What The Role Is
As part of our ongoing efforts to rotate and deploy officers to public agencies, AGD is recruiting suitable officers for deployment to the Performance & Evaluation (P&E) Directorate in the Ministry of Finance.
The Performance & Evaluation (P&E) directorate in the Ministry of Finance is looking for dynamic and motivated team members to support MOF in enabling a high-performance government, through better value and accountability for public spending and outcomes.
What You Will Be Working On
You will be part of the Programme Evaluation Units in Infrastructure, Economic, Social & Resilience Teams and assist on the following:
i. Policy and planning
- Formulate and implement programme evaluation and office space policies and processes for better outcomes and cost-effectiveness in public sector spending.
ii. Programme reviews - Work with public agencies to design appropriate evaluation and funding interventions for a diverse range of agencies, programmes, and projects.
- Applying relevant tools such as the Theory of Change to determine what works, what does not work, how, and why;
- Determining suitable performance indicators, data collection plans, and evaluation methods; and
- Formulating recommendations to senior management, as well as programme and policy owners.
iii. Capability Building - Work with public agencies to strengthen a culture of accountability and resource optimisation, enhance capability development of the overall Programme Evaluation community, and recommend/share interventions from research studies and engagements including international best practices.
What We Are Looking For
Functional/Technical Competencies
- Tertiary education in Accountancy, Business, Finance, or related disciplines
- Background in economics and/or econometric, statistical analysis and data handling skills is advantageous
- Proficiency in financial, accounting and governance standards, and/or programme/project planning and evaluation and/or audit experience is preferred
Generic Competencies
- Strong analytical thinking, ability to anticipate challenges, and good instincts including for actionable solutions
- Ability to think out of the box and develop innovative solutions
- Strong written and verbal communication, as well as interpersonal skills to engage internal and external stakeholders at various levels
- Self-motivated individuals with the ability to handle an array of responsibilities and follow-ups in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
- A good team player
You will be notified whether you have been shortlisted within 4 weeks from the closing date of this job posting.
