Director, International Financial Institutions (GMG/SEG 3)

Summary

The incumbent will provide technical support that contributes to the improvement of the Ministry's policy relationship with international and regional institutions in finance, trade and development 💰Salary Range: $5,198,035 - $6,990,779 JMD per annum.

Responsibilities

• • Oversees and effects necessary procedures to fulfill the executive and legislative requirements regarding international financial institutions, on behalf of the Ministry and the Government of Jamaica (GoJ);
• • Oversees and implements measures to monitor Jamaica’s membership obligations and relations to particular international organizations to maintain benefits;
• • Provides strategic policy advice, formulates and proposes positions on international financial and trade related issues, through the preparation of briefs and position papers, for internal and external clients;
• • Formulates, develops and provides input to inform MoFPS’s contribution to Jamaica’s broad international policy position, through collaboration with Public and Private Sector Entities;
• • Implements and oversees measures to monitor and advise on the status of Jamaica’s payments, as well as arrangements made with IFIs for settling arrears in subscriptions and contributions;
• • Manages the Branch toward the achievement of the above-mentioned Strategic Objectives.

Required Skills

• • Sound knowledge of GoJ's foreign policy
• • Sound practical knowledge of macroeconomics, public sector economics, accounting and attendant quantitative tools
• • Sound knowledge of fiscal and economic history of Jamaica and context for current situation
• • Excellent practical knowledge of inter-sector macro-linkages and linkages between fiscal and monetary policies
• • Excellent up-to-date awareness of the forces shaping the international environment and the implications for Jamaica’s economic prospects and emerging challenges
• • Sound practical knowledge of the process, methods and tools used in economic and fiscal forecasting, stress testing baseline solutions and impact analyses
• • Sound practical knowledge of the process, methods and tools used in the preparation of Debt Sustainability Assessments
• • Sound practical knowledge of financial administration legislation, including in respect of fiscal targets and commitments
• • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (including Word and Excel) and other software required for economic and fiscal analyses and for secure database management and electronic information exchanges

Qualifications

• • Master’s Degree in Economics/Public Finance/International Relations or equivalent qualifications;
• • Seven (7) to eight (8) years' experience in policy design and implementation, quantitative research/analysis.

Additional Information and Instructions

Applications, accompanied by résumés, should be submitted no later than Thursday,12th June, 2025, to: Senior Director, Human Resource Management & Development Human Resource Management and Development Branch Ministry of Finance and the Public Service 30 National Heroes Circle Kingston 4 ✉️ Email: hrapplications@mof.gov.jm 📜 N.B. Please include the job title in the subject line of your email. We thank all applicants for the interest expressed; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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