Program Management Office (PMO) Director

With four decades of experience and more than 1500 development professionals, Coffey International Development is one of the world’s most experienced and reliable international development consulting companies. We are the trusted advisers to many donor agencies, national governments and private sector organisations around the globe.

We are managing the AusAID funded Philippines-Australia Public Financial Management Program (PFMP), which is a joint initiative of the Governments of Australia and the Philippines to improve the efficiency, accountability and transparency in the use of public funds in the Philippines to enable better service delivery. The program directly assists the national government to implement its comprehensive PFM reform agenda that is laid out in the Philippine Public Financial Management Reform Roadmap: Towards Improved Accountability and Transparency. A Program Management Office (PMO) is being established to provide the overall management, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the PFM reforms. We are seeking expressions of interest for the position of PMO Director.

As the PMO Director, you will have responsibility for the daily operations and personnel of the PMO to be located at the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) as well as being directly accountable to the national government’s PFM Committee, which sets the policies and overall direction of the PFM reforms. Reporting to the DBM Undersecretary/Chief Information Officer on a day-to-day basis, you will provide the necessary strategic and management direction to achieve the PMO’s objectives and deliver its core functions in an efficient, effective and economical manner.

You should have extensive experience in managing complex PFM reform programs in an emerging economy/developing country context; the ability to provide high quality advice and strategic guidance; and an advanced knowledge of PFM systems and international standards in accounting, auditing and financial reporting. You should also have strong interpersonal and communication skills, including excellent report-writing, in order to convey concepts clearly and to understand and meet the needs of a range of stakeholders.

How to apply:

For more information contact: Trish Sawford at Trisha_Sawford@coffey.com quoting COFF-2279. Applications close at 5pm on 6 January 2012.