Economist/Senior Economist - FADEP

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The Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) of the International Monetary Fund seeks applicants with proven expertise on fiscal issues related to public expenditure to fill a vacancy in the Expenditure Policy Division (EPD) as an Economist/Sr. Economist in Washington D.C.

FAD's EP Division undertakes policy development and research, provides operational support to area departments, and technical assistance to member countries on various public expenditure policy issues and their fiscal and macroeconomic implications. Topics covered by the division include: public expenditure efficiency; the distributional impact of fiscal policies; social protection policies; subsidies and subsidy reform; macro-fiscal sustainability of social security systems and pension system reform; macro-fiscal aspects of health expenditure and long-term expenditure trends; and public investment and management of fiscal risks from public-private partnerships; management of the public wage bill.

The selected candidate will contribute to the division's analytical and technical assistance work on public investment, the public wage bill, education, health and social protection. Strong specialist skills in one of these areas would be an advantage.

Qualifications

The candidate should have an advanced university degree (Master's or Ph.D. or equivalent) in economics, public policy or relevant field, with at least four (4) years of relevant experience.

The successful candidate is also expected to have a solid research or operational background in public spending issues. A proven track record of written publications, papers, reports, or other documents in this area is required. The selected candidate should possess excellent written and oral communication skills in English; an ability to work in Spanish and/or French would be desirable but is not essential. A willingness to travel is also required.

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.

All applicants are expected to include a Statement of Interest as an attachment to the application, which may be used in the screening process for this vacancy.

Candidates who are not selected may be considered for a contractual Headquarters-Based Consultant Position (2-year initial appointment).

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