Technical Assistance Advisor – Revenue Administration (FADR1)

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Description

The Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund is looking for suitable candidates to fill headquarters-based Technical Assistance Advisor positions in its Revenue Administration Division 1. This is a contractual position, and the appointment term would be for an initial period of two years, renewable up to four years, subject to satisfactory performance. The position requires relevant senior leadership and capacity development (CD) experience in revenue administration. Successful applicants for the positions will be expected to lead or participate in CD projects in a wide range of countries in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa covering such topics as:

• Development of strategies to implement major revenue policy and administration reforms.
• Organizational design, management, performance measurement and governance of revenue administrations.
• Modernizing core tax and customs functions including assessment and collection of taxes, customs duties, and social security contributions procedures.
• Data analytics and the development of balanced service and enforcement compliance programs.
• Development and management of medium-term CD projects to support the design and implementation of country authorities’ revenue administration reforms.
  
  

Successful applicants will be required to undertake CD project management duties and backstop revenue administration experts working in member countries or regional CD centers covered by the division, including quality control of the technical advice and guidance given to countries. Successful applicants will also support the division's training, research, and analytics efforts and may be involved in participating in Fund lending program and surveillance missions when revenue administration issues are salient.

Qualifications

Minimum requirements for candidates include:

• A university degree or equivalent qualification relevant to professional work and four years of professional experience. Preference will be given to candidates with 10 years’ experience with a tax/customs administration or international organization providing CD on revenue policy and administrative matters.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a team, to maintain effective and cooperative relations with national authorities as well as donors, and to handle sensitive issues with discretion in a multicultural environment.
• Willingness to undertake significant international travel and virtual CD work when needed.
  
  

In addition, the following skills and experience are highly desirable:

• Strong strategic reform expertise, including direct experience in a revenue administration at a senior management level, including headquarters experience.
• Strong diagnostic and analytical skills, including participation in the design and implementation of major tax and customs policy and administration reforms in developed and/or developing countries.
• Sound understanding of effective tax and customs policies and administrative approaches for developing countries and emerging market economies, based on a combination of theoretical and practical experience.
• Experience with tools like RA-GAP, TADAT, and ISORA, as well as familiarity with emerging issues such as digitalization and AI in revenue systems, leadership development and change management, and tax-customs cooperation.
• The ability to speak and write in two or more of the following languages—Arabic, English, French, Russian, Spanish would also be advantageous.
  
  

This is a two year contractual appointment. Contractual appointments at the IMF are renewable for up to four years of cumulative contractual service, pending incumbent's performance, budget availability and continuous business need.

Department:

FADR1 Fiscal Affairs Department Revenue Administration 1

Hiring For:

A11, A12, A13, A14

The IMF is guided by the principle that the employment, classification, promotion, and assignment of staff shall be made without discrimination against any person. We welcome requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities during the selection process. Information on how to request accommodations will be provided during the application process.