Financial Specialist

The Municipal Development and Lending Fund (MDLF) is semi-governmental organization with technical, financial, and management experience in the field of Municipalities’ development, with particular experience in projects related to infrastructure, institutional development, employment generation, as well as data collection and reporting.
The MDLF is seeking a qualified, experienced, results-oriented staff for the position of
Municipal Financial specialist to work under the Institutional Development and Technical
Assistance Department.
More specifically, the Municipal Financial specialist will:
1- Participate in the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the financial management capacity building activities to Municipalities
2- Support and provide the Municipalities with the needed technical assistant regarding the
financial management capacity building activities.
3- Verify the ranking mechanism criteria and certify any change in ranking to Municipalities with the review of all the supporting documentation to justify the change in ranking,
4- Coordinate and report on the Municipalities progress in Financial Management capacity.
5-Participate in seminars, workshops and meetings related to the financial management
component.
6- Coordinate and manage the work of related consultants including logistical and technical issues.
7- Collect and analyze municipalities Budgets and data according to the Transfer Mechanism Document and MOLG guidelines
8- Draft ToRs, EOIs, Reports, letters, and progress reports for assignments related to the FM capacity building component
9-Coordinate with M&E officer in the data collection, verification and analysis related to the
performance –based grant allocation mechanism (Transfer Mechanism) and the capacity
building window.
10-Collaborate with partner organizations and other relevant stakeholders for enhancing financial management capacity of the local government units and other institutions.
11-Conduct other activities as requested by the department manager.
Qualifications and Experience:
1- University degree in finance, economic, accounting or related field.
2- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in similar positions,
3- Good knowledge of local government sector and in particularly in local government financial management
4- Ability to analyze data and financial information related to municipal budgets.
5-Demonstrated leadership and management background, experience managing development and budgets
6- Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
7-Excellent communication skills in both English and Arabic (reading, technical writing and
speaking)
8- Strong computer skills: facility with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and email and internet
software. Proficiency in financial software will be an advantage.
Interested applicants should send their CVs with a cover letter and salary history to fax
no. 02-2950685 or e-mail: n [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
The deadline for submission is 19/7/2009