Resident Advisor, Government Debt
Planning & Management

The USAID-funded Pakistan FMD Program will be a $20-25 million activity to introduce financial sector reforms that will strengthen Pakistan’s Debt Capital Markers and improve management of Sovereign Debt.  Activities will include supporting the GoP in creating an enabling environment for the development of debt capital markets, supporting the GoP in improving sovereign debt issuance and supporting development credit authority loan portfolio guarantees.

Chemonics International seeks a Resident Advisor, Government Debt Planning & Management for this anticipated USAID-funded project.

Responsibilities include:

• Strengthening the debt planning and management function of the GoP by leading a diverse team to build capacity of Ministry of Finance Debt Policy and Coordination Office
• Assessing current function of the Coordination Office, outlining and implementing a staged development of the office to a global practice standard
• Conducting a sustainability analysis of the GoP’s debt strategy and directing management/analysis on debt (including credit risk analysis and interest rate risk analysis)

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required, or advanced degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration or a related field
• Proficiency in English required; knowledge of Urdu or Pashto preferred
• Experience in and knowledge of South Asia, specifically Pakistan, preferred

• Minimum 10 years of expertise in government debt issuance and government bond market development with significant developing country experience
• Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing debt policy programs and making policy recommendations in key government institutions
• Proven ability to prepare comprehensive master plan for government debt strategy and facilitate new initiatives to address policy, legal, regulatory, and institutional constraints.