Tax for SDGs Roster of Experts
A Global Call for Applications
APPLY BY LATEST ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2022
Taxes are the key funding source for investments in achieving the SDGs. The right tax policy can motivate behaviours that bring about desired outcomes related to climate, nature, health and well-being, governance, and investment. Taxes foster a stronger social contract between citizens and the state and are crucial to addressing gender-based economic inequality.
To support developing countries in strengthening their tax systems and incorporating a tax for SDGs lens in their public finance management, the UNDP Tax for SDGs Initiative is building a roster of competent tax and fiscal policy experts. This roster is part of the SDG Finance Roster and will be established within the Global Policy Network Experts Roster for Rapid Response (GPN ExpRes Roster), a recruitment and deployment mechanism that maintains pre-vetted consultants on a roster and offers the ability to contract them quickly for support.
Successful applicants will join the UNDP Roster of Tax for SDGs Experts and be contacted based on arising needs.
The rostered experts can be deployed on-demand as individual contractors for short-term assignments on a national, regional and international level. Specific terms of reference with assignment-specific responsibilities and deliverables will be developed for each assignment.
Required Skills and Experience
- A Master’s degree or higher in the field of Economics, Law, Political Economy, Taxation, Statistics, International Development, or related field is required. A PhD is desirable.
- Minimum five years of experience in tax / fiscal policy analysis, policy development, research, or other policy-related fields in one or more of the thematic areas listed above, preferably within a government, a bilateral or an international organization or a research organization.
- Three years of work experience in a developing country context is desirable.
- Field experience with UNDP or other development organizations is an asset.
- Fluency in English is required. Fluency in any other language will be an asset.
Tax for SDGs Roster Experts may be deployed for assignments in the following thematic areas:
- Political Economy of Taxation
- Progressive Taxation/Tax and Wealth
- Tax Expenditures
- Tax and Energy
- Tax and Environment / Carbon Taxation
- Tax and Extractive Industries
- Tax and Gender
- Tax and Health
- Tax and Trade
- Tax and Social Protection Measures
- Fiscal Decentralisation
- Subnational Taxation / Property Taxation
- Tax and Informal Sector
- Tax Gap Analysis
- Knowledge of MTRS procedures
- Other
Applicants are requested to apply for the thematic area where they have the strongest expertise.