POST TITLE:
CHIEF ECONOMIST DOMESTIC
COMPETITIVENESS
REPORTSTO: DIRECTORCOMPETITIVENESS
The Position
This position requires a highly experienced and a mature professional who w ill work with the Director Competitiveness, the Executive Director and associated stakeholders in shaping the economic landscape of Industry across all sectorsand increase domestic and global competitiveness of Zimbabwe’s products and services. The primary objective is to ensure competitiveness of our domestic industry through ensuring availability and affordability of commodities on the local market, as well as viability of our domestic industry.
Key Responsibilities:
- Development, coordination and implementation of key income and pricing policies that will enhance Zimbabwe’s competitiveness;
- Providing detailed research and analysis on issues that will enhance Zimbabwe’s Domestic Industry Competitiveness;
- Provide information on old and new business regulations that need to be reviewed to enhance national competitiveness.
- Enhancing ease of doing business in Zimbabwe;
- Identifying, verifying and monitoring cost drivers in the business and economic environment
- and advise on measures to be taken to enhance productivity and address emerging cost challenges;
- Conduct value chain analysis;
- Identifying sectors of the Zimbabwean economy with potential for aiding the achievement of a competitive Consumer price Index in Zimbabwe and establish short comings and document way forward;
- Undertaking research and maintaining a comprehensive national statistical database for use in the analysis of competitiveness across all sectors of the economy;
- Contribute to the production of an annual bench marking report on competitiveness to be called the National Competitiveness Report;
- Liaising with Government Ministries, Departments Agencies (MDAs) Development Partners, Sponsors, Academia, Business Organisation Members (BMOs) and other stakeholders on competitiveness;
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research and analysis;
- Building support for business competitiveness across all sectors throughout the country.
- Assisi in the development of annual and strategic plans for the Com miss ion;
- Manage assigned work streams to ensure departmental objectives are met.
Key Deliverables
- Develop a comprehensive, up to date Zimbabwean economy cost drivers matrix.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive, up to date cost driver matrix by sector and produce a quarterly report on sectors with potential for domestic, regional and global competitiveness in the context of domestic, regional and continental industrialisation agenda.
- Produce quarterly a benchmarking report on ease of doing business report.
- Producing annually a well-researched Zimbabwe Competitiveness benchmarking report focusing on the key parameters for domestic, regional and global market and foreign direct investment competitiveness.
- Ensure successful implementation of plans and achieve set targets within the approved budget.
- Develop and implement a system of performance appraisal to ensure focus on and delivery of Key Result Areas.
- Facilitate dialogue and interface between the Commission and its key stakeholders within and outside Zimbabwe.
Minimum Qualifications
- A BSc Honours Degree in Economics or Social Science discipline.
- Master’s Degree in a relevant field will be an added ad vantage.
- Verifiable experience in Economic Policy Analysis and Research work.
- Familiarity with the legal review and drafting processes.
- Results driven and ability to relate with various stakeholders at all levels.
- At least 5 years’ experience in policy formulation under the Government or Business Management Organisation set up.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods and analysis.
- High conceptual ability and knowledge of policy making at enterprise level.
- Good oral and writing skills.
NATIONALCOMPETITIVENESS COMMISSION
Benefits
A competitive remuneration and benefits package commensurate with deliverables will be on offer to the right candidate.
More Information
- Job Application Details Closing date: 16 April 2021 Applications should be addressed to: The Director Competitiveness National Competitiveness Commission If interested and qualified, send an electronic application together with detailed CV to: [email protected] In the interest of public health, please note that no hard copy applications will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to via e-mail.
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