National Consultancy: Support Ministry of Economy and Finance to Review and Produce Education Sector Budget Data, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, an advocate.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

The purpose of this consultancy is to support improvement in reporting the total national budget allocated to the education sector, including through improvements to the COFOG.

The assignment has two main interlinked objectives:

• Support MEF to coordinate with the relevant line ministries involved in education COFOG to conduct a comprehensive review of the education international COFOG and national education COFOG and current tagging of budget data for reporting on this function to produce a short report of national financing to the education sector in Cambodia to support Cambodia’s applications to the GPE
• Building on the comprehensive review, produce a report with concrete recommendations to improve the education COFOG

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Qualifications and Experience

• An advanced University degree (Master’s degree or equivalent or higher) in economics, social policy, international development, or similar field.
• A minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience, of which at least three have been spent working on public financial management reform and processes, programme budgeting and budget strategic planning; work with the Cambodian government on these aspects is a major advantage.
• Strong technical knowledge of government financial and budgeting processes, including COFOG, preferably with a RGC line ministry.
• Familiarity with education sector public financial management reform programmes, including priority reform areas and budget setting processes.
• Excellent interpersonal, facilitation and communication skills.
• Excellent data analysis skills, including consolidating complex data into easily understandable and communicable formats; and
• Fluency in English and Khmer.

Please find the terms of reference for this assignment in: TOR - Education Domestic Financing COFOG tms.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: https://uni.cf/UNICEFValues

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.