Key Expert 1: Team leader - Public Finance Expert
Technical Assistance to Public Finance Management Reforms in Bangladesh
Description du poste
The contract will deliver targeted technical assistance and capacity-building to
advance priority PFM reforms and integrity safeguards, thereby strengthening the results and impact
of the EU’s wider cooperation portfolio, including Global Gateway and Team Europe Initiatives. It
will also support and inform EU policy dialogue with the Government, complement relevant PFM
initiatives in Bangladesh (including regional and partner-led programmes), and help ensure the
effective deployment of EU instruments such as budget support. Finally, it will reinforce
coordination with EU Member States, IFIs and other development actors to promote coherent
messaging, sequencing and risk management around PFM and governance reforms.
The intended start date is 1 October 2026 and the period of implementation of the contract will be 48
months from this date.
Qualification
Qualifications and skills:
- 1.1 A Master’s degree in economics, finance, accounting, law or another relevant field (or, in
the case of a Bachelor’s degree, an additional 4 years of relevant professional experience).
- 1.2 Excellent command of oral and written English (C1)1.
General professional experience:
- 2.1 At least 7 years of experience2 in public finance management.
Specific professional experience:
- 3.1 Team leadership and project management: At least 5 years of experience in a team
lead/management role delivering policy dialogue and technical assistance in support of public finance
reform programmes.
- 3.2 Budget process modernisation (asset): Experience supporting the modernisation of budget
planning, execution and/or monitoring systems, including performance-based budgeting and results
oriented management, will be an advantage.
- 3.3 Regional experience (asset): Previous experience working on PFM and/or PFM reforms in
developing countries will be an advantage.
Availability and level of effort: Key Expert 1 must be available for the full duration of the Technical
Assistance and shall provide a minimum of 704 working days of input (0.8 FTE).