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The Debt Policy Division (DP) within the Strategy Policy Review Department is responsible for the design and implementation of Fund policies related to debt (e.g. debt sustainability frameworks, debt-related conditionality in IMF-supported programs) and debt crisis prevention and resolution in the Fund membership. The Division provides advice to country teams where these issues are active, and produces policy papers, guidance notes and analytical work in these areas.
This position offers a unique opportunity to be in the vanguard of the Fund’s efforts to help countries navigate the perils of elevated debt burdens, while delivering on their economic, social, and environmental mandates. You will be part of a tightknit team of dedicated professionals. You will learn skills that are highly valued both inside and outside the Fund.
The selected candidate will contribute across the full range of the division’s work program, including: (i) analytical and policy work related to the update to the guidance note on the application of the Sovereign Risk and Debt Sustainability Framework for market-access countries and review of the Debt Sustainability Framework for low-income countries; (ii) review of country documents, in collaboration with other divisional and Departmental staff; and (iii) analytical and policy work on debt vulnerabilities in emerging markets and low-income countries
Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate should have an advanced university degree (master’s degree) in economics, finance, or a related field with minimum of four years of relevant professional experience; the ideal candidate will have: i) excellent technical skills (including ability to program in matlab and stata) and strong drive to produce analytical work on cross-cutting policy-oriented issues; ii) excellent oral and written communication skills; iii) the capacity and open-mindedness to identify creative and innovative solutions; and iv) strong motivation, work-management, and inter-personal skills to work collaboratively with teams inside and outside the division. Prior modelling experience and a demonstrated interest in policy and empirical analysis on macroeconomic and macro-financial issues would be an advantage.
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.
This is a one-year contractual appointment. Contractual appointments at the IMF are renewable for up to four years of cumulative contractual service, pending incumbent's performance, budget availability and continuous business need.
Department:SPRDP Strategy, Policy, and Review Dept. Debt Policy Division
Hiring For: A11, A12, A13, A14
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