GFA Consulting Group recruits 01 Municipal Finance Management Expert

KE 3: MUNICIPAL FINANCE MANAGEMENT EXPERT

Posted on: 30 Aug, 2019

Application by: 15 Sep, 2019

Project status: Tender

Project title: Technical Assistance for the Public Financial Management Capacity Development Programme for Improved Service Delivery – South Africa

Period of project: 01 Mar, 2020 – 30 Jan, 2023

Duration of assignment: for a minimum of 660 days

Country: South Africa

Duty station: Pretoria

Job code: PFM-ZAF19EU0411/3

Project description

This Public Financial Management Capacity Development Programme for Improved Service Delivery (FMISD), is geared towards the implementation of the Financial Management Capacity Development Strategy (CDS) and draws on the successes and lessons learnt from Financial Management Improvement Programme (FMIP III).  The specific objective is to improve public finance management and participatory decision-making within all three spheres of government – national, provincial and local – with a particular focus on the local government Level.

The  technical assistance  will contribute to the development of improved financial management through enhanced institutional, organisational, human capacity and stakeholders’ relationship. The technical assistance will be implemented at the central / national level (National Treasury, situated in Pretoria, South Africa), as well as within selected Provincial Treasuries

Job description

The KE3 will report to the Team Leader and he/she  will assist the project coordination unit  in its capacity to the National Treasury Capacity Building Steering Committee (NTCBSC) to:

Draft reports to the NTCBSC on the present situation within financial management and accountability in South Africa;

 Monitor implementation of FMISD activities; and

Formulate proposals, as requested by the NTCBSC, for activities in the area of financial management and accountability.

Qualifications

At least a Master’s degree academic level in PFM. In the absence of a Master’s degree academic level, a Bachelor’s academic level in PFM will be accepted with 15 years of general professional experience instead of 12.

General professional experience

At least 12 years’ professional experience in Public Finance Management

Specific professional experience

At least 5 trainings delivered on PFM in the last 10 years in a local government or municipal context;

At least 3 years’ working experience in municipal finance management environment.

Experience in the implementation of at least three PFM capacity development programmes in the last 10 years will be considered as advantageous

Contact person

  Liliana Tiedt tiedt@gfa-group.de