Public Finance & Capacity Development Expert – Ghana

Aninver Development Partners SL (www.aninver.com) is looking for a Public Finance & Capacity Development Expert for a governance, finance, urban consultancy assignment financed by UNDP in Ghana.

Aninver Development Partners is seeking a Public Finance & Capacity Development Expert for a prospective UNDP-supported assignment in Ghana. The initiative aims to strengthen the country's capacity to manage the fiscal and financial consequences of climate and disaster risks by consolidating existing analytical work, closing priority implementation gaps, and advancing a practical investment pipeline.

Aninver is preparing a proposal for this assignment. The selected expert will be part of the proposed team; the engagement is conditional on the contract being awarded to Aninver. The full Terms of Reference for the position are shared with shortlisted candidates.

Objectives of the assignment

• Assess priority institutional, public finance, and capacity gaps relevant to disaster risk financing and adaptation investment.
• Identify practical entry points within existing Government systems for integrating disaster risk financing actions.
• Design and deliver targeted capacity development programmes, practical tools, and training evaluations for relevant institutions.
• Facilitate practical simulation exercises to test institutional coordination, financing decisions, and fund flows.
• Strengthen public finance decision-making and operational understanding across key government bodies.

Scope of work

• Adapt and deliver a targeted capacity development programme, including pre- and post-training assessments and practical tools.
• Facilitate a practical disaster risk financing simulation exercise to test institutional coordination and fund flow processes.
• Review alignment of priority disaster risk financing actions with relevant national frameworks and public investment management processes.
• Facilitate focused coordination discussions among relevant institutions to confirm roles, responsibilities, and implementation dependencies.
• Contribute to the consolidated implementation and sustainability roadmap covering short-term actions and priority follow-on activities.

Your role as Public Finance & Capacity Development Expert

• Design and implement tailored capacity development and training initiatives for government officials and key stakeholders.
• Develop practical decision-support tools to strengthen government capabilities in assessing and advancing climate and disaster finance priorities.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, capacity-building sessions, and disaster risk financing simulation exercises.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to align public finance recommendations with existing technical outputs and institutional frameworks.
• Contribute specialist public finance inputs to the final integrated report and implementation roadmap.

Requirements

• Education: Master’s degree or higher in public finance, economics, development finance, public policy, climate finance or related field
• At least 10 years’ relevant experience
• Strong Ghana PFM, budgeting, public investment, institutional capacity assessment and government training experience
• Languages: English

Desirable

• Prior experience working with UNDP or other international development organizations on governance and finance projects.
• Familiarity with disaster risk financing, climate finance architectures, and adaptation planning in West Africa.

Assignment details

• Location: Ghana
• Financed by: UNDP
• Sector: Governance, finance, urban
• Contract: individual consultancy (conditional on award)

About Aninver Development Partners

Aninver is an international development consulting firm headquartered in Spain. It supports governments, development banks, UN agencies and bilateral donors with feasibility studies, technical assistance, evaluations and capacity building across Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia and Asia-Pacific, working with a network of international and national experts.

Why apply

• Join a multidisciplinary team on a UNDP-financed project in Ghana.
• Individual consultancy: flexible, output-based engagement with an experienced proposal team.
• Your CV stays in Aninver's expert network for future assignments that match your profile.

How to apply

Sign in (or create a free account) and upload your CV in English. Add your LinkedIn profile, indicative daily rate and availability to speed up the assessment. Aninver will contact the shortlisted candidates.

Frequently asked questions

Is the position confirmed? The engagement depends on the contract being awarded to Aninver. Shortlisted experts are included in the proposal with their consent.

Can I apply if I am not based in the country? Yes, unless the requirements say otherwise; relevant regional experience is an asset.

What happens with my CV? It is used to assess your fit for this and future positions and is not shared with third parties without your consent.