Ministry Of Finance And Development Planning Tender

Request for expression of interest: Consultant for Economic Governance Consultant. Objective of the Assignment: The general objective of this recruitment is to hire an Individual Consultant to provide technical advisory support to the Office of the Minister of Finance and Development Planning to implement key public sector programs under the Economy and Transparency and Governance Pillars of the PAPD. Scope of the Assignment As a Consultant to the Office of the Hon. Minister of Finance and Development Planning, the incumbent will undertake the following duties and responsibilities: Provide technical advice to the Office of the Minister on public sector and economic governance reforms with a particular focus on institutional reforms and delivery of public services; Support the Government of Liberia through the Office of the Hon. Minister in improving how policy-making, law-making and budgeting are coordinated across the Government and strengthening coordination between members of the executive (MFDP) and the National Legislature on budgetary and fiscal matters; Analyze and report on economic and statistical data on key development issues of importance to the country through preparation of briefs and policy notes for the Minister in close consultation with the Deputy Minister for Economic Management and other relevant stakeholders; Liaise with the Hon. Minister of Finance, the deputies and other appropriate Government authorities to secure ownership and sponsorship of Value Added Tax (VAT) reforms from Cabinet as an option to raise sufficient revenue to support the DRM Strategy and delivery of services; After securing Cabinet’s approval of the VAT Regime, assist in drafting the Terms of Reference for individual consultant to conduct Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) which will determine the impact of the proposed Value Added Tax Regime on the livelihood of the citizens; Liaise with LRA to devise mechanisms for enhancing revenue collection, with emphasis on exploring new revenue sources in support of the DRM Strategy; Assist in the strengthening of institutional collaboration, with emphasis on Executive-Legislature coordination on budgetary matters; Assist the GoL through the Office of the Minister to consolidate the existing duplicative oversight and reporting arrangements of State-Owned Enterprises’ (SoEs) operations. This will involve working with relevant stakeholders to consolidate the functions of the Bureau of States Owned Enterprises and the SoE Financial Reporting Unit as part of the SoEs’ Governance reforms; Work in the area of policy coordination and enforcement with key government agencies as may be directed by the Minister with the aim of achieving tangible and/or measurable outcomes; and Perform any other function(s) as may be directed by the Minister, aimed at improving the overall fiscal performance of government, including working with bilateral and/or multilateral organizations/institutions particip WORLD BANK (WB),