National Consultant to provide technical assistance to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and to 46 municipalities to scale up the Local Social Fund, Social Protection

The consultant will provide technical assistance to strengthen municipal capacities for the establishment and operationalization of Local Social Funds by increasing understanding of legal, financial, and administrative requirements and supporting their integration into local planning and budgeting processes. The role includes providing tools, tailored mentoring, and technical support to municipalities and facilitating peer learning and exchange among municipalities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical assistance to strengthen municipal capacities for the establishment and operationalization of Local Social Funds by increasing understanding of the legal, financial, and administrative requirements and supporting their integration into local planning and budgeting processes.
• Provide tools, tailored mentoring and technical support to municipalities throughout the establishment process.
• Facilitate peer learning and exchange among municipalities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in finance, public administration, economics, social policy or related fields.
• At least 10 years of experience in public finance, decentralization.
• Proven experience working with municipalities and central government institutions in public finance and social protection.
• Proven experience working with local financing and social protection programmes.
• Excellent analytical and report-writing skills in English and Albanian.
• Demonstrated skills in facilitation, capacity building, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement.
• Demonstrated analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders and provide practical technical assistance to local governments.

Skills

• Public Finance
• Decentralization
• Social Protection Programmes
• Local Financing
• Capacity Building
• Technical Assistance
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Report Writing
• Analytical Skills
• Facilitation
• Mentorship
• Coordination with stakeholders
• Local Planning and Budgeting
• Legal and Financial Analysis

Languages

English, Albanian