Job Description

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The IMF’s Institute for Capacity Development (ICD) and the IMF’s Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC) are seeking a qualified candidate to fill the position of Resident Macroeconomic Frameworks Advisor based in Suva, Fiji. This position is a contractual assignment with an initial appointment for a period of one year with the possibility of extension contingent on performance and ongoing budget/business needs for up to four years. The selected candidate should be prepared to take up the position in Suva in December 2026.

PFTAC was established in 1993 as the IMF’s first regional technical assistance center. The goal of PFTAC is to strengthen the institutional capacity of Pacific Island countries (PICs) to design and implement sound macroeconomic and financial policies, which are essential underpinnings for sustainable economic growth and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. PFTAC support is provided to sixteen PICs. These comprise 13 members of the IMF, including Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, plus the Cook Islands, Niue and Tokelau.

The aim of capacity development (CD) in the area of macroeconomic frameworks is to help recipient countries improve the macroeconomic forecasting and analytical capabilities of government institutions in support of their macroeconomic policy decision-making process. Depending on country needs and capacity, macroeconomic-frameworks technical assistance (TA) projects may range from building Excel-based, sectoral-relationship frameworks with supporting economic projection equations, to building semi-structural gap Quarterly Projection Models of national economies. Near-term forecasting/nowcasting and/or debt dynamics tools will also be included in these macroeconomic frameworks. In view of the capacity constraints of many of the PTFAC members, the TA engagement may require a considerable training component.

The ICD-backstopped Macroeconomic Frameworks Advisor will undertake these activities through TA missions, TA-related training engagements, and peer-to-peer learning activities, either alone or together with IMF staff and/or specialized short-term experts (STX) employed by the IMF. She/he will coordinate closely with ICD’s CD delivery divisions, the Asia-Pacific Department (APD)-backstopped Macroeconomic Advisor and the IMF−Singapore Regional Training Institute (STI) to ensure consistency with other IMF CD activities in the region. Among the main tasks, the Macroeconomic Frameworks Advisor will:

• Deliver, oversee, and coordinate TA and related training on developing macroeconomic frameworks to support forecasting and policy analysis and decision-making processes in central banks, ministries of finance and relevant government agencies, in close cooperation with IMF-APD country teams, the APD PICs resident representative, other PFTAC resident advisors and, where applicable, other CD providers.
• Prepare, under the supervision of ICD and in close coordination with the PFTAC Director and APD Macroeconomic Advisor medium-term project and 12-month workplans in collaboration with country authorities and IMF stakeholders (ICD CD delivery divisions, ICD Resource Management division, other IMF CD departments, APD Pacific Island country teams and IMF Pacific resident representatives).
• Manage the STX certification and contracting process, by preparing the STX’s draft terms of reference, submitting them to Headquarters (HQ) for final approval, and acting as back-stopper of the STX’s work.
• Maintain close contact with relevant country teams in APD; prepare required TA and training documents (e.g., pre-mission briefs, BTOs, TA reports) for ICD and APD internal review and approval, including through CDMAP; maintain existing projects updated in CDMAP, including oversee budget expenses and RBM reporting (log frames).
• Contribute, as required by the PFTAC Director, to the PFTAC corporate work (e.g., steering committee meetings, annual report, quarterly newsletters, outreach efforts, preparation of conferences/seminars and other activities of the center).

The selected candidate will work under the guidance of the PFTAC Director on day-to-day operational matters, while being supervised by ICD macroeconomic-frameworks TA back-stoppers based in HQ. The IMF offers a competitive compensation and benefits package commensurate with the successful candidate’s skills and experience. The vacancy is open to external candidates and current contractual staff based in HQ, RTCs and RTACs, and is expected to be filled internally

Qualifications

The successful candidate should have: (i) a post-graduate degree in Economics; (ii) at least five years of relevant professional experience, with practical knowledge of the IMF's financial programming framework; (iii) excellent data management and analytical skills, including the use of MS Excel and econometric applications; (iv) experience in macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, including in using relevant software—knowledge of EViews, Matlab, Dynare, and Iris would be a plus; (v) strong spoken and written communication in English; and (vi) exceptional organizational, interpersonal, and diplomatic skills, as well as the ability to work well in teams.

Department:

ICDMM Institute for Capacity Development Macro Modelling and Monetary Division

Hiring For:

A11, A12, 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.