Trade Facilitation: Improved Sanitary and Phytosanitary Handling in Cambodia

The key responsibilities of the consultant will be to work closely with the PMU procurement staff to ensure that the procurement packages as agreed upon during project preparation and provided in the procurement plan are procured on schedule and in line with the Standard Government Operating Procedures (SOP) for NCB and Shopping packages and strictly following ADB Guidelines for the procurements under ICB and the recruitment of consulting services. The International Specialist will also work very closely with the National Financial Management Specialist on the following: a. Finance and accounting Planning for project implementation and subsequent operation and maintenance (O&M). Develop long, medium term and annual operating plans and schedules as agreed between ADB and the EA for project implementation and subsequent O&M activities. Accounting oversight. Develop and establish a manual and standard procedures for project accounting to standards agreed between ADB and the EA. Internal control, funds flow management, financial reporting. Develop and make operational a manual and procedures as agreed between ADB and the EA for project financial management, for use by the PMU in project implementation and the implementing and executing agencies in subsequent O&M activities b. Audit Audit planning. Comply with the terms and standards agreed between ADB and the EA, (i) prepare the TOR for independent external auditors to conduct audits of the project accounts, use of imprest accounts and related disbursement procedural matters, and, (ii) advise and assists the EA in the recruitment of specialists to conduct internal audits of the project accounts and imprest account activities. Audit management. Advise and assist the PMU in facilitating such external and internal audits c. Capacity building of financial and accounting staff By following the terms agreed between ADB and the EA, plan and organize training in accounting and financial management (including planning) for PMU and implementing agencies staff assigned to the project implementation and subsequent O&M. The international specialist will lead the combined effort for at least six months from the start of project implementation, and is expected to prepare the national financial specialist to take over the work at the end of the international specialist assignment in the project. Knowledge transfer from the international procurement and financial management specialist on procurement to EA is an important aspect of his/her scope of work.