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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: 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; Capital Markets - helping develop local debt capital markets to enable economic growth; and 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 minist…