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Chief Economist Job at Uganda Bankers Association (UBA)
Uganda Bankers Association (UBA)
Job Description
The position of Chief Economist is a senior management position responsible for providing economic analysis, thought leadership and strategic advice to guide decision-making and delivery of industry initiatives. The position holder will also head the newly established UBA Resource Centre overseeing the banking industry ATMS (Agro Industrialization, Tourism, Minerals Development, including Oil & Gas, Science Technology and Innovation) plan implementation.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Leadership of the UBA resource Center: Managing and overseeing a team of economists, researchers, technical advisors, consultants and any such resources assigned or attached to the resource center for purposes of delivering assignments as necessary from time to time.
- Research & Reporting: Leading UBA’s Research and Market Development initiatives and interventions to support the banking & financial sector.
- Economic Analysis & Forecasting: Analyzing sector related data, identifying economic trends, drivers and forecasting future changes to inform strategy and policy dialogue.
- Data and statistical integrity: Ensuring the quality and integrity of the association’s economic data and statistical analysis.
- Policy oversight: Assessing the impact of government and other regulatory frameworks and propose reforms, amendments, new introductions to ensure the industry grows & thrives.
- Represent UBA: To organize, arrange for or represent UBA at high level research and advocacy engagements, produce & disseminate research findings, publications, bulletins, position papers as appropriate.
- Strategic Advice: Providing expert advice to the executive director, senior management, regulators, government bodies and other organizations to shape policy and strategy.
- Thought Leadership: Providing intellectual leadership and guidance on economic issues, foster innovations through research, collaborations, partnerships, alliances that build a body of knowledge and introduces new products, services, transaction structures for member financial institutions to tap into other emerging or strategic sectors of the economy.
- Stakeholder engagement: Building and maintaining relationships with industry members and external partners, financial sector regulators, networks including government officials, international organizations and the private sector and deliver advocacy strategies to influence relevant stakeholders and achieve policy changes at industry and national level.
- Resource Mobilization: Lead teams in developing technical and funding proposals to support achievement of the industry’s strategic objectives and operationalization of the resource center.
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.
Applications should be sent to secretariat@ugandabankers.org, by 27th February 2026, 5:00pm. Please note that any application received after this deadline will NOT be accepted.
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