Description
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Governance Global Practice
The Governance Global Practice supports client countries to build capable, efficient, open, inclusive, and accountable institutions. Countries with strong institutions prosper by creating an environment that facilitates private sector growth, reduces poverty, delivers valuable services, and earns the confidence of its citizens. Further information: https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/governance
Background and Context
The Governance unit covering eastern Africa is seeking an extended-term consultant based in Addis Ababa, to contribute to World Bank (WB) support for the Government of Ethiopia’s (GoE’s) program of governance modernization. The structural transformation envisioned under the GoE’s Ten-Year Development Plan and Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda (HGER 2.0) and new Public Financial Management, Revenue Mobilization and Civil Service Reform strategies, will require investments in improved public sector capabilities to strengthen resource mobilization and the management of public resources. as well as other reform activities that support improved service delivery, access to justice, transparency, and accountability.
World Bank support for Governance and Institutional reforms in Ethiopia aims amongst others to improve government institutional capacity to mobilize and manage public financial and human resources efficiently. Lending support includes a focus on (i) Improving Public Administration Capabilities through transitioning towards a data-informed approach to Human Resource Management, developing competency-based recruitment and management processes, and addressing civil servant capacity building. (ii) Improving Domestic Revenue Mobilization Capabilities with an emphasis on improving voluntary compliance through improved taxpayer services and closing compliance gaps by leveraging technology and data analytics; (iii) Improving Public Financial Management Capabilities supporting the scale-up of digital solutions, addressing critical process deficiencies across the PFM cycle, support the rollout and enhancement of the electronic government procurement (e-GP) system and support the professionalization of accountancy and procurement functions.
In addition, the Governance Practice engagements in Ethiopia include diagnostics, technical assistance, and advisory services; learning, innovation, and knowledge management; preparation of financing operations and provision of project implementation support, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting. An important part of the Governance Practice’s responsibilities is to deliver operational support to other Practices, including through inputs for policy-based operations, hands-on implementation advice, and advice on supporting and implementing reforms to ensure better sectoral governance.
Duties and Accountabilities
The ET Consultant (ETC) will report to the East Africa Governance Practice Manager and will be part of the ECA Governance Practice. The ETC will:
Selection Criteria
This is a local position. Only residents in Ethiopia should apply.