Economist/Senior Economist (Ukraine) - EUREA

International Monetary Fund • Washington DC, DC

6h

About The Position

The European Department is looking to hire an Economist/Senior Economist to work in the Eastern Unit (EA) on Ukraine. The role offers an opportunity to shape the agenda for the Fund’s engagement, following staff level agreement in November on a new Extended Fund Facility (EFF). This is a high-profile and highly intensive assignment, and the candidate should be comfortable working under pressure, very tight deadlines, as well as under intense internal and external scrutiny. The successful candidate will contribute to the team’s analytical, policy and operational work, including in the financial sector, working closely with the MCM economist and other desk economists. There will be scope to cover other policy areas beyond her/his core domain, along with the potential to amend the sectoral allocations over time. The successful candidate would be expected to build excellent working relationships with country authorities, the World Bank and other multilateral institutions, as well as staff in functional departments. The team engages with the authorities through high frequency virtual meetings, and quarterly EFF review missions. Missions have recently taken place in Kyiv, subject to security conditions, while other in-person or hybrid missions remain possible. The successful candidate would be required to complete security training prior to any travel to Ukraine. Service on this assignment counts towards the LIC/FCS experience requirement for promotion to A15 given Ukraine’s classification as a Fragile and Conflict Affected state (FCS).

Requirements

• Sound policy judgement
• Excellent technical and analytical skills
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail and adaptability to deliver a substantial workload on very tight deadlines
• A capacity to think creatively and independently, and identify out of the box solutions tailored to country circumstances
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills with proven ability to work collaboratively both internally as a team player and externally with country authorities

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with program work

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the team’s analytical, policy and operational work, including in the financial sector
• Work closely with the MCM economist and other desk economists
• Cover other policy areas beyond her/his core domain
• Amend the sectoral allocations over time
• Build excellent working relationships with country authorities, the World Bank and other multilateral institutions, as well as staff in functional departments
• Engage with the authorities through high frequency virtual meetings, and quarterly EFF review missions
• Complete security training prior to any travel to Ukraine

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees