Long-term positions in Georgia -Support to Monitoring of the
Public Finance Management Reforms Support Programme
Duration: 24 months
Start: Estimated start in March-April 2012
Donor: the European Commission
Status: Tender stage
Project description: The overall objective of
this contract is to support reform of the public finance management
system in Georgia. The purpose of the contract is to facilitate the
implementation by the GoG of the PFM reform programme, which the EC
is assisting. Under the supervision of the EU Delegation in Tbilisi
and in co-ordination with the GoG and other donors, the team of
consultants will:
- Provide "on-demand" technical assistance in the following
areas:
- External audit
- Public procurement
- Other "on-demand" capacity building and development activities
in the PFM area requested by the Ministry of Finance, Line
Ministries, Chamber of Control and the State Procurement
Agency.
- Upon request of the beneficiary Identify needs for capacity
building of the GoG civil servants involved in the implementation
the PFM reforms;
- Increase the awareness of the EU support to PFM reforms through
organizing visibility events of already conducted capacity building
activities;
- Report the GoG and the European Commission on the successful
and timely implementation of the reforms.
Personnel:
Key expert 1: Public Finance Management
Expert - Team leader (100 working days)
The Team Leader will be a senior expert and will have the overall
responsibility for the co-ordination and smooth implementation of
the project and the efficient use of project human and financial
resources. This includes the timely submission of reports and the
responsibility for all contractual and logistic arrangements
related to the project.
The Team Leader will lead the daily operations of the project and
will also provide substantial technical input in the planning and
execution of project activities. This will require part - time work
in Georgia, throughout the project. The Team Leader will manage the
team of experts, supervise and co-ordinate all aspects of the
projects work, ensure good and regular communication with the
Project Partner and the Contracting Authority and will organise all
administrative and logistic support for the project.
Qualification and skills:
- University level of education in Economics, Public Finance or
equivalent
- Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written
- Knowledge of Georgian language is an asset
- PC literacy
- Excellent writing and communication skills
General professional experience:
- Extensive experience (15 years or more) in the field of public
finance management and institutional capacity building
expertise.
- Capacity to manage large assistance projects with proven
management skills. Broad experience in supervision, organisational
and contractual issues in technical assistance projects.
- At least 7 years of experience in project management of
technical assistance projects in NIS and/or CEE/accession
countries, and New Member States or ENP Countries.
Specific professional experience:
- Excellent knowledge of the all aspect of State and Local
Government Budget preparation and execution cycles, including
commitments, payments, accounting, consolidating and reporting
system as well as internationally accepted standards for control
and audit system
- Knowledge of the EU development cooperation policy and
practices is an advantage
- Sound knowledge of public auditing standards as defined by
reference institutions (ref. INTOSAI, and IFAC/IAASB)
- Proven understanding of overall state policy making process and
mechanisms
- Experience with capacity-building in government/public
bodies
Key expert 2: Public Finance Management
expert (180 working days)
Supporting the Team Leader in its functions, the Public Finance
Expert shall assume a certain number of functions delegated to him
and allowing supporting successful achievement of the planned
project results. This will require part-time work in Georgia,
throughout the project.
Qualification and skills:
- University level of education in Public Administration,
Economics, Public Finance or equivalent
- Excellent English language skills, both spoken and written;
fluency in Georgian
- PC literacy
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Project management skills
General professional experience:
- Extensive experience (10 years or more) in the field of
economic/finance in public administration
- Experience in conducting national and/or international projects
with management tasks and guidance of human resources.
- Experience in dealing with senior governmental officials in the
field of political and economic analysis,
- Experience in institutional capacity building.
Specific professional experience:
- At least 7 years of proven experience in public finance in
Georgia, preferably in the public sector.
- Proven experience and understanding of all aspect of
State and Local Government Budget preparation and execution cycles,
including commitments, payments, accounting, consolidating and
reporting system as well as internationally accepted standards for
control and audit system.
- Experience in teamwork and leading functions, specifically with
an international background.
- Understanding of and experience in EC project cycle
management.
- Training and coaching experience.
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Applications
To apply, please send an updated CV to Daniel Gronvius by the 12th of
January.