Public Finance Management Expert - Bangladesh

The consultant will support the implementation of strengthening public financial management systems for recovery in Bangladesh as part of the UNDRR project on readiness for resilient recovery. The role involves analyzing and assessing public financial management for recovery, drafting a financial preparedness plan, and supporting capacity building and validation workshops.

Responsibilities

• Review all relevant background documents, including previous PFM assessments and related studies, and apply the UNDRR PFM assessment guide to inform the PFM for recovery assessment framework and scope in Bangladesh.
• Develop a concise stakeholder engagement/interview plan and conduct interviews with relevant stakeholders including Ministry of Finance officials, disaster management officials, public investments management officials, procurement officers, and budget and planning officials of relevant line ministries and other stakeholders to deepen the analysis and validate preliminary findings.
• Draft initial PFM for recovery assessment and recommendations based on the findings of the desktop study and conducted interviews, tailored to the country context and forming the basis of a financial preparedness plan.
• Collaborate with the National Recovery Coordinator to ensure that PFM assessment findings feed into the development of the national Recovery Readiness Assessment and Roadmap.
• Prepare a powerpoint based on the assessment for presentation of assessment results, validation by national counterparts, and capacity building.
• Support the preparation of a validation and capacity building workshop on PFM for recovery, including drafting of agendas, identification of relevant participants, consultation with Ministry of Finance and support to the development of materials, and participate in the workshop.
• Update and finalize the PFM for recovery assessment and financial preparedness plan based on feedback and inputs received during the validation process and workshop.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree in economics, public finance, disaster risk management, development, business administration, public policy, management or the relevant field is required.
• A first-level university degree in combination with 2 additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in public finance, disaster recovery, public sector coordination, or disaster risk management is required.
• Experience in national finance systems involving strong communication and analysis is required.
• Experience in research on disaster risk reduction related topics is desirable.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of Bengali is desirable.
• Knowledge of any other UN Languages is desirable.

Skills

• Public Finance
• Disaster Risk Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Coordination with Public Sector
• National Financial Systems
• Financial Analysis
• Research on Disaster Risk Reduction
• Capacity Building
• Financial Preparedness Planning
• Workshop Facilitation

Languages

English, Bengali