Public Financial Management Specialist at Cowater International Inc

Application deadline 2017-09-24

Description

Job Description
Summary of Assignment:
The Public Financial Management Specialist and their project team members will support the Government of Tanzania to implement a range of PFM reforms at the central, regional and local government levels affecting 26 regions and 188 local government authorities in the following priority areas: i) revenue management; ii) budgeting and planning; iii) budget execution, transparency and accountability iv) budget control and oversight. Experts will be embedded inside Tanzanian government institutions to deliver ongoing on-the-job TA in these priority areas to GoT counterparts. We are most specifially looking for Tanzania or tanzania-based experts for this opportunity though those who have significant Tanzanian or local government PFM experience are also encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications:
The Public Financial Management Specialist will have:
• Minimum 7 years’ of experience in public sector planning, budgeting, revenue and taxation, accounting, public procurement, and internal and external audit at the central or local levels;
• Post-graduate qualification in public finance or other relevant field;
• Demonstrated experience delivering institutional strengthening assistance to national and/or sub-national entities in public financial management;
• Demonstrated experience designing PFM training materials or manuals;
• Work experience in Tanzania;
• Professional fluency in English.

Desired Qualifications:
The Public Financial Management Specialist will preferably have:
• Experience training local government staff;
• Master’s degree in public finance or other relevant field;
• Strong, demonstrable knowledge of the Tanzanian public sector context;
• Work experience on DFID projects.
All candidates wishing to be considered for the Public Financial Management Specialist position are to apply through Public Financial Management Specialist. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
We thank all applicants, however only those making the shortlist will be contacted.

APPLICATION
To apply for this job, please go to the following website www.devex.com