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USA, Washington DC

Full time
Posted 2 Days Ago
22-R2858

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Work for the IMF. Work for the World.

 

The IMF Statistics Department (STA) is seeking a specialized Economist/Senior Economist for its Balance of
Payments Division (STABP). The Division closely collaborates with Fund departments in analytical, policy, and
operational work to support the Fund’s bilateral, multilateral, and financial sector surveillance.

The Balance of Payments Division is responsible for operationalizing the Fund’s role as global standard setter in
the area of statistical methodology for external sector statistics (ESS). The Division is the primary author of the
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM) and is currently under an
international process to update it. It is also the author/co-author of several other ESS manuals and compilation
guides, including on Remittances, External Debt, Foreign Direct Investment, Portfolio Investment, International
Reserves, and Trade in Goods and Services. It plays a leading role in the development and dissemination of
global macroeconomic databases that support analysis of global trends and structural changes, including on the
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Statistics (BOP/IIP), on the Currency Composition of
Official Foreign Exchange Reserves (COFER), on holdings of portfolio investment securities (Coordinated
Portfolio Investment Survey—CPIS), and on bilateral direct investment positions (Coordinated Direct Investment
Survey—CDIS). It also manages the Fund’s large technical assistance program on ESS.

Duties and responsibilities

The successful candidate will conduct analytical, conceptual, and data work aimed at implementing STABP’s
work program, focusing particularly on the update of the current methodological standard—the Balance of
Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6).

The candidate will also be involved in the full breadth of the Division’s ESS work program, including:

implementing international standards and statistical methodology for ESS and/or related advice,
coordinating and implementing CD activities (including by conducting technical assistance and
training),
developing and maintaining the relevance of STABP’s specialized databases,
supporting IMF departments in surveillance and data areas,
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collaborating with international organizations, and
pursuing research and other projects that further STA’s objectives, including showcasing STA
databases and/or using them for evidence-based policymaking.

Qualifications

The potential candidate should have an advanced (postgraduate) degree in economics, statistics, or related
fields. To be able to provide intellectual contributions to the work on updating BPM6, the candidate should have
strong analytical and technical skills on ESS statistical compilation and methodology, with a minimum of five
years’ professional experience in compiling balance of payments and/or IIP statistics. Experience in providing
technical assistance and training; published research on ESS methodology; and/or exposure to other statistical
and/or policy areas would be strong assets.   

In addition to technical expertise, the candidate should possess excellent written and oral communication skills
in English, as well as strong diplomatic skills. The candidate should also be dynamic and highly motivated, with
proven ability to work independently as well as in teams; and capable of managing a wide range of assignments
and work under tight deadlines. A working knowledge of French, Spanish, Arabic or Russian would be an
additional asset.

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.

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. 

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.

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STABP Statistics Department Balance of Payments

Hiring For:
A11, A12, A13, A14

The IMF is committed to achieving a diverse staff, including age, creed, culture, disability, educational
background, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, nationality, race, religion and beliefs, and sexual orientation.

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