Barbados - Assessment of Public Finance Management in Barbados using the PEFA PFM Performance Framework

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D. EXPERTISE REQUIRED

One (Senior Category) Expert – 33 working days
o The individual must possess a degree in economics, or any other related discipline with post-graduate degree (s) and/or other relevant professional qualification(s) being an advantage.
o The expert must be a public finance specialist with at least ten (10) years international experience in public budgeting and/or public sector auditing, with demonstrable experience working in a developing country context.
o Demonstrable experience in conducting PFM assessments according to the Performance Measurement Framework of the PEFA is mandatory.
The expert must be fluent in English (written and spoken).
One (Senior Category) Expert – 33 working days
o The individual must possess a degree in economics, or any other related discipline with post-graduate degree (s) and/or other relevant professional qualification(s) being an advantage.
o The expert must be a public finance specialist with at least ten (10) years international experience in public budgeting and/or public sector auditing, with demonstrable experience working in a developing country context.
o Demonstrable experience in conducting PFM assessments according to the Performance Measurement Framework of the PEFA is preferable.
The expert must be fluent in English (written and spoken).

The team should demonstrate a combined set of skills in all areas relevant to carry out the assessment.


C. LOCATION AND DURATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The overall input for the assignment is estimated at 66 working days (33 days per expert) over a 4-month period.
Of this total, 4 man-days are assigned to desk study in the experts’ home country (2 per expert), 40 man-days will be assigned in Barbados in the first mission (20 per expert) and another 8 man-days (4 per expert) during the second mission, 8 man-days for international travel (4 per expert) and a further 6 man-days in the experts’ home country (3 per expert) to complete the Final Report. The Experts are invited to work five (5) days per week while in Barbados.
The mobilisation period is suggested at 21 calendar days from the award of contract. The suggested starting date is 3 May 2010. The assignment will have to be completed by 31 August 2010.

B. METHODOLOGY AND WORK PLAN

The consultant is requested to provide a brief technical proposal (max. 5 pages) which demonstrates its understanding of the assignment and the methodology and provides a general outline of its proposed work plan to achieve the desired results. The technical proposal must accompany the two curriculum vitae.

Within the proposed work plan the Experts should allow for three (3) phases:

Preparatory phase

o A desk study of recent PFM assessments of Barbados using all the basic documents from the PEFA website (www.pefa.org), as well as from the relevant departments within the GoB, including the Auditor General's department. The desk study will be undertaken from the Experts's home base. This covers a period of six (6) man-days (3 per expert).
Field work and preparation of draft final report
o Briefing meeting with the EU Delegation representatives in Barbados and other interested donors;
o Field work in Barbados including Workshop #1: this first workshop will be conducted with policy makers and technical staff from the relevant Government agencies and departments (Ministry of Finance, auditor general, accountant general, contractor general etc.) to present the PEFA methodology and what will the focus of the experts’s analysis be. At the end of this first mission, the experts are expected to submit a draft report and return to their home base;
o The two experts will return to Barbados shortly thereafter in order to complete the field work and conduct a Workshop #2: This second workshop will focus on the detailed conclusions of draft final report.
Finalisation of the report
o Following the return to the home base of the consultants after this second workshop, stakeholders will have four weeks to submit written comments. Following the end of this period, the consultants will, from their home base, complete and submit the final report incorporating and/or addressing each comment previously made.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY SELECTED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONTACTED