Closing Date: Sunday, 20 June 2010
| Job # | 101178 |
| Job Title | Research Analyst (Fiscal and Public Financial Management) - Uganda |
| Job Family | Other |
| Location | Kampala, Uganda |
| Appointment | Local Hire |
| Job Posted | 31-May-2010 |
| Closing Date | 20-Jun-2010 |
| Language Requirements | English [Essential] |
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| Background / General description |
THIS IS A LOCALLY RECRUITED POSITION BASED IN THE BANK'S OFFICE IN KAMPALA, UGANDA. LOCAL STAFF BENEFITS WILL APPLY. The World Bank together with 10 Development Partners is providing budget support to the Government of Uganda under a Joint Budget Support Framework. In partnership with the Government of Uganda, the JBSF Development Partners are committed to providing budget support on an annual basis against a jointly-agreed Joint Performance Assessment Framework (JAF). To support the administrative and technical work of the development partners that underpins the JBSF, a Technical and Administrative Support Unit (TASU) is being established, to be financed through a multi-donor trust fund with contributions from the participating development partners. This unit will be staffed with international and national staff with a mix of general management and technical skills. The unit will provide high quality technical/research analysis, which will lay the basis for informed policy design, as well as providing administrative and logistical support to the JBSF Technical and Policy Dialogue Taskforce. It will also coordinate and where appropriate, commission studies as part of the substantial analytical work needed to inform the assessment of performance under the JAF and establishment of policy frameworks for subsequent years. A Research Analyst with policy background will be hired under the TASU. In addition, the TASU will comprise of a Senior Program Coordinator who provides the day-to-day management of the TASU and 2 economists, among other TASU staff. |
| Duties and Accountabilities |
Support economists with inputs to reports and policy notes on PFM and public expenditure
Provide advice to the taskforce in the area of PFM
Assess progress of PFM reforms
Follow and analyse all steps in the budget cycle
Produce short notes of the budget cycle to inform the JBSF TF and to feed into the annual pre-appraisal and appraisal.
Responsible for monitoring JAF budget triggers
Produce short analytical papers on budget allocations, releases and outturns of the budget.
Initiate Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys (PETS); financial and technical support to the Ministry of Finance in carrying out PETS
Participates in missions/field visits to collect-analyze data as well as exchange information with Government/Donor officials
Support the development partner JBSF taskforce as appropriate with minute writing, updating management tools e.g. action list and timelines, and ensuring agreed actions have been acted on.
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| Selection Criteria |
Advanced degree in financial management or public administration;
Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience the field of public financial management;
Knowledge of Ugandan public financial management systems;
Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, including strong statistics skills;
Behavioral competencies that facilitate dialogue with partners, including listening skills, training and capacity development skills, and ability to adapt advice to the institutional realities;
Commitment to teamwork, knowledge-sharing, and ability to influence across organizational boundaries;
Excellent communication skills in English, written and spoken.
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