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The Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund is looking for one or more candidates to fill the Economist/Senior Economist position in its Revenue Administration Division 2. This position requires relevant senior capacity development (CD) experience in revenue administration. The successful applicant for this position will be expected to lead CD projects in a wide range of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Western Hemisphere covering such topics as:

Development of strategies to implement major tax policy and administrative reforms.

• Advice on improvements to the organization, management, and governance of tax and/or customs administrations.
• Advice on modernizing procedures for the assessment and collection of taxes, customs duties, and social security contributions, including relevant support functions.
• Development of balanced service and enforcement compliance programs.
• Digital transformation of revenue administration.
• Development and management of medium-term CD projects to support the design and implementation of country authorities’ revenue reforms.
   

The successful applicant(s) will be required to undertake CD project management duties and backstop revenue administration experts working in member countries or regional CD centers covered by the division. The applicant(s) will also support the division's research and analytics efforts and may be involved in participating in Fund program and surveillance missions when revenue administration issues are part of the focus of these missions.

Qualifications
 

Minimum requirements for candidates include:

• An advanced university degree or equivalent qualification relevant to professional work and four years of professional experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates with 10 years’ experience with a tax/customs administration or an international organization providing CD on revenue policy and administrative matters.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a team, to maintain effective and cooperative relations with national authorities, as well as donors, and to handle sensitive issues with discretion in a multicultural environment.
   

In addition, the following qualifications and experiences are highly desirable:

• Direct experience in a revenue administration at a senior management level.
• Leadership or participation in the implementation and governance of major tax policy and administration reforms in developed and/or developing countries.
• Sound understanding of effective tax policies and administrative approaches for developing countries, based on a combination of theoretical and practical experience.

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.

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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.