Consultant – Public Financial Management / IFMIS and Health Expenditure Tracking Expert

The consultant will provide technical leadership and conceptual guidance to develop a framework linking Integrated Financial Management Information Systems (IFMIS) and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) expenditure-tracking systems in selected countries in the WHO African Region. The role involves analyzing national public financial management systems, developing expenditure tagging frameworks, supporting tool design and piloting, and producing technical guidance for cross-sectoral health expenditure tracking.

Responsibilities

• Conduct analytical review and conceptualization of IFMIS and public financial management systems in selected pilot countries.
• Review the structure and functioning of IFMIS and public financial management systems.
• Analyze national charts of accounts, budget classifications, programme classifications, and relevant accounting guidance.
• Identify opportunities and constraints for tracking SRHR expenditure across sectors.
• Develop a conceptual framework for linking IFMIS data to SHA 2011 classifications.
• Lead development of expenditure tagging framework to identify health- and SRHR-related expenditures across sectors.
• Design a practical multi-level tagging system balancing operational feasibility and analytical usefulness.
• Define major SRHR expenditure categories and mapping logic to SHA classifications.
• Support tool design and piloting by working closely with IT consultant to define functional specifications for the extraction tool.
• Support design of workflows for automated extraction and classification of expenditures.
• Participate in pilot testing in selected countries.
• Document institutional arrangements and data governance considerations required for implementation.
• Lead drafting of technical guidance paper on estimating health and SRHR expenditures across sectors.
• Prepare technical notes, presentations, and recommendations from pilot implementation.
• Support dissemination and technical discussions with countries and partners.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master’s level or above) in public finance, health economics, economics, accounting, public administration, development studies, information systems, or another relevant field.
• Specialized training or certification in public financial management, IFMIS administration, government accounting, or health financing is desirable.
• Additional training in National Health Accounts or SHA 2011 methodologies is an asset.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in public financial management, budgeting systems, government accounting, IFMIS, or expenditure tracking.
• Demonstrated experience working with ministries of finance and/or ministries of health on budget analysis, expenditure tracking, or financial reporting systems.
• Experience conducting analytical reviews of charts of accounts, programme classifications, or public expenditure systems.
• Proven experience working in low- and middle-income countries, preferably in Africa.
• Experience with National Health Accounts (NHA) and/or System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011) is desirable.
• Experience linking public financial management systems to sectoral expenditure analysis is desirable.
• Previous experience working with WHO, UN agencies, development banks, or international development partners is desirable.
• Experience supporting multi-country technical initiatives and piloting innovative tools or methodologies is desirable.
• Strong understanding of public financial management systems and government budgeting processes.
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills.
• Ability to translate technical financial information into operational guidance and practical tools.
• Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent command of English is required, with demonstrated ability to write reports.
• Working knowledge of French is required for effective collaboration and understanding of technical materials in pilot countries.
• Bilingual French English is preferred.

Skills

• Public Financial Management
• IFMIS Administration
• Health Expenditure Tracking
• Budget Analysis
• Government Accounting
• Financial Reporting Systems
• National Health Accounts
• System of Health Accounts SHA 2011
• Expenditure Tracking
• Public Expenditure Systems
• Charts of Accounts Analysis
• Programme Classification Analysis
• Public Budgeting Processes
• Analytical review
• Technical Guidance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Report Writing
• Presentation Skills
• Multi-cultural Team Collaboration
• French Language
• English Language

Languages

English, French