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The Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund is looking for a candidate to fill a Headquarters-Based Consultant (HQBC) position for tax administration in its Revenue Administration Division 2. This position requires relevant senior level experience in tax administration and capacity development (CD) experience in revenue administration. The successful applicant for this position will be expected to lead CD projects in a wide range of countries in Africa and the Western Hemisphere (with the majority in Francophone Africa), covering such topics as:

• Development of strategies to implement major tax policy and administrative reforms.
• Advice on improvements to the organization, management, and governance of tax administration.
• Advice on modernizing procedures for the assessment and collection of taxes, and social security contributions, including relevant support functions.
• Data analytics, including tax revenue performance analysis with an emphasis on tax gap measurement and tax yield estimation.
• Development of balanced service and enforcement compliance programs.
• Digital transformation of revenue administration.
• Development and management of medium-term CD projects to support the design and implementation of country authorities’ revenue reforms.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake CD project management duties and backstop tax administration experts working in member countries or regional CD centers covered by the division. The applicant will also support the division’s research and analytics efforts and may be involved in participating in Fund program and surveillance missions when revenue administration issues are part of the focus of these missions.

Qualifications:

Minimum requirements for candidates include:

• An advanced university degree or equivalent in taxation, economics, public policy or similar with at least four years of professional experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates with 10 years’ experience with a tax administration or an international organization providing CD on revenue policy and administrative matters.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in French and English.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and ability to work as part of a team, to maintain effective and cooperative relations with national authorities, as well as donors, and to handle sensitive issues with discretion in a multicultural environment.

In addition, the following qualifications and experiences are highly desirable:

• Direct experience in a revenue administration at a senior management level.
• Leadership or participation in the implementation and governance of major tax policy and administration reforms in developed and/or developing countries.
• Sound understanding of effective tax policies and administrative approaches for developing countries, based on a combination of theoretical and practical experience.
• Experience in one of more of the following as they relate to revenue administration would be an advantage—climate, gender, digitalization in tax administration, managing international tax risks, and tax-customs cooperation.
• Given the division’s country coverage, in addition to the requirement for language skills in French, Spanish and/or Portuguese would also be an advantage.

Department:

FADR2 Fiscal Affairs Department Revenue Administration 2

Hiring For:

A11, A12, A13, A14

The IMF is guided by the principle that the employment, classification, promotion, and assignment of staff shall be made without discrimination against any person. We welcome requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities during the selection process. Information on how to request accommodations will be provided during the application process.