SCOPE OF WORK

USAID Public Financial Management and Administration (PFMA)

Project Background:

USAID Public Financial Management and Administration (PFMA) aims to work in partnership with USAID/Jordan and the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to improve Jordan’s revenue system and enhance its budget management process. PFMA will build the capacity of the Jordanian Ministry of Finance and other government institutions to modernize the revenue collection system, encourage compliance—including making it easier for taxpayers to comply with tax obligations—upgrade public procurement management, and improve budget planning, preparation, and execution. Key objectives include: 1) improving the revenue-raising system; 2) streamlining the budget management process; 3) optimizing public expenditure management; and 4) implementing crosscutting Public Financial Management reforms such as interventions to address COVID-19. Through a combination of technical assistance, capacity building, and facilitation, tangible and measurable results are expected during the anticipated five-year duration of the activity.

To these ends, PFMA works closely with the relevant Government of Jordan entities, USAID and other donor programs to identify opportunities to improve revenues and enhance the budgeting process through building the capacity of the Ministry of Finance and other government institutions and provide on-hand support upgrading of different internal and external systems. 

Objective:

PFMA is seeking to engage the services of a Short-Term Consultant to assist with the transformational activities that are being undertaken by PFMA team. Our expert will review the job descriptions (about 175) to make sure that it is aligned to CSB policies from one side and the new organizational structure and organizational units’ functions from the other side. The review will include individual tasks and responsibilities in the corporation with the counterpart side.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

The consultant will perform the following tasks:

• Review existing job descriptions (about 175) at PFMA’s counterparts to analyze the required update according to CSB policies, the new organizational structure, and organizational units’ functions.
• Develop the required job descriptions for new posts at PFMA’s counterparts according to CSB policies, the new organizational structure, and organizational units’ functions.
• Meet with different stakeholders at the counterparts and conduct site visits to discuss tasks and responsibilities and participate, when needed, in relevant internal working group meetings and activities.
• Provide expert advice in defining individual new tasks and responsibilities where required.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the PFMA’s-Obj1 Team Lead.

Schedule of Deliverables

Reporting:

The Consultant will report to the Revenue Performance Reform Lead.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, or public administration; higher education degree preferred.
• 10+ years of professional experience in issues related to human resources, organizational restructuring, and processes.
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders to accomplish a common goal and on different projects at the same time.
• Ability to prepare clear, well-written documents such as flowcharts, process mapping, SOPs.
• Ability to interview and facilitate focused group discussions as well as to work collaboratively and build consensus among process owners and the project components.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills and to conduct oral presentations.
• Previous experience in Government of Jordan is a plus
• English and Arabic fluency.