Since December 2005, the Burundi government has made good on its commitment to improve aid management and coordination through the implementation of a national aid coordination structure called (National Aid Coordination Committee – CNCA). In 2008, a group of donors established a ‘Basket Fund’ managed by the UNDP to support the Burundian government in strengthening the aid coordination mechanisms and implementing the CSLP for a period of three years (2008-2010). Achievements include among others: support for the launch and establishment of the Programme Coordination Group (PCG), which is a significant mechanism to promote the implementation of the Paris Declaration, of which the CNCA is the kingpin; the constitution and launch of the PCG’s sectional groups; and the development and adoption of the first report on aid flow to Burundi. Although the Basket Fund has provided effective support to the CNCA, the challenges with regard to building the national technical capacity to coordinate aid remain. It is particularly the young age of its mechanism – the CNCA and its Permanent Secretariat and the new character of the field in a country emerging from a crisis that requires a technical and strategic investment at the level of the development challenges faced by Burundi. The lack of synergy and links between national planning (Vision 2025 and CSLP), budget (medium-term and annual), and aid coordination do not make the choice of priorities and arbitration with regard to allocating resources easy, limits the capacity for monitoring and the effectiveness and impact of public policies. It has also been noted that the sectional groups implemented within the framework of the Partners Coordination Group do not yet have the political and technical leadership required to feed a coherent strategic planning dynamic, aligned with the Medium Term Expenditures Framework (MTEF) and National Budget. Coordinated action is essential to strengthen the ties between the different links of this chain and this is all the more necessary since Burundi is already committed to the process of developing CSLP II, which should be implemented as of 2011. For the UNDP, building national capacities with regard to aid coordination and bolstering the synergies between planning and national budget has become even more urgent in a context affected by the global economic crisis. Furthermore, the Accra Action Agenda has raised new challenges for Burundi and its technical and financial partners in the area of alignment, harmonization, mutual responsibility and transparency, among others. It is for these reasons that in October 2010, and addendum to this project was adopted with the intention of strengthening the benefits of the Basket Fund and extending its activities to the other key institutions, in order to support the various government actors, so that each can fully play his role, and to strengthen the links of the planning, budget and aid coordination chain, which will lead to successful implementation of CSLP II. The goal of extending the Basket Fund’s activities is to support the different government actors so that each can fully play his role and to strengthen the links of the planning, budget and aid coordination chain, which will lead to successful implementation of CSLP II. Within the framework of the direct implementation planned for this project, the UNDP is hiring a Chief Technical Specialist (CTS) to ensure the strengthening of national capacities through the said project of technical assistance.
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Duties and Responsibilities | |
Under the leadership of the Country Director and the direct supervision of the UNDP Senior Economist, and in close collaboration with the SP/CNCA, the CTS is responsible for overall management of the project, in compliance with programming approach, and UNDP rules and procedures to obtain the results expected by the project. The CTS is therefore responsible for the following:
Overall management of the project within the framework of the activities and results expected by the aid project:
Planning, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the project’s activities and managing their implementation:
Administrative management, supervision, reporting and capitalization of the results:
Building national capacities and sharing knowledge:
Mobilizing the resources and strengthening the partnership for the project’s benefit:
Impact of Key Results:
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Competencies | |
ETHICS AND VALUES
DEVELOPING AND EMPOWERING PEOPLE/COACHING AND MENTORING
COMMUNICATING INFORMATION AND IDEAS
KNOWLEDGE SHARING / CONTINUOUS LEARNING
BUILDING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
CLIENT ORIENTATION
RESOURCE MOBILIZATION
CREATING VISIBILITY FOR UNDP/SUPPORTING UNDP’S CAPACITY TO ADVOCATE
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Required Skills and Experience | |
Education:
Experience:
Languages required :
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UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. |
Chief Technical Specialist - National Aid Coordination Committee
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