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Public Finance Expert job at Adam Smith International
Posted by: great-volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Jul-20
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Public Finance Expert 2025-07-19T16:15:45+00:00 Adam Smith International https://cdn.ugashare.com/jsjobsdata/data/employer/comp_6227/logo/Adam%20Smith%20International.png https://adamsmithinternational.com/ FULL_TIME Kampala Kampala 00256 Uganda Business Management and Administration Accounting & Finance 2025-07-31T17:00:00+00:00 Uganda 8 Public Finance Expert at Adam Smith International (ASI) We are looking for a Climate Public Financial Management Expert to support the Government of Uganda (GoU) in better integration of climate change considerations into public finance systems. The overall objective is to strengthen institutional readiness to plan for, manage, and attract international climate finance. This assignment may last 2-6 months, and the expert shall be based in Kampala, Uganda.
This may include:
- Working to support the creation and set-up of a new national climate finance organisation
- Working with different parts of the Ugandan government to develop tools, frameworks, or roadmaps to improve access to international climate finance
- Strengthening the alignment between climate priorities and national planning and budgeting processes
- Advising on institutional arrangements to enhance climate finance readiness
- Helping lay the groundwork for implementation of climate-aligned PFM reforms
Required Expertise Please apply if you have the following expertise - - Familiarity with Uganda’s climate and public finance management systems and experience that speaks to that is essential. Experience in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa such as Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda is an added advantage
- Strong technical knowledge of climate focused public financial management (PFM) systems
- Strong written and spoken communication skills in English
- Demonstrated experience supporting governments to design or operationalise national climate finance mechanisms or vehicles
- Familiarity with international climate finance including funds such as the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST)
- Ability to develop implementation plans and roadmaps grounded in both international best practice and local institutional realities
- Ability to deliver high-quality technical reports
- Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working across government, development partners, and multilateral institutions
ASI encourages applications from candidates of all social backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, abilities, and orientations. Qualified female applicants and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We offer flexible working arrangements, please write to us to discuss further.
Ways of Working
Experts are expected to adhere to the following values and obligations: - At all times work collaboratively and openly with other members of the programme team, proactively providing guidance, advice and sharing experiences to solve problems, overcome challenges and manage risks together.
- Free and open sharing of information gained from the client, beneficiaries, or other international projects with other members of the team.
- Respect for the confidentiality of the team’s discussions, assessments, decisions and plans or agreements with the Client.
- Adhere to decisions taken by the programme’s leadership and taking collective responsibility for implementing those decisions and communicating them to counterparts or other external parties.
- Ensure they have an accurate understanding of policies and decisions made by the Contracting Authority that relate to the programme and respecting and adhering to those policies.
- Careful coordination with other team members of communications and meetings with the Contracting Authority to ensure coherence of technical advice and an efficient use of the client’s time.
- Constant monitoring of risks to programme delivery and achievement of deliverables/objectives, as well as the reputation of ASI and the Client, and swift referral of those risks to the Senior Programme Manager.
- Comply with ASI’s operational and logistical procedures.
- Comply with ASI’s Duty of Care and security procedures designed to ensure safety of personnel and notify the Senior Programme Manager of any incidence that threatens the security of personnel or assets of the project.
- Understand and strictly adhere to ASI’s Code of Conduct.
Familiarity with Uganda’s climate and public finance management systems and experience that speaks to that is essential. Experience in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa such as Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda is an added advantage Strong technical knowledge of climate focused public financial management (PFM) systems Strong written and spoken communication skills in English Demonstrated experience supporting governments to design or operationalise national climate finance mechanisms or vehicles Familiarity with international climate finance including funds such as the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) Ability to develop implementation plans and roadmaps grounded in both international best practice and local institutional realities Ability to deliver high-quality technical reports Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working across government, development partners, and multilateral institutions No Requirements JOB-687bc4b1c5af7 Vacancy title:
Public Finance Expert Jobs at:
Adam Smith International Deadline of this Job:
Thursday, July 31 2025 Duty Station:
Kampala | Kampala | Uganda Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, July 19 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed JOB DETAILS: Public Finance Expert at Adam Smith International (ASI) We are looking for a Climate Public Financial Management Expert to support the Government of Uganda (GoU) in better integration of climate change considerations into public finance systems. The overall objective is to strengthen institutional readiness to plan for, manage, and attract international climate finance. This assignment may last 2-6 months, and the expert shall be based in Kampala, Uganda. This may include: - Working to support the creation and set-up of a new national climate finance organisation
- Working with different parts of the Ugandan government to develop tools, frameworks, or roadmaps to improve access to international climate finance
- Strengthening the alignment between climate priorities and national planning and budgeting processes
- Advising on institutional arrangements to enhance climate finance readiness
- Helping lay the groundwork for implementation of climate-aligned PFM reforms
Required Expertise Please apply if you have the following expertise - - Familiarity with Uganda’s climate and public finance management systems and experience that speaks to that is essential. Experience in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa such as Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda is an added advantage
- Strong technical knowledge of climate focused public financial management (PFM) systems
- Strong written and spoken communication skills in English
- Demonstrated experience supporting governments to design or operationalise national climate finance mechanisms or vehicles
- Familiarity with international climate finance including funds such as the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and the IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST)
- Ability to develop implementation plans and roadmaps grounded in both international best practice and local institutional realities
- Ability to deliver high-quality technical reports
- Strong coordination and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working across government, development partners, and multilateral institutions
ASI encourages applications from candidates of all social backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, abilities, and orientations. Qualified female applicants and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We offer flexible working arrangements, please write to us to discuss further.
Ways of Working
Experts are expected to adhere to the following values and obligations: - At all times work collaboratively and openly with other members of the programme team, proactively providing guidance, advice and sharing experiences to solve problems, overcome challenges and manage risks together.
- Free and open sharing of information gained from the client, beneficiaries, or other international projects with other members of the team.
- Respect for the confidentiality of the team’s discussions, assessments, decisions and plans or agreements with the Client.
- Adhere to decisions taken by the programme’s leadership and taking collective responsibility for implementing those decisions and communicating them to counterparts or other external parties.
- Ensure they have an accurate understanding of policies and decisions made by the Contracting Authority that relate to the programme and respecting and adhering to those policies.
- Careful coordination with other team members of communications and meetings with the Contracting Authority to ensure coherence of technical advice and an efficient use of the client’s time.
- Constant monitoring of risks to programme delivery and achievement of deliverables/objectives, as well as the reputation of ASI and the Client, and swift referral of those risks to the Senior Programme Manager.
- Comply with ASI’s operational and logistical procedures.
- Comply with ASI’s Duty of Care and security procedures designed to ensure safety of personnel and notify the Senior Programme Manager of any incidence that threatens the security of personnel or assets of the project.
- Understand and strictly adhere to ASI’s Code of Conduct.
Work Hours: 8 Experience: No Requirements Level of Education: bachelor degree Job application procedure Interested and qualified? Click Here to Apply
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