Project Coordinator

Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working with the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help Vietnam achieve its socio-economic development objectives and improve the lives of many. The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, please visit www.worldbank.org. The World Bank Group is a key development partner of Vietnam both at the national level and increasingly at the subnational level supporting the emerging growth poles, such as Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang and Can Tho. Join The World Bank – SECO subnational Public Financial Management Project in these efforts. Program Vietnam is a unitary state in which subnational entities play an important and growing role in the country’s socio-economic development. They are now the main providers of infrastructure and public services, with subnational spending now accounting for over 55% of consolidated expenditures, 70% of total public investments, 60% of transport expenditures, 90% of education expenditures and 80% of health sector expenditures. This highlights the critical role of subnational governments in Public Financial Management. Spending decentralization has grown more rapidly than the required PFM know-how and the overall capacity of subnational entities, which need to be strengthened. With limited revenue growth and little revenue autonomy, subnational entities need to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their expenditures. They also need to strengthen their revenue base, unlock the value of public assets, and minimize borrowing costs while ensuring that debt and debt risks are properly managed. The Sub-national PFM technical assistance program supported by the World Bank and the Swiss cooperation SECO will support the PFM strengthening of the cities of Da Nang and Can Tho, two emerging growth poles in Vietnam. While the City of Da Nang is Vietnam’s 5th largest city and a growing economic hub in the country’s central region, the City of Can Tho is the key gateway to the Mekong Delta (with its 13 provinces) in the South of Vietnam. Over the past five years, both cities have been national growth champions with an average GDP growth of 8.5% and committed to reforms. The development objective of the program is to support Da Nang and Can Tho Cities in strengthening their institutions and capacity to mobilize and utilize financial resources in a more effective, efficient, accountable, and sustainable manner. The five-year program (2010 – 2025) includes the following analytical and advisory assistance activities to support the local governments of: (1) Da Nang City to: (i) develop a fiscal strategy; (ii) develop a medium-term budgeting framework; (iii) establish performance reporting for key public service delivery units; and (iv) improve debt management system (2) Can Tho City to: (i) carry out the public expenditure and financial accountability assessment; and (ii) design and implement follow-on activities upon the completion of the said assessment (3) program management. Duties and Accountabilities of the candidate: The Project Coordinator will work directly with the World Bank Group and contribute to the implementation of the Subnational public financial management project in Vietnam. More specifically, the responsibilities include: • Support the task team in the day-to-day project management, including follow-up and monitoring of the implementation activities, disbursement progress, preparation of Terms of References for consultants, preparation of communication with the Government counterparts, consultants and the wider Bank team; • contribute to the preparation of program work plans, project progress reports and supervision documents, management briefs, etc. • Support the preparation and follow-up of technical and supervision missions, including the organization, workshops, capacity building activities, and review and editing of technical reports and presentations on subnational PFM and project related themes and activities • Liaise and follow up with other team members, consultants, and government counterparts • Provide technical input to advisory notes on PFM, decentralization, and other public administration reform related topics • Contribute to technical inputs to analytic work and advisory services, and/or • Supervising the preparation of analytical products (ASA) and other relevant technical reports for the project.