The World Bank Public Finance Management Specialist

Background / General
description:

The PEFA Program commenced in December 2001 and is a partnership of the World Bank, the European Commission, the UK Department for International Development, the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the International Monetary Fund. The Program is directed by a Steering Committee of these seven partners, which approves the Program’s annual work plan and authorizes the budget. A Secretariat is responsible to the Steering Committee for the implementation of the work plan, and is located in the World Bank in Washington, DC.

The goals of the Program are to strengthen recipient and donor ability to assess the condition of country public financial management and accountability systems, and to support the development of a practical sequence of reform and capacity-building actions, in a manner that: • Encourages country ownership. • Reduces the transaction costs to countries. • Enhances donor harmonization. • Allows monitoring of progress of country PFM performance over time. • Better addresses developmental and fiduciary concerns. • Leads to improved impact of reforms.

These goals are achieved by using a standard set of indicators to identify the gaps and deficiencies in a country’s PFM systems, to provide a basis for an understanding of the country situation which can be shared with development partners in a dialogue about reforms. Since the Framework was issued in June 2005, the Secretariat has supported and monitored its application, provided training and exercised a quality control function. By January 2013, almost 300 applications of the Framework had been undertaken, in more than 130 countries.

The fourth phase of the PEFA program became effective on July 1, 2012 and will run for five years. Whilst continuing to support dissemination and quality assurance activities, this phase will also include the first comprehensive review of the Framework.

Duties and
Accountabilities:

The PFM Specialist (Technical) will contribute to the following Secretariat tasks, as agreed with the Head of the Secretariat:

The technical work of the Secretariat: • Undertaking technical quality reviews of planned and draft applications of the PFM Performance Measurement Framework, on a demand basis. • Gathering information, examining and reporting back on the application of the Framework, including (i) consistency of application and robustness of tool, (ii) use and impact of the assessments made, (iii) synthesis/analysis of the results showing progress achieved, and drawing of implications for successful capacity development. • Supporting users of the Framework for assessments and users of the assessment reports for reform formulation, peer learning, tracking progress, etc. • Contribute to the process to revise the Framework.

Coordinating and liaising with relevant partners, including: • Preparing and presenting reports at PEFA Steering Committee meetings. • Working closely with representatives of the PEFA partners on agreed tasks. • Contributing to the development and dissemination of Program messages, by producing written materials. • Dissemination and training activities around the Framework and the Strengthened Approach.

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Interested candidates are invited to apply to vacancy #130472 on www.worldbank.org/careers.   

 This vacancy closes on 18 Mar 2013.  Only online applications submitted through our careers site will be admitted. The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background.  Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.  All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence