Experts for “Strengthening Public Financial Management in Viet Nam” project (Mekong Economics)


Job title

Experts for “Strengthening Public Financial Management in Viet Nam” project

Job code

 

Company name

Mekong Economics Ltd

Work location

9B Yen The Lane, Nguyen Thai Hoc str, Dong Da, Hanoi

Company profile

Mekong Economics (MKE) is a leading economic development consulting company in the Greater Mekong sub-region (Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia). MKE specializes in providing overseas development aid consulting services to international development agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs). Key multilateral clients include the World Bank (WB), United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). MKE also works closely with other bilateral donors such as the Governments of Canada, German, Sweden, Denmark and Finland as well as with International NGOs in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and East Timor. For further information, please visit our website at www.mekongeconomics.com

Company size

30+

Job description and Required Skills/Experience

We are looking for experts working for the “Strengthening Public Financial Management in Viet Nam” project (SPFM-Project).

The SPFM-Project, co-financed by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is scheduled from October 2022 to September 2026 aiming to support Vietnam in public financial management with three specific objectives:
  1. Improving state budget management and revenue forecasting;
  2. Enhancing management of public debt;
  3. Enhancing tax environment and revenue mobilization.
The job descriptions and required qualifications for the positions needed are as below. National Pool Manager (01 position) – FULL TIME (over the next 2 years) Tasks of the Pool Manager:
  • Staff management, in particular identifying the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, planning and managing the assignments and supporting national and international experts
  • Overall responsibility for the services of the contractor
  • Ensuring the coherence and complementarity of the contractor’s services with other services delivered by the project
  • Taking cross-cutting themes into consideration (for example gender equality)
  • Ensuring that monitoring procedures are carried out
  • Regular reporting in accordance with deadlines
  • Supporting the project team in updating and/or adapting the project strategy, in evaluations and in preparing a follow-on phase
Qualifications of the Pool Manager:
  • Education/training: University degree in economics, administrative sciences, social/political sciences, or public finance
  • Languages: Knowledge of English, C2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
  • General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience
  • Specific professional experience: 5 years of professional experience in public financial management in Viet Nam
  • Working experience with the Ministry of Finance
  • Leadership/management experience: 6 years of management experience in development cooperation projects or leadership in companies or public institutions

National Expert Pool in State Budget Management and Revenue

Forecasting (03 positions) -PART-TIME and INTERMITTENT Tasks of the experts:
  • Provision of advisory in the fields mentioned under specific experience
  • Preparation and implementation of in-country missions
  • Design and delivery of capacity development measures
  • Reporting on activities
Qualification of the experts:
  • Education/training: Master’s degree in public finance, economics, law, social, political sciences and administrative sciences or related fields
  • Languages: Knowledge of English, C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
  • General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience in state budget management
Specific professional experience:
  1. 5 years of professional experience in the field of medium-term budget planning/budget management at national and sub-national level and/or
  2. 5 years of professional experience in the field of budget transparency and/or
  3. 5 years of professional experience in the field of Revenue Forecasting
Regional experience: work experience in Southeast Asia (region) Development cooperation (DC) experience: each expert with 5 years of experience working on DC projects

National Expert Pool in Debt Management (03 positions) - PART-TIME and INTERMITTENT

Tasks of the experts:
  • Provision of advisory in the fields mentioned under specific experience
  • Preparation and implementation of in-country missions
  • Design and delivery of capacity development measures
  • Reporting on activities
Qualification of the experts:
  • Education/training: Master’s degree in public finance, economics, law, social, finance, political sciences and administrative sciences or related fields
  • Languages: Knowledge of English, C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
  • General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience in debt management
Specific professional experience:
  1. 5 years of professional experience in the field of debt strategy planning/portfolio management and/or
  2. 5 years in macro-fiscal analysis, statistical models and/or tools for debt analysis and management
  3. 5 years of professional experience in the field of fiscal risk management
  • Regional experience: work experience in Southeast Asia (region)
  • Development cooperation (DC) experience: each expert with 5 years of experience working on DC projects

National Expert Pool in Tax Environment and Revenue Mobilization (3 positions) - PART-TIME and INTERMITTENT

Tasks of the experts:
  • Provision of advisory in the fields mentioned under specific experience
  • Preparation and implementation of in-country missions
  • Design and delivery of capacity development measures
  • Reporting on activities
Qualification of the experts:
  • Education/training: Master’s degree in public finance, economics, law, social, political sciences and administrative sciences or related fields
  • Languages: Knowledge of English, C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
  • General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience in taxation
  • Specific professional experience:
  1. 5 years of professional experience in the field of tax policy development and/or
  2. 5 years of professional experience in the field of tax administration
  3. 5 years of professional experience in the field of international taxation
  • Regional experience: work experience in Southeast Asia (region)
  • Development cooperation (DC) experience: each expert with 5 years of experience working on DC projects

National Expert Pool in Information system (02 positions) - PART-TIME and INTERMITTENT

Tasks of the experts:
  • Provision of advisory in the fields mentioned under specific experience
  • Preparation and implementation of in-country missions
  • Reporting on activities
Qualification of the experts:
  • Education/training: Master’s degree in information technologies or related fields
  • Languages: Knowledge of English, C1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
  • General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience in information system development
  • Specific professional experience: 5 years of experience in developing and working with IT applications for the Vietnamese public sector
  • Regional experience: work experience in Southeast Asia (region)
  • Development cooperation (DC) experience: each expert with 5 years of experience working on DC projects
Application procedures  

Interested applicants should send the below via email to: lien.tran@mekongeconomics.com:

  • a cover letter, outlining why you are interested in the position, and how you meet the requirements of the position;
  • your professional CV emphasising your relevant experience;
  • at least two recent employment references (Name, Phone Number, Email Address)

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Please contact Ms. Lien Tran lien.tran@mekongeconomics.com  if you need the TOR in detail.

 

Deadline

10 May 2023

Type of working

 Full time + Part time

Contact name:

Ms. Lien Tran

Email (to receive cover letters and CVs and inquiries):

lien.tran@mekongeconomics.com

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