Governance Strengthening Specialist – Public Financial Management
Position: Governance Strengthening Specialist – Public Financial Management
Reports to: Chief of Party
Location: Antananarivo, Madagascar
Period of Performance: Award to end of Project (Up to a 5-year period)
Activity Description: The purpose of this Activity is to support the GOM (Government of Madagascar) to achieve enhanced accountability and effectiveness. USAID maintains that progress toward those objectives will result from USAID assistance to improve governance in three areas.
First, the management of civil and business court cases through the establishment of a better case management system and training of court personnel on key areas of the law. Second, management of financial resources for development through (i) increased commune capacity to mobilize domestic resources and improved timeliness and transparency of financial flows downward from the central government to local government, (ii) improved budget formulation and execution in selected government entities and better capacity of the government to absorb donor funding. Third, the responsiveness of the GOM to its citizens through better training of personnel charged with local administration and the development of local platforms for citizen participation in local development and the capacity of citizens to take advantage of such platforms.
Position Description: The Government Strengthening Specialist’s primary responsibilities are to provide overall management guidance and technical direction to the governance elements of the RINDRA Activity, to include local revenue mobilization, local development and civil society and citizen participation. This person is a member of the key personnel team and will lead the IR2: Increased GOM access to and effective management of financial resources for development component of the RINDRA Activity.
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Tagged as: IDG, Madagascar, Public Finance
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