Middle East bringing international experience delivered within the context of the region and its culture. We can bring the collective knowledge and experience of more than 328,000 people across the entire global PwC network in advisory, assurance and tax to help you find the value you are looking for.
Role
Manager / Senior Associate – Economist/Public Finance Management – E&S; – Dubai or Riyadh
Economics & Sustainability Team
You will be working within the Economics and Sustainability team (E&S;). We are an analysis-driven team that uses economic principles and techniques to formulate policies and strategies to create genuine impacts. We help governments and private sector organisations navigate complex issues and make better-informed decisions, grounded in robust and compelling evidence. We provide the necessary foresight that helps make and deliver critical business decisions and investments. We work across the Middle East for clients in a range of sectors, including but not limited to central government, real estate, energy and utilities, finance, tourism, transport and health.
The work we typically undertake includes:
- Economic and fiscal policy analysis and development
- Socio-economic impact assessment
- Economic and financial modelling / forecasting
Roles & Responsibilities
- We are looking for an experienced consultant with a background in one of the following areas: economic impact assessment, macroeconomic analysis or forecasting,
public finance management, economic policy development.
- Experience working as an Economist in a consulting environment OR for a center of government (e.g. Ministry of Finance, Executive Council etc) is preferred.
- Designing and delivering training programmes and workshops.
- Preparing clear, concise and presentable reports for different audiences, e.g. technical staff as well as executive-level reports.
- Translating complex fiscal data into actionable strategies and implementation roadmaps.
- Building and maintaining positive, productive and professional relationships with clients and colleagues.
- Coaching and developing the more junior members in the team.
- Driving business development activities,
including identifying new opportunities through client and internal relationships and research; developing high quality and commercially viable project proposals; and managing risk and quality processes.
- You will be expected to have a global mindset and ability to connect with other colleagues across the consulting line of services and other Line of services within PwC.
Skills, Competencies and Qualifications
- Experience working with or for the centre of government (e.g. Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy etc.).
- Experience leading projects in the following areas: designing and implementing PFM frameworks, reforms and best practices.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the public sector financial lifecycle including budgeting, procurement, expenditure control, revenue management, and reporting.
- Proven ability to structure issues and use analytical skills to solve complex problems.
- Experience in economic impact analysis or related modelling techniques to assess the impacts of policies.
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts to a non-technical audience through written and oral communication essential.
- Ability to prepare clear, concise and visually-appealing reports essential.
- Strong interest and passion for developing, growing and leading a team through coaching and mentoring.
- The ability and willingness to travel within the Middle East or where project requirements dictate.
- Proficiency in MS Office and Google Suite essential.
- Experience in working with Stata, R, EViews, PowerBI, Tableau, or ThinkCell ideal.
- Professional proficiency of Arabic (oral and written) ideal.
Years of experience
- 3 - 6 years of experience in a similar industry / role.
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy, or any related field.
- Professional qualifications in public financial management preferred.
Job ID: 4743
Industry: Not Applicable
Location: Dubai
#J-18808-Ljbffr
▶️ Consulting, Economics & Sustainability, Senior Associate/Manager (UAE nationals only)
🖊️ PwC
📍 Dubai