Location: Sokoto, Ebonyi and Bauchi State
Type: Consultancy
Career category: Administration/Finance
Years of experience: 5-9 years
Position Responsibilities and deliverables:
The consultant is expected to provide the following specific services and deliverables under this consultancy:
- Preliminary and introductory engagement and meeting with State2State Sokoto team, Officials of Offices of the State and LG Auditor General
- Review, revision and submission of Sokoto External Audit Manual and preparation of checklists/tools/templates/SOPs for the Offices of the State and LG Auditor-General that will help to enhance and standardize audit practices
- Desk review, collection and review of Audit Laws, Manuals, and other documents; completion of templates and data collection tools.
- Preparation of Training Materials, Agenda, Pre & Post Tests, etc.
- Validation of reviewed and revised External Audit Manual and checklists
- Training of State Officials on the reviewed/revised Manual and checklists
- Prepare and submit report of the activity to the PFM Technical Director
Reporting: The Consultant will report to the Technical Director PFM.
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in relevant field such as Accounting, Finance, Economics, Public Administration, Public Finance Management, etc.
- Residence in, or experience working in Sokoto State;
- Minimum of 7 years of experience working in Public Financial Management (PFM), audit, budgeting, policy and governance;
- Experience working with counterparts at the state government level and understanding of local governance issues related to Public Financial Management, audit, budgeting, and resource allocation required;
- Previous experience working with government officials or in government offices preferred;
- Experience with the use of training the trainers (TOT) methodology;
- Experience with USAID or other donor funded projects focused on governance, public finance management, education, health or WASH preferred;
- Fluency in English and a relevant local language preferred.
- Membership of professional bodies such as ICAN, ACCA, ANAN, etc. is an added advantage
- Demonstrated effective training, capacity building and coaching skills, networking, interpersonal skills, creative problem solving, conflict, and ethical management skills;
- Strong skill set in reporting, monitoring and evaluation;
- Computer literacy in word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (Microsoft Office).
How to apply
HOW TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should please send their CV and cover letter to [email protected] and also copy [email protected] by the 17th of June 2024 using the Job Title as the Subject of the email.
State2State will only contact candidates who are successful at this pre-qualification stage.
