Assistant Financial Management Specialist

MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC PLANNING AND CENTRALISATION DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION) COUNTRY : MALAWI NAME OF PROJECT : REGIONAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA PROJECT (RCRP-2) PROJECT ID # : P181308 ASSIGNMENT TITLE : ASSISTANT FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (AFMS) REFERENCE NO . : MW-EP&D--554516-CS-INDV Introduction The Government of Malawi (GoM) has obtained a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) through the crisis response window to implement the Regional Climate Resilience Program for Eastern and Southern Africa 2 (RCRP) which is an additional financing to the Regional Climate Resilience Project (RCRP), to continue supporting countries better prepare for and manage the increasing frequency, intensity, and impact of climate shocks on people, livelihoods, infrastructure, and ecosystems. The proposed project will both rehabilitate critical infrastructure impacted by Tropical Cyclone Freddy using Crisis Response Window (CRW) resources and address the more chronic vulnerabilities in the Shire River Basin by investing in critical infrastructure at national and district level; strengthening institutional frameworks and accountability; incorporating climate considerations into the planning, implementation, and operation and maintenance of new infrastructure; and strengthening community resilience and social protection system consistent with Series of Projects (SOP). This will build a situation whereby people can live sustainably with the flood/drought risk, through a properly overseen and managed basin in terms of its competing uses. The emergency works will include the reconstruction of needed connectivity (roads, bridges and culverts), hydraulic and other critical infrastructure. The overarching Development Objective of the RCRP SOP is to strengthen the resilience to water-related climate shocks in Eastern and Southern A