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The Communications Department (COM) is the Fund’s strategic center for communication. It develops and coordinates the IMF’s external and internal communications strategy, shapes the IMF’s key messages, advises IMF Management and staff on how best to convey key messages, and monitors and responds to what people outside the IMF say about the institution and its activity.
The Policy Communications Division (COMPC) develops and disseminates IMF messages aimed at a variety of audiences, including policymakers, academics, media, civil society, students, and individuals with a keen interest in international economics and finance. The division creates and publishes content on several platforms: the IMF Blog, Finance & Development magazine (a quarterly flagship print and digital publication), Country Focus (web-based articles on IMF’s policy advice to its membership), the IMF’s Factsheet Series as well as multimedia products, such as podcasts, videos, and social media products and campaigns. The division also monitors and assesses the impact of products, using data analytics.
Under the general supervision of the Division’s managers, specific responsibilities in policy communications will include:
Qualifications
The candidate will have an advanced university degree, or equivalent, in journalism, communications, economics, or a related field, along with a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience. Alternatively, a university degree or equivalent, plus 14 years of relevant professional experience, are required. Fluency in other languages is a plus, as is work experience in the Asia Pacific region.
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.
It is expected that the position will be filled by a qualified candidate from within the department.
One or more qualified candidates from within the department are expected to apply, but applications from other qualified candidates are encouraged.
Department:COMPC Communications Department Policy Communications Division
Hiring For: A13, A14
The IMF is guided by the principle that the employment, classification, promotion, and assignment of staff shall be made without discrimination against any person. We welcome requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities during the selection process. Information on how to request accommodations will be provided during the application process.