Average salary: up to US$120,000/annum plus allowances based on relevant qualifications and work experiences.
Nature and scope of assignment:
This assignment involves supporting a government-led capacity development programme within Ministry of Mines’ Administration and Finance Directorate. Under the supervision of the Director General Administration and Finance, the successful candidate will provide technical advice, management support and technical inputs required to allow the Ministry of Mines to achieve the target of solid, effective and transparent financial planning, budgeting, expenditure monitoring and control, and financial reporting. The successful applicant will be expected to work with and through his/her Afghan national counterpart, and to progressively transfer skills and responsibilities to them. This position does not involve management or line responsibilities.
Duties and responsibilities:
Working under the supervision of the Ministry of Mines Director General Administration and Finance, and with a designated counterpart in the Department of Finance, with assistance from the CTAP Capacity Development team and other relevant staff and advisors, the Public Financial Management Advisor will:
• Assist the department to map, evaluate, refine and streamline existing PFM processes and systems, making full use of the scope for delegation of decision-making power that is provided by existing regulations.
• Provide advisory and technical backstopping to support the implementation of streamlined business process.
• Facilitate dialogue between the relevant internal departments and external stakeholders such as the Ministry of Finance to ensure full institutional buy-in to streamlined processes.
• Design and assist the operation of functions for program budgeting.
• Support the development and implementation of a system for measuring departmental performance and progress of continual basis.
• Identify staff capacity constraints and weakness and ensure plans are developed to address them.
• Design and support the arrangement of systems for training, coaching and on-the-job learning for departmental staff in coordination with the HR Department.
• Coach and mentor departmental staff in order to promote their professional development.
Deliverable:
The deliverable of the Public Financial Management Advisor are:
• Critical financial management processes mapped, streamlined, communicated and implemented/institutionalized.
• Comprehensive set of tools and resources to support PFM processes in place.
• System for evaluation of internal department capacity and for measurement of departmental performance in place.
• Training management and delivery system designed and implemented.
Skills, experience and qualifications required:
Experience:8 years total with at least 4 years relevant
Nationality: International
Gender: Any
Qualifications: The successful candidate should have the following skills, experience and qualifications:
• Undergraduate degree, with a minimum of 8 years’ experience in Finance with 4 years in Public Financial Management .
• Graduate degree in Finance, Business Administration or related subject, or professional Finance/Accounting qualification such as Chartered/Certified Accountant and Chartered Financial Analyst a strong plus.
• Experience in capacity building, organizational development and/or Public Administration Reform , especially in a Public Financial Management context, a strong plus.
• Demonstrated history of providing training, coaching and mentoring to local counterpart staff.
• Able to produce reports and other standards documents, in English, up to a professional standard.
• Previous experience in under-developed, insecure or post-conflict environments a plus.
• Fluency in Dari and/or Pashto a strong plus.
Afghan expatriates and nationals of countries in Afghanistan’s region are especially preferred for this position. Afghan expatriates who currently hold MCP Employment Contract are not eligible to apply for CTAP Positions.
How to apply:
Application should be completed online via jobs@ctapafghanistan.org. Please submit your cover letter and CV by registering on CTAP website. Only short listed candidates whose background and experiences corresponds to the above criteria will be contacted for further consideration. CTAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Closing Date: Sunday, 25 March 2012
