Economist/Senior Economist (Honduras) - WHDCA

International Monetary Fund • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Central American Division of the Western Hemisphere Department has an opening for an economist to work on Honduras. This role involves participating in the completion of an existing 3-year EFF/ECF program and negotiating a successor Fund-supported program. The position requires addressing significant structural reform needs, macroeconomic and institutional challenges, and large social and climate adaptation needs. The successful candidate will contribute to implementing reforms while maintaining investment and social spending within fiscal sustainability. The role involves monitoring the Honduran economy, helping design the successor program, contributing to program follow-up, drafting Fund documents, conducting analytical work, and formulating policy advice. The candidate will also contribute to the regional analytical agenda.

Requirements

• Strong background in macroeconomics
• Proven policy-oriented analytical skills
• Familiarity with Fund policies and practices
• Sound policy judgment
• Strong data management skills
• Superb written and oral communication skills
• Excellent negotiation and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• A working knowledge of Spanish

Responsibilities

• Monitoring the Honduran economy
• Helping design the successor program
• Contributing to program follow-up
• Drafting Fund documents
• Carrying out analytical work
• Formulating policy advice
• Contributing to the regional analytical agenda

Benefits

• The IMF works to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, and promote high employment and sustainable economic growth.
• Our work on the macroeconomic benefits of challenges such as empowering women, modernizing the global trading system, and wage inequity, provides new ideas to safeguard the stability of the international monetary and financial system and addresses the world's most pressing macroeconomic and financial issues.
• Our 3,100 dedicated employees are leaders in their fields and collaborate to address the needs of our members and make a meaningful, positive difference to lives across the globe.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed