Consultancy on Coordinator of the High-level Working Group

Result of Service

To continue strengthening the support to the High-level Working Group as its secretariat, the Commission is seeking the services of a consultant, who will work as a coordinator for the High-level Working Group to provide both substantive and coordination support.

Work Location

Addis Ababa

Expected duration

12

Duties and Responsibilities

Background The Africa High-level Working Group on the Global Financial Architecture (“High-level Working Group”) is coordinated by the Economic Commission for Africa, comprises African ministers of finance, planning and economic development, the African Union, the African Development Bank, the African Export-Import Bank and the World Bank Group, and includes the participation of staff and executive directors of the International Monetary Fund. The role of the High-level Working Group has been to monitor and respond to the economic consequences for African countries of continuous shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, and cuts in ODA. The High-level Working Group has functioned as a platform for building a consensus among African policymakers on specific requests and proposals for reforming the global financial architecture. The High-level Working Group has been convening since early 2022, both in person and online. In consultation with African finance ministries. The Economic Commission for Africa has produced the report: The IMF and the Future of the Global Financial Architecture to advocate for IMF reforms to empower low- and middle-income countries. To continue strengthening the support to the High-level Working Group as its secretariat, the Commission is seeking the services of a consultant, who will work as a coordinator for the High-level Working Group to provide both substantive and coordination support. Duties and responsibilities Under the overall guidance of the Deputy Executive Secretary (Programmes) or her mandated representative, the consultant will be expected to undertake, but not limited to, the following responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyse global economic developments and their implications for African economies, providing timely updates and strategic insights
• Monitor the updates of policies related to the reform of the global financial architecture, and analyse their implications to African countries
• Draft and develop key reform proposals, policy briefs, technical notes, and presentations for high-level engagements with African policymakers, development partners, and multilateral institutions
• Provide technical input to ECA’s engagement in global and regional economic governance platforms, including the G20, G24, IMF, and World Bank, in relation to the reform proposals of the High-level Working Group
• Backstop the High-level Working Group documents, materials, knowledge products
• Coordinate with colleagues to organize the m...