
SWS OOP
Terms of Reference
I. General Information | ||||||||||
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II. Background and Objectives of the assignment |
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Decentralization as enshrined in the Provisional Constitution of Somalia aims to have services provided by the level of government best suited to achieve effective and efficient service delivery. In Southwest State, the local governments have primary responsibility for service delivery and to this end are in the process of developing a decentralization policy to guide decentralized service delivery and to be in line with the Local Government Law.
Experience has shown that high level government representation / commitment to decentralization and service delivery has enhanced good governance and service delivery reforms. To this end, the Office of the President, Southwest State was appointed by a presidential decree to be the champion for decentralization and local governance. The secretariat office will be headed by the state minister for the Presidency. The office will be responsible for coordination of decentralization and local governance initiatives of the ministries (through the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Governance). To help in running the secretariat, the UN Joint Programme on Local Governance and Decentralized Service Delivery in Somalia (UN JPLG) which is a five-year joint programme comprising of ILO, UNCDF, UNDP, UN-HABITAT and UNICEF with the overall goal of “creating an enabling environment for improved service delivery and greater stability, through improved legal, policy and system frameworks – building the knowledge of those working in and with local governments” will support the OoP in recruiting the Administration and Finance Advisor who will be based in the OoP in Baidoa and will be supervised by the state minister of the presidency. The position is for a limited period of seven months. The Administration and Finance Advisor will be responsible for administration and reporting on the UNDP Letter of Agreement (LoA) signed with the office as well as supporting administrative and financial affairs relating other JPLG agencies and the secretariat’s administration and financial docket in general. |
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III. Functions / Key Results Expected | ||||||||||
Key Functions:
o Develop annual budget aligned with the annual work plan o Liaise with the internal/external auditors to get project financial statements audited and follow up any audit queries/recommendations o Ensure that all accounting records are updated promptly o Prepare financial reports in accordance with agreed formats and in line with the financing agreement o Write a report at the end of the contract period outlining achievements and challenges pertaining to the financial management function. o Keep abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislations and ensure the accounting staff are updated on new developments o Conduct any necessary Finance and Administrative training for staff as required.
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IV. Final product/deliverable | ||||||||||
The outputs will be:
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V. Qualifications | ||||||||||
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