Consultant national pour assistance technique à la DGBF pour le renforcement des finances publiques sensibles aux enfants, Togo, Lome (Basé(e) au bureau) 10 mois (594899)

Organizational Context

UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them reach their full potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, ensuring our presence is felt as long as it's needed. Promoting every child's rights is more than a job; it's a calling.

Job Purpose

The consultant will provide technical assistance to the Directorate General of Budget and Finance (DGBF) in Togo to strengthen child-sensitive public finance management. This role involves supporting social sector ministries in improving the quality of their budget programs and actions, aligning sectoral priorities with budget allocations, and enhancing the tracking and analysis of public spending for children and early childhood development. The objective is to improve the effectiveness of public spending in social sectors, ensuring better outcomes for children and contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals.

Responsibilities

The consultant will support identified basic social ministries to enhance the quality of their budget programs and associated actions. This includes assisting ministries in programming and budgeting that is sensitive to children's needs and in developing their multi-year expenditure programming (DPPD) documents for 2027-2029. A key responsibility is to continue the tagging of social expenditures by categorizing overall expenditures, direct and indirect expenditures benefiting children, and those favorable to early childhood. Furthermore, the consultant will assist ministries in analyzing bottlenecks related to public finance management within the social ministries. These activities are crucial for improving budget execution, achieving performance objectives, and ensuring the efficient use of public funds for the benefit of children.

Work Experience

A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in public finance management, budget analysis, or public policy, with a focus on social sectors and child-sensitive budgeting. Experience in West African countries is an asset.

Skills

Public finance management, Budget analysis, Child-sensitive budgeting, Performance-based budgeting, Fiscal policy analysis, Stakeholder engagement, Report writing, Data analysis, Project support, Capacity building, UNICEF procedures, UEMOA financial framework

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