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PFM Specialist
Organization International Rescue CommitteeLocation South SudanType FULL TIMEPosted 15 May 2026Deadline 15 Jun 2026
Administration/Finance
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster. Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and 29 U.S. cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees deliver lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions. If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.
The IRC has been operating in South Sudan since 1989 and is registered as an international NGO. IRC currently delivers multi sectoral programming directly and through partners across seven states and two administrative areas. These include Northern Bahr el Ghazal, covering Aweil East, Aweil West, and Aweil South counties, Unity State, covering Rubkona, Koch, and Panyijiar counties, Upper Nile State, covering Maban, Renk, Panyikang, Nasir, Ulang, and Panylgang counties, Lakes State, covering Rumbek Centre, Rumbek East, and Yirol West counties, Central Equatoria, covering Juba, Yei, and Kajokeji counties, Eastern Equatoria, covering Kapoeta East, Jonglei, covering Ayod, Twic East, Uror, Akobo counties, as well as Abyei Administrative Area and Ruweng Administrative Area, including Pariang County and Ajoung Thok and Pamir refugee camps.
**Background and Objectives of Education for All South Sudan (EFASS)**
South Sudan has one of the world’s most fragile education systems, with approximately 2.8 to 3 million children, representing around 60 to 70 percent of the school-age population, out of school. Foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes remain critically low, with less than 10 percent of children achieving minimum reading competency. Years of conflict, accelerating climate shocks, and government education expenditure under 3 percent of the national budget have created an entrenched crisis. Girls and children with disabilities are disproportionately affected by these barriers, with harmful gender norms and stigma further limiting their access to education.
EFASS is a £27 million, four-year programme (April 2026 to March 2030), designed to deliver five interlinked outcomes. These include improving access, retention, and progression for the most marginalised out-of-school children, particularly girls and children with disabilities in conflict and climate-affected areas. The programme also targets improved foundational learning outcomes in literacy and numeracy, strengthened delivery of inclusive and climate-adaptive education approaches by teachers and facilitators, improved education data and evidence for decision-making through a national Learning Outcomes and Quality Assessment, as well as strengthened pathways for system uptake and sustainability beyond EFASS.
**Scope of Work**
The Public Financial Management (PFM) Specialist will be seconded full-time to the Ministry of General Education and Instruction (MoGEI) and will serve as the embedded technical lead on all financial management, fiduciary governance, and public finance matters under EFASS. This is a senior technical position requiring deep expertise in public financial management systems within fragile and conflict-affected contexts, with a specific focus on the South Sudan education sector.
The PFM Specialist will provide sustained, hands-on capacity building and technical advisory support directly within MoGEI, working alongside ministry counterparts to strengthen budget planning, budget execution, financial reporting, and accountability mechanisms. A central aspect of the role involves supporting the operationalisation of the Education Transfers Monitoring Committees (ETMCs) at national, state, and county levels, and ensuring transparent, accountable management of education-linked cash transfers and capitation grants in coordination with the EFASS Programme Management Unit.
The role requires strong strategic engagement at the interface between programme delivery and government financial systems. The PFM Specialist will support MoGEI to strengthen its financial management of education expenditure, with the aim of progressively increasing the proportion of education financing managed through government systems. This includes facilitating MoGEI’s engagement with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP), donors, and multilateral partners on education sector fiscal sustainability, building on precedents established under GESS.
The PFM Specialist will work closely with the EFASS Finance Lead, Team Lead, and the broader consortium to ensure fiduciary integrity across all programme activities, support Value for Money monitoring, and contribute to EFASS’s adaptive manag
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