Gerson Kadhikwa
Windhoek
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Expert: Financial Sector Development
Bank of Namibia
Namibia
07.2022 - Current
- Conduct necessary research relating to financial sector development in Namibia as outlined in the Financial Sector Strategy (NFSS) and dictated by emerging issues necessary to enhance access to financial services and products by eligible Namibians and SMEs within agreed timeline annually
- Coordinate the implementation of the reform strategies of the Financial Sector Strategy by departments in the Bank and other relevant national bodies and institutions
- Provide secretariat services and support to the overall governance structure of the financial sector development strategy including the Financial Inclusion Council, Advisory Body to Council and other relevant sub-committee/platform created to ensure effective implementation of the financial sector development initiatives
- Monitor the developments in the financial sector constantly and keep management updated and informed of such to assist in determining whether or not such developments will have impact on the implementation and/or achievement of the relevant strategies of the Financial Sector Strategy
- Supervise the team members which entail coaching and managing performance of staff members
- This includes maintaining staff discipline, establishing divisional goals, staff performance appraisals and budget control and staff development
- Perform any other duties that will be assigned by the Bank from time to time.
Technical Expert: Financial Stability
Bank of Namibia
Namibia
03.2018 - 06.2022
- Managing the team responsible for conducting surveillance, risk assessment and vulnerability analysis on the Namibian financial systems
- Lead the analysis of market developments and statistical data on all relevant financial institutions using various techniques by providing first line of comments on the draft write ups from the economists
- Managing the stress testing working group in developing and implementing stress testing exercises
- Manage the annual publication of the Financial Stability Report for financial sector assessment
- Reviews the draft financial stability report from two Economists and ensure that the report is published on time and according to the specifications of the Financial System Stability Committee (FSSC)
- Initiate, conduct and manage research on issues related to the broad design and operation of the financial system stability with a view to inform and improve macro-prudential policy making and decisions by the FSSC
- Managing preparations of position papers and lead presentation of policy discussions on macro-prudential policy instruments and their impact on the economy.
Principal Economist: Financial Stability
Bank of Namibia
Namibia
11.2014 - 02.2018
- Allocate duties and tasks and provide supervision to the financial stability team to ensure that the annual work plan is successfully implemented
- Co-ordinate and oversee the collection, collation and analyses of data and research information in order to monitor and assess indicators of vulnerability to financial stability in Namibia
- Co-ordinate and oversee the compilation and publication of a Financial Stability Report every year to inform the key stakeholders about the stability of the financial system
- Identify and recommend policies, procedures and systems that will contribute to the enhancement of the stability of the financial system
- Coordinates with relevant departments in the Bank, NAMFISA and key stakeholders to obtain and maintain necessary data for assessing financial stability in the country
- Co-ordinate and oversee the conduct of research on topics relevant to financial stability in order to enhance financial stability review process
- Co-ordinate and oversee the conduct of market intelligence (locally and internationally) to keep pace with the developments that may threaten the stability of the financial system.
Principal Economist: International Economy and Regional integration
Bank of Namibia
Namibia
06.2007 - 10.2014
- Monitor and keep the senior management team updated on all facets of regional economic developments and undertake research in international trade and finance
- Coordinate regional trade negotiations, especially those related to financial services within SACU, CMA, SADC, and other bilateral trade in the region
- Maintaining data or information base on relevant developments in international institutions and policies and programmes that pursue or offer, i.e
- Debt relief, financial and technical assistance
- Assist with the formulation of the Bank or country positions on issues and policies mentioned above
- Represent the Bank and/or the Government in meetings and conferences and or participate in negotiations on issues relating to SACU, CMA, SADC and other relevant regional issues
- Contribute to the preparation of the statutory publications of the Bank, viz, the Annual and Quarterly reports and the Monetary Policy Report
- Carryout any other tasks in line with responsibilities and functions as may be assigned by the management team.
Senior Economist: Financial Sector Development and Monetary Policy
Bank of Namibia
Namibia
01.2002 - 05.2007
- Undertake research papers in macroeconomics, monetary policy, banking and finance
- Coordinate and prepare position papers on macroeconomic and financial sector development issues
- Assist the Senior Economist in planning, designing and implementation of the annual work programme of the division
- Contribute to the organisation of the annual symposium of the Bank and ensure that matters raised by the external stakeholders are taken into account through further research where necessary
- Constantly monitor the developments in the financial sector and keep the Bank informed of those changes.
Economist: Real Sector (Supply Side)
Bank of Namibia
Namibia
06.1997 - 11.2001
- Compile real sector statistical data for the Quarterly Bulletins (QB) and Annual Reports (AR)
- Contribute written sections to the QB and AR
- Draft and write the weekly economic reports for the Governor and senior management
- Participate in carrying out annual company visits
- Draft policy oriented research papers with recommendations to enhance economic policy formulation in Namibia.
Junior Economist
Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit
Namibia
04.1995 - 05.1997
- Data collection and analysis on various research projects
- Contribute written sections to various research reports (i.e
- Working and occasional papers)
- Participate in meetings of the Research committee and make presentations to management
- Attend training and development interventions in Namibia and other countries.
Acting Deputy Director: Macroeconomic Models and Financial Stability Division
Bank of Namibia
Namibia
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Lead and oversee the development, improvement and maintenance of the macro-econometric models regularly
- Guide the provision of accurate economic forecasts and projections on the domestic economy, regional and international economies
- Guide and manage the Macroeconomic Working Group between the Bank of Namibia, Ministry of Finance and the National Planning Commission
- Co-ordinate the functions of the Division, namely to ensure a complete assessment of the financial system vulnerabilities on a quarterly basis and provide policy recommendations to the Financial Sector Stability Committee
- Provide guidance on analyzing market developments and statistical data on all financial institutions using various quantitative techniques
- Lead and guide the development and implementation of stress testing exercises for adequate financial sector assessment
- Mentor, coach and support staff training and professional development
- To give guidance on latest methods and techniques for forecasting, stress testing, and model building for improvement of the output in the division.
Acting Deputy Director: Policy Research and International Affairs
Bank of Namibia
Namibia
12.2015 - 03.2016
- Co-ordinate and execute functions of the Division, namely the conduct of policy analysis in monetary, banking, fiscal, real and external sectors of the economy
- Monitor and keep abreast with policy developments within the domestic and international economy
- Co-ordinate policy issues related to monetary and economic integration at the regional and international levels
- Contribute to the improvement and maintenance of quality of the Research Department’s output
- Prepare position and briefing papers on the above and provide assistance in the formulation of policies on these and related areas
- Direct the preparation and editing of the working and occasional papers and related publications
- Guide the preparation of the department’s submissions on the IMF’s Article IV Consultations and other international financial organizations (e.g
- The World Bank, ADB, etc.).
Seconded to the World Bank’s Poverty reduction and economic management (PREM): Africa region
World Bank
Washington DC
01.2013 - 06.2013
- Wrote a paper on financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Liberia
- Participated in the development policy operations mission to Liberia
- Participated in courses on economic analysis of investments and overview of financial sector issues.
Timeline
Technical Expert: Financial Sector Development
Bank of Namibia
07.2022 - Current
Technical Expert: Financial Stability
Bank of Namibia
03.2018 - 06.2022
Acting Deputy Director: Macroeconomic Models and Financial Stability Division
Bank of Namibia
09.2016 - 12.2016
Acting Deputy Director: Policy Research and International Affairs
Bank of Namibia
12.2015 - 03.2016
Principal Economist: Financial Stability
Bank of Namibia
11.2014 - 02.2018
Seconded to the World Bank’s Poverty reduction and economic management (PREM): Africa region
World Bank
01.2013 - 06.2013
Principal Economist: International Economy and Regional integration
Bank of Namibia
06.2007 - 10.2014
Senior Economist: Financial Sector Development and Monetary Policy
Bank of Namibia
01.2002 - 05.2007
Economist: Real Sector (Supply Side)
Bank of Namibia
06.1997 - 11.2001
Junior Economist
Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit
04.1995 - 05.1997
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