Review and Assessment Consultant

The consultant will work collaboratively with an international consultant to review and assess the implementation of performance informed budgeting guidelines and develop a cost efficiency review framework in support of Cambodia's Public Financial Management Reform Programme. The role involves document review, stakeholder interviews, and capacity building for government departments.

Responsibilities

• Review and assess implementation of the performance informed budgeting (PIB) guideline focusing on annual performance plan and performance agreement in collaboration with General Department of Budget of Ministry of Economy and Finance
• Develop costing model for PIB implementation and cost efficiency review framework and provide relevant capacity building to General Department of Policy
• Conduct desk review of key budget and planning documents including PIB Guideline, Annual Performance Plans, Performance Agreements, Budget Strategic Plans, Programme-Based Budgeting documents, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework of the Pentagonal Strategy Phase 1, and National Strategic Development Plan
• Apply child rights–based, disability-inclusive, and gender responsive budgeting principles in assessment
• Conduct in-depth interviews and focus group discussions with key stakeholders of selected ministries engaged in budgeting process including finance and planning departments and provincial line departments
• Develop cost efficiency methodological framework and provide capacity building for GDP team to implement cost efficiency review exercise
• Provide technical advice to GDP team on design and report writing
• Conduct data collection and interviews with MEF and relevant ministries on costing model and develop costing model/template for use by line ministries in costing and budgeting for PIB implementation
• May require travelling to at least two provinces
• Engage local consultant to support Khmer-English review of documents and conducting interviews with relevant stakeholders

Requirements

• Possess min Postgraduate relevant academic degree in the fields of public finance, development studies, public policy, economics, and other relevant field
• Other relevant training courses in the field of PFM is considered an asset
• Having at least 5 years of professional experiences in the field of public finance, result-based management (RBM), and M&E
• Having high proficiency in Khmer and English
• Familiar with government budgeting particularly programme budgeting and/or performance budgeting
• Good communication skills and flexibility in working with government ministries

Skills

• Public Financial Management
• Result-Based Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Programme Budgeting
• Performance Budgeting
• Cost Efficiency Review
• Document Review
• Stakeholder Interviews
• Capacity Building
• Public Finance
• Development Studies
• Public Policy
• Economics

Languages

Khmer, English