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PROVINCIAL BUDGETING ADVISORS

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Crown Agents USA, Inc. (CA-USA) is seeking Provincial Budgeting Advisors for the anticipated United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Afghanistan public financial management project located regionally in Helmand, Herat, Jalalabad, Kandahar and Mazar-I -Sharif.

Our Business

Crown Agents is an international development company with offices in more than 30 countries, employing over 600 personnel worldwide. Crown Agents provides direct assistance, management consulting, and human and institutional development for public and private sector clients, particularly in customs and trade facilitation, public financial management, procurement, logistics, and health systems strengthening. Crown Agents currently operates in more than 85 countries on projects with an annual value of more than $181 million.

Crown Agents USA (CA-USA), the U.S. incorporated subsidiary of Crown Agents, provides direct technical assistance, capacity development, and procurement services to stimulate economic growth, establish good governance, and improve health outcomes across the developing world. Since its incorporation in the United States in 1998, CA-USA has provided technical assistance services and support to U.S. Government agencies and international organizations such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), and the Gates Foundation.

Project Description

The project will assist the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) in strengthening revenue generation, budget planning, and execution in an effort to sustain and continue the progress made towards the achievement of the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework fiscal sustainability milestones. The project will support GIRoA's efforts to strengthen the capacity within the Ministry of Finance along with key spending line ministries to effectively manage revenues and budget execution. The project will provide assistance in policy strengthening, implementation, and enforcement. The work will build on current efforts to roll-out formula-based and gender-sensitive budgeting. The budgeting is anticipated to be aligned with local priorities corresponding with the needs of communities. Efforts to strengthen budget planning capacity will be complemented by improvements in procurement processes, which are expected to boost budget execution rates.

Roles and Responsibilities

The Budget Advisor provides technical assistance and support to Ministry of Finance (MOF), Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) and the following Pilot Line Ministries: Ministry of Education (MoEd); Ministry of Public Health (MoPH); Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), Ministry of Public Works (MoPW); and the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livelihood (MAIL) to strengthen sub-national finance, gradually rolling out formula-based allocations of the program budgets.

Specific Responsibilities

  • Provide technical assistance and support to provincial departments and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen provincial budgeting in regions. 
  • Support the implementation of Provincial Budgeting Reforms in regions.
  • Work with Mustofiats and provincial departments to strengthen links between the center and the provinces in the budget process, including: strengthen the requirements for provincial input and issue budget circulars and instructions in a timely manner; capacity building for Mustofiats, and provincial departments;support and contribution to regular budget development meetings with provincial directorate staff.
  • Develop and implement a technical assistance and capacity building plan in close coordination with the project's capacity development team, ministries, provincial directorates, and other relevant stakeholders.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned by the COP.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in public finance, economics, public administration, law, MBA, or CPA qualification desired; Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a related field required. 
  • A minimum of three or more years of demonstrated technical experience in provincial budget planning, management and execution advisory roles on USAID and/or other similar donor-funded projects;
  • Previous experience of working with provinces;
  • Strong coordination, organization, and communication skills;
  • Fluency in written and spoken English, Pashto or Dari required;
  • Prior related work experience in Helmand, Herat, Jalalabad, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif desired. 

Application Process 

To apply to this position, please email your CV to careers@crownagents.com. Include your name, along with the title of the position you are applying for, in the subject line. Visit our website at www.crownagents.com for more information about our company. No phone calls, faxes or walk-ins please. Crown Agents USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V.

Crown Agents USA will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with qualified disabilities in accordance with the ADA and local labor law as applicable. If you require a reasonable accommodation for our application process, please contact our Recruiting department directly. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis only.

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