Job Description
Summary of Assigment:The Public Financial Management Specialist and its project team members will support the Government of Tanzania to implement a range of PFM reforms at the central, regional and local government levels affecting 26 regions and 188 local government authorities in the following priority areas: i) revenue management; ii)
budgeting and planning; iii) budget execution, transparency and accountability iv) budget control and oversight. Experts will be embedded inside Tanzanian government institutions to deliver ongoing on-the-job TA in these priority areas to GoT counterparts
Required Qualifications:
The Public Financial Management Specialist will have:
- Minimum 7 years’ of experience in public sector planning, budgeting, revenue and taxation, accounting, public procurement, and internal and external audit at the central or local levels;
- Post-graduate qualification in public finance or other relevant field;
- Demonstrated experience delivering institutional strengthening assistance to national and/or sub-national entities in public financial management;
- Demonstrated experience designing PFM training materials or manuals;
- Work experience in Tanzania;
- Professional fluency in English.
The Public Financial Management Specialist will preferably have:
- Experience training local government staff;
- Master’s degree in public finance or other relevant field;
- Strong, demonstrable knowledge of the Tanzanian public sector context;
- Work experience on DFID or African Development Bank projects.
We thank all applicants, however only those making the shortlist will be contacted.
About the Organization
Cowater International (Cowater) is Canada’s leading management consulting firm focused on providing services to developing and emerging economies. Since 1985, Cowater has provided leading-edge, innovative solutions to more than 65 countries worldwide. During this time, Cowater has completed more than 400 projects and has developed a reputation of excellence for our strong ability to work with clients and stakeholders to provide solutions and services tailored to the needs and challenges faced by developing and transitional countries.Our firm possesses internationally recognized and award winning experience at the policy, program and project levels, developing and managing major projects as well as undertaking studies, sector reviews, evaluations, and training and communications activities.
In addition to our headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, we also operate project offices in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Mozambique, Ghana, South Sudan, Vietnam, Lesotho, Jordan, Honduras, Mali, Malawi, and Bhutan.
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