Team Leader - National Project Coordinator - Agriculture Sector Specialist
Application by 31 Jul, 2020
Project title: Strengthening of Public Financial Management at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation – Myanmar
Period of project: 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2024
Duration of assignment: 48 months (min 880 working days)
Country: Myanmar
Duty station: Myanmar / Yangon or Naypyitaw
Job code: PFM-MMR20EU0018
Project description
The European Union is supporting Myanmar on nutrition sector reforms. The overall objective of the Agriculture/Nutrition Sector Reform Contract (A/NSRC) is to contribute to the reduction of all forms of undernutrition in women of reproductive age, infants and under-five children. Public Financial Management is a crosscutting theme, implemented both through budget support and through technical assistance.
The technical assistance project has a wide scope to institutional strengthening, capacity building and policy dialogue by supporting the rolling out of the Myanmar PFM reform strategy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI). It ensures alignment with the core PFM reform led by the Ministry of Planning, Finance and Industry (MoPFI).
The project will further build Government of Myanmar’s capacity to achieve the results of the variable tranche indicators under budget support related to public financial management, including improved quality, transparency and accountability in the PFM and budget oversight mechanisms.
By introduction of a nutrition-sensitive PFM system in MoALI at Union and subnational level, including nutrition-sensitive expenditure planning and reporting in line with the PFM reform in Myanmar, public spending on agriculture and rural infrastructure through MoALI will achieve greater outcomes in the area of nutrition.
Job description
The Team Leader/Coordinator (TL) working for the project from Nay Pyi Taw on a fulltime basis will have an overall management and coordination role with respect to experts, staff and activities in Myanmar and maintain close contact with the EU Delegation. He/she will develop strong working ties with national counterparts and development partners.
Specifically, under the contractor‘s supervision, the Team Leader will be responsible for the following tasks:
- Facilitate the mobilization and coordination of A/NSRC PFM-related activities and liaise with EUD and any other DP-projects to ensure the achievement of the A/NSRC targets;
- Responsible for the overall management of the TA contract including:
- Generation of the Overall Work Plan and updating the log frame;
- Formulation of the Annual Work Plan drafts and indicative budgets for consultation and approval;
- Coordination of Contractors Team (other Key Expert/Specialist, Non-Key Experts and support staff);
- Coordination of communication and the planning for regular meetings of the Project Steering Committee;
- Drafting of ToR for NKE inputs in close coordination with the Government of Myanmar and EU Delegation, and submitting the CVs of the proposed NKEs for approval;
- Support to the planning, implementation and continuous monitoring of all activities;
- Ensure the organization of preparation and issue of all deliverables as defined through activities of the project as well as strong involvement in all activities of the project and the AWPs to be adopted;
- Carry out activities and submit all outputs of the inception and main implementation phases;
- Fulfilment of all reporting requirements. The TL will engage with beneficiaries to facilitate constructive and effective co-operation between each expert and the concerned Ministries and other actors at the appropriate administrative level.
Qualifications
Qualifications and skills
- A bachelor's degree (where a university degree has been awarded on completion of three years study in a university or equivalent institution) but preferably a master's degree or postgraduate studies in Agriculture Policy, Research or other relevant discipline to the scope of this assignment or minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience
- Excellent communication skills in English, being able to communicate effectively and diplomatically with a wide range of contacts
- Good analytical skills, and capacity to produce clear and concise reports in English, as well as key documents such as specific ToR in the areas of activity of this project
- Strong project management, planning and coordination skills, with the ability to deliver a complex project effectively and under tight deadlines
- Good people management skills; able to lead and motivate a team to deliver the required results
Relevant IT skills (MS Office Applications)
- General professional experience
- Minimum 15 years of relevant professional experience in the Agriculture sector
- Specific professional experience
- Minimum 8 years working experience in project management
- Minimum 3 years working experience as Team Leader of complex projects with multiple stakeholders
Professional experience of at least one of the following types is required:
- Project management under EU procedures or Development Partner with specific requirements (WB, ADB, UN or equivalent)
- Preparation of ToRs
- Proven working experience with GoM in Myanmar
- Experience in Asia, transition economies and fragile and post-conflict states
- Fluency (written and oral) in Myanmar language (Burmese) would be an advantage
- Experience in PFM and or nutrition-related work or research would an advantage
- Working in multi-cultural, multi-national environments
- Supporting international technical cooperation teams to enable integration into government structures
Contact person
Corinna Engels engels@gfa-group.de
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