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AMRO JOBS DEC 2012

AMRO, located in Singapore, is the surveillance unit of ASEAN+3 countries (www.amro-asia.org). AMRO is currently looking for 1 Senior Economist, 3 Economists, 1 Financial Sector Specialist, and 1 Legal Advisor starting from early 2013. The candidates should be a national of ASEAN countries, China, Korea and Japan. AMRO offers competitive remuneration and expatriate benefit packages pursuant to the internal guidelines. 

SENIOR ECONOMIST 
SENIOR ECONOMIST will lead economists conducting country or regional macroeconomic surveillance , producing AMRO key regional monitoring reports and country surveillance reports of the ASEAN+3 members, and providing policy recommendations on CMIM related issues. The candidate should possess: (i) Ph.D. in Economics, Finance, or related fields from a reputable university, or master’s degree with outstanding experience and knowledge; (ii) Excellent analytic skills in economics and finance; (iii) At least 10-15 years of relevant working experience, background in multilateral surveillance activities desired but not required; (iv) Deep understanding of the economic and financial and fiscal situations of ASEAN+3 members and advanced economies. 

ECONOMISTS 
Economists will, under the supervision of Senior Economist, conduct economic and financial surveillance of ASEAN+3 members (or advanced economies) and work on CMIM related issues. Work responsibilities include visiting member countries, drafting surveillance reports, preparing policy recommendations, and maintaining database. The candidates should possess (i) An advanced degree in Economics, Finance, or related fields from a reputable university; (ii) At least 5 years of relevant working experience, preferably related to economic policy issues; (iii) Familiarity with the economic or financial or fiscal situations in ASEAN+3 or global advanced economies (local knowledge about member countries or experience with advanced economy surveillance will l be considered as plus). 

FINANCIAL SECTOR SPECIALIST 
Financial sector specialist will, conduct financial sector monitoring of ASEAN+3 members and advanced economies, and work on CMIM related issues. Main duties include field consultations and drafting monitoring report and policy recommendations. The candidates should possess (i) An advanced degree in Economics, Finance, or related fields from a reputable university; (ii) At least 5 years of relevant work experience; and (iii) Familiarity with the economic and financial situations in ASEAN+3 or advanced economies. The financial sector specialist should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: 

Securities market (equity and fixed income); (ii)Foreign currency market; (iii)Derivatives; (iv)Financial statistics; (v)Banking industry supervision. (i) Selection criteria included but are not limited to the following: (i) Familiarity with the different financial products, institutions, markets and related regulatory requirements; (2)Good understanding of both theories and practice of the financial products and market activities and of risk management in different financial institutions; (3)Good understanding and experience with financial econometric models and familiar with statistic software and financial markets data bases; (iv)Experience in private sector or regulatory bodies that brings direct exposure to the financial products, institutions and markets. 

LEGAL ADVISOR 
Legal Advisor will (a) monitor the compliance of ASEAN+3 members with the CMIM Agreement; (b) administer AMRO’s constitutive documents; (c) ensure AMRO’s observance of domestic and international laws; (d) develop and maintain internal regulations; and (e) draft international treaties and secondary rules (e.g. by-laws) and prepare for establishing an international organization. The candidate should have an advanced degree in law or related fields from a reputable university and wide legal expertise and, ideally, knowledge about international organizations (working experiences within a comparable International Organizations is a strong plus). 

All positions require candidates to possess excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Qualified candidates should send your (a) CV, (b) brief description on the relevant working experiences, and (c) earliest starting date of employment at AMRO to AMRO@adecco-asia.com. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 

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