IFMIS & System Specialist Under Contract at MINECOFIN :Deadline: Oct 11, 2023

Job description

Under direct supervision and guidance of the LG PFM Capacity Building Program Manager, the IFMIS & System Specialist will be responsible of the following
– Undertake stocktaking of capacity gaps in using IFMIS in collaboration with Districts, the Project Coordinator and the IFMIS Coordinator or
his/her delegate;
– Prepare an action plan in consultation with Districts and subsidiary entities on how to strengthen capacities of the staff using IFMIS in Districts
and their subsidiary entities in accounting and financial reporting matters;
– Develop new IFMIS functionalities for decentralized entities in partnership with IFMIS Project Manager, Business Analysts, Architects and
Designers;
– Upgrade existing IFMIS functionalities for decentralized entities as user requirements’ change;
– Create test data and write all required test codes to assure that the written functional codes produce results a per user requirements;
– Test software to ensure the code is correct, fix bugs where they occur and rerun and recheck the application until is produces the correct results;
– Design and develop guidelines for deploying statutory and ad hoc system reports;
– Document every aspect of the IFMIS source codes as a reference for future maintenance and upgrades;
– Update job knowledge by studying advanced development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment;
– Work with system administration resources to ensure best architectural, deployment and performance within hosting infrastructure;
– Contribute to the IFMIS technical solution from design to code level;
– Carrying out any other duties that will be assigned by the IFMIS Coordinator in line with the improvement of financial management of the
Government of Rwanda.
– Engage with the Monitoring and Evaluation team including contributing data to help analyze the capacity building interventions;
– Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports on implementation of the action plan specified in a) above.
– Attend and participate in the following coordination meetings:
• Joint meetings between the PFM specialists, the Programme Coordinator, FDD, MINECOFIN technical departments and MINALOC every six
months;
• Stock-taking meetings between each PFM specialists’ team and the district technical teams, Corporate Services Division Manager, Sector
Executive Secretaries, and Vice Mayor for Finance every four months;
• Meetings every two months with District PFM counterparts for coordination and updates.
– Prepare the action plan to guide the IFMIS software development and customization to the needs of districts and their subsidiary entities;
– Deliver capacity building activities to staff in districts and their subsidiary entities in IFMIS;
– Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports on implementation of the action plan specified in a) above.