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04/13/2018
The Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund is looking for a qualified candidate to fill one or more Economist/Senior Economist vacancies in its Public Financial Management 2 Division (M2). M2 covers non-Anglophone Africa, the Western Hemisphere, and Asia and Pacific countries.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in technical assistance diagnostic and review missions in countries, conduct training and workshops, and advise on and develop reform plans in one or more of the following public financial management (PFM) areas:
- medium-term fiscal and budget frameworks;
- budget preparation, approval, and execution procedures;
- budget classification, fiscal reporting, and accounting systems;
- treasury single account, cash and debt management;
- internal control and external audit;
- fiscal risks; and
- fiscal transparency and public investment management.
The successful candidate will also be required to backstop PFM experts assigned to member countries and regional technical assistance centers, to conduct research and analytical work, and to assist in the development of PFM technical notes.
The complete details and application process can be found here.
Job# 1800270
02/14/2018
The “Procurement, Infrastructure and Knowledge Management Capacity Development Programme” is aimed at supporting the South African National Treasury (NT) in implementing the government’s Capacity Development Strategy (CDS) for Public Financial Management (PFM). SECO’s support will contribute to the following areas: (i) supply chain management ; (ii) infrastructure management; and (iii) the cross-cutting theme of knowledge management and peer-learning.
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is inviting interested parties to submit bids as an Implementing Agency for this programme. SECO is the Swiss Confederation’s Competence Centre for all core issues relating to economic policy (www.seco-cooperation.admin.ch).
Please find below the link and instruction to access the specific tender documentation on SIMAP, the electronic platform of public procurement of the Swiss government:
- LINK: https://www.simap.ch/shabforms/COMMON/search/searchForm.jsf
- Enter into search field “Key words”: Procurement, Infrastructure and Knowledge Management Capacity Development Programme in South Africa Period 2018-2023
02/02/2018
Job# 1800045
02/02/2018
Job# 1800047
02/02/2018
Head of PEFA Secretariat (Washington, DC)
The Head of the PEFA Secretariat will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the PEFA program activities and resources and of the Secretariat, and serve as a primary source of knowledge and advice to the PEFA partners about the oversight and management of the PEFA framework. This is a leadership position. The Head of Secretariat is an ex-officio, non-voting member of and secretary to the Steering Committee. S/he prepares and presents on all issues concerning planning and implementation of the program for Steering Committee discussion and decision.
Between meetings of the Steering Committee, the Head of Secretariat liaises regularly and on an 'as needed' basis with the PEFA partners.
The Head of Secretariat is accountable to the World Bank's Practice Manager for the Governance Global Practice’s Governance Systems, Standards and Codes (GGOSC) Unit on all issues concerning administration of the program, including issues concerning relationships between the PEFA Secretariat and the World Bank.
The complete details and application process can be found here.
Job# 180189
12/14/2017
Deputy Division Chief - Public Financial Management 2 Division (Washington, DC)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is seeking an experienced public financial management (PFM) expert to fill a supervisory position (Deputy Division Chief) in one of the two Public Financial Management Divisions of the Fiscal Affairs Department (FAD) at the IMF Headquarters in Washington, DC.
The Public Financial Management Division 2 (M2) is responsible for providing advice and technical assistance to IMF member countries in non-English speaking Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and the Western Hemisphere and for undertaking policy research in a broad range of PFM issues, including: (1) the PFM legal, institutional, and regulatory framework (including fiscal rules, organic budget laws, organization of ministries of finance, and independent fiscal agencies); (2) budget preparation (including fiscal forecasting, budget classification, medium-term budgetary frameworks, and performance-oriented budgeting; (3) budget execution (including expenditure control, treasury operations, government banking arrangements, and cash and debt management); and fiscal accounting and reporting (including government finance accounting, chart of accounts, financial management information systems, in-year reporting, annual financial statements, and audit). Other fields of work include fiscal transparency, public investment management; assessment and management of fiscal risks; and inter-governmental fiscal relations.
The successful candidate is expected to take the lead in the division’s PFM agenda in Latin America and Spanish and Portuguese speaking Africa under the Division Chief’s supervision. The selected candidate will work alongside the other Deputy Division Chief to assist the Division Chief in managing all activities of the division, including running the division in his/her absence and supervising a multicultural group of about 26 headquarters-based staff and 25 technical assistance advisors stationed in IMF member countries across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and Latin and Central America. The selected candidate will also contribute to developing the department’s strategic thinking in the areas of his/her expertise, lead complex technical assistance missions, and liaise with the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and other agencies that provide support for public financial management reforms. In addition, the selected candidate will cooperate with other divisions of the Fiscal Affairs Department, particularly with colleagues in the second Public Financial Management Division, which is responsible for member countries in Anglophone Africa, Europe, and Middle East and Central Asia.
The complete details and application process can be found through this link: https://imf.taleo.net/careersection/imf_external/moresearch.ftl?lang=en
Job# 1701243
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