Economic Adviser, International Finance and Capital Markets

Economic Adviser, International Finance and Capital Markets

£69,333 + benefits

One-year contract

Pall Mall, London SW1

Closing date Friday 10 May

This is your opportunity to progress the post-2015 development framework as you monitor and assess developments in the global economy and their effects on member countries, and make a significant contribution to G20 policy development work.

This will involve undertaking and / or managing policy research and analysis; organising meetings to share knowledge and experience; advocacy and consensus-building; and preparing reports on facets of the world economy.

We promote democracy, advance development and celebrate diversity. We are the Commonwealth – an association of 54 countries who share the common values of peace, security and sustainable development.

Part of the Economic Affairs Division, our International Finance and Capital Markets Section provides policy development, advisory services, advocacy and consensus-building on national and international economic and financial issues; organises the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting and Ministerial Debt Sustainability Forum; and runs workshops to share knowledge and experience, build consensus and disseminate the results of its analytical and diagnostic work.

With a post-graduate Economics degree or other post-graduate degree which includes strong Economics components, you must have significant experience of international economic analysis, policy formulation and financing for development at a senior level within government, an international financial institution or research organisation, including NGO, as well as extensive experience of working in, or on, developing countries.

All applicants must be a national of a Commonwealth country and able to operate effectively in our multi-cultural setting.

For further information, please visit thecommonwealth.org