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xford Policy Management

Oxford Policy Management Limited (OPM) is one of the world’s leading international policy development and management consultancies. We enable strategic decision-makers in the public and private sector to identify and implement sustainable solutions for reducing social and economic disadvantage in low and middle-income countries. We seek to bring about lasting positive change using analytical and practical policy expertise.

Building Resilience in Ethiopia Technical Assistance (BRE) Programme

Building Resilience in Ethiopia (BRE) is a multi-year technical assistance (TA) project co-funded by FCDO and USAID, being implemented by OPM. The main aim of BRE is to support Ethiopia’s drive towards becoming a middle-income country, by strengthening nationally owned and led systems that better anticipate and respond to recurrent shocks and resulting acute needs. The BRE-TA vision is to support the ‘Government of Ethiopia (GoE) to lead and deliver an effective, gradually self-financed and accountable response to climate and humanitarian shocks.

 

The BRE-TA programme’s Disaster Risk Finance (DRF) workstream is closely working with a range of Directorates under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to ensure public finances are more resilient to climate and humanitarian shocks.

Background to the Disaster Risk Financing Strategy

Climatic and humanitarian shocks have significant macro-fiscal consequences for Ethiopia due to the costs of humanitarian and economic relief operations in the short term, support for recovery and reconstruction efforts in the medium and longer term, and the associated adverse implications for external and fiscal balances. BRE will support the GoE to be better prepared to meet the costs arising from disasters in a cost-effective and timely manner, through the development, and subsequent implementation, of a national disaster risk financing strategy (DRFS).

The DRFS will, in its first iteration, focus on the federal level but will include some measures to strengthen subnational management of DRF, prior to embarking on subnational level DRF strategies. The broad objectives of the DRF strategy are to:

·Outline the strategic priorities of the government regarding the management of fiscal risks derived from disasters, with a commitment to leaving no one behind.

· Act as a reference document for all relevant stakeholders in understanding how to manage such risks and the use of financial instruments that the country will employ to finance associated costs.

· Act as a complement to the National Disaster Risk Management (DRM) strategy, as one component of a comprehensive approach to risk management, which also includes investments in risk reduction and preparedness.

When implemented, the DRFS is intended to ensure that the Government and its partners are better prepared to meet the financial obligations arising from disasters in a cost-effective and timely manner, ultimately reducing the cost of the response, improving its efficacy, and rendering public finances more resilient to climate and humanitarian shocks.

The development of Ethiopia’s DRFS has three distinct phases, as outlined in figure 1. The first two stages have been completed; BRE-TA is now supporting the MoF to develop the strategy (phase 3).   

Figure 1: Development of the DRFS

The DRF knowledge exchange held in September 2021 provided the GoE with a better understanding of  the potential financial mechanisms for managing disaster risk available to them, while demonstrating how DRF tools can reduce the fiscal burden of disasters. The workshop also provided a platform to secure GoE sign-off and buy-in for the development of a DRFS. GoE expressed resounding support for the preparation of a national DRFS, and provided some useful pointers for its scope and how it should be prepared.

Following the knowledge exchange the World Bank, with support from BRE, prepared a DRF diagnostic assessment. The diagnostic provides information on GoE’s current level of financial protection against disasters, serves as a foundation for identifying specific gaps and setting policy priorities for implementing reforms and introducing new financial instruments to strengthen financial resilience, and provides the basis for new or deepened engagement on disaster risk finance.

Development of the DRFS (stage 3) is taking place from now until the end of 2022/early 2023, and is envisaged to be comprised of a series of steps, including:

1.Consultation on the diagnostic’s findings and recommendations. Findings and recommendations contained in the DRF diagnostic will be used to inform development of the DRFS.

2.Development of a detailed workplan for the drafting process and a governance document outlining which existing coordination mechanisms will be used to support the drafting process and reporting amongst key stakeholders.

3.Identification of stakeholders and focal points across government, development partners and the private sector who will be consulted during the development process. The MoF will be the lead government institution and ultimate owner of the strategy. Other ministries will be brought in for specific inputs, consultation and validation processes.

4.A series of consultation meetings with stakeholders on the vision of the DRFS and key themes within the strategy.

5. A number of learning events throughout the strategy development process to build knowledge on certain topics and/or to learn from other countries.

6.Establishment of a core writing group who will utilize information from the DRF diagnostic and consultation meetings to draft the DRFS.

7.Presentation of a draft strategy document to key stakeholders followed by revisions to finalize the strategy.

 

In developing the strategy, we will seek to ensure that the plan is cognizant of, and includes, inclusion and gender dimensions.

The structure of the DRFS is to be discussed and agreed with the GoE. However, the DRFS is expected to include sections on: 

· Policy priorities and legal mandate: what the government wants to achieve through the strategy. This will include clarity on who/what GoE wants to protect and what GoE wants to protect them against.

· Financing instruments: the identification and description of instruments and good practices GoE will utilize to help achieve DRF priorities. This section will include clarity on how finance will be made available and how funds will reach the beneficiaries.

· Stakeholder analysis: clarity on the roles and responsibilities of different government agencies in financing before and after a disaster. This section will include clarity on who and how policy decisions will be implemented.

·Monitoring and evaluation: how interventions under the DRFS can be tracked and reviewed for continuous learning and adaptation.

 

To support development of the DRF strategy over the coming months we are now seeking to recruit two consultants who will be based in Addis Ababa. The two consultants will work alongside BRE-TA DRF workstream members, MoF officials and technical specialists, to draft the DRFS. 

Main responsibilities

The Consultants will be work closely with BRE team members based in Addis Ababa and the UK. They will perform tasks and undertake responsibilities as follows:

·         Coordinate with the MoF to identify stakeholders and focal points across government, development partners and the private sector who will be consulted during the development process. The MoF will be the lead government institution and ultimate owner of the strategy. Other ministries will be brought in for specific inputs, consultation and validation processes.

·         Support the development and operationalization of an appropriate governance and reporting mechanism for the DRFS drafting process.

·         Support the organization of consultation workshops and meetings. A series of consultation workshops and meetings will be held throughout the DRFS drafting process.  

·         Support regular and timely communication on the DRFS drafting process to all relevant stakeholders. This will include regular reporting on progress against a detailed workplan (to be developed with GoE in collaboration with BRE-TA members).

·         Work along BRE-TA members to ensure that requests for technical expertise from GoE, to support drafting of the DRFS, are clearly articulated and that support is delivered on time and in a useful manner.   

·         Support the delivery of one-two learning events throughout the strategy development process to build knowledge on certain topics and/or to learn from other countries.

·         Support and be part of a core writing group who will utilize information from the DRF diagnostic and consultation meetings to draft the DRFS.

·         Collect and collate relevant information to inform and support development of the DRFS.

·         Support presentation of a draft strategy document to key stakeholders followed by revisions to finalize the strategy.

·         Coordinate with internal BRE-TA DRF team members, and the other DRF consultant, on a regular basis to ensure the successful completion of tasks. This will include attendance at weekly team meetings.

·         Develop and maintain excellent working relations with government partners and ensure that BRE-TA aligns and meets government’s needs.

Reporting arrangements

The Consultants will report to the BRE Disaster Risk Finance Workstream Lead, while coordinating with existing BRE DRF Strategy Advisor(s) and counterparts within the MoF.   

Job Requirements:

Competencies

Required:

o    Minimum a postgraduate (Masters) degree in Economics, Public Policy, Finance or an equivalent professional training.

o    At least ten years of relevant work experience in the development sector, with at least 5 years’ experience in working on either disaster risk financing, disaster risk management, climate finance or social protection issues.

o    Experience working in or on public policy issues, including public financial management.

o    Demonstrated experience working with the Government of Ethiopia.

o    Excellent inter-personal and communication skills with a proven track record of developing and sustaining collaborative relationships with partners.

o    Fluency in English and Amharic.

o    Strong computer skills: MS Office, MS Excel in particular.

 

Desired:

o   Previous experience working for or with the Ministry of Finance.

o   Previous experience with leading and working in teams in a multi-stakeholder environment.

o   Familiarity with disaster risk financing concepts.

 

The role is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. S/he will be contracted for 60 days between August 2022 and February 2023. The expected start date is August 2022. 

Posted:
06.29.2022
Deadline:
07.13.2022
Job Category:
Consultancy and TrainingDevelopment and Project ManagementEconomics
Consultancy and Training, Development and Project Management, Economics
Employment:
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Location:
Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa
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