Applications are now open for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2025 for postgraduates. Young economists seeking an opportunity for a first-hand experience and exposure to International Monetary Fund (IMF) work and to harness their skills can now apply to this program before the application deadline elapses.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program (EP) is a three-year program which consists of two 18-month assignments. It is targeted at talented, recent PhD graduates who are excited by the opportunity to gain working experience and further develop their economics expertise, while making a direct and substantial contribution on a global scale to fostering monetary cooperation, facilitating international trade, securing financial stability, promoting high employment rate, sustaining economic growth, and minimizing poverty.
SUMMARY
- Company/Organisation(s): International Monetary Fund
- Location: IMF Headquarters at Washington DC/Member Countries
- Program Duration: 3 Years
- Available Slot: Not Specified
- Basic Qualifications: Graduate Students
- Nationality: All Nationalities
More Details about the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2025 for Postgraduates
The Economist Program offers you a well-rounded experience of the IMF’s work and provides a unique foundation for a thought-provoking and fulfilling career as an economist. During the three-year program, you will rotate through two departmental assignments, joining economic teams working in regional and country-specific surveillance as well as in fiscal, monetary, balance of payments, debt, or related issues. This is not a trainee position and from the start you will be given real work and real responsibilities as an IMF economist. This could include policy development, country or regional operational work, research, and capacity development and teaching.
By the end of the program, the International Monetary Fund hopes you will be as excited by their work as they are and will choose to remain and build a long-term career as an IMF economist.
Eligibility Criteria for the  International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2025 for Postgraduates
To meet the eligibility criteria for International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2025, the candidates are expected to fulfil the following conditions:
- Have recently completed or are expected to complete a PhD within a year (or less) of joining in fields including macroeconomics, finance, public finance, monetary economics, international economics, trade, poverty issues, political economy, econometrics or related areas.
- Be a national of one our member countries.
- Be aged below 34 at entry to the IMF program.
- Possess an excellent academic record.
- Have validated analytical, quantitative, and IT skills.
- Show an interest in, and aptitude to work in an international organization, and contributing to economic policy issues.
- Have strong written and oral English skills.
Selection Process for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2025 for Postgraduates
We will conduct an initial screening based on your application form and supporting documentation. If you are successful in meeting our initial criteria, you will receive an invitation for a preliminary interview by phone or by video. Following a successful preliminary stage (preliminary interview + transcript + references) we will invite you for a virtual panel interview. The preliminary and panel interview stage will take place through the end of the year and during January and the two steps may overlap.
We are keen to hear from adaptable, talented, and technically competent candidates who are curious and can find creative ways to address today’s global economic challenges. If you are interested in being part of a team that contributes to promoting economic stability on a global stage, we would welcome your application to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program.
Application Procedure for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2025 for Postgraduates
How-to-Apply: Interested applicants for International Monetary Fund (IMF) Economist Program 2025 are to apply online via the IMF Career Site. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed between October and January, with offers made in early February.
Applicants should take note that the selection process consists of multiple stages, which may run in parallel to one another. They include the following four key stages
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a 30-40-minute preliminary interview during which you will be asked for a high-level overview of your research paper and to respond to questions on economic topics related to the work of the IMF and on your interpersonal and communication skills.
Following the preliminary interview, you may be asked to forward your most recent university transcript from your PhD program, provide three academic references and submit a research paper or one or two chapters of your dissertation.
Successful candidates will be invited for an in-person panel interview, and will also be asked to take a 40-minute online psychometric assessment and a 90-minute written exam.
Once the panel interviews have been completed, all candidates who reached the panel interview stage will be referred to an internal committee of senior staff for review and final selection will be reached. Then offers to successful applicants will be sent out.
Application Deadline: December 6, 2024.