Job # 110310
Job Title E T Consultant
Job Family Financial Management
Location Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Appointment Local Hire
Job Posted 18-Feb-2011
Closing Date 06-Mar-2011
Language Requirements English [Essential]; Amharic [Desired]

Background / General description
The Donor Coordination Team of the Productive Safety Nets Programme (PSNP) & Household Asset Building Programme (HABP) seeks to locally recruit a dynamic professional as a Financial Management Specialist based in the Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is a one (1) year Extended Term Consultant (subject to renewal depending on funding, performance and business need).

The objective of the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) is: ‘To assure food consumption and prevent asset depletion for food insecure households in chronically food insecure woredas, while stimulating markets, improving access to services and natural resources, and rehabilitating and enhancing the natural environment”. The PSNP provides a safety net to protect people falling into trouble, while also providing a secure food and asset platform from which they may be able to improve their household status and become food secure. The Government’s Household Asset Building programme (and other elements of the Food Security Programme) complements the PSNP. The objective of the HABP is “income sources diversified and productive assets increased for food insecure households in CFI woredas”.

Objectives of the Financial Management Specialist is to support MoFED and MoA follow-up, assist and facilitate the efficient and effective implementation of the financial management system; and to support the workings of the Financial Management Task Force and ensure it fulfills its mandate and objectives.

Duties and Accountabilities
a) Establish and maintain contact with relevant government institutions – especially the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED), the Food Security Coordination Directorate (FSCD), and other Directorates in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MoARD) as appropriate – to discuss the preparation of the PSNP budget and coordinate overall financial management of the programme;
b) Support MoFED to manage, coordinate and facilitate the PSNP Financial Management Task Force;
c) Follow-up adherence to programme financial management guidelines at Federal, Regional and Woreda level;
d) Review, discuss and comment on quarterly financial reports and year-end reports
e) Monitor the preparation of fund disbursement requests based on quarterly allocations for each region with monthly breakdown; and
f) Other duties as assigned by the Donor Co-ordinator and the Donor Working Group.
Selection Criteria
a) Education: At least a MSC degree in Accounting or Economics;
b) At least 5 years of relevant experience;
c) Sound working knowledge of financial management systems of the public sector in Ethiopia;
d) Excellent verbal and written communication skills in the English language;
e) Demonstrated analytical clarity, problem solving skill, with ability to balance program objectives and client needs;
f) Task/project/program management skills;
g) Ability to deal sensitively with multi-cultural environment;
h) Ability to function effectively in multidisciplinary teams with a matrix management environment

The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.

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