The Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) is inviting applications from highly experienced professionals and nationals of its member countries to fill senior leadership positions. MEFMI is a regionally owned institute, established in 1997, with its headquarters located in Harare, Zimbabwe. Its 15 member states include Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The institute was created to build sustainable capacity in critical areas of macroeconomic and financial management across the region. MEFMI works with ministries of finance, planning commissions, central banks, and other equivalent institutions to strengthen skills, foster best practices, and bring emerging opportunities and risks to the attention of senior-level officials. Its mission is to support member countries in achieving prudent macroeconomic management, effective public financial administration, sound financial systems, and economies capable of sustaining long-term growth.
As MEFMI continues to expand its impact, it seeks to recruit dynamic leaders with expertise, vision, and commitment to serve as Director – Financial Sector Management Programme and Director – Macroeconomic Management Programme. These are high-level positions reporting directly to the Executive Director and carrying responsibility for programme design, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, and strategic leadership in their respective fields.
1. Director – Financial Sector Management Programme and Director – Macroeconomic Management Programme.
Reports to: Executive Director
Job Summary
The Director – Financial Sector Management Programme provides overall strategic direction and leadership in designing, implementing, and evaluating initiatives that support financial sector stability, growth, and innovation across MEFMI member countries. The role involves collaboration with governments, regulators, and financial stakeholders to strengthen systems, promote innovation, and ensure sustainable financial sector development.
Key Performance Areas
- Lead the development, implementation, and monitoring of financial sector management strategies and programmes.
- Support member states in enhancing financial regulation, supervision, and innovation frameworks.
- Strengthen sovereign asset management processes and provide technical advisory support to country authorities.
- Design and implement training programmes covering new technologies such as fintech, blockchain, AI, cybersecurity, digital currencies, and data-driven trading platforms.
- Track global financial sector trends, assess regulatory implications, and advise regulators and sovereign asset managers.
- Promote financial risk oversight, including performance measurement, attribution in sovereign asset management, and enterprise-wide risk management.
- Facilitate regional financial integration and cross-country knowledge sharing.
- Conduct and disseminate research on emerging issues affecting the financial sector.
- Support the establishment of systems for trading and portfolio management in member countries.
- Collaborate in the identification and development of fellows, oversee their training plans, and integrate them into programme delivery.
- Mobilise resources to sustain and expand financial sector initiatives.
- Prepare the annual financial sector work programme for inclusion in the MEFMI prospectus.
Qualifications and Experience
- Master’s degree in Economics, Finance, Banking, or Business Administration.
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience, including 5 years at senior management level in financial sector management, policy, sovereign asset management, or regulatory leadership.
- Specialised training in FinTech, Sovereign Investment Management, Financial Supervision, or Digital Finance is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated expertise in financial systems management and sovereign asset contexts.
- Experience working with central banks, ministries of finance, financial regulators, or international organisations.
- Proven success in developing and delivering impactful capacity building programmes.
2. Director – Macroeconomic Management Programme
Reports to: Executive Director
Job Summary
The Director – Macroeconomic Management Programme is responsible for steering MEFMI’s initiatives in macroeconomic policy formulation, research, and training. The role provides leadership in developing training content, policy analysis, and knowledge dissemination that respond to the evolving needs of member countries. It requires strong engagement with governments, central banks, academia, and international organisations to ensure MEFMI’s capacity building efforts are aligned with global standards and regional realities.
Key Performance Areas
- Lead the design and delivery of macroeconomic management programmes tailored to regional needs.
- Ensure programme content is up to date, relevant, and aligned with emerging economic challenges and stakeholder priorities.
- Provide support to member states in fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and trade policy formulation and implementation.
- Oversee training and research in macroeconomic modelling, forecasting, statistics, private capital flow analysis, and gender-responsive policy management.
- Conduct applied research and provide leadership in addressing emerging macroeconomic issues.
- Integrate research findings into training modules and policy advisory services.
- Prepare the annual macroeconomic work programme for inclusion in the MEFMI prospectus.
- Strengthen partnerships with governments, universities, central banks, think tanks, and development organisations.
- Identify and train fellows, develop customised training plans, and ensure their contribution to programme delivery.
- Mobilise resources to sustain the macroeconomic programme and ensure effective implementation of activities.
Qualifications and Experience
- Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, or Public Policy.
- At least 10 years of progressive experience, including 5 years at senior-level roles in macroeconomic policy, research, or programme leadership.
- Strong background in macroeconomic systems and capacity building.
- Proven track record in developing and delivering training programmes.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
- Experience in government institutions such as ministries of finance, central banks, or regional/international organisations.
Added Advantages for Both Positions
- A PhD in a relevant field.
- Being a MEFMI Fellow.
- Extensive research and/or experience in capacity building.
- Proficiency in Portuguese.
Competencies Required for Both Positions
- Strong analytical, quantitative, and qualitative skills.
- Ability to design, implement, and evaluate high-impact programmes.
- Proven leadership and team management skills in regional or multi-country settings.
- Exceptional communication, networking, and resource mobilisation abilities.
Benefits
The successful candidates will be appointed on a three-year fixed-term contract, renewable based on performance. The roles come with a competitive remuneration package in US dollars, benchmarked against similar regional organisations.
Location
Both positions are based at the MEFMI Secretariat in Harare, Zimbabwe. The working language of the institute is English.
Application Procedure
Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply no later than 30 September 2025 at 16:30 hours.
Applications must include:
- A detailed and updated CV.
- A cover letter clearly indicating the position applied for.
At this stage, candidates are not required to submit certificates. Only applications sent via email will be considered, and no hard copy submissions will be entertained.
Send your application to: [email protected]
Please note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Equal Opportunity
MEFMI is an equal opportunity employer. Both male and female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
If you are a motivated professional from a MEFMI member country with the expertise and drive to contribute to strengthening economic and financial systems across the region, we encourage you to apply for one of these prestigious director-level roles.
Submit your application via email to [email protected] before 30 September 2025 at 16:30 hours.
