Manuel Alejandro Ortiz Sanabia

Experience

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  Dirección General de Presupuesto - DIGEPRES

  Dec 2013 - Feb 2020

  Senior Economic Analyst

  - Analyze the economic outlook by monitoring different economic variables (time series) to identify changes in trends and provide conclusions for decision making- Carry out research and internal studies on the fiscal and socioeconomic context that frames the formulation of the annual public budget- Management and collection of data for conducting research on issues in vogue that may cause some impact in the budget or country image for decision making- Provide open data and prepare the PEFA report for the indicators under the responsibility of the National Budget Office- Conduct studies on public spending for children and adolescents in the Dominican Republic implementing the UNICEF methodology- Provide open data to the International Budget Partnership to improve fiscal transparency and increase the quality of governance- Evaluate Public Budget Formulation and Implementation- Integrate, analyze and publish budget information and prepare quarterly reports on budget execution.- Projecting fiscal variables in order to make policy recommendations.- Prepare the presentations of the Deputy Minister of Budget for external use. Show less

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  Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

  Sept 2019 - now

  Professor of Social, Urban and Environmental Policies
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  United Nations

  Feb 2020 - now

  Development Coordinator Officer - Economist

  - Plan and facilitate evidence-based Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) analysis in support of a shared understanding by the UN Country Team (UNCT) of sustainable development trends, challenges, and opportunities- Research, analyze, and present SDG-related data, as well as information on emerging best practices in sustainable development, paying special attention to gender and capacity development, and proposes policy options to RC/UNCT- Provide substantive advice on innovative economic and SDG policies to Resident Coordinator (RC) and UNCT, as well as to national counterparts in government and other relevant partners- Assist the UNCT in the development of a new generation of SDG programmes with a strong investment orientation and focus on acceleration towards achieving the SDGs- Plan and direct SDG knowledge generation and management- Assess sustainable development trade-offs and risk factors, as well as early-warning indicators that may undermine the achievement of SDG targets and impact the UN’s role and programme in the country- Collect and analyze data on UN country level operations in support of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda- Research, develop, and present policy papers, guidance notes and other knowledge based-tools for discussion in country-level forums to help influence and advance policy dialogue on achieving the SDGs- Monitor regional and global economic trends and issues and analyzed their implications for the realization of the SDGs at the country level Show less