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

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:

1. 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;
2. Capital Markets - helping develop local debt capital markets to enable economic growth; and
3. 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, including extensive knowledge and understanding of infrastructure finance planning and finance mechanisms.
  • U.S. and foreign government debt markets and management principles, including extensive knowledge and understanding of international standards and best practices.
  • Capital markets function and development, including emerging and transition markets.
• Expertise in one or more of the following programmatic areas:
  • public infrastructure financing mechanisms, including public private partnerships, sovereign debt, and guarantees
  • liability management, including identifying risks and contingent liabilities associated with major infrastructure development
  • assessing viable and bankable capital structures for major infrastructure projects including energy generation and transmission facilities, toll roads, airports, seaports, light rail projects, or other major infrastructure
  • capacity building in the above areas
  • management of public borrowing
  • monetary policy implementation
  • market-based government securities issuance practices and trading mechanisms
  • legal and regulatory frameworks for sovereign debt issuance and management
  • public finance
  • public sector financial advisory work
  • state and local government securities underwriting and/or sales
  • private sector investment banking
  • capital market development
• Knowledge gained from foreign assistance projects, to include experience gained from interaction with counterpart country officials, Embassies, USAID, and other members of the foreign assistance donor community to include the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and the European Union is preferred.
• Knowledge of the Treasury Department program goals and the mission of OTA is preferred.
• Prior overseas work experience and demonstrated ability to successfully manage in challenging environments, as well as following complicated administrative requirements are highly desired.   
• Foreign language capabilities are not required but highly valued.

Candidates must be U.S. citizens.

An active security clearance is highly desirable. Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET level security clearance. The advisor will work in developing and transitional countries worldwide to support U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government economic and national security objectives. The advisor may be deployed to countries with elevated threat levels, including potentially high/critical threat posts, as determined by the U.S. Government.

Successful applicants must be able to obtain State Department medical clearance for worldwide travel.

If selected, the applicant will be required to fulfill Office of Government Ethics financial disclosure requirements.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salaries will be negotiated in accordance with program regulations prescribed by the Office of Technical Assistance not to exceed the Senior Executive Service EX-III hourly equivalent. The current starting hourly rate is from $81.11 to $100.38 per hour.

HOW TO APPLY: Applicants (individuals) should submit a cover letter and resume. Companies should not submit resumes on behalf of individuals. Please reference Solicitation 2099AB27R00002 on your cover letter and resume. No phone calls please and no hand carries. E-mail submissions should be sent to: recruitment@ota.treas.gov. When e-mailing, the subject line must contain the following: Solicitation 2099AB27R00002 –GDIF Senior Advisor – Applicant’s Last Name, First Name.

Please be advised that all contractors, if hired, must obtain a Unique Entity ID (UEI) and must maintain SAM registration.

Only applicants to be interviewed will be contacted. This announcement is open and continuous until December 31, 2026, although selections may be made in advance of that date.

The U.S. Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer