PUNTLAND FSRP- Financial Specialist
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- Job description
- Puntland State of Somalia
- Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigations (MoAI)
- REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (REOI)
- Name of the Project: Somalia Food Systems Resilience Project (S-FSRP)
- Assignment Title: PUNTLAND FSRP- Financial-Specialist
- Project ID: P179832
- Deadline: 20th May 2025
- Ref No. SO-MOAI-PL-459361-CS-INDV
- 1. BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
- The Somalia Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP) is part of a regional initiative by the World Bank to provide a comprehensive framework to intervene at both the national and regional levels. This Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) aims to tackle the underlying structural challenges of food insecurity and reduce beneficiaries’ vulnerability to unpredictable climate, crisis, and conflict events. It seeks to achieve this by rejuvenating Somalia’s agri-livestock research institutions, seed systems, and extension services and developing community institutions that can anchor adaptation of climate-smart agri-livestock practices, strengthening the availability of water and improved rangelands management for resilient agriculture and livestock production; support animal health services, enhancing the integration of the production systems to domestic and regional markets, with appropriate investments in food safety and value addition, and establishing an enabling policy and institutional framework at a sub-national, national and regional level capable of supporting food systems resilience for Somalia.
- The Project Development Objective (PDO) for S-FSRP will be ‘to increase preparedness against food insecurity and improve the resilience of food systems in targeted project areas of Somalia. Progress toward the PDO will be measured using five PDO indicators and intermediate indicators. All relevant indicators will be disaggregated by gender (men and women) and age (youth and adult). The five indicators are;
- (a) reduction of food-insecure people in project-targeted areas (percentage);
- (b) farmers adopting supported climate-smart innovations and practices (number and percentage of which are female and climate resilient);
- (c) land area under sustainable landscape management practices (hectares);
- (d) increase in the volume of agricultural production sold on domestic and regional markets (percentage), and
- (e) policy products related to agriculture, natural resources management, and food systems resilience adopted with the Project’s support (number).
- The Puntland State of Somalia is implementing the project through the Ministries of Agriculture and Irrigation in consultation with the Ministry of Livestock, Animal Husbandry, and the Ministry of Environment, Range, and Climate Change. The project is framed around the following components and sub-components: – Component 1. Rebuilding Resilient Agricultural Production Capacity, 1.1 Crop and Livestock Research, Extension, and Seed Systems, 1.2 Community Engagement and Technology Transfer, and 1.3 Digital Agriculture Solutions and Data Systems Digital Agriculture [1] Solutions and Data Systems ms; Component 2. Supporting the sustainable development of natural resources for resilient agricultural landscapes, 2.1 Water availability for agriculture and livestock, and 2.2 Rangeland management: Component 3. Getting to markets, 3.1 Farmer Producer Organizations [2] and Agri-food Enterprises, 3.2 Market Infrastructure and Enterprise Development, 3.3 Access to Finance: Component 4. Promoting a greater focus on food systems resilience in policymaking, 4.1 Ministerial Capacity Building and Agri-food Policy Assessments for the Crop Sector, 4.2 Ministerial Capacity Building and Agri-food Policy Assessments for the Livestock Sector; Component 5 Project Coordination and Management, 5.1 Project Implementation and Coordination and 5.2 Monitoring and Evaluation
- The Puntland State of Somalia is establishing a core multi-sectoral Project Implementation Unit (PIU) supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. The role of the PIU is to support the management, coordination, implementation monitoring, and evaluation of project activities. The PIU will be staffed with the following positions: – State Project Coordinator, Finance Management Specialist, Procurement Specialist, Project Internal Auditor, Safeguards Specialists, M&E Specialist, and other technical Agricultural and Livestock specialists.
- 2. RESPONSIBILITY:
- Reporting to the State Project Coordinator (SPC), the FMS will be responsible for managing project finances by the requirements of the Financing Agreement and related documents (Project Implementation Manual, Procurement and Financial Management
- Manual, Government policies and Procedures), including verifying the availability of funds against approved work plans and budgets (AWPBs) and all expenditure requests before payments are made. He/she provides leadership to the Project Finance Team and is a member of the management team of the PIU, supporting the SPC in the overall coordination and management of the Project. The Financial Management Specialist (FMS) will undertake the role and responsibilities as set out above and in this TOR’s Duties and Responsibilities section found at somalijobs.net, puntlandpost.net, somalicontractors.so, and https://moai.pl.so can be provided upon application submission (in person or by email to the address below).
- Skills and qualifications
- SELECTION CRITERIA:
- The selection shall be based on the qualifications, experience, and skills of the candidate and followed by an interview. The qualifications, experience, and competencies include:
- This senior management position requires a solid financial management professional of unquestionable integrity. The right candidate will be a team player with the following qualifications:
- • Degree in accounting, finance, or business administration (accounting) or a related field from a recognized university.
- • Professional qualification in financial management, registered by and attained final qualification of any financial management-related recognized professional body e.g., CIPFA IPFM, ACCA, CPA, etc.
- • 5 years of working experience in Accounting and Finance
- • Familiarity with financial management/accounting in a government ministry/department and donor-funded projects. Familiarity with the World Bank Accounting Guidelines will be an added advantage.
- • Knowledge of computerized accounting systems such as QUICKBOOKS, PASTEL, etc., is preferred.
- • Good working knowledge of accounting, financial control, banking, procurement, and personnel policies and procedures.
- • Strong computer and communications skills (oral, written, presentation) with proficient working knowledge of MS Office, Accounting, and other relevant software for technical analysis and reporting.
- • Strong interpersonal skills with evidence of ability to productively interact with a wide range and levels of stakeholders (Government, private sector, NGOs, and community organizations).
- • Proven track record of leadership and networking at a senior level
- • Excellent knowledge of Somali and English fluency.
- • Excellent analytical and administrative skills, as well as solid writing
- 4. REPORTING
- The FM specialist will report to the Project coordinator and the Director General Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation. In addition, he/she will perform under the overall guidance of the World Bank Task Team Leader(s) for the S-FSRP project.
- 5. TIMING Duration of Assignment:
- The FM specialist shall be contracted for an initial one-year period.
- Puntland Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the above-mentioned services. Interested consultants must provide the following (i) Curriculum Vitae (CV) with 3 reference persons; (ii) copies of certificates of academic qualifications; and (iii) a cover letter indicating that they are qualified to perform the services.
- How to apply
- SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to section III, para 3.14,3.16 & 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers: Procurement in Investment Projects Financing Goods, Works, Non -Consulting and Consulting Services, July 2016, revised November 2017, August 2018, November 2020 and September 2023 (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.
- A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Individual Consultant method set out in the World Bank Procurement Regulations.
- How to apply
- Interested applicants may obtain further information, including a detailed Terms of Reference, from the Ministry in person or by e-mail to the address given below during office hours from 9.00 a.m.– 4.00 p.m. Saturday to Thursday.
- Deadline: Expressions of interest and CV must be delivered to the address below by hand, mail, courier, or email on or before 20th May, 2025 at 16:00 hours.
- Attention:
- FSRP Project
- Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigations
- MoAI Puntland State of Somalia.
- Garowe PL State of Somalia
- Email: acting.procurement@moai.pl.so and copy acting.coordinator@moai.pl.so