Long- and Short-Term Development Economics and Finance Professionals
Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Long- and Short-Term Development Economics and Finance Professionals
Chemonics Australia seeks expressions of interest from qualified development economics and finance professionals for an anticipated international development technical assistance opportunity in the Indo-Pacific region.
About Chemonics
At Chemonics, our mission is to promote meaningful change around the world to help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives. Founded in 1975, Chemonics is a leading professional services company for one reason: our people. Our teams reflect a diversity of technical expertise and local knowledge, because solving complex challenges requires both. We are committed to connections - global and local, human, and technological - that allow learnings to efficiently flow and adapt between experts, projects, and countries. For more information, please see Chemonics Australia – Chemonics International.
The Roles
Chemonics is seeking to identify experts with deep technical expertise and practical experience delivering economic and finance advisory services in complex development environments. We are particularly interested in professionals who can provide short-term and long-term insight into the design, management, and delivery of demand-driven advisory mechanisms and who understand how development economics and finance expertise is deployed to address emerging policy and development priorities. Work may comprise economic policy reform, development finance, public financial management, and economic resilience initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Provide economic and finance advisory services in complex development environments
- Offer short-term and long-term insights into the design, management, and delivery of demand-driven advisory mechanisms
- Understand and deploy development economics and finance expertise to address emerging policy and development priorities
- Work on economic governance, finance, and policy reform programs
- Advise ministries of finance, treasury agencies, central banks, planning ministries, or investment promotion agencies
- Support economic reform, public finance, trade, investment, or private sector development initiatives in developing and emerging economies
- Manage or contribute to technical assistance facilities that deploy short- and long-term advisers across multiple countries or sectors
- Design, oversee, or deliver advisory services under flexible, demand-responsive mechanisms
Requirements
- Post-graduate (Master’s) degree in finance, economics, business administration, law, or other related fields
- At least ten (10) years of experience in relevant subject matter delivering quality services
- Knowledge and understanding of the needs of different stakeholders such as women, the elderly, people with disabilities, and others with special mobility needs
- Professional fluency in English and demonstrated ability to work effectively with government counterparts in local languages, particularly in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Island countries
Nice to Have
- Experience in economic policy reform, development finance, public financial management, and economic resilience initiatives
- Strong communication skills to effectively engage with a wide range of stakeholders
- Experience in designing, overseeing, or delivering advisory services under flexible, demand-responsive mechanisms
We Offer
- Opportunity to work with a leading professional services company committed to promoting meaningful change around the world
- Diverse and inclusive work environment
- Professional growth and development opportunities
About the Company
At Chemonics, our mission is to promote meaningful change around the world to help people live healthier, more productive, and more independent lives. Founded in 1975, Chemonics is a leading professional services company for one reason: our people. Our teams reflect a diversity of technical expertise and local knowledge, because solving complex challenges requires both. We are committed to connections - global and local, human, and technological - that allow learnings to efficiently flow and adapt between experts, projects, and countries.
How to Apply
Send your CV and cover letter to [email protected].
Please submit:
- Your CV
- A cover letter addressing your relevant subject matter area of expertise
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Kindly note only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. No telephone inquiries, please.
Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organisation, or other non-merit factors. Chemonics values the protection of your personal data. If you are in the European Union, please read our EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice to learn how we process personal data. You may access the notice via the following link: Chemonics EU Recruiting Data Privacy Notice.