Public Financial Management (PFM) Specialist

Job Description

Summary of Assignment:

The Public Financial Management Specialist and their project team members will support the Government of Tanzania to implement a range of PFM reforms at the Local Government Authority (LGA) level. The core areas of Technical Assistance will be: i) revenue management; ii) budgeting and planning; iii) budget execution, transparency and accountability iv) budget control and oversight. Experts will work in Tanzania full-time at the regional level. We are specifically looking for Public Financial Management Specialists with Tanzanian citizenship or Tanzanian residency.

Minimum Qualifications:

The Public Financial Management Specialist will have:

• Minimum 7 years’ of experience in public sector planning, budgeting, revenue and taxation, accounting, public procurement, and internal and external audit at the central or local levels;
• Post-graduate qualification in public finance, accounting, economics, or another related field;
• Demonstrated experience delivering institutional strengthening assistance to national and/or sub-national entities in public financial management;
• Demonstrated experience designing PFM training materials or manuals;
• Demonstrated experience carrying out PFM trainings, especially with staff at the local government level;
• A strong understanding of the current PFM landscape in Tanzania, including relating donor-funded programs;
• Professional experience in Tanzania;
• Tanzanian citizenship or residency; and
• Professional fluency in English and Kiswahili.

About the Organization

CowaterSogema is a global leader in management consulting services, focusing on developing and emerging economies. We work with governments, partner organizations, communities and civil society to design and implement sustainable solutions that generate lasting social, financial and environmental impacts. As Canada’s largest international development consulting firm, CowaterSogema has developed a reputation of excellence for our strong ability to work with clients and stakeholders to provide leading-edge solutions and services tailored to the needs and challenges faced by developing and transitional countries. Our firm possesses internationally recognized and award-winning experience at the policy, program and project levels, developing and managing major projects as well as undertaking studies, sector reviews, evaluations, and training and communications activities.

CowaterSogema is a global company with its headquarters in Ottawa, Canada, an office in Montreal, Canada, an office in Pretoria, South Africa (CowaterSogema South Africa) and operations in Paris, France (CowaterSogema Europe). Additionally, the company currently operates project offices worldwide including in Burkina Faso, Mali, Malawi, Cameroon, South Sudan, Mozambique, Zambia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, Jordan, Peru, Honduras, Barbados etc.