The Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) is a regionally owned institute comprising 15 member countries: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Eswatini, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Established in 1997, MEFMI aims to build sustainable capacity in key areas within ministries of finance, planning commissions, and central banks. The Institute promotes prudent macroeconomic management, efficient public finance systems, and stable financial sectors to support strong and sustained economic growth across the region.
The MEFMI Secretariat is based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
MEFMI invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced professionals who are nationals of MEFMI member countries for the following senior leadership positions:
Director – Macroeconomic Management Programme
Reports to: Executive Director
Location: MEFMI Secretariat, Harare, Zimbabwe
Job Summary
This position provides strategic direction and oversight of programmes supporting macroeconomic policy formulation, economic governance, and sustainable development. The Director will lead training in macroeconomic theory, policy analysis, fiscal and monetary policy, and forecasting, while engaging with governments, academia, and international organisations.
Key Performance Areas
- Design and execute macroeconomic management programmes.
- Ensure course content aligns with emerging trends and stakeholder needs.
- Support member countries in fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and trade policy.
- Oversee capacity-building in policy analysis, modelling, forecasting, statistics, and gender-responsive policy.
- Conduct research and provide thought leadership on economic issues.
- Integrate research findings into training and policy advisories.
- Prepare annual work programme for inclusion in the MEFMI prospectus.
- Strengthen collaboration with governments, universities, central banks, and partners.
- Assist in fellow selection, develop CTPs, and utilize fellows in capacity-building activities.
- Mobilise resources and ensure effective programme delivery.
Application Procedure
Interested candidates should submit:
- A detailed CV
- A cover letter clearly stating the position applied for
Email applications to:[email protected]
Deadline: 30 September 2025 at 16:30 hours