Programme Officer - Public Debt Management Strategies and Policies

The Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) is a regionally owned institute with 13 member countries currently: Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified nationals of member states to fill the following positions at the MEFMI Secretariat in Harare, Zimbabwe. :

POSITION:  Programme Officer - Public Debt Management Strategies and Policies

RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to the Director Debt Management Programme, the incumbents will be responsible for:
• Planning, designing, implementing and monitoring debt management capacity building activities in the MEFMI region.
• Assessing and updating member states’ capacity building needs in Debt Management.
• Contributing to MEFMI’s Strategic Planning processes.
• Planning and reviewing member states’ project documents and plans for Debt Management.
• Conducting regional and in country capacity building programmes.
• Preparing the Departments annual work plans and related budgets for capacity building activities.
• Participating in joint country missions with partner institutions.
• Contributing to MEFMI’s publications (e.g. MEFMI Forum) and writing and contributing to reports (quarterly, annual, back to office and Fellows).
• Developing, contributing and reviewing debt management manuals and policy documents for member countries.
• Networking with peers, member states, debt management officials and cooperating partners.
• Participating in the selection, assessment and accreditation of Fellows and development of regional trainers in Debt Management.
• Monitor inputs into MEFMI database of programme activities.
• Planning, monitoring and implementing capacity building activities in debt management including legal and Institutional reforms and CS-DRMS for the MEFMI region (For the Programme Officer on Public Debt Institutional Development and CS-DRMS).
• Advising member states on the strengthening of legal and institutional arrangements and adoption of best practice in sovereign debt management.
• Developing material on and implementing the Distance/ E-Learning Programme.

Requirements
Applicants for the above two positions are expected to have:
• At least a Masters degree in Economics or Finance.
• Five years experience in broad Sovereign Debt Management and in the macroeconomic or financial management field.
• Practical experience in computer based debt management systems.
• Practical experience in public debt analysis.
• Proven teaching/training/capacity building and consultancy and presentation skills.
• A sound understanding of Debt Sustainability Analysis Methodologies and Medium Term Debt Strategy Formulation Tools would be essential for the Programme Officer, Public Debt Strategies and Policies.

 APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Applicants for the above vacancies should submit written applications, clearly stating the position applied for, accompanied by a detailed CV with names and addresses (including telephone, fax and e-mail) of three referees to be received by 31 August, 2011.

MEFMI is an equal opportunity employer and female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications should be sent to:

The Executive Director
MEFMI
9 Earls Road
Alexandra Park
P.O Box A1419
Avondale
Harare
ZIMBABWE

Email: capacity@mefmi.org

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.