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Job Description
Opportunity
Abt Associates seeks a qualified Public Financial Management (PFM) Specialist to join the International Development Division on the Supporting an Aids Free Era (SAFE) project in Zambia. The USAID-funded SAFE project is led by John Snow International and Abt Associates is a sub-contractor. On this project, Abt Associates is responsible for activities involving capacity development in public financial management systems strengthening. The project is providing technical assistance to the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Finance and sub-national level to strengthen public financial management systems, particularly in the use of Microsoft Dynamics NAV (NAV) in effort to improve accountability and transparency in budget execution. This, in turn, will impact SAFE’s main objective: to reduce HIV mortality, morbidity and transmission, while improving nutrition outcomes and family planning integration. Accountable to: Public Financial Management Senior Advisor at Abt Associates, SAFE
Key Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide technical and supportive supervision, coaching and mentorship to provincial, district, hospitals, health training colleges personnel to reinforce the implementation of the Microsoft Dynamics NAV. This relates more particularly to Finance, Procurement and Management staff.
- Provide technical and supportive supervision in planning and Output Based Budgeting (OBB) process through the use of Budget Management Module (BMM) in NAV and assist the MOH to review budgets and expenditures with a focus on equity, efficiency, quality, and transparency.
- Support the MOH in provinces and districts to strengthen the public financial management institutions, policies, processes and procedures that govern the use of public funds with improved compliance to the Public Finance Management Act (2018), financial regulations and procurement laws and regulations.
- Provide regular leadership trainings in the area of public financial management particularly to Non-Finance Managers in all the Sub-National Units (SNUs) where SAFE operates
- Work with Provincial Senior Accountant to provide monthly reports on the performance of provincial institutions in the use of NAV.
- Making recommendations for NAV system improvements to enhance system efficiency.
Preferred Qualifications / Prerequisites
- At least six years of experience with public financial management systems, eight years of experience preferred
- Member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA)
- Experience with USAID or other donor-funded programs is highly desirable
- Understanding of Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Excellent computer, communications, and organizational skills
- Proven ability to write technical papers and reports
- Excellent networking and work relations with the government and health partners
- Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy, ACCA or equivalent
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree + Eight years of relevant experience, or Master’s Degree + Six years of relevant experience, or PhD + Two years of relevant experience
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Abt Associates is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt Associates provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
Disclaimer: Abt Associates will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.
About the Organization
Abt Associates is a mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and environmental policy, and international development.
Founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1965, Abt Associates was built on the concept that sound information and empirical analysis are the best foundations for effective decision making. The firm blends the subject matter expertise of our staff with technical capabilities in applied research, program implementation, and data collection to shape policy, strengthen systems, measure performance, and deliver other solutions to our public and private sector clients.
Examples of Abt Associates’ work include nationally recognized research, evaluation, and technical assistance to improve the efficiency of healthcare systems, the effectiveness of government housing programs, the production of food, and the measurement of public opinion.
Abt’s staff of more than 2000 includes national and international experts who are known for their understanding of communities and governments worldwide, innovative research techniques, and insightful—and often groundbreaking—analyses and recommendations.
Approximately 51 percent of our staff has graduate degrees; one in six has a doctorate. Our staff’s educational and professional disciplines include economics, engineering, environmental analysis, epidemiology, food security, health, housing, international development, psychology, social science, statistics, and survey methodology. Abt’s research staff is experienced with prominent statistical software packages, including SPSS, SAS, and STATA, along with qualitative software such as NVIVO and Atlas.
In 2011, Abt Associates was ranked among the top 20 global research firms and one of the top 40 development innovators. Abt has offices in Atlanta, Ga.; Bethesda, Md.; Cambridge, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.; Durham, N.C.; and New York City and program offices in nearly 40 countries in Africa, Central and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa. www.abtassociates.com
