Public Finance Management Expert

AAM Management Information Consulting Ltd (AAM) is qualified contractor of the European Commission (EC) in the Framework Contract (FWC) BENEF 2013 in LOT7-Governance and Home Affairs. FWC is a simplified procurement procedure for project value below 300.000 EUR with the objective of fast and transparent recruiting of experts for the support of beneficiary countries.

AAM is currently looking for 2experts (Category I) for the FWC assignment „Technical Assistance for the identification and formulation of EU interventions to support Public Sector Reform and Public Finance Management under the 11th EDF in Botswana”. The project is now at the bidding phase and we are looking for 2 experts interested in the implementation and possessing all qualifications and skills required for the positions to be proposed to the EC.

The intended starting date of the assignment is 1 July 2015. The duration of the contract will be max. 240 calendar days with max. 126 working days (63 per expert) in total for all phases.

Global objective

The overall objective of this assignment is to support the Government of Botswana / National Authorising Officer (NAO) and EU Delegation to Botswana and SADC in the identification and formulation of support actions in Public Sector Reform (PSR), including PSR coordination and Public Finance Management (PFM), to be financed under the 11th EDF (2016– 2020).

Specific Objectives:

· To identify options and formulate potential actions for PSR/PFM to be financed under the 11th EDF in alignment with the Government of Botswana needs and priorities, as outlined in the 'Vision 2016', the 'National Development Plan 10', the emerging Public Sector Reform Coordination Programme (PSRCP), the Public Finance Management Reform Programme (PFMRP), complementary to support provided by other development partners and building on lessons learned under the 10th EDF. The actions also have to be aligned with and feed into the evolving NDP 11.

· To assist the EU Delegation to Botswana and SADC in the development of the corresponding documents (Action Document and TAPs) for the approval of specific actions in PSR/PFM at the identification and formulation stage.

EXPERT PROFILE AND EXPERTISE REQUIRED

The assignment will include two Category I Experts and is divided into three distinctive phases: Phase 1: Identification (3 home based and 25 in-country working days), Phase II: Formulation (in-country, 30 working days) and Phase III: Review and Finalization (home based, 5 working days).

Category I Expert in PFM (63 working days)

Minimum requirements:

• A Master's Degree in Public Finance or equivalent. In the absence of this, the equivalent professional experience of at least eight (8) years is required in addition to the experience required below;

• At least 12 years' experience in the various disciplines of Public Finance Management, PFM reform.

Specific professional experience:

• Proven professional experience in various strands of Public Finance Management reforms:
• planning, implementing and/or coordinating PFM reform programmes;
• public sector strategic planning and budgeting;
• Proven experience in identification and formulation of budget support programs and related indicators;
• Proven experience with EU procedures (development of the equivalent of Action Documents and TAPs) and knowledge of EU aid modalities (EDF in particular);
• Experience from doing PFM work in middle income countries is an asset;
• Experience of working in a Ministry of Finance and/or Planning in Sub-Saharan Africa is an asset.

Soft skills:

• Proven experience in organising stakeholder meetings.
• Demonstrated communication and facilitation skills.

Language skills:

• Excellent command of English.
• Excellent report writing skills.

Experts' CVs should include proven experience of the soft skills and language skills required.

Experts' CVs must include the e-mail addresses to reference persons representing the contracting authority, beneficiary or counterpart for at least the latest ten assignments.

HOW TO APPLY:

To apply for the position, please submit your updated CV to kinga.honig@aam.hu, preferably in the EU format until 30/04/2015. Please note that due to the short deadline only qualifying experts will be contacted. ToR is available for further information on the assignment upon request.