Communications Officer (Digital Publishing/Annual Report Editor) - COMPD

Overview

The Communications Department (COM) is seeking a technology-agile publishing professional to modernize the IMF’s publishing practices and serve as Editor of the Annual Report of the Executive Board.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement AI-assisted workflows for publication processes.
• Develop guidance and work with colleagues to strengthen digital publishing capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to use emerging technologies for editorial review, content preparation, accessibility, translation support, metadata creation, and publication production.
• Evaluate, test and implement new publishing tools and technologies.
• Monitor developments in publishing, AI and communications technologies and recommend practical applications.
• Support day-to-day digital publishing tasks.
• Serve as editor and project manager for the IMF Annual Report of the Executive Board.
• Coordinate departmental review processes and support clearance procedures.
• Oversee editorial quality assurance, including copyediting, proofreading, fact-checking, and accessibility reviews.
• Coordinate design, translation, digital publishing, printing, and vendor-delivery activities.
• Monitor project budgets, contracts, and production expenditures.
• Serve as editor, project manager, or publishing advisor for selected flagships, departmental, and institutional publications.

Required Experience

• Minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience; or a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience at grade A08, or equivalent, is required.
• Professional experience in emerging technologies related to editing, publishing, communications, knowledge management, or related fields.
• Experience using AI-enabled or other digital publishing tools.
• Experience with retrieval-augmented generation chatbot design and deployment.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex editorial, publishing, or communications projects.
• Strong experience coordinating multiple stakeholders and balancing competing priorities.
• Experience working with publication-production processes, editorial workflows, and quality control procedures.
• Familiarity with digital publishing platforms, content-management systems, and publication-production technologies.
• Experience in an international organization, multilateral institution, government agency, academic publishing environment, or similar organization is desirable.

Qualifications

Advanced university degree, or equivalent, in Communications, International Relations, Languages, or a related field; or a university degree, or equivalent, supplemented by a minimum of six (6) years of relevant professional experience; or a minimum of two (2) years of relevant experience at grade A08, or equivalent, is required.

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