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Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty and promoting shared prosperity. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges.  For more information, visit www.worldbank.org.

Eastern and Southern Africa (E AFR) Region

We need the best and brightest talent focused on our region in order to harness the potential and innovation happening across the continent.  Home to about 700 million of Africa’s people, Eastern and Southern Africa is a geographically, culturally and economically diverse region of 26 countries stretching from the Red Sea in the North to the Cape of Good Hope in the South.

The subregion harbors some of Africa’s protracted conflicts, rendering many of its countries fragile, while significant gaps in education, health, and skills development continues to keep people from reaching their full potential. This creates a huge development challenge, impacts heavily on the lives and livelihoods of people, and hinders regional integration and trade! But it also creates an opportunity to work closely with country leaders, civil society, development partners, and young people to chart a brighter course for the future.
Are you ready to make an impact? We are looking for dedicated professionals to join our innovative and diverse team to improve people’s lives and help countries build back better after COVID!

Eastern and Southern Africa (AFR E ) Region: https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/afr/eastern-and-southern-africa

Prosperity Practice Group

The Prosperity Practice Group (PG) supports economic policies and legal, regulatory and institutional reforms to enable equitable and sustainable growth and to promote sustainable institutions that serve to reduce poverty. It comprises four Global Practices – Finance, Competitiveness & Innovation; Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment; Poverty & Equity; and Governance.

The Governance Global Practice

More than half of the global population expresses distrust in government institutions. The Governance GP helps developing countries build capable, efficient, open, inclusive and accountable institutions that can support economic growth, reduce poverty, deliver needed services and earn the confidence of citizens.  Our work encompasses public financial management, public procurement, civil service reform, open government, anti-corruption, and using technology to improve quality and access to government services.
For more information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/governance

Country Management Unit Context

The AECS2 country management unit (CMU) covers 5 countries (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique and Seychelles) in a blend of IDA and IBRD countries.

More information on Comoros: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/comoros
More information on Madagascar: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/madagascar
More information on Mauritius: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/mauritius
More information on Mozambique: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/mozambique
More information on Seychelles: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/seychelles

Duties and Accountabilities

You will be under the supervision of the Governance Practice Manager (PM) for the EAEG2 Unit (Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, South Africa) and will support the implementation of activities financed by a Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) that supports the implementation of public financial management reforms in Mozambique. The Specialist will:
• Support the MDTF Program Manager in administering and managing the MDTF, particularly in developing mechanisms and procedures to select and implement activities to be funded by the MDTF
• Provide additional support to the Program Manager of the MDTF with program management tasks, including financial reporting, monitoring of activities funded by the MDTF, generating progress reports and preparing the annual work plan
• Liaise and manage relationships with the Donor partners and organize partner coordination meetings and communications as required in the relevant agreements
• Provide analytical input and advice to Bank operational teams on issues pertaining to PFM, exploring synergies with MDTF activities whenever pertinent
• Conduct analytical/research work relevant to the MDTF as may be required by the Donor Partners/Program Manager/Practice Manager
• Contribute to Advisory Services and Analytics with the objective to strengthen PFM in Mozambique and contribute to knowledge management and dissemination.
• Support the Program Manager in any other work related to the MDTF

Selection Criteria

The selected candidate will have significant, directly relevant, experience including:

• Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., public administration, economics, accounting, finance, law)
• Minimum five years of relevant experience working on public financial management, ideally with experience working on two or more of the following: budget planning, formulation and execution; cash management; internal audit and controls; fiscal decentralization; fiscal transparency and open data; citizen/stakeholder oversight; accountability institutions, including supreme audit institutions.
• Demonstrated experience in leading policy-dialogue on public financial management and social accountability/citizen engagement themes, in the development and supervision of donor-funded projects, and in the preparation of analytical products and diagnostic tools.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, track record of working effectively in a multicultural team environment, and the ability to build effective working relations with counterparts and throughout the Bank.
• Experience in public financial management laws and practices in Mozambique desirable
• Fluency in both written and spoken Portuguese and English

World Bank Group Core Competencies

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