Applications are invited from suitably qualified Gambians to fill in the vacant positions at the Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, under the Directorate Employment and Trade.
JOB TITLE: Senior Labour Economist, Grade 9
NUMBER OF VACANCIES: One (1) position
QUALIFICATIONS
Direct Entry
- Candidates must have Master’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance or related fields, or two years’ work experience in the same position.
Indirect Entry
- Candidate must have two years’ work experience in a similarposition with Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business Administration, Finance or related fields.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Senior Labour Economist will perform highly technical and professional work in research, data analysis and utilization in relation to economic planning and development within the country. The Senior Labour Economist will perform the following specific tasks:
- Leads the development of and conducting of sample surveys to collect information on employment and labour related issues for informed policy decision making;
- Represent the Directorate where needed related to policy on employment and labor related issues;
- Questionnaire development
- Provide/advise the Director on issues of labour market facilities such as data concerning the Labour market information System;
- Propose policy review and formulation to assess policy impact over the policy implementation life cycle;
- Prepare M &E tools and frameworks
- Develop and Employment tracking tool
- Participate in policy formulation and review of the Ministry’s policies to ensure that more employment opportunities and conducive working environment are created;
- Collect and analyze data relevant for outcomes based approach to TVET; prepares an outcomes- based analysis with actionable proposals to be used by the Ministry in influencing the implementation of quality skills training programs and suitable training providers in selected areas;
- Prepares detailed assessment of skills requirements and related constraints faced by foreign companies in Gambia in selected sectors and provide guidance to the Ministry in helping Gambian agencies address these constraints;
- Prepares and projects demand and supply of skilled labour in selected sectors of the economy and inform the Ministry, private and public providers so that skills training can be coordinated and planned accordingly;
- Manages the Labour Market Information System by synthesizing and upgrading quantitative data and narrative reports on a regular basis and propose strengthening options for better management of the system to facilitate economic surveillance and analysis of labour market;
- Works with labour market indicators, interpreting their significance to the national labour market, training requirements and employment creations strategies.
- Provides technical advices to the Permanent Secretary and particularly the Employment Directorate on the economic aspect of employment, unemployment, training and interpreting the economic implications of labour conditions;
- Prepares and disseminate to the employment Directorate, other directorates of the Ministry and relevant stakeholdersdata related to employment and labour trends in the economy;
- Takes part in activities of other Ministries and related agencies on research, data collection, analysis and utilization for economic planning,
- Identifies, develops and applies available labour market information for economic study analysis in the labour market.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Knowledge on sampling techniques such as networking sampling or hard-to-reach populations is an advantage
- Experience in international trade issues, including Global Supply Chains, is an advantage;
- Ability to draft policy-relevant papers of high quality, technically sound with conclusions leading to an action plan and/or programme development as well as technical publications and training materials;
- Ability to conceptualize statistical problems and find solutions;
- Ability to synthesize technical work and reach evidence-based conclusions on related subjects;
- Proficiency of the statistical software STATA/SPSS;
- Ability to evaluate and monitor technical cooperation activities and projects and supervise the work of junior staff;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Experience conducting or managing rigorous impact evaluations is an advantage;
- Excellent drafting skills, negotiation skills, and organisational and management skills with proven capacity to initiate and implement technical co-operation programmes and activities with constituents, UN Agencies, NGOs, and others, including mobilizing support from international donor agencies
- Ability to work within a team environment as well as;
SALARY
The salary attached to the position is Grade 9, of the New Government Integrated Pay Scale, i.e., D117,240 (One hundred Seventeen Thousand, Two hundred and Forty) per annum.
APPLICATION FORMAT
Given that the Public Service Commission no longer accepts paper based applications, applicants should complete form 16 (B) available on the PSC E-Recruitment Portal:
Portal Link: https://portal.pscgov.gm/
Website: www.pscgov.gm
Completed applications together with Academic Certificates and other relevant documents should be uploaded ONLINE no later than 29th May, 2026 before 11:59 GMT.