Economist/Senior Economist (Climate Specialist) - FADCP
Join IMF as an Economist focusing on climate change policies.
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Overview
Join IMF as an Economist focusing on climate change policies.
You have:
- Advanced university degree in economics or other relevant area.
- At least four (4) years of relevant experience in climate-related economic policy analysis.
- Strong analytical skills and experience in applied policy work in climate-related issues.
- Strong communication skills.
- Experience in academia, an international institution, or a ministry of finance is an asset.
Work for the IMF. Work for the World.
The Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) of the IMF is seeking to hire up to three (3) Economists/Senior Economists, specialized in issues related to climate change, to shape and support the advice given to IMF member countries both directly and more broadly through the development of policy analysis and guidance.
The successful candidates will help drive FAD’s climate agenda in one or more of the areas below:
Mitigation and energy pricing reform: quantifying the environmental, fiscal, economic, and incidence impacts of carbon pricing and other mitigation policies to implement countries’ emissions objectives and analyzing fiscal measures to address the broader environmental impacts of fossil fuel use.
Transition/Mitigation: assessing the macroeconomic impacts of energy transition in fossil-fuel exporters and developing guidance on adaptation strategies towards low-carbon economies, including policies in greening the post-COVID-19 recovery strategies.
Adaptation and natural disaster management: core tasks would include assessing, and developing guidance on, fiscal aspects of the design and implementation of countries’ climate resilience plans and their place in wider macroeconomic strategies and prospects.
Green public financial management (PFM): core tasks would include providing advice and developing countries’ capacity to integrate climate-related concerns into the PFM framework, including public investment management and the budgetary process.
The successful candidates will be expected to collaborate extensively both within the IMF and with external stakeholders.
The position is expected to require international travel.
Qualifications
Applicants should have an advanced university degree in economics or other relevant area with at least four (4) years of relevant experience, and a strong record of analytical and applied policy work in one or more of the areas above. S/he will have strong communication skills, an aptitude for innovation, working with others, and a strong drive for results. Experience in academia, an international institution or a ministry of finance would be an asset.
This vacancy shall be filled by a 3-year Term appointment in accordance with the Fund’s new employment rules that took effect on May 1, 2015.
A regular staff member who is selected to fill the vacancy will maintain their open-ended status. If the selected candidate is a contractual employee, they will be offered a Term staff appointment. Staff members already on a term appointment will continue their current term but may receive an extension provided that their current term appointment has not already been extended.
Department:
FADCP Fiscal Affairs Department Climate PolicyHiring For:
A11, A12, A13, A14The IMF is committed to achieving a diverse staff, including age, creed, culture, disability, educational background, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, nationality, race, religion and beliefs, and sexual orientation.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to analyze complex data to inform climate policy? | This gauges your analytical skills and experience with real-world data. | Discuss specific examples, highlighting the data sources and how your findings impacted policy. |
| What innovative solutions have you devised to tackle climate-related challenges? | Assesses your creativity and ability to think outside the box in climate economics. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you approach collaboration in a multicultural environment? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Explain your understanding of the fiscal implications of carbon pricing. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a project where you influenced policy change regarding climate adaptation strategies. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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