Consulting - Government - Labour Market And Social Development (Senior Manager)
PwC - PricewaterhouseCoopers, United Arab Emirates
Job Description
Line of Service
Advisory
Industry/Sector
Not Applicable
Specialism
Advisory - Other
Management Level
Senior Manager
Job Description & Summary
A career in our Management Consulting practice, within Government Consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help clients seize essential advantages by working alongside business leaders to solve their toughest problems and capture their greatest opportunities. We work with some of the world’s largest and most complex companies to understand their unique business issues and opportunities in an ever changing environment. We help create sustainable change by stimulating innovation, unlocking data possibilities, navigating risk and regulatory complexity, optimising deals, and aligning costs with business strategy to create a competitive advantage.
A labour market economist typically studies the variables impacting labour supply and demand, understands the application of microeconomic and macroeconomic trends on labour market and social outcomes, researches and analyses market trends, and conducts impact assessments and socio-economic contribution analysis to design and appraise labour and social policy interventions.
Role Description
Responsibilities
Using a dynamic panel model to estimate the impact of different labour market and policy interventions on the gender pay gap, employment rates, labour market participation, workforce productivity and other labour market outcomes.
Collect, analyze and visualise large amounts of data related to labour and employment markets to understand and quantify labour supply and demand at both macro and micro economic levels
Conduct policy impact assessments, and economic and social contribution analysis, to answer policy questions related to labour and social policy design and appraisal
Design social security, social development and social welfare schemes for various segments of the workforce
Take PwC current labour market propositions to clients and develop new propositions to commercialise across the ME
Identify and manage potential external contributors to provide additional analysis
Work on business development activities such as thought leaderships, business reports and business proposals
Transfer knowledge and relevant experience to help build the capabilities of the team
Job Specification
Areas of Expertise
Economic Development
Labour Economics
Public Policy
Impact Assessments
Social Sector Policies and Employment
Social Welfare
Social Development
Social Security
Skills
Ability to compile, analyze, and report data to explain economic phenomena and forecast labour market trends
Ability to design and review national pension system and design of multi-tier model
Strong data analytics foundation and the ability to use innovative data analytics and data gathering methodologies
Design, develop and appraise policy interventions and run multi-criteria analysis for policy prioritisation
Strong international or regional knowledge is desirable, especially regarding the Middle East
Preferred Education and Experience
Master’s degree (or equivalent) preferably in Economics, Labour Development Studies or any other related field
8-10 years of experience in Economics, Labour Market Analysis, Social Sector Policies, Employment Creation and Labour Market Indicators
Previous Experience with ILO, World Bank is a plus
Education(if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:
Certifications(if blank, certifications not specified)
Desired Languages(If blank, desired languages not specified)
Travel Requirements
Up to 60%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
Yes
Government Clearance Required?
No