Productivity Specialist - The Jamaica Productivity Centre

The Jamaica Productivity Centre seeks to fill the following position: PRODUCTIVITY SPECIALIST - RESEARCH AND MEASUREMENT UNIT (GMG/SEG3)

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Job Summary
The successful candidate will undertake productivity research and measurement aimed at providing empirical support for public policy recommendations, informing and guiding strategies for public education and awareness campaigns, and provision of information desired by corporate decision-makers.

 

Required Qualification, Knowledge and Experience

• Post-graduate Degree in Economics, Finance/Accounting, Business Administration, Sociology, other behavioural sciences or a combination of related disciplines 
• At least 3 years - experience in a research and development environment at a supervisory level 
• Solid experience utilizing tools and techniques employed by productivity organizations to measure Macro, industry and firm-level productivity.

 

Required Skills and Competencies

• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills including econometrics, statistics/mathematics 
• Ability to develop and maintain a benchmarking and best practices data base for both private and public sectors entities 
• Excellent communication (written and oral) skills 
• Strong team building and interpersonal skills 
• Proficiency in the use of computer applications for data analysis 
• Must be flexible and willing to undertake a wide variety of challenging tasks

 

Applications with resumes should be sent by April 29, 2016 to:
The Executive Director
Jamaica Productivity Centre
12th Floor Air Jamaica Building,
72 Harbour Street, Kingston
jpc@cwjamaica.com