Senior Public Sector Specialist – GG  

Description

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East Asia and the Pacific (EAP)

The East Asia and the Pacific Region (EAP) has made the fastest progress in economic growth and poverty reduction of any region in the last quarter-century! We need the greatest talent focused on the EAP region to harness the potential and innovation happening across the continent. Despite progress, the EAP region still faces huge development challenges. A large portion of the region’s population remains vulnerable to income shocks, including from a global economic slowdown, changing global and regional value-chains, and climate-related risks. Addressing domestic revenue mobilization has been a longstanding challenge for several countries in the EAP region. Insufficient revenue has often constrained priority social and infrastructure spending, limiting countries’ ability to enhance growth prospects, improve people’s lives, and effectively respond to climate change.

Are you ready to make an impact? We are looking for dedicated professionals to join our innovative and diverse team!

East Asia and the Pacific Region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/eap

Position

The Institutions Global Department (Institutions) in East Asia and Pacific region of the World Bank is seeking to recruit a highly qualified candidate for the position of Tax Administration Senior Specialist to work in the EAP Institutions unit. The Unit seeks a professional with strong technical skills and hands-on experience with addressing tax administration and tax compliance issues in developing countries. The Senior Public Sector Specialist will work on country tax administration reforms and analysis in general, and domestic resource mobilization through tax reform in developing and emerging economies. She/he is expected to provide technical leadership on tax issues across the region using available World Bank instruments (Advisory Services and Analytics and Lending), contribute to the unit’s interaction with senior management and partners, and lead research and operational engagements.

The position is based in Bangkok, Thailand.

Duties and Accountabilities

The Tax Administration Senior Specialist will lead, supervise, and support the unit’s analytical program on domestic revenue mobilization, focusing on tax administration and tax compliance issues. Additionally, the Senior Specialist will contribute to development of domestic revenue related investment operations and results-based operations across the region. She/he will also participate in cross-GP teams focusing on institutional reforms related to tax policy and tax administration.

The selected candidate will be expected to undertake the following tasks:

• Lead and/or contribute to the analysis of domestic revenue management in EAP countries. This involves assessing the efficiency, effectiveness of revenue administration systems and processes, policies and activities in the field of tax enforcement and compliance, the use of information technology and new digital tools and applications to support tax administration operations, legislative and regulatory environment for tax administration organization, strategic planning and management of a tax agency

• Provide knowledge products, tools, and data to speed-up and improve project quality, analytical work, and policy dialogue on tax reforms in EAP.

• Lead and contribute to technical inputs to analytic work and advisory services, and/or supervising the preparation of analytical products (ASA) and other relevant technical reports to clients in close collaboration with the CMUs, Program Leaders, relevant Task Team Leaders and sector experts within and outside the Bank. Lead technical assistance on revenue mobilization at the country level.

• Lead/ contribute to investments and results-based operations and/or components to support increased domestic revenue mobilization in the region.

• Mobilize resources to support task teams working on revenue administration.

• Support the corporate agenda through analytical inputs, briefs, and monitoring of the Bank’s corporate commitments on tax reforms (e.g., under IDA and Financing for Development).

• Collaborate with client government and partners such as the IMF, OECD, UN, and donor agencies on providing support to tax reform in EAP countries.

Selection Criteria

• The successful candidate will be a professional with extensive experience on analytical, advisory and operational work in economics, fiscal, or macroeconomic issues, as relevant for this position.

• Minimum Master’s degree (PhD. Preferred) in Economics, Public finance, Public Policy or similar professional qualifications.

• At least eight years of work experience covering tax administration, tax compliance or combination of tax administration and tax policy experience with at least four years in applied tax administration work. Experience of work in the public sector (including advisory work) on taxation would be an advantage.

• Demonstrated analytical and operational skills in public sector economic and institutional reforms and practical experience working with different lending instruments (e.g., Investment Project Financing, Program for Results and Trust Funds) in the design and delivery of projects and/or studies in areas key to tax reforms in developing countries will be an advantage.

• Track record of authored or co-authored reports/publications showing analysis of tax compliance, tax administration.

• Familiarity with broader public sector and fiscal reforms and integration of tax issues in that context.

• Hands-on experience working with administrative tax data will an advantage.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the capacity to work in teams across organizational boundaries within a multi-cultural environment.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English is required.

Required Competencies

• General Economic Knowledge and Analytical Skills – Integrates divergent viewpoints of multiple external and internal stakeholders into a coherent project/program/strategy; provides quality assurance and assesses technical soundness of work/reports.

• Knowledge and Experience in the Development Arena – Demonstrates deep understanding of policy making process and the role of own sector of expertise in that process conceives and promotes innovations in development policies, project design, organization and management to improve operational and sector work; guides research efforts and translates technical and cross-country knowledge into practical applications and contributions to country and sector strategies and for discussions with clients and development partners; anticipates client needs and requests and guides the development/ offering of relevant tools to clients.

• Policy Dialogue Skills – Has a track record of conducting effective policy dialogue with country counterparts; communicates and defends difficult issues and positions to senior bank management and government officials.

• Integrative Skills – Possesses in-depth understanding of Bank resources in all areas of work in the Practice Group, and proven fungibility.

• Public Sector and Public Economics Skills – Identifies and assesses economic policy issues, particularly related to the public sector; formulates recommendations on strategies and options and communicates findings/points of view in economic and analytical reports (empirical analysis) and papers; contributes to development of tools and analytical methods relevant for country engagement

• Written and Verbal Communication – Demonstrates a strong command of all forms of communication and delivers messages in a consistently effective, timely and engaging manner.

• Lead and Innovate – Inspires and influences others to drive innovation.

• Deliver Results for Clients- Acts as a trusted, strategic advisor, partnering with clients to deliver results.

• Collaborate Within Teams and Across Boundaries – Leads collaboration across WBG and with partners drawing on robust professional networks.

• Create, Apply and Share Knowledge – Establishes an environment where knowledge is created, applied and shared.

• Make Smart Decisions – Makes timely decisions that have a broad impact.

World Bank Group Core Competencies

The World Bank Group offers comprehensive benefits, including a retirement plan; medical, life and disability insurance; and paid leave, including parental leave, as well as reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

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