Public Expenditures Management (PEM) Expert
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Overview
Apply for consultancy assignment with expertise in public expenditures.
You have:
- Master’s degree in public policy, urban planning and development studies or related fields.
- Experience in local government system development with hands-on knowledge of public expenditure, local revenue and asset management systems.
- Excellent knowledge of the English language; knowledge of the Arabic language is an advantage.
- Capacity to communicate fluently with different stakeholders (Government authorities, Development Partners, civil society, etc.).
Contract
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Background
To apply for this consultancy assignment, please check below link to veiw the terms of reference and other documents.
https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=74960
Duties and Responsibilities
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https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=74960
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.).
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you successfully managed a complex project involving multiple partners? | This question assesses your experience in stakeholder management and project coordination under challenging situations. | Highlight your role, the stakeholders involved, and the outcomes of the project. |
| What strategies do you use to conduct socio-economic analysis? | The interviewer is looking for your approach and methodologies in analyzing socio-economic data. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure that your understanding of decentralization is applied effectively in your work? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a situation where you had to integrate feedback into your project. How did you handle it? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What is your experience with integrating gender equity in local governance processes? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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