Technical Assistance for PFM and EU Budget Support programmes in Nepal
The overall objective of this contract is to improve implementation of national PFM processes and implementation of the GoN PFM Reform Strategy, as well as assist on ad hoc requests to support the delivery of effective aid and durable results in support of Nepal’s reform efforts implemented though EU funded Budget Support programmes.
The specific objective of this contract is to provide on-demand technical assistance (TA) to the EU Delegation and to Nepal Government entities engaged in the PFM reform and/or targeted by Budget Support programmes notably but not limited to the Ministry of Finance, the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO), the Public Procurement Management office (PPMO), the National Planning Commission (NPC), line Ministries, as well as provincial and local governments, among others. Moreover, specific TA may also be targeted to Parliamentarians and non-state actors.
The indicative start date is 01/02/2025 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 698 Day(s) from this date (indicative end date: 31/12/2026).
The minimum requirements covered by the team of experts as a whole are detailed below:
- The overall expertise which the team (i.e. Team Leader and four PFM experts) must provide (jointly) is in the following: budget preparation processes, public procurement, public investment management, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI), economic development and revenue mobilisation.
- Experience on budget transparency, oversight and accountability and with budget transparency tools would be an asset.
- Experience in domestic revenue mobilisation would be an asset.
Team Leader and PFM expert (category 1):
- Education: Completed university studies of at least 3 years, attested by a university bachelor’s degree is required. In the absence of a bachelor’s degree, 5 years of equivalent professional experience are required, in addition to the 12 years of general professional experience. A degree in topics related to the present assignment is preferred, such as Economics, Public Policy and Administration, Public law, Social studies, Gender studies.
Four PFM experts (category 2):
- Education: Completed university studies of at least 3 years, attested by a university bachelor’s degree is required. In the absence of a bachelor’s degree, 5 years of equivalent professional experience are required, in addition to the 6 years of general professional experience. A degree in topics related to the present assignment is preferred, such as Economics, Public Policy and Administration, Public law, Social studies, Gender studies, etc.
General professional experience of the team:
- Team Leader and PFM expert (category 1): General professional experience of at least 12 years (this can be several periods combined), in any professional area (see also specific experience requirements).
- Four PFM experts (category 2): General professional experience of at least 6 years relevant to the present assignment (this can be several periods combined) is required;
Specific professional experience of the team:
- Team Leader and PFM expert (category 1):
- Specific professional experience of at least 8 years in Public Financial Management (this can be several periods combined), including public sector reforms and institution building is required.
- Experience with government entities implementing PFM reforms is required;
- Experience in working with international donors is required;
- Experience in drafting PFM analyses covering topics relevant to the present assignment or an array of PFM topics covering the budget cycle is required;
- Experience with macroeconomic analysis would be an asset;
- Experience as a trainer/coach/TA delivering capacity building would be an asset;
- Experience with government entities implementing PFM reforms in Asia (South Asia and South-East Asia) would be an asset.
- Professional experience applying to all the team (including Team Leader cat. 1 and four PFM experts (cat 2):
- Relevant experience providing training/technical assistance to government officials would be an asset;
- Relevant experience in South East Asia would be an asset;
- Experience in Nepal would be an asset.
- Language skills of the team: Fluent in English (reading, writing, speaking) is required. Fluency in Nepali (speaking, reading) is required for at least three of the experts in the team.
If you are interested in one of these positions, please email your CV to eu-fwc-siea@vjwinternational.com