Senior Advisor, Government Debt and Infrastructure Finance - Personal Services Contractor

Solicitation from the Treasury Common Services Center. Due Dec 31, 2026, 11:59 PM (UTC-5), 74 days left.

Official notice and attachments

Description

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY OFFICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GOVERNMENT DEBT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE TEAM SENIOR ADVISOR, GOVERNMENT DEBT AND INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE The U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Technical Assistance is recruiting an individual on a competitive basis to serve as a full-time Senior Advisor under a personal services contract for its Government Debt and Infrastructure Finance program (GDIF).

The Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) supports the development of strong financial sectors and sound public financial management in developing and transitional countries where assistance is needed and there is a strong commitment to reform. The mission of the GDIF program is to assist counterpart governments in the development and implementation of government debt issuance and management capabilities; help develop capital markets to enable economic growth; and strengthen the capacity of host governments to effectively finance public infrastructure projects, including the management of direct and contingent obligations associated with these projects.

This work is premised on sound partnerships with host-country stakeholders, including ministries of finance, central banks, and capital market regulators, as well as infrastructure agencies and other related government units. SCOPE OF POSITION The Senior Advisor for Government Debt and Infrastructure Finance provides advisory leadership to the GDIF team and supports the Associate Director (AD) in developing and overseeing international technical assistance projects that assist foreign counterparts to develop effective government debt, infrastructure finance and debt capital market regimes.

Specific areas of GDIF’s technical assistance include: Government Debt Issuance and Management - developing domestic government debt markets through the public issuance of government securities, strengthening sovereign debt management capabilities, and developing a comprehensive sovereign debt management strategy with the goal of reducing risk and lowering the costs of borrowing; Capital Markets - helping develop local debt capital markets to enable economic growth; and Infrastructure Finance - developing and financing infrastructure, identifying appropriate financing mechanisms, and assessing and managing contingent liabilities.

GDIF operates through resident and/or intermittent engagements assisting counterpart governments in the above areas. The Senior Advisor develops and monitors programs and supports Resident and Intermittent Advisors in project implementation and works closely with the Associate Director to manage the program. The Senior Advisor is based in the United States and is expected to travel internationally on an extensive basis to perform their duties.

The Senior Advisor will support the AD through the following functions: Manage technical assistance requests from foreign governments, including leading assessments and design missions with counterpart government ministries, agencies, and institutions, as well as private sector stakeholders, to determine the need for technical assistance and evaluate the counterpart’s capacity and commitment to benefit from Treasury’s technical assistance.

Draft assessment and project design documents for submission to senior Treasury managements, including coordination of concurrence from State Department, terms of reference, work plans, logical frameworks, program goals, and project budgets. Develop terms of reference to be signed by counterparts and assist advisors with the drafting of work plans. Monitor and evaluate technical assistance project implementation and identify and implement modifications, where necessary, to achieve project objectives.

Conduct periodic program reviews of activities and advisors in the field, assessing the performance of on-going Treasury assistance projects. Advise AD regarding concluding engagements when specified objectives are achieved or when it is determined that objectives will not be achieved due to lack of project traction and impact. Advise host country officials regarding ongoing and proposed technical assistance projects.

Ensure quality control of materials prepared by the GDIF team, including but not limited to briefing materials, memos, OTA’s annual report to Congress, monitoring and evaluation documentation, and quarterly and annual project reviews. Advise AD on the recruitment and selection of technical expert advisors and support staff in accordance with U.S. government personnel and procurement regulations.

Ensure International Affairs policy officials and staff receive current and pertinent information regarding the GDIF program’s technical assistance engagements. Prepare briefing papers and memoranda concerning technical assistance activities for bilateral and multilateral meetings. Recommend or review recommendations for actions by Treasury Department policy officials to enhance implementation of technical assistance activities.

Serve as an authoritative expert for the Treasury Department on issues related to international technical assistance in government debt, infrastructure finance and debt capital market development. Assist with the preparation of proposals, briefing papers, memoranda, and other work, as assigned, related to the Department of the Treasury’s work in debt and infrastructure finance technical assistance.

Coordinate technical assistance with other U.S. Agencies, including the State Department, and international organizations such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and other multilateral institutions. QUALIFICATIONS: Significant technical as well as managerial experience in the government debt, capital markets, and/or infrastructure finance sectors. Excellent writing, communication, problem solving, interpersonal, and management skills.

Ability to identify and propose solutions to management problems. Expert knowledge of one two? or more of the following broad areas: Infrastructure finance, includi

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