Job Title: National Consultant to Conduct the Development Finance Assessment
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Additional Category: Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Post Level: National Consultant
Starting Date: (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 16-Mar-2020
Duration of Initial Contract: Forty (40) Days
Expected Duration of Assignment: Forty (40) Days
Background
- Nigeria has made a commitment to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In this regard, it has undertaken several initiatives including efforts to integrating SDGs into national planning, developing baseline indicators, and domesticating the iSDG model as a tool for policy analysis. Just like in other countries financing implementation of policies and programmes to achieve SDGs has been a challenge in Nigeria. Lack of an integrated approach to financing SDGs has been a key challenge. Estimates using the iSDG model indicates a public finance gap of $100 billion in the next ten years to achieve SDGs.
Required Skills and Experience
The required skills and experience for consultants are:
Education:
- Minimum of Master’s Degree or equivalent advanced Degree in Economics, Public Finance, Public Policy and Administration, Development studies or related field;
Work Experience:
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- Minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience with track record of research analysis;
- Research and data collection experience in the areas of public finance, budget review and public expenditure management (PER, PEFA, MDGs Assessments) are required;
- Experience in public finance management, tad administration, debt management and innovative development financing;
- Advanced quantitative and econometric skills and experience with related data analysis tools are an advantage;
- Previous work experience with UNDP, the European Union and other donor agencies is an asset.
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Job Features
Deadline | 19th February, 2020. |