Antecedentes

UNCDF is the United Nations capital investment agency for the world’s least developed countries. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development. UNCDF’s financing models work through two channels: financial inclusion that expands the opportunities for individuals, households, and small businesses to participate in the local economy, providing them with the tools they need to climb out of poverty and manage their financial lives; and by showing how localised investments—through fiscal decentralization, innovative municipal finance, and structured project finance—can drive public and private funding that underpins local economic expansion and sustainable development. By strengthening how finance works for poor people at the household, small enterprise, and local infrastructure levels, UNCDF contributes to SDG 1 on eradicating poverty and SDG 17 on the means of implementation. By identifying those market segments where innovative financing models can have transformational impact in helping to reach the last mile and address exclusion and inequalities of access, UNCDF contributes to a number of different SDGs;

UNCDF are currently implementing a project in Cambodia financed under the UNS SDG Fund that is supporting the development of the Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) for Cambodia. The project INFF for CSDG Achievement provides the technical framework for the mission as a diagnostic exercise to inform the INFF financing strategy and potential development flows that are available and new financial flows which are potentially available at the sub national level. The diagnostics will seek to answer the following

1. An estimate of fiscal space found at the provincial level across the country researching national data and conductimg a deep dive of two nominated provinces and;
2. A synopsis of own source revenues that can be collected by local governments and the potential volume of revenues that can be retained for local development financing.

The mission will also support the NATIONAL PROGRAM ON SUB-NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC DEVELOPMENT, PHASE 2 (NP-2) 2021-2030 providing a clear input and technical support to COMPONENT 4: FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION AND SNA PLANNING AND BUDGETING SYSTEM. In this context the mission will have a duality in that it provides a diagnostic for the INFF finance strategy but also addresses workstream 4 in the NP-2.

UNCDF Portfolio in Cambodia:

Historically UNCDF have designed and implemented local development initiatives in a majority of the ASEAN member states both at national and sub-national levels. In particular, in alignment to its mandate, UNCDF has mainly operated in the Least Developed Countries, of the ASEAN region including (1) Cambodia, (2) Lao PDR, and (3) Myanmar.

In Cambodia UNCDF has been engaged extensively in the government’s decentralization process through the LoCAL project that supports the development of predictable climate financing mechanisms through inter-governmental transfers working directly with the National Committee for Sub National Democratic Development (NCDD). The LoCAL project is in Phase III (national scale up and execution) with the Royal Government now in the final stages of obtaining direct accreditation to the Green Climate Fund. The LoCAL project through the application of introducing Climate Performance Based Grants (CPBG) and training of local administrations in climate actions linked to local planning and budgeting has supported the mainstreaming of localizing climate investments to enhance service delivery and local development via the strengthening public administrations, fostering of inclusive dialogue, and facilitating dialogue between citizens and state for more effective, transparent, accountable and responsive service delivery. UNCDF

Leveraging this positing and work, UNCDF are currently working directly with the Ministry of Economy Finance  MEF under the SDG Fund project “Integrated National Financing Framework (INFF) to Catalyze Blended Finance for Transformative CSDG Achievement”. The core tasks that UNCDF work on in partnership with MEF include INFF diagnostics and Public Debt Management. This strategic level intervention provides UNCDF access to all MEF departments (including treasury and revenues) two key stakeholders to enable and support the tasks defined under this ToR.

In addition, UNCDF are working the Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) having supported the establishment and operationalization of CGCC which is a quasi-department under the MEF.

Deberes y responsabilidades

The assignment will provide input to the following activities highlighted under the NP-2

Output 4.1: SNA Planning and Budgeting Process are Improved and Aligned with each Type of Level of SNA, in Line with the National Development Agenda and Key Reform Directions and Backed up by Better and Effective Use of Data.

Priority Activity 4.1.5:  SNA Budget System Reform Strategy for 2026-2030, this will entail the diagnostic estimating the current fiscal space at the provincial level with an attempted drill down to municipal / district level. This base calculation and finding will inform the BSRS of needs and volumes of flows

Output 4.4: Local Revenue as Budget Benefit Generated from Non-Tax Revenue is Increased

Priority Activity 4.4.3: Strategic Framework for SNA Non-Tax Revenues, thus will entail that the diagnostic identifies and supports the preparation of the strategic framework will require to focus on several key issues as follows, note this list is not exhaustive and will be determined and agreed upon at the start of the mission:

1. Clarify the conceptual and legal basic between fees and charges, for SNAs to further improve SNA revenue from public services;
2. Review, increase scope and/or add new services to be provided by SNAs to generate new sources of non-tax revenue;
3. Improve sharing of non-tax revenues between national level and SNAs;
4. Improvement of management of revenue from state assets,
5. Conceptualizes a more advanced e-governance arrangement concerning service delivery and revenue management (i.e. better connecting among e-services, e-administration, and e-feedback); and
6. Determine the arrangement / legal amendments to allow SNAs more power over the setting of fees or charges the non-tax revenue within a value determined by regulations.

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Competencias

• Excellent English report writing skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills, ability to assess complex situations, to succinctly and clearly distill critical issues, and to draw practical conclusions
• Demonstrated ability to work with developing country government agencies and NGOs.
• Excellent interpersonal, coordination and planning skills. Sense of diplomacy and tact.
• Ability and willingness to travel to provincial areas.
• Computer literate (MS Office package).

Habilidades y experiencia requeridas

Education: Minimum Master’s Degree in public finance / public sector accounting..

Experience:

• 10 years of professional experience with at least 5 years working within Public Financial Management Reform programmes
• Proven track record related to the development of formula based inter-government fiscal transfer systems
• Proven track record working with national government Ministries of Finance related to the introduction or upgrade of the national accounting system to SNA 2008 or IMF-GFMS

Language Requirement: Fluency English (Speaking, Reading, Writing) is required and knowledge of Khmer is asset

 
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Interested individual offeror must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Explaining why they are the most suitable for the work
2. Financial proposal
3. Personal CV including experience in similar projects, list of publication written by Candidate and at least 3 references.

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