Description
The Statistics Department (STA) of the IMF,
and the IMF's Africa Regional Technical Assistance Center West 2 (AFRITAC West
2), are looking for a qualified candidate to fill
a National
Accounts Statistics Advisor (NASA) position based in Accra, Ghana. The Advisor
will undertake technical assistance missions and manage statistical capacity
building programs in the countries covered by AFW 2- Cape Verde, The Gambia,
Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. The Advisor's initial appointment
would be for a period of one year (starting approximately in December 2013)
with the possibility for extensions.
Duties: The NASA will provide and oversee
technical assistance in real sector statistics to the six countries covered by
AFW 2. These areas of work, which are included in the annual work plans
endorsed by AFW 2's Steering Committee, include: (i) to manage technical
assistance on statistical capacity building in national accounts, price indices
and other real sector statistics; (ii) to facilitate activities carried out by,
and promote interaction of, government agencies in the development of such
macroeconomic statistics; and (iii) to coordinate technical assistance
activities with the relevant IMF Departments and, where appropriate, with other
international institutions and bilateral agencies involved in technical
assistance in statistics. He/she will work under the general direction of the
Coordinator of AFW 2 and the technical direction of STA at IMF headquarters.
He/she
should expect to travel extensively within the AFW 2 region. The NASA will
undertake technical assistance missions and provide training primarily in
national accounts but also in other areas of real sector statistics if needed.
He/she will also be responsible for managing and backstopping missions by
short-term experts, ensuring that the appropriate mission documentation is produced
following STA's guidelines.
Qualifications
The
successful candidate must have a university degree in a relevant discipline, an
excellent knowledge and experience in compiling national accounts acquired in a
national statistical office. A good knowledge and experience in other
macroeconomic statistics, particularly price statistics, is desirable. The
candidate should have strong interpersonal and communication skills, as well as
an excellent command of English. Ability to coordinate technical assistance
with the relevant IMF Departments and with other international institutions and
bilateral agencies is essential.
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