Resident Advisor on Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs)

About the role

The IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM), together with its East Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center (AFRITAC East) in Dar es Salaam, is looking for a long-term expert (contractual) to act as Resident Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) Advisor. The assignment covers training and technical assistance on FMI policy and oversight, cross-border payments and digital innovation, and starts with a 12-month term, extendable up to two more years depending on performance and funding.

The role involves on- and off-site technical assistance missions, training and peer-to-peer learning, often with short-term experts, and requires extensive regional travel. The candidate reports to the Payments and Infrastructure Division for technical work and jointly to the MCMTA Country Manager and the AFRITAC East Director.

Key responsibilities

• Provide, manage and coordinate capacity development in FMIs, cross-border payments and digital innovation for AFRITAC East member countries, including advising on missions and backstopping short-term experts.
• Organize and run workshops and seminars, arrange visiting attachments for central bank staff, and coordinate with MCM on its TA delivery.
• Prepare and update results frameworks (logframes) and regular reports for IMF HQ, and liaise with other TA providers and the MCM functional backstopper.
• Monitor and oversee the project budget in consultation with MCM and the Center Director.
• Prepare annual assessments of capacity-building needs and maintain a rolling three-year workplan, and take part in the annual Steering Committee meetings and the annual and quarterly reports.

Required profile

• At least seven years of relevant experience in FMIs and payments systems policy and oversight.
• Experience in central banks and/or delivering technical assistance.
• Graduate degree in economics, finance, accounting or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and excellent oral and written English.
• Ability to work in teams, with short-term experts and HQ staff, and to handle sensitive issues discreetly in a multicultural setting.

Required skills

• Proficiency in modern computer systems and applications, including AI.