Job Title: National Consultancy for Public Finance for Nutrition, UNICEF Lao PDR

UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an Individual National Consultancy for Public Finance for Nutrition. The duration of this assignment is 12 months, starting as soon as possible and the consultant shall be home based.

key functions/accountabilities: The consultant will work and collaborate with Social Policy Specialist and Public Finance for Children (PF4C) international consultant team (will be recruited separately). Furthermore, the consultant will coordinate with Government officials mainly from the Planning and Finance Departments, including the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Ministry of Health (MoH), Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE), Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare (MLSW) and other relevant Ministries. The Consultant will require occasionally travel and deliver works at the provincial level, expecting around maximum 5 days per trip around 4 trips per year.

Minimum requirements:

• At least a Bachelor or Advanced degree in finance, economics, business administration and related fields.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in public finance management in social sectors either Finance, Health, Education and Agriculture fields.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in English.