National Individual Consultant - Senior Expert on Public Finance Management, Remote Working, Nepal (Only for Nepalese Nationals)

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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, result

The objective of this consultancy is to support the Social Policy, Evidence and Evaluation (SPEE) section at UNICEF in PFM and social protection budgeting-related engagements, including strengthening the capacity and budget processes, both locally and at the federal level, to promote more equitable and sustainable child outcomes through key social sector investments including social protection. The Consultant will assist in strengthening advocacy for enhancing investments in children. This will take into consideration the strong track record of Nepal on Child Family Local Governance (CFLG), which was endorsed by the Government through Child Friendly Local Governance strategy (2011). Child friendly local governance (CFLG) is a framework and strategy that places children in the center of all development policies, structures and processes in local government. It seeks to enhance good governance by mainstreaming child’s right to protection, survival, development, and participation as underlined in the convention on the rights of the child. CFLG also aims to ensure that all children, adolescents and women have access to social protection, education, health care, nutrition, sanitation, clean water, information, and other services, so that their rights to survival, development, protection and participation may be fully realized.

The assignment will support key line ministries and local governments towards improved capacity to plan, budget and execute key initiatives through equity lens and improve service delivery.

Specific Tasks:

1. Provide technical assistance to strengthen federal and provincial government’s capacity to implement public finance management functions towards a more effective, efficient, inclusive and accountable fiscal federalism.
2. Provide technical support to provincial governments on capacity building and training programs on PFM and PF4C.
3. Provide strategic guidance on policy issues pertaining to PFM that support, among others, equitable health, education, nutrition and child protection outcomes.
4. Provide inputs, technical support and interact with key development partners on joint PFM initiatives and advocacy.
5. Regular engagement with GoN Ministries to advance child friendly budgeting and planning.

Duration of the contract:

The total duration of the consultancy is for 100 days over the period of August 2021 to January 2022.

Duty Station: Remote Working. Field travel may require under this assignment

Deliverables for this Assignment:

Description of Deliverables Target Delivery Date Number of DaysSubmission of Child-friendly budgeting and planning for local governmentAug - Nov 202120 daysAt least 7 capacity building training and ToTs in child-friendly budgeting and planning in provincesAug 2021 - Jan 202235Provide TA to MoF’s Economic Policy Analysis Division to conduct social budget analysis (5 thematic reports) Aug - Nov 202145To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Education: Advanced degree in social sciences (economics, finance, public administration or other fields relevant for the assignment).
• Work Experience: A Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience on PFM framework, policies and instruments.
• Special skills: Demonstrated experience and expertise in leadership and coordination of PFM activities at federal and local level.

The consultant must demonstrate:

• Proven and extensive experience of providing advisory support to Government and public entities.
• Strong knowledge of PFM systems and procedures of the GoN at all three tiers- federal, provincial and local.
• Experience of working with UN and international organization will be an advantage.
• Excellent coordination, facilitation and leadership skills.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

“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. We welcome applications from females and under-represented groups”.

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.

Kindly submit your financial quotation for this assignment along with your application. The quotation should be based on deliverables for this assignment.

UNICEF is not liable and the consultant/individual contractor is responsible for paying taxes incurred from the remuneration under this contract to the relevant government authorities following the Income Tax Act 2002 of Nepal.

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.