Public Expenditures Management (PEM) Expert

Contract

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Background

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https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=74960

Duties and Responsibilities

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Competencies

Functional Competencies

• Strong analytical capacity and experience in socio-economic analysis, needs assessment and programme design
• Ability to undertake technical policy-focused research related to local governance, local development and decentralization
• Good knowledge and substantial field experience in local governance, local development and decentralization.
• Solid understanding of the concept/theory and practice of decentralization and local governance broadly.
• Sound knowledge on the policy and implementation of decentralization related processes and mechanisms.
• Experience in strategic planning, participatory and inclusive methodologies (territorial and local development plans) including gender equity and women’s empowerment in local governance processes.
• Experience in working with government’s institutions, local communities, civil society, private sector and other non-governmental organizations.
• Knowledge of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and SDGs implementation frameworks at different levels.
• Knowledge and experience in capacity strengthening.
• Capacity to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to plan own work, report on work progress and deliver outputs in a timely manner.
• Ability to structure a task in terms of the analytic/investigative process and to produce a well-structured output;
• Openness to change and ability to receive / integrate feedback;
• Excellent report writing, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to deliver in a timely manner without compromising quality standards.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.

Core Competencies:

• Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
• Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
• Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
• Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
• Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

• Master’s degree in public policy, urban planning and development studies or related fields.

Experience

• The candidate must have experience in local government system development with a hands-on knowledge of the public expenditure, local revenue and asset management systems and their procedures would be crucial for performing this assignment. Moreover, to possess the ability and experience in working with and managing relations with multiple partners would be of significant value.

Language

• Excellent knowledge of the English, knowledge of Arabic language is an advantage.
• Capacity to communicate fluently with different stakeholders (Government authorities, Development Partners, civil society, etc.).