Country:

• The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Project:

• Community led Accelerated WASH (COWASH) project phase IV for the period of April 1,2021 - to December 31, 2024

Assignment:

• Selection and Employment of Financial Specialist fort Community led Accelerated WASH (COWASH) project

Ministry of Finance is looking for hiring a Financial Specialist by the budget The Federal Government of Ethiopia has obtained from the Government of Finland towards the implementation of Community led Accelerated WASH (COWASH) project phase IV for the period of April 1,2021 - to December 31,2024

The role of the Financial Specialist working under the COWASH IV is to support and facilitate together with the Federal technical assistant team (FTAT), effective implementation of the project. At the Ministry of Water, Irrigation, and Energy (MOWIE). The Specific areas of the responsibility of the Financial Specialist include, but are not limited to:

Fund management

• Administrator COWASH accounts in the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Ministry of Water „Irrigation, and Energy (MOWIE).
• Prepare Periodic fund requests to Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland based on the requests received from the Regions.
• Provide assistances to regions in the preparation of their financial requests to MoF
• Develop templates and keep updated the Governments of Ethiopia fund received, transferred and used recordings in consultation with the regions
• Include to the fund requests to MFA, the MOF and MoWIE expenses on COWASH
• Based on the requests sent to MFA, follow up on its timely arrival at MoF bank account and once money has arrived inform Embassy of Finland without any delay
• Facilitate the Government of Finland budget transfers to the regions from MoF.

procurement

• Establish the system for he regions to carryout international procurement through the Mof foreign currency account.
• Assist regions in international procurement and facilitate the payments for international procurement

Financial planning and reporting

• Assist regions in annual planning and budgeting.
• Prepare in close collaboration with FTAT the financial planning templates.
• Review and get acquainted with the COWASH IV bi-lateral agreement and phase IV project documents
• Ensure the proper integration of the financial of the financial information into the overall project monitoring and evaluation system
• Prepare financial reporting templates to be made part of the COWASH IV quarterly and annual reports.
• Provide technical assistances to regions in the preparation of regional financial performances reports.

Training capacity building and supervision

• Review financial management training materials and provide refresher and updating taring to the federal, regional RSU stuff regional sector bureau in COWASH Financial management.
• Conduct frequent visits to the regions to review and ensure the quality of the regions ,zones and woredas financial management performances and reports and produce financial supervision reports.
• Provide on job trainings regional RSU stuff and region sector bureau in COWASH financial management.

Adult

• Organize annual financial audits on the GOF fund management and submit annual reports to MOF, MFA, MOWIE and FTAT.
• Assist external auditors at all levels when required

No. of position 

• one 

Education level

• MA or BA in accounting and auditing

Work experiences

• MSc10 years and for BA/BSc- 12 years) and out oft this, at least three years work experience in the water supply and sanitation sub sector

Salary

• As per the channel one programs coordinating directorate contract stuff salary scale. 

Applicant Instruction | የአመልካቾች መመርያ

The Ministry of Finance, Channel One Programs Coordinating Directorate, now invites eligible Applicants to indicate their interest by submitting their CVs, testimonial documents and certificates that best illustrate their capabilities in line to the requested qualifications and relevant experience to

perform the Services, to the address indicated below.

The individual recommended for the contract will be selected in accordance to the Ministry of Finance, Channel One Programs Coordinating Directorate's contractual employees' selection and employment method setout in its Human Resources Management

Further information can be obtained at the address below from 8:30 AM5:30PM during working days.

Notice to the applicants

• Terms of employment is initially for one year with the possibility of extension
• Duty station is in ADDIS ABABA, Ministry of water irrigation & energy (Mo Wie)

Interested applicants should submit their non-returnable application curriculum viteae, (CV), Education, Experiences and Al Credential documents together with their original documents within ten (10) consecutive working days from the first day of its publication on The Ethiopian Herald or any related announcement.

Notice:- To all position

• Terms of Employment Initially one year with Possibility of extension
• Duty station Addis Ababa , Ministry of Finance (MOF)

Interested applicants should submit their application letter, CV, Education, Experience and all credentials Documents via: copcuproc@gmail.com or in person at Ministry of Finance (MOF), Channel One Programs Coordinating Directorate (COPCD) Office, located in 6 Kilo area, at MOF Main Building 4th floor, room no. 403 For further information contact Tel. 0111 570594/ 0111 57059 within 10/Ten/ consecutive working days from the first day of announcement

Ministry of Finance