Chief Economist, MC-110-2C

This position has a minimum education requirement.

Applicants must have a degree in economics that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.

OR
Have combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

AND
To qualify for pay band 2C applicants must also meet the following:

Have at least one year of specialized experience relevant to the position duties and comparable to the MCC Pay Band 3A (GS-15) or an equivalent level which is directly related to the work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, examples of this experience are: serving as a recognized expert in development economics and international development; experience advising on the viability, risks, and likely economic impact of development finance; experience guiding the development and dissemination of economic analysis (e.g., growth diagnostics, cost-benefit analyses, beneficiary analyses, etc.); mentoring, directing and supervising a staff; experience preparing and approving comprehensive reports that provide recommendations in complex and critical areas of economic analysis; experience presenting to a wide variety of audiences with varying degrees of technical expertise and offering independent professional judgement and expert inputs on emerging issues in international development; and familiarity with a variety of statistical analysis software packages (e.g., Stata, SAS, R). (NOTE: This experience MUST be well documented on your resume or application).


Highly Desirable: PhD or other demonstrated mastery of economic principles, concepts and practices.

Highly Desirable: Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• infrastructure investments for inclusive economic growth
• inequality and economic growth
• climate adaptation
• blending public and private investment for development finance.

Note: Please include the area of expertise/ experience in your resume or application.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit may be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. To receive credit you must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours worked per week.

A new hire's direct and overall experience are critical factors in determining a salary offer. It is important that your resume fully reflects all of your directly-related work experience. Salary offers include three key factors:

• The selectee's directly related experience at the same level as the position.
• The selectee's overall experience in a particular area.
• The salaries of employees in similar positions and with similar levels of experience.

MCC also takes the selectee's skill set into account. Applicants should note that salary offers seldom fall near the upper end of the salary range listed in the vacancy announcement. Salary may be set from the minimum to the midpoint of the salary range of the pay band. In some instances, based on a selectee's extensive experience directly related to the position, salary may be set at or above the mid-point up to the maximum salary for that pay band. See information on MCC base pay ranges and salary structure (https://www.mcc.gov/careers/compensation/).