International Economy Advisor

2 weeks ago

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Full time

**International Economy Advisor**:
**Location**:

- Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA**Application Deadline**:

- 10-Jan-23
- **(Midnight New York, USA)**

**Time left**:

- 11d 20h 53m**Type of Contract**:

- Individual Contract**Post Level**:

- International Consultant**Languages Required**:

- Arabic English**Starting Date**:
- 15-Jan-2023**Duration of Initial Contract**:

- 12 months**Expected Duration of Assignment**:

- 12 months**Background**:
For the last four decades, Saudi Arabia has realized and sustained remarkable progress along the socioeconomic development path. As a result of this, the Kingdom has been able to move to a high-income country. The GDP, for instance, increased from SR156 billion in 1969 to SR 2,631 billion in 2018, putting the Economy among the top 20 global economies in terms of size. Based on the annual ranking of the Human Development Index (HDI) of the Human Development Report, Saudi Arabia has steadily moved from the medium human development category in the 1990s to the very high human development category in 2018 at 0.857 value of HDI.

The Saudi Vision 2030 represents an ambitious resolve with long-term goals and expectations founded on the strengths and capabilities of the Kingdom. It covers the three themes of a vibrant society, a thriving economy, and an ambitious nation. A thorough review of the three themes and their underlying issues of national concern would reveal a holistic approach to development that encompasses the three dimensions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the social, the economic and the environmental.

The Umbrella Program for Socio-Economic Development is a partnership between the Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) and UNDP aims at mainstreaming social and economic development the national policies, sectoral and regional plans. It focuses on mobilizing technical assistance and capacity development to MEP to facilitate economic and social transformation, including economic diversification, inclusive and accelerated economic growth. Specifically, the program framework covers the following main areas:

- SDGs monitoring and reporting.
- Policymaking, policy analysis and regional development planning.
- Producing the National Human Development Report

Within this context, the project seeks to recruit a Senior Territorial Development Expert to support the "Sectoral and Regional Development Affairs" Deputyship at the Ministry of Economy and Planning (Regional Development Affairs Department) at MEP to improve and maintain the Territorial development toolkit of the Department. The Expert will also focus on capacity building and transfer of knowledge to the Regional Development Affairs Department.

A Consultant, or Analyst, is responsible for providing industry expertise to corporations and individuals. Their duties include researching their client and their client's position within an industry, meeting with company executives or professionals to make suggestions and develop improvement plans based on their needs and maintaining a professional relationship with their clients over time.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
Under the supervision of **the Undersecretary for International Economics Affairs Deputyship**, and in close coordination with the **Chief Technical Advisor of the project**, the Advisor will provide technical advisory services on policies and strategies relating to the International Economy as well as support the implementation of these policies.

**Duties and responsibilities**

Precisely, the Advisor will deliver duties and responsibilities, including the following:

- Participate in the development and update of the knowledge base, including new or emerging international economic issues of concern to the Kingdom, and support the design and formulation of programmes and policies to address them.
- Conduct analysis on the implications of international economic policies and strategies on the Saudi Economy; identify national development opportunities and highlight potential areas of concern for policy-makers.
- Support the preparation of reports on issues relating to the contemporary Economy, international trade and regional integration.
- Support the harmonization of Saudi policies and strategies (such as trade, investment etc.) to the international policies and regional integration programmes. Support the development of sustainable strategic partnerships.
- Develop research guidelines and standards and provide substantive support to the assessment of policies and strategies.
- Identify capacity needs to support the advancement of MOEP's work on international Economy emerging trends; Design and implement the training to address the identified technical capacity gaps.
- Perform any other relevant substantive tasks that might be requested by the supervisor.

**Deliverables**:
**Deliverable**

**Expected number of working days**

**Payment Schedule & Amounts**

**Deliverable 1 -**. Activation of the retail sector

1.1. Development of framework,

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