Le Groupe de la Banque Mondiale recrute un spécialiste principal de la gestion financière, Beyrouth, Liban

 Description

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Governance Global Practice Context
 
Sound governance and effective institutions are essential for achieving shared prosperity and sustained reductions in poverty. A rapidly growing body of analytic work demonstrates that there are clear linkages between good governance and the quality of health and education services, and that the poor often suffer disproportionately from lack of alternatives. Countries capable of improving governance can use their human and financial resources more efficiently with fewer losses and distortions. They can attract higher levels of foreign and domestic investment and, on average, grow more rapidly.
 
The Governance Global Practice brings together professionals in procurement, financial management, taxation, public management, regulatory policy, transparency, digital governance, law and development, anticorruption, and social accountability to develop innovative, integrated solutions to pernicious institutional problems. The practice utilizes a problem-driven, diagnostic approach, combining global comparative knowledge of reform successes and failures with keen understanding of the institutional challenges and opportunities of developing countries. 
 
Governance Global Practice – MENA (EMNGU) seeks to attract a Senior Financial Management Specialist (Sr. FMS) to contribute to, support and supervise financial management aspects of our program in Mashreq countries. The Sr. FMS will be based in Beirut office and work on FM assessments of projects in the pipeline and provide implementation support for the Lebanon portfolio, ensuring compliance with Bank’s fiduciary standards.  The Sr. FMS will also handle country work engagements such as work on PIM, PEFA, and forensic Audit.
 
Regional Context
 
There is a strong demand from countries in MENA for development finance, global expertise and innovation.  There are over a hundred active projects in the portfolio with a commitment of over $ 20 B.  The Bank also delivers a wide range of analytical products to help MENA countries transform their economies and lay the foundations for inclusive growth and job creation.  The World Bank’s knowledge services included support for the region’s high-income countries, through its Reimbursable Advisory Services. 
 
Country Management Unit Context
 
The World Bank Mashreq department (MNC02) is situated at the center of the MNA Region, comprising four IBRD countries (Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon) and 1 IDA country (Syria). Since the establishment of the department, the CMU has developed innovative projects to cater for the specific development needs of the aforementioned countries through lending, grants, as well as Advisory Services and Analytics. The department has also initiated cutting edge financing instruments such as the Global Concessional Financing Facility to offer concessional financing to the refugee hosting countries, has developed reconstruction programs in Iraq and Lebanon, and development policy operations to support operations in Iraq and Jordan at critical times to accelerate reforms for inclusive growth, debt sustainability, and job creation.
 
Country Context
 
Lebanon, a lower middle-income, FCV country has been assailed by compounded crises for nearly two years now —specifically, an economic and financial crisis, followed by COVID-19 and, lastly, the explosion at the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020.
 
Of the three, the economic crisis has had by far the largest (and most persistent) negative impact. The Spring 2021 Lebanon Economic Monitor finds that Lebanon economic and financial crisis is likely to rank in the top 10, possibly top three, most severe crises episodes globally since the mid-nineteenth century. In fact, Lebanon’s GDP plummeted from about US$55 billion in 2018 to a projected US$20.5 billion in 2021, while real GDP per capita fell by 37.1 percent. Such a brutal contraction is usually associated with conflicts or wars. Lebanon has also been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic through intermittent lockdowns and other measures to mitigate the impact of the virus both on people and the already weak health system. Vaccination, launched on February 14 with initial financing from the World Bank, is progressing according to the National COVID-19 Deployment and Vaccination Plan. This aims to vaccinate 70% of the total population, citizens, and non-citizens in a multi-phase rollout by the end of 2022. Efforts are underway to expand COVID-19 vaccination coverage and support vaccination deployment.
 
Beyond the human tragedy, the impact of the Port of Beirut explosion has had implications at the national level, despite its geographical concentration. These add to Lebanon’s long-term structural vulnerabilities, which include low-grade infrastructure—a dysfunctional electricity sector, water supply shortages, and inadequate solid waste and wastewater management—as well as weak public financial management, large macroeconomic imbalances, and deteriorating social indicators.
 
As of October 2021, the World Bank’s total commitment in Lebanon amounts to US$1.62 billion, consisting of 12 active projects (loans and grants) covering a range of sectors, including water, transport, education, health, poverty targeting, social safety nets, environment, and Small and Medium Enterprises.  These projects are financed from a variety of sources, including special mechanisms, such as the Global Concessional Financing Facility (GCFF), which is providing financing to help Lebanon mitigate the fallout of the Syrian conflict and the impact of the influx of Syrian refugees, and the Lebanon Financing Facility which is supporting businesses and vulnerable groups impacted by the Port of Beirut explosion. Lebanon has also obtained US$100 million in financing from the International Development Association (IDA), whose funding is normally reserved for Low-Income Countries.
 
The above program is complemented by a number of Advisory Services and Analytics that aim to provide important economic and social, evidence-based diagnostics, which serve as data platforms to inform project design and stakeholders. 
 
 
Duties and Accountabilities 
 
The Senior Financial Management Specialist will work within the MNC02 team, which includes the Country Director, Country Resident Representatives, Program Leaders, Task Team Leaders, Public Sector Specialists and Analysts, Procurement and other technical specialists, and Administrative and Client Service (ACS) staff.  The Sr. FMS will report to Practice Manager, EMNGU. 
 
The Sr. FMS will be based in the World Bank’s Beirut office and work on all Financial Management aspects of the World Bank’s operations in Lebanon. This will include but will not be limited to: (i) assessing the adequacy of country, project and programs financial management arrangements; (ii) providing implementation support and supervising projects financed by loans, credits and grants; (iii) ensuring compliance with the Bank’s audit and other fiduciary requirements; and (iv) leading on PFM work including PIM, PEFA and other governance reforms activities, as needed. 
 
The specific duties and responsibilities of the Sr. FMS will be agreed with the GOV Practice Manager. He/she is expected to perform a full range of operational Financial Management (FM) and Public Financial Management (PFM) duties. 
 
He/she will take a leading role in the following tasks:
  • Promote effective reliance on country systems as deemed appropriate, greater use of technology for fiduciary due diligence and implementation support and streamlining of FM and disbursement processes.
  • Generation and exchange of knowledge relating to FM/PFM issues.
  • Contribution to corporate tasks such as the preparation of country briefs, inputs to thematic notes and knowledge and learning events.
  • Undertake FM assessments for new projects and provide FM implementation support for ongoing projects covering project budgeting, internal controls, accounting, treasury, funds flow, financial reporting, auditing arrangements and adequacy and suitability of project FM staff.
  • Monitor on-going compliance by projects with the Bank’s FM policies and procedures.
  • Review annual audited financial statements, audit reports and audit management letters, and prepare appropriate communication to project implementation agencies.
  • Update the Bank’s automated FM monitoring systems on a timely basis.
  • Assess audit firms/auditors in terms of independence, competence, compliance with international auditing standards.
  • Provide training, guidance and advice on FM related aspects to external clients (borrowers and staff of project implementing agencies) and internal clients (Bank Task Teams, and CMU staff).
  • Contribute to or lead analytical or technical assistance work on public financial management (PIM, and PEFA).  
  • Participate in country-level portfolio activities such as Country Portfolio Performance Reviews, risk-review meetings, deep dive preparation, implementation and monitoring and other implementation meetings and events.
  • Ensure that WBG-financed operations are carried out in accordance with applicable FM policies, procedures, and instructions, and supporting analytical work on FM and public financial accountability.
  • Contribute to project and other portfolio and country documents in his/her area of work as needed.

Selection Criteria

  • Advanced degree (Master’s or equivalent) in accounting, economics, public financial management, public policy/political science, finance, or another related field.
  • The candidate should be a qualified professional accountant (CPA, CA, ACCA, DEC or equivalent membership of an internationally recognized professional accountancy body).
  • At least 8 years of relevant experience in financial management.
  • Knowledge of International Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Standards on Audit (ISA). Knowledge of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and the International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) would be an advantage.
  • Experience in designing and assessing internal control systems using internationally accepted control frameworks such as COSO.
  • Experience in evaluating financial management systems (including budgeting, accounting, cash management, internal audit and financial reporting systems).
  • Experience in assessing auditor competence and independence.
  • Experience in the design and implementation of computerized financial management systems.
  • Experience in evaluating/interpreting financial statements and in determining appropriate remedial actions.
  • Understanding of the budget formulation and execution processes, including treasury and cash management, as applicable to Bank-financed investment projects and public sector finance in general.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English is required. Ability to work in  Arabic would be an advantage.
  • Knowledge and experience in the development field, and familiarity with World Bank’s operations and investment lending instruments would be an advantage.
  • Willingness to travel frequently, sometimes at a short notice.
General Competencies
  • Written and Verbal Communication – Delivers information effectively in support of team or workgroup.
  • Client Orientation – Takes personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs, working to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success.
  • Drive for Results – Takes personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results and has the personal organization to do so.
  • Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion – Collaborates with other team members and contributes productively to the team’s work and output, demonstrating respect for different points of view.
  • Knowledge, Learning and Communication – Actively seeks knowledge needed to complete assignments and shares knowledge with others, communicating and presenting information in a clear and organized manner.
  • Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making – Analyzes facts and data to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others’ work.
  • Public Administration – Understands the overall dimensions and structures of the mechanics of government and its public administration, including public financial management).

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DATE LIMITE : 04/04/2022.

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