Municipal Finance Assistant

bamyan

Organization: CTG - Committed To Good
Location: bamyan
Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
Occupational Groups:
- Operations and Administrations
- Administrative support
- Banking and Finance
- Civil Society and Local governance
Closing Date: Closed

CTG Overview

CTG stands for Committed To Good. With an ethical approach at the heart of all that we do, it is a description that makes us proud. Respect for the fundamental human rights of our staff, and those our staff encounter, is a cornerstone of our values. We strive for gender equality, inclusion and diversity, providing fair and equal opportunities for all. We take a zero tolerance approach to corruption and stay true to local labour laws and all local statutory requirements.
In operation since 2006, today we are honoured to serve clients in 15 fragile and conflict-affected states assisting with disaster relief, peace building, humanitarian aid and development programmes through our specialised recruitment, HR management and operational services.

Overview of position

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), is the UN agency for human settlements. It is mandated by the UN General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable town and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. This post is located in the UN Habitat Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (ROAP) at the Mazar, Bamyan, Kandahar duty station.
UN-Habitat Afghanistan
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat, has been working within Afghanistan since 1992 with funding support of USAID, Japanese and Australian Governments, EU, DFID, CIDA, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Kingdom of the Netherlands and several bilateral donors as well as the World Bank. During this period, its Programme expanded to include a wide range of human settlements initiatives, from small-scale neighborhood level improvement schemes to community empowerment.

About Programme:

The “Land And Property Tax Revenues for Service Delivery, Reconstruction, Citizenship Building and Sustaining Peace in Fragile States” project aims at enhanced land-based revenue in fragile states. Revenue through land and property taxation increased and contributing to investment in local service delivery and reconstruction in Afghanistan. Diagnostic assessment of UN-Habitat methodologies and Afghan policy, legal, institutional frameworks with respect to safayi and expenditure. Analyze in detail what has been done at the national and local level since the start of UN-Habitat interventions three years ago.
Reporting Relationship:
The Municipal Finance Assistant will report to the Programme Officer (Municipal Governance and Finance) and his/her duties and responsibilities will include the following.

Role objectives

Municipal Finance Activities:

Support provincial municipality in strengthening municipal finance and revenue collection system and capacities
Support the sustainable increase in Safayi fee collection;
Implement practical recommendations for consolidation and enhancement of local processes, tools, systems to improve, Safayi fee collection system, tenure security and equality in benefits, including for women and youth in the provincial municipality;
Linking revenue to delivery of services in the nahias (districts) where it was collected through introducing elements of participatory budgeting
Track and monitor the progress made against baselines and indicators for the collection and use of revenues in the respective province
Provide data to the National Programme officers on measures taken of local benefits from collected land-based revenue, with specific focus on impact on women and youth.

b. Municipal governance activities

Support provincial municipality in improving municipal finance transparency and accountability;
Implement practical recommendations for consolidation and enhancement of local processes, tools, systems to strengthen the social contract and State legitimacy
Raise awareness of the importance of transparency, accountability and equity in Safayi fee collection through communication
Promote ownership by communities and residents including women and youth through participatory budgeting and involvement in the business process;
Mainstream gender equality and youth empowerment in municipal finance activities;

c. Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing Activities:

Organise and present training events and learning exchanges
Support on-site training activities
Document, analyse, identify trends and lessons learnt in the course of the project
Continue on-the-job training and institutional capacity development of municipalities to take over safayi-fee related functions.

Results Expected

Social contract and State legitimacy strengthened through improved transparency and participation in collection and local expenditure of land and property taxation;
Municipalities have increased revenue from land and property taxation;
Strengthened capacity of relevant actors to promote, establish and/or implement land and property taxation programmes in the country;

Competencies:

Professionalism: Ability to identify and resolve budgetary problems and identify sources for data collection. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.
Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organizational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.
Planning& Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.