Reference: 110700333
Location: London, UK
Duration: 6 months
Closing Date: 18 Jul 2011
The Secretariat’s Public Expenditure Management (PEM) Programme based in the Governance and Institutional Development Division (GIDD) operationalises the Mandate of Commonwealth Heads of Government (Aso Rock Declaration 2003) which aims to institute transparent and effective public finance management systems in developing member countries. Similar commitments have been made by Commonwealth Finance Ministers in Barbados 2005, Guyana 2007, Saint Lucia 2008 and Cyprus 2009.
The PEM Adviser provides policy, technical and institutional support to all country institutions in the area of public expenditure management; these include but not limited to budget planning and implementation, internal and external audit, public procurement, risk management, asset management, expenditure monitoring and reporting, civil society participation in the budgetary process, etc. Some of the institutions the Adviser works with include: budget/planning division, office of the accountant general, office of the auditor general, directorate of internal audit, country procurement authority or central tender board, civil society organisations interested in the budgetary process, and such upstream institutions as national revenue agencies through the Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrators (CATA) and many others.
The Adviser delivers the PEM mandate through partnerships with professional bodies, regional and international development partners as well as working collaboratively with the key constituents- the Thematic Fellows and the Commonwealth Public Procurement Network (CPPN).
The programme requires a Thematic Fellow honed with operating at strategic level with in depth knowledge in public finance policy development and a clear familiarity with the various strands including but not limited to budgeting, expenditure tracking and reporting, internal and external auditing, public procurement, risk management and asset management, the role of civil society in the budgetary process and oversight functions. The Fellow should demonstrate familiarity in dealing with country policy makers and development partners with the ability of developing and leading country capacity building project.
Also critical, is the imbued ability to strengthen the network of the Thematic Fellowship, maintain momentum and currency, provide policy advice, and support the implementation of country and regional projects through direct (personal) or indirect (consultancy) interventions. The candidate should also demonstrate adequate but not necessarily an expert familiarity with the second community of practice – the Commonwealth Public Procurement Network (CPPN) – but must be able demonstrate the essential attributes of communicating with and reaching to varying cultures and peoples within the Commonwealth.
Task Description
The post holder will carry out the following:
- Develop a PEM business continuity plan to guide programme delivery in developing member countries through the Thematic Fellowship and the CPPN
- Support the implementation of Fellowship projects (country action plans) and specific country and CPPN initiatives
- Add value to existing partnerships and establish new ones with regional and international development partners to support various strands of PEM
- Lead transitioning of the CPPN into a full professional body within the Commonwealth
- Provide strategic advice to PEM related institutions in developing member countries
- Expand the scope of work in budget participation within member countries
- Initiate round table discussions on PEM initiatives to influence country reforms
- Initiative strategies to intensify experience sharing within the Commonwealth
- Lead the development of strategic templates to guide country reforms
- Lead country self assessment in public finance management and share results at Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meetings (CFMM), including taking forward the recommendations of Ministers
- Provide strategic advice on PEM matters within the division and across the wider Commonwealth Secretariat environment
- Provide professional inputs in the recruitment of PEM field experts as well as assist with project monitoring in collaboration with the Technical Cooperation and Strategic Response Team in the division
- Carryout such duties as assigned by the Director and Head of the Thematic Programme Group
- Performs any other duties as may be required.
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