Payments Section Leader, FMU Duty station: Mogadishu, Somalia Position title: Payments Section Leader, Ministry of Finance, Somalia Reporting to: Head of FMU Duration: 12 months SFF Grade: 3 Date of Issue: 8/6/2013 Closing Date: 14/6/2013 Background: The Special Financing Facility (SFF) has been established as a mechanism to channel financial support from international donors to the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) to support its recurrent budget deficit, while also providing capital financing for selected local development initiatives that will enhance the Government's credibility with the local population. The SFF will be implemented by the Ministry of Finance, which is establishing two units for SFF implementation and financial management. The units will be located in the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry will be supported by an externally-recruited Financial Agent (FA) who will provide fiduciary assurance and support the operations of the two units. The Financial Management Unit (FMU) will be responsible for managing the SFF local accounts, approving contracts, processing payments, preparing withdrawal applications for submission to the Administrator, maintaining financial records and making all payments made through the SFF available for audit scrutiny. The FMU will be expected to prepare monthly financial statements for scrutiny by the Operational Committee, and quarterly financial statements for submission to the Oversight Board. The FMU will also prepare regular statements for the Minister of Finance to submit to Parliament and make publically available through the SFF website and other communication channels. Essential functions: Reporting to the Head of the FMU, the Payments Section Leader is responsible for ensuring efficient and timely processing of SFF payments and preparation of SFF withdrawal applications. In particular, the Payments Section Leader will ensure that the Payments Section:
Required qualifications:
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to submit online applications only according to the following procedure
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