- Organization: IMF - International Monetary Fund
- Country: United States
- City: Washington
- Office: IMF Washington
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Closing date: Wednesday, 14 December 2016
Description
The Statistics Department (STA) of the IMF and the IMF's East African
Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFE) are looking for a qualified
candidate to fill a Government Finance Statistics (GFS) Resident Advisor
position based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Resident Advisor will
provide technical assistance (TA) and training, and manage statistical
capacity building program in GFS in the seven countries covered by the
AFE (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania (including
Zanzibar), and Uganda).
The Resident Advisor's work program will be closely aligned with national statistics plans as well as the Regional Statistics Development Plan of the East African Community (EAC), comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. In this context, the Resident Advisor will support, in close collaboration with the EAC secretariat, the implementation of relevant aspects of the East Africa Monetary Union (EAMU) Protocol, signed in November 2013, as well as the associated bills and directives.
The Resident Advisor's initial appointment will be one year (beginning approximately in January 2016) with the possibility for extensions.
Duties
The Resident Advisor will provide and oversee TA in GFS to the seven countries covered by the AFE. These areas of work include: (1) managing TA on statistical capacity building in GFS and public sector debt statistics; (2) facilitating activities carried out by, and promote interaction of, government agencies in the development of such statistics; and (3) coordinating TA activities with the relevant IMF Departments (STA, African Department, as well as Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) and Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) as needed) and, where appropriate, with other international and regional institutions and bilateral agencies involved in TA in statistics to the EAC.
The Resident Advisor will help the seven countries achieve the objectives of their work program on GFS, including the recommendations made by previous IMF TA missions. He/she will also build upon the technical assistance and training provided in recent years, which has focused on assisting the EAC member countries to develop and implement their statistical capacity-building programs in the GFS area.
The new Resident Advisor will be stepping into an ongoing, very active program with specific time-bound reforms that have been closely coordinated with national authorities, the EAC, STA, and AFR. The program's implementation is being conducted in close collaboration with FAD's public financial management advisors at the AFE and Fund HQ.
The Resident Advisor should expect to travel extensively within the
region and will also be responsible for ensuring that the appropriate
mission documentation is produced in line with STA's guidelines. This
would include STA streamlined documentation requirements as they evolve,
as well as implementation of the IMF's Results Based Management (RBM)
framework and use of the STA RBM catalog.
The Resident Advisor will also be expected to contribute to a number of 'corporate' activities of the AFE, such as the production of the mid-year and annual reports and outreach, as needed.
The Resident Advisor will work under the general direction of the AFE Center Coordinator and the technical direction of STA at IMF headquarters; STA's Government Finance Division will be responsible for backstopping the Resident Advisor.
The Resident Advisor's work program will be closely aligned with national statistics plans as well as the Regional Statistics Development Plan of the East African Community (EAC), comprising Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. In this context, the Resident Advisor will support, in close collaboration with the EAC secretariat, the implementation of relevant aspects of the East Africa Monetary Union (EAMU) Protocol, signed in November 2013, as well as the associated bills and directives.
The Resident Advisor's initial appointment will be one year (beginning approximately in January 2016) with the possibility for extensions.
Duties
The Resident Advisor will provide and oversee TA in GFS to the seven countries covered by the AFE. These areas of work include: (1) managing TA on statistical capacity building in GFS and public sector debt statistics; (2) facilitating activities carried out by, and promote interaction of, government agencies in the development of such statistics; and (3) coordinating TA activities with the relevant IMF Departments (STA, African Department, as well as Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) and Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) as needed) and, where appropriate, with other international and regional institutions and bilateral agencies involved in TA in statistics to the EAC.
The Resident Advisor will help the seven countries achieve the objectives of their work program on GFS, including the recommendations made by previous IMF TA missions. He/she will also build upon the technical assistance and training provided in recent years, which has focused on assisting the EAC member countries to develop and implement their statistical capacity-building programs in the GFS area.
The new Resident Advisor will be stepping into an ongoing, very active program with specific time-bound reforms that have been closely coordinated with national authorities, the EAC, STA, and AFR. The program's implementation is being conducted in close collaboration with FAD's public financial management advisors at the AFE and Fund HQ.
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The Resident Advisor will also be expected to contribute to a number of 'corporate' activities of the AFE, such as the production of the mid-year and annual reports and outreach, as needed.
The Resident Advisor will work under the general direction of the AFE Center Coordinator and the technical direction of STA at IMF headquarters; STA's Government Finance Division will be responsible for backstopping the Resident Advisor.
The successful candidate must have an advanced university degree in a relevant discipline, and should demonstrate strong expertise in GFS methodology and have familiarity with the compilation and dissemination of GFS. The candidate should have a minimum of 10 years of practical experience. The candidate should have strong interpersonal and communication skills, and be fluent in English. Ability to coordinate TA with the relevant IMF Departments and with other international institutions and bilateral agencies is essential. Familiarity with the target countries' GFS and current work program is highly desirable.
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