Macroeconomic Policy Consultant – Female Employment in Arab Region

About the role

The consultancy will produce a macroeconomic assessment paper examining female employment trends and evaluating policy reforms that can boost women’s employment in the Arab region, with a focus on the SWEI Group 1 countries (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia).

Key responsibilities

• Review and assess female labour‑force participation trends in the Arab region and SWEI Group 1 countries, including sectoral employment evolution and youth unemployment patterns.
• Map macroeconomic policies across Arab states that enable women to work or incentivise employer hiring.
• Analyze sectoral employment structures using ISIC‑based data, focusing on Green, STEM and Care economies.
• Compare documented impacts of macroeconomic reforms and sectoral interventions on women’s employment to inform policy proposals.
• Identify and propose key macroeconomic policy reforms for each Group 1 country, including quantified costing and projected impact on female employment.
• Develop a methodological approach for assessing the impact of proposed reforms and estimating implementation costs.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in economics, labour economics, econometrics or a related field (PhD desirable).
• Minimum four years of professional experience in labour economics and labour‑market policy evaluation.
• At least two years of experience in econometric modelling and quantitative economic analysis, including database construction and regression‑based techniques.
• One year of experience in macroeconomic and fiscal policy analysis is desirable.
• Publications in reputable journals and knowledge of social and economic development issues in the Arab region are advantageous.
• Fluency in English (speaking, reading, writing, understanding) is required.

Required skills

• Econometric modelling
• Quantitative economic analysis
• Database construction
• Regression‑based techniques