Experts in Performance Budgeting, PIFC and Internal Audit - BiH

Long-term experts in Performance Budgeting, Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC) and Internal Audit - BiH

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sector: Public Financial Management - Budgeting, Internal Control and Internal Audit

Project Duration: Expected autumn 2011 - 2013

Assignment Duration: Expected autumn 2011 - 2013

Position: Long-term experts in Performance Budgeting, Public Internal Financial Control (PIFC) and Internal Audit

Background:
The delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina intends to fund technical assistance to the Ministries of Finance of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republika Srpska and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to assist them in strengthening the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of public expenditure management, promote more efficient and effective use of government resources, and to strengthen internal controls by managers at all public sector levels. The project is expected to have two components, building on a previous DFIS-funded project supporting the development of performance budgeting and the on-going project introducing public internal financial control inn Bosnia and Herzegovina. SIPU International will tender for the project as partner in a Consortium, comprising the firms that have implemented the previous as well as the on-going project.

Job Description
SIPU are in particular looking for highly qualified long-term experts in performance budgeting and public internal financial control. Short-term experts may also be of interest. Detailed Job Descriptions are not yet available. The project are expected to cover the following areas:

  •     Review of the program budgeting structure
  •     Review of budget execution and how it is measured
  •     Development of legislation, policies and instructions for program budgeting and budget execution
  •     Strengthening the capacity of the Central Harmonisation Units
  •     Support to public financial management, internal control and internal audit in public institutions
  •     Training in public internal financial control

Candidates Profile:
Long-term experts in the areas for consultancy and training, short-term experts are also of interest.


Key Qualifications and required skills

  •     Professional experience of working with the EU concept of PIFC
  •     Professional expertise in one or several areas for consultancy and training
  •     Professional Experience of introducing Program Budgeting or EU's concept of PIFC in transitional countries, including institutional development as well as training
  •     Work experience from South-eastern Europe
  •     Full professional proficiency in English
  •     Experience of working with a participatory approach
  •     Excellent personal skills and communication skills
  •     For one of the positions: Team Leader experience in EU-funded projects


Send your Application to:
Daniel Gronvius