National Consultants (Fiscal Decentralization and Public Financial Management) is needed at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
JOB TITLE: National Consultant for Research Study on “Fiscal Decentralization and Public Financial Management”
LOCATION: Abuja, Nigeria
Type of Contract: Individual Contract
Post Level: National Consultant
Starting Date: (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 03-Aug-2020
Duration of Initial Contract: 30 Days
Expected Duration of Assignment: 30 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 integrated SDG (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 qualifications:
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- Minimum of Master’s Degree or equivalent advanced degree in Economics, Public Finance, Public Policy and Administration, Development studies or related field.
Work Experience:
- Minimum of 7 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, tax administration, and innovative development financing;
- Good knowledge of economic and development cooperation issues in Nigeria, including development finance challenges, development effectiveness and related fields;
- Knowledge of Public finance; Policy and Planning;
- Extensive knowledge of data collection, analysis and statistics tools;
- Advanced quantitative and econometric skills and experience with related data analysis tools are an advantage;
- Previous work experience with UNDP, European Union and other donor agencies is an asset.
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Job Features
Job Category | Consulting / Business Strategy/ Planning |
Deadline | 27th July, 2020. |