National Junior Consultant – Programme & Financial Support to IGU

Country: Lao PDR  

Description of the Assignment: 

Under the overall supervision of the Team Lead for Inclusive Growth Unit, the consultant is expected to provide support in the following areas:

A. Finance &System Support

• Support preparation of budget revisions and monitoring expenditure data
• Process the document for the payment of the assigned projects
• Assist in tracking requisitions, purchase orders, vouchers, and goods receipts
• Compile financial data for review by Programme and Operations teams
• Support follow-up on unposted vouchers and budget check issues.

B. Monitoring Dashboard & Portfolio Tracking

• Update internal offline Monitoring Dashboard on delivery rates
• Support offline reconciliation of dashboard data with Quantum reports, with support from the project managers
• Maintain tracking sheets for project implementation progress, stored in the SharePoint

C. Programme & Administrative Support

• Assist in preparation of work plans and financial tracking tables
• Support documentation for audit preparation and spot checks
• Maintain organized electronic filing system (SharePoint/Teams)
• Draft meeting minutes and remarks, and compile action tracking matrices
• Assist the logistic and organizing events of the Unit.
• Review the advance request and liquidation from the implementation partner.
• Support on coordination with Procurement Unit for procurement of goods and services.
• Serve as the focal point of the unit to coordinate with Human Resource related tasks.

Period of assignment/services (if applicable): 60 working days

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