The Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA) Financial Compliance Monitoring Specialist Job Vacancy

The Local Administrative
Entities Development Agency (LODA) is a Government Fund under
the supervision of MINALOC. It was established by law n°62/2013 of 27/08/2013
establishing the Local Administrative Entities Development
Agency (LODA) and determining its responsibilities, organization and
functioning.

LODA replaces and takes over
all the responsibilities, mission and vision formerly assigned
to RLDSF. In the framework of implementing the local economic and
community development polices and strategies, social protection and poverty
reduction programs.

LODA focuses on Local
Economic & Community Development, Social Protection, capacity building
of local administrative entities within the scope of its mission. Moreover,
LODA does monitoring and evaluation on the implementation process of
development programs in Local Governments with the view of contributing to
the capacity building of population and decentralized entities as well as
reducing extreme poverty in the country.

Job	Financial Compliance Monitoring Specialist	Organization	LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Level	00.I	Reports To	SPIU COORDINATOR
No. of Positions	1	Deadline	13/Sep/2018
Job Description Participate in the development of planning and budgeting earmarked funds guidelines to guide LG in the use of funds under the “Rwanda Strengthening Social Protection” project (SSPP): Advise decentralized entities on the effective use of LODA allocations provided for the SSPP; Assess reports and financial records to ensure that programme funds are (i) used for the purpose intended (ii) are correctly, completely and accurately recorded (iii) used in line with programme guidelines (iv) achieve value for money Work with other LODA departments and Directors of Finance to assess risks incurred by LODA in the management of SSPP funds allocated to decentralised entities, and recommend appropriate measures to improve project efficiency and effectiveness; Carry out inspection and monitoring to validate the assessment of risk and the effectiveness of mitigation measures; Advise the LODA Administration on financial guidance to ensure that funds allocated to decentralized entities are managed in conformity the agreement between the World Bank and the Government of Rwanda; Facilitate partners in the activities related to financial inspection of funds allocated to decentralized entities by LODA. Contribute to the revision of guidelines and manuals to improve financial management Support the World Bank missions to review the project by participation in field missions and preparation of reports and analysis;
Job Profile A0 Business Administration, Accounting, Finance with professional working experience of 7years in public finance management, financial management standards and procedures or Masters in the same fields with at least 5years professional experience in public finance management, financial management standards and procedures. Knowledge of international financial management best practice, international accounting standards, principles and practice; Knowledge of Rwanda’s financial management standards and procedures; Knowledge of Rwanda Public Financial Management law and regulations; Knowledge of World Bank financial management requirements related to the SSPP ; Strong analytical skills, able to solve complex problems; Detailed knowledge of systems of internal control, carrying out risk assessments and developing fiduciary risk mitigation measures; Leadership and management skills; Communication and presentation skills; Strong IT skills, able to work with major database systems, financial management systems and Excel and power point especially; Judgment & decision making and time management skills Fluent in Kinyarwanda, English and/ or French; knowledge of all is an added advantage