One senior expert is requested for 15 person-days in Maseru, Lesotho plus 6 days office work for reporting.
Qualifications / Experience
•At least a recognized Master Degree or recognised equivalent level in the fields of public financial management, fiscal policy, accounting, economics and/or public sector auditing;
•At least 10 years working experience in the various disciplines of public financial management, PFM reform, research and/or PFM/fiscal policy formulation.
Skills / Knowledge-Base
•Working and/or research experience in assessing all aspects of PFM systems, policies
and procedures. The expert must offer work/research experience in at least a combination of the main fields covered by the PEFA indicators, which include:
o Budget transparency and allocation (including budget formulation, preparation and oversight);
o Budget management;
o Intergovernmental relations;
o Multi-year fiscal planning;
o PFM and expenditure policy and legislation;
o Public procurement and treasury functions;
o Internal controls and auditing;
o Performance auditing;
o Accrual accounting;
•Understanding of and experience in working in the Lesotho PFM sector and environment will be advantageous;
•Understanding and/or experience in working with the PEFA methodology and assessment of PEFA indicators and reporting will be advantageous.
•Excellent oral and writing skills in English are mandatory.
4. Location and Duration
The assignment will commence no later than 22 November 2010 end no later than 31 January 2011 with the submission of the final report. During this overall period, the international expert will each deliver a maximum of 21 person days of service. For the purpose of this contract, expert has the permission to work during Saturdays and public holidays, as required for delivering the requested services. The analysis phase of the assignment will be carried out in Maseru, Kingdom of Lesotho. The Ministry of Natural Resources will provide support to the international experts with the arrangements of any stakeholder workshops.
