Senior Lead Debt Management Expert (DeMPA Expert) Full Time

Project Title: Technical Assistance to the Public Accountability and Service Delivery Programme (PASEDE).

The objective of PASEDE is to promote macro-fiscal stability, service delivery and poverty alleviation in Kenya.

Position:  Senior Lead Debt Management Expert  (DeMPA Expert) (Short-Term)

Objectives and Scope

The objective of this assignment is to support and guide the field Consultant(s) in conducting DeMPA self-assessment. The scope of the assignment include informing assignment methodology, review of the working hypothesis, preliminary, draft and final outputs. The methodology covers 14 debt performance indicators across the full range of government debt management functions, including Legal Framework, Managerial Structure; Debt Management Strategy; Evaluation of Debt Management Operations; Audit; Coordination with Fiscal Policy; Coordination with Monetary Policy; Domestic Borrowing; External Borrowing; Guarantees; On-lending and Debt-related Transactions; Cash Flow Forecasting and Cash Balance Management; Cash Flow Forecasting and Cash Balance Management; Debt Recording and Operational Risk Management; Debt Administration and Data Security; Segregation of Duties;  Staff Capacity, and Business Continuity; Debt Records; Use of Debt Management Information System.

Specific Activities:

Senior DeMPA Consultant will provide backstopping to the Debt Management Consultant and PDMO officer team who will conduct the DeMPA self-assessment. In particular he will provide quality assurance and comments on:

• Draft Methodology
• Initial working hypothesis
• Draft findings
• Draft Questionnaire, checklist and data requirements
• Participate in selected/pilot stakeholder meetings/interviews
• Daft and Draft Final Indicator Assessments
• Analysis on selected topics as required
• Other related activities as assigned by the PASEDE Team Leader

Deliverables

• Comments on the Assessment Methodology
• Comments on the Draft DeMPA Assessment
• Comments on the Draft Final DeMPA Assessment

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree with specialization in Economics, Public Finance, Public Administration or other fields from a reputable international university; or
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics in Public Finance or Business Administration or other related fields and an additional 2 years of experience relevant to the terms of reference
• At least 12 years of general professional experience.
• At least 6 years of experience in debt management.
• Experience with DeMPA assessments.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Commencement date of the assignment:  ASAP

Duration of the assignment: Up to 20 days (Estimated 5 days in Nairobi and 15 days of remote support); till October 15, 2023