Technical Advisor - Fiscal and Climate Policy

The Technical Advisor on Fiscal and Climate Policy provides specialized analytical, policy, and coordination support to the Ministry of Finance to integrate climate considerations into fiscal and macroeconomic planning. The role supports development of tools, capacity building, and evidence-based policymaking aligned with Montenegro's NDC 3.0 commitments and EU Green Agenda requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide input to support alignment of fiscal policy, public financial management, and macroeconomic planning with Montenegro’s NDC 3.0 commitments, EU Green Agenda requirements, and national development priorities.
• Conduct diagnostic phase including workshops and consultations to map existing methodologies, institutional processes, data availability, and tools; deliver diagnostic report identifying gaps and priority areas.
• Identify institutional needs and priorities for macro-fiscal climate integration and provide technical support for incorporation into planning processes.
• Develop phased approach for decision-support tools, models, or frameworks for review and validation by Ministry of Finance.
• Develop macroeconomic or fiscal assessment tool with supporting documentation; facilitate testing, calibration, and refinement through applied use cases and in-country missions.
• Prepare technical and operational manual for tool(s) including data requirements, assumptions, and update procedures.
• Strengthen institutional capacity by delivering trainings, workshops, and guidance on climate fiscal policy and use of assessment tools.
• Support policy development through analytical papers, policy briefs, and guidance notes co-authored with government staff.
• Support coordination between Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Ecology, and other institutions for coherent fiscal and climate policy implementation.
• Participate in technical working groups and inter-ministerial platforms presenting analyses and recommendations.
• Provide ongoing technical inputs to Ministry of Finance and NDC Partnership, aligning with public finance reform and international climate commitments.
• Undertake periodic in-country missions to Montenegro to support consultations, trainings, validate outputs, and coordinate with counterparts and partners.

Requirements

• Master's degree preferably in economics, Applied Economics, Development Economics, Public Finance, Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomics, Public Administration, or a closely related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in related discipline with an additional 2 years of relevant work experience (7 total) may be accepted instead of an advanced university degree.
• PhD in a relevant field is an asset.
• Specialized training or certification in macroeconomic modelling, fiscal risk analysis, climate finance, or public financial management.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in one or more of the following areas: public financial management, fiscal policy (including design), macroeconomic analysis, modelling or planning, and/or climate-related economic analysis or modelling.
• Experience preferably gained in ministries of finance, central banks, or multilateral institutions.
• Proven capacity to develop, apply, or guide the use of tools or models for decision-making, such as fiscal stress testing instruments, revenue/expenditure impact assessments, or macroeconomic scenario analysis related to climate risks.
• Demonstrated experience in providing technical and analytical support to government ministries in policy design, implementation, or capacity development related to climate-fiscal reforms or climate investment planning.
• Experience working in Southeast Europe, Western Balkans, or EU candidate countries is desirable.
• Familiarity with EU Green Agenda requirements and analytical tools/frameworks for climate-informed fiscal policy such as stress-testing models, climate budget tagging, or long-term expenditure forecasting.
• Working knowledge of frameworks such as IMF’s Climate-PIMA, fiscal risk assessment tools, and climate finance mechanisms is desirable.

Skills

• Macroeconomic Modeling
• Fiscal Risk Assessment
• Climate Finance
• Public Financial Management
• Fiscal Policy Design
• Macroeconomic Analysis
• Econometric Modelling
• Fiscal Stress Testing
• Revenue Impact Assessment
• Expenditure Impact Assessment
• Macroeconomic Scenario Analysis
• Climate-Fiscal Reforms
• Climate Investment Planning
• Policy Design
• Capacity Development
• Climate Budget Tagging
• Long-Term Expenditure Forecasting
• IMF Climate-PIMA

Languages

English