Overview
The Regional Advisor on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism will provide and coordinate capacity development in financial integrity to Fund member countries in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing, managing, and coordinating CD in the area of financial integrity, including AML/CFT, to Fund member countries in Eastern and Southern Africa;
- Providing CD advisory services to member countries;
- Advising on financial integrity issues, such as conducting needs and risk assessments;
- Drafting and advising on AML/CFT frameworks and strategies, and supervision;
- Participating in LEG missions and providing offsite advice;
- Participating in AML/CFT assessment missions, and managing and carrying out related pre-assessment research, post-mission work, and reviews;
- Organizing, conducting, and facilitating workshops and/or seminars on relevant topics for officials of IMF member countries;
- Preparing required documents prior to and after each mission for LEG internal review and approval and ensuring transmission of final documents to member country authorities;
- Preparing regular reports for pertinent LEG Headquarters-based staff on ongoing activities and contributing to an annual report on AML/CFT CD activities;
- Liaising, as applicable, with other Fund resident advisors, technical assistance centers coordinators, and resident representatives in member countries in Eastern and Southern Africa on financial integrity-related issues;
- Liaising and coordinating on relevant projects with other CD providers working in member countries;
- Closely cooperating and liaising with the AML/CFT LTX for Central and West Africa, based in Libreville, Gabon, and with the other regional advisors working on AML/CFT, and on Governance and Anti-Corruption, in other regions;
- Carrying out other assignments as instructed by the Head or Deputy Head(s) of the Division to which the LTX is assigned.
Required Experience
- Minimum of six years of relevant professional level experience.
- In-depth knowledge of and at least four years of direct professional experience with financial integrity issues, including experience at the national or international level, preferably within a national government or an international organization, a specialized domestic entity such as a financial intelligence unit or an AML/CFT supervisor or regulator, with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) or a FATF-style regional body (FSRB), or with a private sector entity, such as a bank.
Qualifications
• Relevant academic background, including an advanced degree in law, economics, finance, international relations, business administration, governance, financial sector issues or a related field.
