Economist, MC-110-4C

Millennium Challenge Corporation • Washington, DC

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About The Position

This position is located in the Economic Analysis Division, Department of Policy and Evaluation (DPE), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). MCC uses a pay-band system to compensate employees. This position is pay band 4C which is generally equal to GS-11. This position will be filled under Direct-Hire Authority (DHA). Any qualified applicant may be selected without regard to competitive rating and ranking and veterans' preference procedures.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a federal security clearance
• Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
• One year of specialized experience (comparable to the Pay Band 5A or GS-9 or equivalent non-federal experience), which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
• Examples of specialized experience include: conducting research or studies associated with the cost benefit analysis (CBA) of public investments, especially in developing countries; applying economic theory, principles, methods, and techniques used in the conduct of cost benefit analysis in lower and lower-middle income country contexts; conducting growth diagnostic (constraints analysis) research; conducting research for sector diagnostic studies (i.e. root cause analysis) or beneficiary analysis; applying statistical or programming software (such as Stata or R) to manipulate, clean and analyze economic data, including large data sets such as household and/or firm surveys; and communicating orally and in writing to develop comprehensive reports and to present and explain complex economic findings and recommendations.
• Applicants must include their own documented examples of the required experience in their resume.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in economics, public policy or a closely related field that has a quantitative analysis component.

Responsibilities

• Conducts growth diagnostic (constraints analysis) research for MCC programs under development.
• Employs statistical and economic analysis including as outlined in the academic literature on growth diagnostics.
• Contributes to cost benefit analysis (CBA) to ensure the cost-effectiveness of MCC programs.
• Applies industry standard cost benefit analysis practices.
• Conducts research on potential benefit streams among other economic analysis.
• Supports diagnostic studies (i.e. root cause analysis) of individual sectors (such as electricity, education, transportation, etc.,) applying sector knowledge and economic logic.
• Supports beneficiary analysis that builds on the CBA to identify beneficiaries.
• Analyzes and drafts recommendations on sector requirements and reforms that will stimulate private investment and optimize impact on economic growth.
• Supports Evaluation Management Committees through review of evaluation design reports, and interim and other evaluation reports regarding appropriate methodologies and evaluation approaches, data, learning opportunities, and clarity of findings.
• Contributes to preparation of and participates in program performance reporting and management reviews.
• Participates in regular performance reviews of projects and programs.
• Attends and contributes to meetings with country teams, host country stakeholders, US government officials, and other partners in host countries.
• Helps organize meetings, conferences, training sessions, and other events.
• Contributes to the written and oral communication of the results of research and analyses.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Benefits

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• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed