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• Provide on-site technical support and assistance in the design,
  development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of training and
  technical assistance programming and project activities to the district
  local governments and their respective lower local governments.
• To give hands on support to local governments in the LRM assessments,
  enumeration, registration and assessment of local revenue sources,
  updating of tax registries, record keeping and accounting for locally
  raised revenues and creating a tax paying culture through tax education.
• To train and mentor DRPs including coordinating and overseeing the
  DRPs in supporting lower local governments in on the thematic area.
• Provide capacity strengthening of districts in fiscal management
  including integrating donor resources into the planning process.
• To mentor local governments in financial management and reporting
  including use of the Integrated Financial Management Information’s
  Systems, single treasury accounts, PBS
• To provide technical support to districts on implementation of
  action plans and recommendations from Audit reports and outreaches
  supported under component 1 for improved audit processes
• To support the accounting officers, PDUs, user departments,
  contracts committee members in public procurement and disposal of public
  procedures resulting in improved, implementation of procurement and
  disposal procedures.
• Identify and share best practices and promote evidence-based
  programming in the development of GAPP interventions in the target local
  governments.
• Support and/or undertake monitoring and evaluation data collection activities
  in target districts.
• Coordinate component 1 and 2 activities in the target local
  governments in related area
• As needed facilitate, coordinate, and participate in district
  specific evaluations, conferences, seminars, or other activities related
  to the program.
• Maintain regular contacts and communication with local government
  officials in the assigned local government providing on the spot,
  demand-driven technical assistance.
• Continuous identification policy issues affecting LGs and then
  coordinating them with Component 1
• Writing monthly, quarterly and 
  annual reports on the operation of component 2 in the assigned
  region
• Writing component 2 GAPP success stories in coordination with CLA
• Perform other duties and tasks as requested by the Local Government
  Program Manager.

• The applicant must hold a Master’s degree in Public finance
  management, public administration and six years of experience in finance
  management in the public sector or a Bachelor’s Degree and 10 years of experience in public finance
  management at the local level or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work well with others
• Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work independently
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to concentrate in long formal meetings and make reports
  thereof
• Flexibility to travel within the GAPP districts and work well with
  public officers
• Flexibility to work outside of normal hours sometimes
• Dependability, reliability and high integrity

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