Duties and Responsibilities

The successful candidate is required to:

•  Develop an annual work program and manage support on statistical capacity development (CD) in national accounts, price indices, and other real sector statistics;
•  Coordinate CD activities with the relevant IMF Departments and, where appropriate, with other international institutions and bilateral agencies involved in providing technical assistance and training in real sector statistics;
•  Conduct country technical assistance missions and provide regional training primarily in national accounts and price statistics but also in other areas of real sector statistics as needed;
•  Coordinate balance of payments CD activities in coordination with STA’s Balance of Payments Division;
•  Manage and backstop real sector missions by short-term experts;
•  Contribute to reports prepared for the CAPTAC-DR Steering Committee, as well as to other publications and outreach activities that promote CAPTAC-DR and STA’s CD program and provide visibility for CAPTAC-DR’s contributing development partners.

The RSSA will work under the general direction of the CAPTAC-DR Director and the technical direction of STA at IMF headquarters. He/she should expect to travel within the region and to interact frequently with country authorities, including remotely.

Required Qualifications and Skills

The successful candidate would have:

•  Expert knowledge in real sector statistics. Experience in at least one of the following macroeconomic statistics frameworks: balance of payments/international investment position statistics, government finance and public sector debt statistics, or monetary and finance statistics is considered an asset.
•  Proven expertise in national accounts methodology and compilation, demonstrated by at least ten years of relevant professional experience.
•  An advanced degree (Masters’ or PhD) in economics, statistics, or related field.
•  Excellent oral and written communication skills in Spanish. A working knowledge of the English language is required.
•  Strong relationship management, negotiating and influencing skills, as developing relations with national authorities are critical for the position.
•  An ability to organize and coordinate capacity development support (both technical assistance and training) with the relevant IMF Departments, short-term experts, and with other international institutions and bilateral agencies is also essential.
•  Strong drive for results with the ability to work on various projects under tight deadlines.

The selected candidate should be prepared to take up the position in Guatemala by January-March 2026.

Important Notifications:

• Female candidates and nationals of the IMF’s underrepresented regions (Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia and Middle East and North Africa) are encouraged to apply.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.