Financial Sector Expert/Senior Financial Sector Expert

The Monetary and Capital Markets Department (MCM) of the IMF seeks a Financial Sector Expert/Senior Financial Sector Expert to join the Financial Sector Assessments and Policies Division. The role focuses on assessing systemic financial risks, especially the financial stability implications of insurance protection gaps and natural disasters, and involves participation in FSAP missions, technical assistance, training, and policy research.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the division’s work on assessing systemic financial risks, focusing on interactions between insurers and banks.
• Lead work to strengthen the Fund’s analytical work on financial stability implications of insurance protection gaps and natural disasters.
• Participate in FSAP missions and other surveillance activities.
• Lead technical assistance and capacity development to member countries.
• Design and deliver training programs.
• Undertake policy-oriented research.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams, external researchers and specialists, and senior IMF staff and country authorities.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Ph.D. preferred) in economics, finance, or a related field.
• At least four years of relevant professional work experience.
• Strong background in financial stability assessment, especially related to insurance protection gaps and risks from natural disasters.
• Track record of developing innovative analytical approaches to assessing evolving sources of financial sector vulnerability.
• Experience with coding and the use of econometric, statistical, or quantitative simulation tools is highly desirable.
• All applicants must include a Statement of Interest as an attachment to the application.

Skills

• Financial Stability Analysis
• Insurance Risk Analysis
• Natural Disaster Risk Assessment
• Financial Sector Vulnerability Analysis
• Econometric Modelling
• Statistical Analysis
• Quantitative Simulation
• Coding for Financial Analysis
• Financial Sector Policy Research
• Systemic Risk Assessment
• Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
• Technical Assistance Delivery
• Training in Financial Sector
• Economic Analysis
• Financial Sector Innovation

Languages

English