Director, Public Sector Investment Programme Coordination & Analysis (GMG/SEG 4)

JOB PURPOSE:

Under the general direction of the Principal Director Public Expenditure Performance Monitoring & Evaluation, the Director Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) Strategic Coordination and Analysis is responsible for: 

• High level monitoring & management of the GOJ public sector investment programme, to ensure that it maintains its integrity as the rolling five-year plan of Cabinet approved, new and on-going prioritized public investment projects undertaken by Self-Financed Public Bodies and the Central government. 
• Managing the preparation of the comprehensive annual PSIP Paper to be tabled in parliament. 
• Undertaking regular monitoring and analysis of the PSIP against (i) the strategic objectives of government (ii) the fiscal and debt sustainability agenda (iii) and prevailing socioeconomic and environmental conditions and reporting to the Public Investment Management Committee (PIMC) chaired by the Minister with responsibility for Finance, the Cabinet and other stakeholders. 
• The preparation of the comprehensive performance report tabled in Parliament which informs the preparation of the PSIP Policy as required by the Fiscal Responsibility Framework of the Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act for publishing by the Minister.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical/Professional 

• Ensures that the integrity of the PSIP is maintained as a rolling 5 Year medium term public investment plan of projects undertaken by Self Financing Public Bodies and the Central Government ; 
• Leads the monitoring, analysis and updating of the ongoing PSIP against the strategic priorities of government, fiscal and debt sustainability agenda, prevailing socio-economic and environmental conditions; implementation status and technical capacity of executing agencies; 
• Leads the preparation of the comprehensive Medium Term PSIP for tabling in Parliament in keeping with the requirements of the FAA Act;
• Provides the Planning Institute of Jamaica with technical information to aid its preparation of the statutory PSIP Policy Paper that provides guidance on the medium term PSIP, for presentation at the Cabinet Planning Retreat in September; 
• Supports the loan & grant negotiation processes through strategic collaboration with the Economic Management Division (EMD) and the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) as required, where this relates to the financing of PIPs within the PSIP; 
• Coordinates reviews of Project Change Submissions for conformity with established protocols and provides recommendations to assist the PIMC in its consideration and actions to be approved; 
• Ensures that high level risk-based monitoring reports are prepared for the PIMC and include projects identified according to their risk of delivery failure; 
• Ensures that there is sound analysis of Cabinet Submissions with issues that relate to PSIP; 
• Collaborates with the Public Enterprise Division to support the Self Financing Public Bodies (SFPBs) in complying with the requirements of the PIMS to\obtain information on new and ongoing public investment projects in Public Bodies. 
• Oversees preparation of the comprehensive Public Investment Performance Report (PIPR) on the Specified Public Sector (SPS) Public Investment Projects, for periodic publication by the Minister; 
• Oversees periodic updating of the 5-Year PSIP to reflect funding commitments to ongoing PIPs and resource availability for new PIPs;
• Keeps abreast of developments, trends and international best practices to facilitate continuous improvement of the PSIP. 
• Ensures that grant inflows and expenditures data is reviewed and consolidated, reports are provided on variances in the current financial year and forecasts are updated to inform preparation of the Interim Fiscal Policy Paper in September and the Fiscal Policy Paper in January;

Management/Administrative 

• Plans, organizes and directs the work of the Section/Unit, 
• Supports the Senior Director in developing the Unit’s corporate and operational plans and budgets, and monitoring the Unit’s achievement against them; 
• Represents the MOFPS at conferences, symposiums/seminars/ workshops and meetings both local and overseas and make presentations on issues bearing portfolio responsibility; 
• Conducts periodic reviews of supervisees in accordance with work plans and final assessment based on performance assessment criteria and prepares performance report; 
• Conducts regular and ad-hoc meetings, as necessary to discuss job scheduling and any other issues/problems that impact the Unit so as to provide solutions to achieve objectives; 
• Maintains effective working relationships with external and internal stakeholders and clients, ensuring that the Branch provides a consistently high level of service to them; 
• Attends meetings of the PIMC to provide updates on the PSIP; 

HR Responsibilities 

• Fosters and promotes teamwork and a harmonious and collaborative working environment among team members; 
• Provides leadership to staff through effective objective/goal setting, performance evaluation on-going feedback, delegation and communication;
• Contributes to the building of institutional knowledge for the PSIP by ensuring that established systems and procedures and lessons learnt are documented, disseminated and transferred through training, mentoring and coaching; 

REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:

• Considerable knowledge of Financial Administration and Audit (FAA) Act, Executive Agencies Act, the Public Bodies Management Accountability Act and accompanying regulations 
• Strong knowledge and familiarity with the legislative, regulatory and governance framework of the Public Investment Management System;
• Sound knowledge of GOJ policies and programmes and the machinery of government 
• Sound appreciation of risks identification strategies 
• Excellent critical reasoning, quantitative and qualitative analysis skills
• Strong environmental scanning, analysis and interpretive skills
• Excellent knowledge of the methods, principles, practices and tools of project research and implementation; 
• Working knowledge of public budgeting principles and practices;
• Ability to compile and analyse data and prepare comprehensive reports.
• Leadership – Possess the ability to provide direction, allocate responsibilities, delegate and motivate staff. 
• Planning and Organizing – Possess the ability to plan, organize and structure time efficiently; meticulous, quality conscious and thorough in approach to organizational activities. 
• Negotiating and Persuading – Possess the ability to provide ideas, convince others and gain agreement to proposals, plans and activities 
• Problem Solving & Analysis – Possess the ability to identify and analyse work related problems and generate innovative or appropriate solutions
• Communication - Possess excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Interpersonal Skills - Possess the ability to interact co-operatively with others and able to build long term internal and external relationships.
• Quality of Output - Deliver output of a consistently high quality.
• People Management – Possess the ability to effectively select and develop employees through training, mentoring and job rotation. 
• Teamwork - Be a team player. 

QUALIFICATION/ EXPERIENCE:

• Masters’ degree in Economics, Development Studies, Business Administration, Public Sector Management, Project Management or a related field. 
• Five (5) years’ experience at a senior level (with 3 years in portfolio management, project management or monitoring and evaluation)

OR 

• Bachelors’ degree in Economics, Business Administration, Public Sector Management, Project Management or a related field. 
• Seven (7) years’ experience at a senior level (with 4 years in portfolio management, project management or monitoring and evaluation) 

SPECIAL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE JOB:

• The environment is fast paced with on-going interactions with stakeholders to meet critical deadlines; 
• May be required to work beyond normal hours;

Please note that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.