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TECHNICAL ADVISOR FOR FISCAL DECENTRALISATION & WORKFORCE PLANNING |
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Posted 2018-10-09 00:55:33
CAREER OPPORTUNITY
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für
Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is the implementing agency of the
Federal Republic of Germany for technical and international cooperation. It
offers flexible, sustainable and effective solutions in political, economic and
social change processes. Most of the work of GIZ is commissioned by the German
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GIZ also
operates on behalf of other German ministries as well as public and private
bodies in Germany and abroad. These include the European Commission, the United
Nations, the World Bank and governments of other countries.
The Good Financial Governance
(GFG) Programme 2019-2022 phase is foreseen to focus on increasing
transparency, efficiency, and accountability of public financial governance in
Zambia. Its main partner institutions are envisioned to be the Ministry of
Finance, the Ministry of National Development Planning, selected line
ministries, the Zambia Revenue Authority and the Zambia Public Procurement
Authority. The GFG Programme is set to provide advisory services and capacity
development measures in the areas of enhancing revenue mobilisation and supporting
the reforms in budget planning, management and execution, as well as the
revision of intergovernmental fiscal relations, to its partner institutions.
In this context, GIZ is seeking a
suitable candidate for the following position:
Technical Advisor on Fiscal
Decentralisation and Workforce Planning (Lusaka based)
REF:
GIZ_GFG_FDWP
Main tasks and
responsibilities:
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Supporting programme
management in reaching programme objectives and team objectives,
especially in the area of fiscal decentralisation including local government
financial reporting and workforce planning
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Providing technical advice,
individually and in close collaboration with other team members/short term
experts, on questions of public financial management with a focus on fiscal
decentralisation including local government financial reporting and workforce
planning to the programme partners, as for example, Ministry of Finance,
Ministry of National Development Planning, selected line ministries and the
Zambia Public Procurement Authority
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Conducting research
activities and studies related to political issues and framework conditions for
enhancing local government financial management in Zambia, the scope and pace
of fiscal decentralisation processes as well as the budgeting and personnel
planning and deployment and payroll management prior to, and after, devolution
to councils
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Supporting programme
management in preparing Terms of Reference for short-term experts to support
advisory in the area of activity
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Designing, preparing and
implementing workshops, seminars or other events on issues connected with the area
of activity, both individually and with other team members
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Assisting the programme
management in monitoring the development and implementation of operational
plans and activities in close consultation with the partners
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Supporting the programme management
in maintaining regular contact and dialogue with partners for programme
steering purposes
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Preparing appropriate input for
various programme reports including annual reports and other reports required
by programme management
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Performing tasks on an ad hoc
basis at the request of programme management
Qualifications and
requirements:
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Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in
a relevant field such as Economics, Public/Local Government Finance, Investment
Planning and Finance, Public Policy or Development Studies; an advanced degree
is an added advantage
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Membership of the Zambia
Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) and/or other relevant professional
bodies or specific qualifications relating to public administration and/or
public financial management particularly as it relates to local government;
decentralisation and/or economics, is an added advantage
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At least 5-10 years’ professional
experience in areas such as enhancing local government planning, personnel
management, budgeting and financial management practices in Zambia and/or other
regional countries and engagement in the design and implementation of practical
steps to execute fiscal decentralisation in Zambia and/or another regional
country
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Experience in enhancing revenue
generation performance of local governments in Zambia and/or other regional
country, especially from property tax bases is an additional asset
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Professional experience in a
technical assistance advisory role, in organisational development and change
management, including leadership buy-in and stakeholder identification and
involvement is an added advantage
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Previous experience in risk
identification, assessment and management including the implementation of
formal risk management frameworks is an additional asset
Other knowledge, additional competences
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Excellent analytical skills,
particularly when reviewing and interpreting local government financial reports
and data
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Fluency in English, both written
and oral
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Excellent report writing skills
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Strong communication and
interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust, consensus and respect
required for good working relationships with internal and external contacts
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Knowledge in the design of
training programmes, curricula, training courses and materials, as well as
training delivery and evaluation is desirable
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Ability to manage the development
of competences, skills and abilities (mentoring)
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Must be proactive and be able to
manage and prioritise workload and be accustomed to working under pressure with
high resilience and self-motivation
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Ability to work in a
multicultural and multidisciplinary team
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Strong IT skills, i.e. very good
working knowledge of MS Office and the ability to use financial information
systems with a high degree of proficiency; experience with SAP software is an
additional asset
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Willingness to upskill;
corresponding measures to be agreed with management
The successful
candidate will be expected to start full-time employment with GIZ, on a fixed
term contract on 1st January 2018. Interested candidates must send the CV and a
cover letter electronically, quoting the reference GIZ_GFG_FDWP in the email subject line to: jobzambia@giz.de by 15:00 hrs on Friday, 12th
October 2018. Certificates, qualifications, etc. must not be attached to the application. In
addition, traceable references of previous engagements must be provided.
Please note that only applicants selected for
interview will be contacted. GIZ is committed to being an equal opportunities
employer. Therefore, women and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged
to apply.