Announcement Number: Yaounde-2022-017 Hiring Agency: Embassy Y | Offres d'emploi & opportunités 🇨🇲

Announcement Number:
Yaounde-2022-017
Hiring Agency:
Embassy Yaounde
Position Title:
Economic Specialist - All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Open Period:
07/07/2022 - 07/21/2022 Format MM/DD/YYYY
Vacancy Time Zone:
GMT+1
Series/Grade:
LE - 1505 10
Salary:
XAF FCFA19,975,232
Work Schedule:
Full-time -
Promotion Potential:
LE-9
Duty Location(s):
1 Vacancy in

Yaounde, CM
Telework Eligible:
No
For More Info:
HR Section
000-000-0000
ydeapplicants@state.gov
Overview
Hiring Path:
• Open to the public
Who May Apply/Clarification From the Agency:
For USEFM - FP is 05. Actual FP salary determined by Washington D.C.

• All Interested Applicants / All Sources
Security Clearance Required:
Public Trust - Background Investigation
Appointment Type
Permanent
Appointment Type Details:
• Indefinite subject to successful completion of probationary period
Marketing Statement:
We encourage you to read and understand the Eight (8) Qualities of Overseas Employees before you apply.

Summary:
The work schedule for this position is:



Full Time (40 hours per week)


Start date: Candidate must be able to begin working within a reasonable period of time of receipt of agency authorization and/or clearances/certifications or their candidacy may end.

Supervisory Position:
No
Relocation Expenses Reimbursed:
No
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Duties
Under the supervision of the Political/Economic (P/E) Officer, incumbent serves as the economic specialist in the P/E Section. He/She is responsible for economic analysis and reporting and assistance to USG funded projects. He/She performs factual and analytical reporting in the field of economics, more specifically on macroeconomic issues and fiscal transparency, as well as agriculture, social sector developments (education, health, poverty indicators etc.). The incumbent will also support overall economic analysis, reporting and contact work for all other fields in the P/E section. He/She will assist in planning, implementing, and administering economic-related development assistance projects.

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Qualifications and Evaluations
Requirements:
EXPERIENCE: Minimum of five (5) years of responsible professional-level experience in economic research, analysis and reporting in international affairs, economy or development. Experience must include analysis and interpretation of data and the presentation of findings in written and oral form.


JOB KNOWLEDGE: The incumbent must have a thorough understanding of Cameroonian politics, history, society, economy, and institutions; Central African and international development issues; and economics. He or she should know and understand USG and Mission priorities and policies, as well as U.S. government, politics, and history as relates to the execution of his or her job in the promotion/advocacy of USG foreign policy.


The Economic Specialist must be familiar with the MS Office Suite and use of the internet for research and should have good understanding of Embassy reporting needs and procedures, including Washington’s priorities. The incumbent must be able to serve as the “institutional memory” for information related to his or her past or present projects.

Education Requirements:
University degree in Economics, Business, Sociology, International Development, or Environmental/health policy studies.

Evaluations:
LANGUAGE: Fluency (Speaking/Reading/Writing) in English and French are required. This may be tested.