Training workshops in São Tomé and Príncipe – Support to the Office of Public Finance Reforms (GARFIP)
Since January 2021, Linpico’s team in São Tomé and Príncipe has been involved in a project to support the Office of Public Finance Reforms (GARFIP). Our experts assist in the formulation and delivery of medium-term fiscal frameworks and transparent, comprehensive and credible annual budgets that shall strengthen fiscal discipline, strategic resource allocation and efficient public service delivery.
After three interesting training workshops delivered in October, a new appointment was held in the last few days with the aim of presenting the new modules, climate and gender, which will be applied in the next PEFA national assessment, scheduled for late 2023 or early 2024:
https://www.telanon.info/economia/2022/04/20/37066/garfip-apresenta-novos-modulos-do-pefa/
Expert in Municipal Revenue Management to work in Mozambique
Linpico is seeking an Expert in Municipal Revenue Management to work in Mozambique on a World Bank funded project starting 2022 to strengthen municipal financial management. Candidates should have:
- Degree in economics, management, accounting or related areas
- Minimum experience of 15 years in conducting processes for structuring municipal tax areas with emphasis on property, territorial and economic taxation, (ii) structuring the database of taxpayers and taxable objects; (iii) innovative billing, collection, payment and payment control methods for municipal taxes, as well as sensitization raising procedures for paying taxes
- Experience in African countries highly desirable
- Fluency in the portuguese language and desirable written and spoken command of the English language
Please contact Ivan linhart at the following e-mail address [email protected] for further information and sending your application.
Papua New Guinea: Short Term Expert for Public Money Management Regularization
LINPICO Sarl is currently seeking applications for a PFM Expert with experience of developing legal and regulatory frameworks, to assist the Department of Finance of Papua New Guinea with Public Money Management. This is a short-term Senior Expert position, with a duration of up to 65 Working Days. Expected project end date: June 2022.
Specific objective 1 – Public Money Management Regularization Act 2017 (PMMR)
- Task 1 – Develop the processes for the consideration and resolution of all PMMR submissions to the Strategic Budget Committee (SBC) under the PMMR. This task is completed.
- Task 2 – Develop the processes for the sweeping of all revenue accounts on a weekly basis. These processes have been fully developed. This task is completed.
- Task 3 – Develop the processes for the identification and verification of expired appropriations. These processes have been fully developed. This task is completed.
- Task 5 – Training and mentoring of the staff of the Non-tax Revenue Division of DoF to implement the processes developed under Tasks 1-3 (inclusive) has commenced and continues throughout the life of the project.
Specific objective 2 – Legislative Review
- Task 1 – Review all laws in PNG to ensure compliance with the PFMA and the PMMR. These are being implemented as part of the on-going fees and charges reviews. The project has provided support in developing a legislative template of all of the laws to be reviewed. This substantially lessens the future workload as the other laws will be reviewed within that standard template that allows for faster finalisation of the remaining laws to be amended.
- Task 2 – Create a Technical Working Group of key stakeholders to guide the review. The TWG is created and operating and its activities are reported on a monthly basis.
- Task 3 – Draft the necessary National Executive Council submissions to obtain approval for the amendments.
- Task 4 – Draft all drafting instructions and Bills to affect the amendments.
- Task 5 – Draft the consolidated versions of the amended laws.
The minimum qualifications and skills required:
− At least a masters’ degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant, directly related discipline (e.g. legal or financial management). Alternatively, an equivalent professional experience in a related field of at least 5 years – in addition to the professional experience required below – could replace an advanced degree. − The Expert must be fully proficient in written and spoken English.
General professional experience
− At least 12 years of professional experience in legal/financial management.
Specific professional experiences:
− A minimum of 5 years of senior professional experience in law, drafting and public financial management implementation processes.
− A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in directing, managing and implementing financial management improvement reforms.
− A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in working with public sector in conducting financial management review.
− Completed at least 3 assignments in developing countries.
− Completed at least 1 assignment in the Pacific Islands Countries would be an advantage.
Please email your most recent and tailored CV to Ilia Zedginidze on izedginidze@linpico.com with cc to sdjugeli@linpico.com indicating ‘PFM Legal Expert’ in the subject.
FWC SIEA 2018 -Lot 5 (Budget Support)
According to the latest SIEA 2018 Framework Contract statistics published by DG INTPA Framework contract SIEA 2018 | International Partnerships (europa.eu) the consortium led by Linpico is now the first ranked contractor by total value of contracts awarded under Lot 5 (Budget Support). The total value of contracts awarded up until the end of 2020 was €29.5 million, of which € 6.4 million, representing 35 specific contracts, has been awarded to the Linpico consortium.
We extend a particular thanks to our experts and look forward to working together for another two years, now that the SIEA 2018 has been extended until May 2023.
PROJECT MANAGER – FRAMEWORK CONTRACTS
ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN EUROPEAN UNION CANDIDATES ONLY
JOB TYPE: Full-time, fixed-term contract (CDD) 12-18 months, with possibility of a permanent contract at the end of it.
LOCATION: Linpico Head Office (Les Arcs sur Argens, Var, France) and/or Remotely
SUPERVISOR/MANAGER: Framework Contracts Manager : [email protected] for contacts (copy [email protected])
PRESENTATION OF LINPICO AND THE DEPARTMENT:
Linpico is an international development consultancy. We implement projects funded by International Donors (such as the European Union, or the World Bank) that aim to support developing countries’ governments in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of their public policies.
Linpico’s projects cover five main sectors: Public Finance Management, including Budget Support; Education; Governance and Aid Management; Trade and Private Sector Development and Information Technology. Our projects are in all regions of the world, in over 80 countries. They are both long- and short-term, ranging from several years to a few months in length.
Our head office is located in the South of France; we also have an office in Burkina Faso. Linpico employs 17 permanent staff in the following departments: General Management; Project Management and Framework Contracts; Administrative and Technical Support; Finance and Contracts Administration.
This job description refers to a position within the Framework Contracts Department.
The Department deals with short-term projects of a value up to 1 million EUR, which are tendered under the umbrella of a wider 4-year long EU Framework Contract. Linpico is leading a Consortium for Lot 5 relating to Budget Support; and is the member of a Consortium for Lot 1 relating to Natural Resource Management.
MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Search for experts based on each project’s requirement, contact the best candidates;
- Coordinate the search and keep track of all experts contacted, follow-up on best candidates;
- Evaluate profiles of experts, discuss proposed selection with the Framework Director, and close deals with the selected candidates;
- Preparation of financial and technical proposals (including tailoring CVs, drafting methodologies and budgets, doing background research);
- Take on the responsibility of managing ongoing projects – getting updates from experts in the field; preparing contract documents; quality control of deliverables and reports; coordination of experts’ work; monitoring the budget, etc.;
- Track statistics and data about proposals and projects to support internal and EU reporting;
- Other tasks as directed.
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- University Degree (Master’s degree is an advantage)
- Experience in a similar position, with specific knowledge of EU-funded contracts;
- Experience searching for and contracting experts within a short timeframe;
- Excellent verbal and written communication in English – Fluency in French or Spanish required; both would be an advantage.
- Organized and able to meet deadlines;
- Able to prioritise tasks and remain calm to deliver under pressure;
- Proactive and eager to learn and gain autonomy.
Press release
Linpico signed a contract with the Ministry of Finance of the Kyrgyz Republic, on the 11th of May, 2021, to implement Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Finance in Strengthening Budget Planning, Coordination, Execution and Transparency. This project is under the umbrella of The Second Capacity Building for Public Finance Management Project (CBPFM-2) funded by the Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) administered by the World Bank. The duration of the project is 8 months.
The objectives of this assignment are to provide the MoF with the following consulting services:
a) upgrade the existing econometric FP model to enable better forecasting of budget revenues and expenditures in the medium and longer run;
b) further improve intergovernmental fiscal relation mechanisms;
c) improve procedures and practices for cash planning, liquidity management, and control of budget commitments in line with good international practice;
d) prepare an updated Public Debt Management Strategy and develop functional requirements and software for public debt management (accounting);
e) develop regulatory and methodological documents on IPSAS and improve regulatory documents guiding MoF position and role in the Public Finance Management.
Linpico’s response to COVID
The COVID pandemic has caused an unprecedented international crisis forcing all governments around the world to put in place emergency strategies to deal with this health situation which affects all sectors of the global economy.
Consequently, all the development aid activities and objectives implemented through current and planned projects funded by the various international donors had to be reviewed.
Faced with this situation, Linpico was able to react and adapt its support to donors and governments by developing 4 main strategies:
1. Emergency repatriation of experts:
Linpico has deployed its resources at headquarters to find the quickest solutions for modifying the experts’ return flights, revising their contracts accordingly and favouring contract extensions with donors and clients in order to adapt deadlines to be completed through remote work;
2. Remotely continuing activities already underway:
• Maintaining communication amongst our permanent staff and with our various repatriated experts and confined clients around the world, by email, via Whatsapp, Skype, or Microsoft Team;
• By implementing hygiene and distancing measures (supply of masks, hydroalcoholic gel, soap, cleaning of toilets, etc.) for projects still underway.
• Ensuring the sharing of larger data and the simultaneous online work of Linpico experts and backstopping staff members via tools such as Sentspace or Dropbox;
• Organizing videoconferences with the various ministries and donors involved in our projects and maintaining the implementation of the training workshops initially provided for by our contracts at a distance, via tools such as Zoom or Microsoft Team and with dynamic presentations on Power Point and Visio;
3. Modifying the ToR’s for current projects:
Linpico has also worked in concert with donors, clients and teams of experts to propose adaptations to the objectives and services initially planned for the containment situation, but also for the economic consequences of this crisis;
4. Encouraging a gradual return to work in the field:
Ensuring optimal health security conditions, in particular by offering the teams training on health standards.
Hereafter some relevant examples, where these various measures have been implemented within Linpico’s projects:
Technical Assistance to the Court of Audit of the Central African Republic: The training initially planned at the Court of Audit has been partially maintained (although the training of part time experts has been suspended) and carried out in conformity with the strict sanitary measures in place: restrictions to the number of participants (splitting into two groups to reduce the number of people present), respecting social distancing, availability of soap and the wearing of masks.
Tax Administration Efficiency Improvement and Public Expense Management (PEM) Program in the Dominican Republic – Business Process Re-engineering for the Integrated Financial Management Information System:
The team has been providing all the required services from home, communicating and working together online through Outlook, Whatsapp, Skype, Dropbox and Sendspace, Zoom and Microsoft Team.
These culminated in a virtual meeting with the Minister of Finance, his main advisers and some Managing Directors, where the new proposed processes were approved .
The Minister of Finance’s reaction was very positive, giving us an hour and a half of his time. This shows the importance that he assigned to our work and its practical results for its management. He asked that we continue to accompany him in this last stage to deliver everything planned and with the quality with which he has worked so far. He suggested that we extend the project to deliver everything virtually, as it will not be possible to travel before the deadline for presenting the final report and training.
Support for the Establishment and Running of a Unit responsible for implementing the Government’s PFM reform programme :
Due to the health crisis triggered by COVID-19 and its effects upon Paraguay’s economy, the Ministry of Finance is now having to implement many PFM reforms to better manage the available resources and give greater aid to those sectors rendered the most vulnerable by the situation.
Linpico and the Ministry of Finance have reviewed the ToR’s in order to re-allocate our technical assistance to support those new short and medium term reforms.
Analysis of the budget and Public Finance Management in Tunisia: Due to the health crisis triggered by COVID-19 and its effects upon Tunisia’s economy, specific ToRs are being developed in order to adapt the experts’ mission. Indeed, the studies and analysis will have to be primarily focussed on the disbursement of special budget aid (budget aid of 175 thousand dollars to aid Tunisia in coping with the effects of the new COVID-19 and allocated to the emergency operation title for aid to development politics for resilience and recovery), whilst also taking into account the new macroeconomic data emerging from this unusual situation and its effect upon the economy.
Two Municipal Finance experts to assist the Kabul Municipality in Afghanistan
Linpico is seeking two Municipal Finance experts to assist the Kabul Municipality in Afghanistan with strengthening Financial Management. Experts should have the following profiles:
Municipal Finance/Local Revenue Specialist
Bachelors or master’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Public /Municipal Finance OR Professional certifications such CA/CPA with at least 8 to 10 years of experience. Prior experience in financial analysis and local revenue management of municipalities will be an advantage.
The expert will perform the review of Kabul Municipality revenue management and prevailing urban services charges law (2000). The expert will develop Kabul Municipality revenue management manual (Total input 100 days).
Asset Management Specialist
Master’s degree in finance/Business Administration/Economics/Public /Municipal Finance. Professional certifications such CA/CPA will be an advantage with 8 to 10 years’ experience. Specific prior experience in Asset management analysis and local authority asset management of municipalities will be an advantage.
The expert will perform fixed assets and inventory management assessment, based on that the expert will develop fixed assets and inventory management module. The expert will also be responsible for providing inputs to relevant training manuals. (Total input 50 days).
Please send your CVs to Ivan Linhart at ilinhart@linpico.com
Fiscal Transition Support Programme for WAEMU and ECOWAS member states
Linpico has started performance of a 3 year € 4.8 million EU funded service contract to support Fiscal Transition in the West Africa region. The project provides support to the WAEMU and ECOWAS member states for improving tax management; strengthening measures for tackling fraud, tax evasion and illicit financial flows so as to improve tax revenues; and strengthening the regional and national fiscal transition coordination systems.
