Background |
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South Sudan is on a path of systems and institutional reform and transformation processes in socio-economic, civil and political sectors during the transitional period in line with the spirit and letter of the Revitalized Agreement on Resolution of Conflict in Republic of South Sudan (R-ARCSS) 2018. Chapter IV (4.1.7) of the R-ARCSS stipulates that “the RTGONU shall undertake immediate and medium term Economic and Financial Management reform programme”. Over the past two years, the government has made progress on key reforms to stabilize the macroeconomic environment. These include formulating a National Development Strategy (NDS), abolishing the fuel subsidy and liberalizing the fuel market and abolishing deficit financing from the central bank. These reforms helped to stabilize the economy, resulting in an optimistic economic outlook for FY 2020/2021. Unfortunately, the COVID 19 pandemic has had a significantly negative socioeconomic impact on South Sudan resulting in a depressed fiscal space to finance implementation of the R-ARCSS. An analysis of the potential socio-economic impact of COVID 19 pandemic, conducted with the UNDP, recommended for government to build the capacities of domestic revenue mobilization by ensuring a functioning tax system as well as mobilize non-oil revenue and diversify the economy as an immediate response to the pandemic and also long term development. Consistent with these recommendations, requirements of Chapter IV of the R-ARCSS and recommendations from the IMF, the Minister of Finance & Planning issued a Ministerial Order establishing a governance structure to guide PFM Reform Strategy (PFMRS) in South Sudan. The governance structure consists of three committees namely:
As per the approved Terms of Reference for the PFM governance structure, the PFM Secretariat will be established under the Ministry of Finance and Planning’s organizational structure to support the functional departments to deliver on the PFMRS. The PFM-Reform Secretariat (PFM-RS) will initially comprise of a small core team of full-time staff and part-time staff from key economic institutions. The PFM-RS will have six full time staff on fixed term appointment of six months. These positions are for qualified South Sudanese nationals currently in the country as well as outside of the country. The composition of the PFM Secretariat is as follows:
Against this backdrop the UNDP is recruiting a PFM Specialist to support the PFM Reform Secretariat for 130 days. The technical specialist will report to the Coordinator of the Secretariat on a day to day basis. S/he will focus on the Security Cluster, which is chaired by the First Vice President (FVP) of the Republic of South Sudan |
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Duties and Responsibilities |
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Under the direct supervision and guidance of the Coordinator of the PFM Secretariat/ Project Manager-GEMS (Matrixed with MoFP and UNDP), the PFM Specialist will: Work planning, project management and coordination with working groups
Public Financial Management Capacity development within the Security Cluster
Communications and information management within the Security Cluster
Deliverables:
All reports are subject to review and endorsement by the MoFP/PFM Secretariat and UNDP and the final report to a validation workshop by stakeholders |
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Competencies |
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Identifying and Building Strategic Consensus with Collegial Partnerships:
Innovating and Developing Good Governance Strategies, Plans and Regulations:
Creating Impact through Sustainable Peace and Holistic Development Dividends:
Promoting Institutional Training, Technical Expertise and Knowledge Sharing:
Organizational Awareness:
Working in Teams:
Communicating Information and Ideas:
Self-Management & Emotional Intelligence: Creating synergies through self-control, tolerates conditions of stress, uncertainty or ambiguity and continues to maintain a positive outlook and to work productively. |
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Required Skills and Experience |
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Academic Qualifications:
Experience:
Language:
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The application package containing the following (to be uploaded as one file): A cover letter with a brief description of why the Offer considers her/himself the most suitable for the assignment;
Note: The above documents need to be scanned in one file and uploaded to the online application as one document.
Shortlisted candidates (ONLY) will be requested to submit a Financial Proposal.
The Financial Proposal is to be emailed as per the instruction in the separate email that will be sent to shortlisted candidates. Evaluation Process: Applicants are reviewed based on Required Skills and Experience stated above and based on the technical evaluation criteria outlined below. Applicants will be evaluated based on cumulative scoring. When using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:
Technical Evaluation – Total 70% (700 points):
Having reviewed applications received, UNDP will award the top candidates with highest scores. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Candidates obtaining a minimum of 70% (49 points) of the maximum obtainable points for the technical criteria (70 points) shall be considered for the financial evaluation. Financial Evaluation – Total 30% (30 points) The following formula will be used to evaluate financial proposal: p = y (µ/z), where p = points for the financial proposal being evaluated y = maximum number of points for the financial proposal µ = price of the lowest priced proposal z = price of the proposal being evaluated Contract Award: Candidate obtaining the highest combined scores in the combined score of Technical and Financial evaluation will be considered technically qualified and will be offered to enter into contract with UNDP. Institutional Arrangement: The consultant shall work under the guidance and direct supervision of the Coordinator of the PFM Secretariat/Undersecretary of MoFP and the UNDP GEMS Project Manager and will be responsible for the fulfilment of the deliverables as specified above. Payment Modality:
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