Deputy Secretary General to The Financial Stability

**Deputy Secretary General to the Financial Stability Board (FSB)**

The FSB’s mission is to promote international financial stability; it does so by coordinating national financial authorities and international standard-setting bodies as they work toward developing strong regulatory, supervisory and other financial sector policies.

The Deputy Secretary General supports this mission by assisting the Secretary General in their responsibility for the strategic direction of the FSB, assisting the Secretary General in the running of the FSB Secretariat, assisting in the management of the FSB process, and deputising for the FSB Secretary General and representing the FSB externally.

**Principle accountabilities**

Assist the Secretary General in their responsibility for the strategic direction of the FSB and its effective implementation.
- Work with the Secretary General in collaboration with the Chair and in consultation with FSB members to develop and implement strategy related to the FSB mandate.
- Assist in developing and operationalising processes for monitoring and assessing financial stability risks, and for monitoring implementation and for assessing effects of agreed FSB policies.
- Assist in developing and supporting the coordination and cooperation among FSB members in the development, implementation, and operation of policies.
- Assist in developing and implementing public communication strategies for the FSB, to generate understanding of and support for its objectives.

Assist the Secretary General in their responsibility to manage the Secretariat of the FSB.
- Directly oversee one or more areas of responsibility and serve as the line manager in those areas. Lead, motivate, and develop a team of highly qualified experts.
- Assist the Secretary General in the hiring, leading, and managing of Secretariat staff.

Assist the Secretary General in their responsibility to manage FSB processes.
- Prepare the meetings and support the activities of the FSB Plenary, the Steering and Standing Committees, Regional Consultative Groups, and working groups.
- Facilitate cooperation among FSB members and between the FSB and other institutions.
- Ensure the effective public dissemination of information about the FSB and continued development and maintenance of the FSB website.

Deputise for the FSB Secretary General and represent the FSB.
- Deputise for the FSB Secretary General in discussions with FSB members and non-members and represent the FSB Chair in international meetings and conferences.
- Represent the FSB as Sou Sherpa and Finance “Deputy-deputy” to the G20.
- Establish and maintain ongoing contacts at national authorities (treasuries, central banks, national supervisory or regulatory authorities), international organisations, and regulatory bodies that are members of the FSB, with the wider official sector and the financial, academic and NGO community.

**Qualifications, skills, experience**:
**Essential**
- Advanced graduate degree preferably in economics or finance, or equivalent professional experience.
- Considerable experience gained at a central bank, treasury/finance ministry, national supervisory or regulatory authority, international financial organisation, or in related private or non-governmental sector positions.
- Deep experience in financial stability policy making at national and international level. Full familiarity with issues faced by the financial stability, supervisory and regulatory community.
- Experience with international financial policy dialogue, including through chairing relevant international working groups or task forces - you will have recognised skills in consensus-building and in cooperative activities to promote financial resilience. Due to the international nature of the role, twill be a significant amount of travel.
- Strong analytic, diplomatic, leadership, and people management skills - you will need extensive experience in managing diverse teams, good cultural sensitivity, and the ability to lead, motivate and develop staff in the Secretariat.
- Outstanding track record in the analysis of financial stability topics - you will need proven qualities of intellectual leadership.
- Track record of involvement with economic, financial, or regulatory policy making at increasing levels of responsibility
- Expertise in one or more of financial supervision and regulation, resolution, financial stability assessment, or standards implementation a must.
- Outstanding verbal, drafting, and editing skills in English; knowledge of another major language an advantage.
- Aptitude and experience in strategic project management.

**Desirable**
- Experience with the G20 and G7 processes an advantage.
- Experience in FSB-related work an advantage.

**What we offer**:
We offer an agile and flexible working environment with hybrid working opportunities including home office and working from abroad days. To support our international applicants, we offer relocation support that extends