Coordinator for the National Accounts Project

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- Coordinator for the National Accounts Project Company: Confidential Company Job Location: Amman, Jordan Career Level: Senior (Team Leader/Staff Supervisor) Date Posted: 15-06-2022 Ref. Number: 151818Coordinator for the National Accounts Project and RequirementsPosition:Coordinator for the National Accounts ProjectReports to:Leading Government InstitutionPeriod of Performance:Full time for one year with possibility of extensionREF.C1.2-CS-55 Background: The Leading Government Institution was established in November 2019 to coordinate, support, and drive the implementation of reforms under the Economic Reform Program. Additionally, the Leading Government Institution will provide necessary technical assistance and capacity building to Government institutions and entities to support and expedite the implementation of reforms. The Leading Government Institution will oversee the implementation of the Economic Reform Program; ensure reforms are designed in consultation with stakeholders; report to the Government of Jordan (GoJ) and development partners on progress; and coordinate between GoJ entities and development partners to ensure implementation and alignment of donor programs with national priorities. Furthermore, the Leading Government Institution will produce and disseminate information and communication materials to inform all target groups, including the private sector and the public, of the progress of implementation and impact of reforms. The Economic Reform Program consists of eleven pillars: -Pillar 1:Pursue Macroeconomic Adjustment.-Pillar 2:Improve Public Sector Efficiency and Governance-Pillar 3:Reduce Business Costs, Improve Regulatory Quality, and Increase Competition.-Pillar 4:Drive FDI and Promote Export Development of Products, Services, and Markets.-Pillar 5:Deepen Access to Finance from Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions.-Pillar 6:Create More Flexible Labor Markets for Job Creation.-Pillar 7:Expand and Improve Social Safety Nets to Better Protect the Poor and Vulnerable.-Pillar 8:Improve Public Transport Efficiency and Access.-Pillar 9:Increase Energy Efficiency and Access.-Pillar 10:Promote Water Security.-Pillar 11:Promote Agribusiness.-Pillar 12:Strengthen the Tourism Sector. The Reform Support Fund is managed by the Leading Government Institution. It will finance just-in-time technical assistance in support to line ministries involved in designing, implementing, and monitoring the Five-Year Economic Reform Program.Project Context:The Leading Government Institution in Jordan is implementing a project to support and develop the system of national accounts in Jordan in order to improve the quality and comprehensiveness of estimates so as to meet the largest possible needs in accordance with international best practices and on appropriate dates. This project is concerned with a higher steering committee chaired by the Minister of Planning. This project serves many bodies and includes the implementation of various tasks and activities inside and outside the Leading Government Institution and requires a great deal of cooperation and coordination among the different parties, in addition to the tasks and activities interconnected with each other and need effective management to ensure the success of cooperation and coordination to achieve the goals of the project. The project includes topics related to providing technical assistance in technical matters related to the application of statistical methodologies and estimation methods that are compatible with international methodologies and standards. It also includes the development of field surveys and the collection of data from various administrative sources, and you need specialized software to develop databases that are easy to deal with and ensure the sustainability of work. Accordingly, the foregoing calls for the development of a comprehensive detailed plan of the tasks and activities that will be implemented and who will implement them and the relevant authorities in addition to the employees who will carry out the work. Therefore, it is necessary to develop mechanisms to manage this project using the appropriate project management software so that it is possible to follow the progress of the project?s work first-hand and to extract appropriate reports that meet the requirements of all those involved in the project including the high-level steering committee. This requires someone with extensive knowledge in the use of software intended for project management, such as Microsoft MS Project, in order to program all the tasks, activities and available resources so that he can follow up and monitor the workflow of tasks and activities, follow up on the work of the human resources associated with these tasks on an ongoing basis, and submit daily reports to the unit management manager.Main Function:The coordinator of tasks and activities will be seconded to the Leading Government Institution who will mainly be responsible to provide assistance to the project management unit manager in the field of following up and monitoring the daily workflow of the tasks, activities and work related to the human resources working within the project and submitting reports to the unit manager as needed at any time during the life of the project.Responsibilities:The coordinator of tasks and activities will be responsible for the following key tasks, and any other task assigned: * Develop an automated project management application to organize the workflow of the project?s time plan, in coordination with the unit manager and the national accounts expert, so that this application helps clarify the detailed implementation steps and performance levels during any period of the project?s life. * Assist the PMU manager in organizing the processes related to the distribution of tasks to the teams working on the project through the automated application.* Assist the unit manager in following up on the implementation of tasks for all human resources working within the project through the automated application in order to know the degree of their commitment to the specified time periods to complete the tasks required of them within the project time plan.* Ensure that the automated application is able to extract financial reports and human resources reports that show the financial position and the volume of work performed for each activity and for each of the individuals working within the project at the time required to do so. * Ensure that the automated application is able to extract appropriate reports on the percentage of completion related to each of the activities included in the work plan and for everyone working on the project at any time. * Ensure the ability of the automated application to provide the sub-plans that make up the comprehensive plan for the subsequent time periods to provide them to workers in the various activities within the project and at the specified time.* Present any suggestions or measures that may need to be taken or updated to the unit manager in a way that contributes to ensuring the proper implementation of the project and following up on the commitment of the project workers. * Provide monthly progress reports to the Leading Government Institution on all tasks assigned and performed based on a template to be appended to the contract.* Provide advice to the Reform Secretariat as needed.Deliverables:The following are the expected deliverables from the coordinator: * Updated electronic project management outline including the financial and personnel distribution over tasks.* Regular financial reports for the project at least once per month.* Personnel performance according to the scheduled tasks and time* Risk reports about the project on regular basis* Assessm

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