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SENIOR PROGRAMME OFFICER - QUALITY ASSURANCE Job at MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
MINISTRY OF FINANCE, PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Job Description
The Senior Programme Officer - Quality Assurance provides senior-level fiduciary oversight, quality assurance, and financial risk management support to the PIM Plus Secretariat and participating MDAs. The role focuses on strengthening financial controls, audit readiness, value-for-money monitoring, and verification of finance-related Disbursement Linked Indicators.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
- Regular financial performance and risk assessment reports on selected PIM Plus projects, covering budget absorption, financial–physical alignment, risk profiles, climate resilience and recommended actions.
- Inputs to be consolidated with PIM Plus performance reports, including financial and fiduciary evidence for DLIs/IRI and contributions to OSC/OTC briefings and presentations.
- Audit readiness and audit resolution tracking reports, including status of implementation of audit recommendations and resolution of audit issues.
- Value-for-money assessment reports and recommendations for cost savings, efficiency gains, and improved resource utilisation.
- Risk registers and mitigation plans for selected PIM Plus projects.
- Written technical feedback on fiduciary readiness, financial sustainability, and budget realism of strategic projects.
- Contributions to updated guidance notes, appraisal tools, financial management templates, and checklists on fiduciary readiness, risk management, and value-for-money assessment.
- Training materials, presentations, and technical notes for capacity-building activities with MDAs and implementing agencies.
- Bi-annual progress reports by the 15th day of the month after the end of six months.
- Annual performance reports by the 15th day of the month after the end of the financial year.
- An end of assignment report within two weeks after completion of the activities in the work-plan, or completion of the contract, whichever comes first.
- Review financial performance reports and budget execution data, highlighting trends, bottlenecks, and variances.
- Assess alignment between financial disbursements and physical outputs to support value-for-money and flag irregularities.
- Support audit readiness by ensuring proper documentation, compliance with procedures, and follow-up of audit recommendations.
- Review financial management systems and internal controls to identify weaknesses and propose mitigation measures.
- Conduct financial risk assessments, maintain risk registers, and propose mitigation strategies.
- Develop and apply value-for-money assessment approaches and identify opportunities for cost savings and efficiency.
- Support verification of finance-related DRIs/IRIs by consolidating financial evidence and coordinating with MDAs and verification agent.
- Coordinate with technical specialists (operations, engineering, safeguards, procurement, finance) to ensure integrated, risk-informed support.
- Provide structured feedback to PAP on financial management and control weaknesses and feed lessons into guidelines and appraisal standards.
- Support strengthening of fiduciary
Qualifications, Education and Competencies
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