JOB DESCRIPTIONS
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Improving governance and institutions – supporting country authorities in establishing efficient institutional structures and appropriate legislation for debt management, formulating reform plans for debt management, and undertaking scoping assessments for capacity building.
- Enhancing strategy and policy – supporting the formulation and implementation of a medium-term debt management strategy (MTDS), through the MTDS framework and use of accompanying analytical tool (AT) and annual borrowing tool (ABT), with a particular focus on assessing, monitoring, and managing sovereign debt portfolio risks. Facilitating the integration of cash and debt management through an annual borrowing plan and regular issuance calendar.
- Developing debt markets – supporting country authorities to develop market access for cost effective financing domestically and internationally, including through development of domestic debt market using the IMF-WB framework for Local Currency Bond Market (LCBM) development.
- Boosting debt transparency – strengthening practices for debt recording, reporting and monitoring of public debt, including in conjunction with partners providing debt recording solutions (Commonwealth Secretariat and UNCTAD).
- Establishing a debt management CD program by building excellent working relationships with member countries, identifying CD needs and building capacity in a lasting manner.
- Organizing/participating in CD missions and provide offsite advice, either alone or with short-term experts that are on MCM’s roster and IMF HQ staff.
- Helping organize, conduct, and contribute to regional workshops and seminars on public debt management.
- Cooperating with the other Resident Advisors as well as other organizations providing CD on issues related to public debt management.
- Delivering gender-informed outcomes – mobilizing female participants in capacity development and through regional workshops.
- Collaborating with member countries and regional authorities in the preparation of annual assessments of capacity-building needs in AFW2 member countries, considering previous CD delivery and country-specific circumstances.
Qualifications
- Extensive practical experience in public debt management and development of domestic debt markets acquired from working in debt management offices of local authorities and/or by the delivery of Technical Assistance.
- A graduate degree in economics, finance, or a related area.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work closely with other organizations, senior government officials, and other long-term and short-term experts; and
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
Salary
Competitive
Monthly based
Location
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana
Job Overview
Location
, East Gonja Municipal District, Savannah Region, Ghana, Savannah Region, Ghana
