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Posted 2018-10-09 02:35:23
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 for Public
Investment Planning and Management (Lusaka based)
REF:
GIZ_GFG_PIPM
Main tasks and
responsibilities:
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Supporting the programme
management in reaching programme objectives and team objectives, especially in
the area of public investment planning and management as well as public
procurement
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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 investment
planning, management and procurement to the Ministry of National Development
Planning, the Ministry of Finance, selected line ministries and the Zambia
Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA)
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Conducting research activities
and studies related to strengthening public investment planning, public
procurement and management systems in Zambia
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Supporting programme management
in preparing Terms of Reference for short-term experts related to the
strengthening of public investment planning, public procurement and management
systems
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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 Finance, Investment Planning and
Finance, Public Policy or Development Studies; a master’s 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 procurement, investment
appraisal, planning and management and/or economics, is an added advantage
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At least five (5) years’
professional experience in public investment appraisal, procurement and monitoring/execution
processes and practices in Zambia and/or other countries in the region
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Experience in managing political
processes surrounding the identification and selection of public investment
projects and the procurement processes used
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Experience in linking the public
investment appraisal system with the annual budget process through its
interface with processes used to formulate the Medium Term Expenditure
Framework (MTEF) is an additional asset
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Experience in risk
identification, assessment and management including the implementation of
formal risk management frameworks
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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
Other knowledge, additional
competences
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Excellent analytical skills,
particularly when reviewing public investment project proposals in terms of
their technical, financial and economic feasibility
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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 and the ability to use
financial information systems with a high degree of proficiency; experience in
using SAP software, especially the Project Management module, and/or other
systems used for the appraisal of public investment projects and the ZPPA
e-procurement processes 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_PIPM 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.