Long-term contractual assignment based in Dar es Salaam, providing training and technical assistance to central bank officials across AFRITAC East member countries in monetary policy implementation, foreign exchange operations, central bank governance, and liquidity backstops.
Responsibilities
- Deliver technical assistance on central bank governance, accounting and financial reporting, communication and transparency, monetary policy implementation, domestic market operations, foreign exchange policy implementation, foreign exchange reserve management, foreign exchange market development, and central bank liquidity backstops.
- Lead and contribute to technical assistance activities and training for country officials in AFRITAC East member countries and at regional events in East Africa.
- Prepare medium-term workplans in collaboration with country authorities and IMF stakeholders.
- Prepare annual assessments considering previous technical assistance delivery and evolving circumstances.
- Manage the administrative aspects of technical assistance delivery, including budgetary, logistical, and staffing arrangements.
- Prepare required documents before and after each mission for internal review and approval.
- Ensure timely transmission of final documents to beneficiary institutions.
- Organize, conduct, and facilitate workshops and seminars for member-country officials at country and regional levels.
- Liaise with IMF departments, AFRITAC East resident advisors, and other capacity-development providers to ensure complementarity and avoid overlap.
- Contribute to the operational work, regional visibility, and sound governance of AFRITAC East.
Requirements
- Central banking expertise
- Monetary policy implementation and domestic market operations
- Foreign exchange policy, reserve management, and market development
- Knowledge of central bank governance, accounting, financial reporting, communication, and transparency
- Strong English communication skills
- Technical assistance delivery and training facilitation skills
- Strong writing, drafting, and reporting skills
- Teamwork and stakeholder relationship management
- Discretion when handling sensitive and confidential issues
- Willingness to travel extensively within East Africa
- Computer literacy, including proficiency with modern applications and AI
