Senior Expert in PFM

Category I Expert in PFM (63 working days)

Reference: For the provision of 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

Location: Botswana

Duration: 63 working days

BiRD is looking for an Expert in PFM for a ST mission in Botswana under the Lot7 SWC.

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).

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:

All experts must be independent and free from conflicts of interest in the responsibilities they take on.

Applications and updated CVs are accepted on a rolling basis and should be submitted before 4 May, 2015 to: jobs@birdmunich.de.

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Please note that only excellent experts meeting most or all of the above criteria and having an excellent and verifiable track record will be considered.**