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Republic ofthe PhiIippines
Department of Agricuiture
Ph冊ppine RuraI DeveIopment Prog「am (PRDP)
Nationai PrQject Coo「dination O冊ce (NPCO)
Finance Unit
Te「ms of Reference (丁OR)
Finance Analyst ll
PrQject Support O簡ce (PSO)
I. Backg「ound
The Gove「nment ofthe Ph硝ppines (GOP〉 has received a Ioan from the lntemationai Bank fo「
Reconstruction and Deveiopment (lBRD or the ′′Bank’’), SPeCifica=y unde「 Loan Agreement
for lBRD Loan No. 8421-PH dated Septembe「 8, 2014 in an amount equivaIent to FIVE
HUNDRED ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFIY THOUSAND UNI丁ED STATES DOLしARS
(US;501,2与0,000〉 for the pu「pose of pa巾financing the PhiIippine Ru「al Development Project
(PRDP〉, and another ioan f「om the same Bank in the amount of ONE HUNDRED AND
SEVENlY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (;170,000,000〉, under Loan Ag「eement fo「 iBRD
Loan No. 8816-PH dated Ma「ch 2, 2018, forthe pu「pose of providing additional financing to
SCale up the o「iginai Project.
The deveIopment objective ofthe Project is to inc「ease ru「ai incomes and enhance fa「m and
fisherv p「oductivity in ta「geted areas in a= the 16 「egions of the country. It is envisaged to
PrOmOte mOre incIusive ruraI deveiopment by suppo巾ng smaiihoiders and fisher-foik to
increase thei「 marketable su「pluses, and by improving access to markets. The PRDP wouId
aIso suppo巾reforms in the pIanning, 「eSOurCe P「Ogramming and impiementation practices of
the DA. 1t w川faciiitate the integ「ation and financing of priority loca=nvestments derived
f「om the DA’s agricuituraI and fishe「ies modemization pIans which have been deveIoped
using a value chain app「OaCh, and through a consultative process with locai stakehoIders. The
Project w川be impIemented over a period ofsix yea「S (2014to 2020〉,
Specific investments and interventions a「e impIemented under four (4) centraI components
Of the Project enumerated and briefIy described as fo=ows:
Component l: Local and National Levels PIaming (I-PLJIN). This component supports the
implementation and mainstreaming of the DA’s AFMP planning f「amewo「k, the「eby
P「OViding an operational platform for integrated technicai suppo巾Service deiivery at the
locai and nationaI levels. At the regionai and ioca=eveis, regional AFMPs a「e being
deveIoped taking into account spatiai and vaiue chain anaIysis and using tooIs for
Vuine「ab冊y and suitab冊y assessment, Pa面Cipatory resource anaIysis. The locai AFMPs
Sha= buiId on the success o口ocaI gove「nments in the implementation of their own
deveIopment plans.
Component 2: lnf「astructure DeveIopment (トBUlしD). A network of strategic rurai
而rastructure is being established, =nking p「iority vaiue chains in ta「geted Project areas
that a「e identified th「ough the regional AFMPs. By the end ofthe Project, the component
W紺be able to estabiish an improved access to st「ategic and ciimate-「eS出ent 「ural
inf「astructure and fac亜ies that primartry benefit ta「get beneficiaries. These ruraI
inf「astructures inciude farm-tO-market roads (FMRs〉, bridges, COmmunai irrigation
SyStemS 〈CIS), POtable wate「 systems (PWS〉, PrOduction and post-PrOduction fac冊ies and
Other infrastructure such as fish landings, fish sanctuary/P「otected A「ea gua「dhouses,
among others.
Component 3: Ente「prise Development 〈l-REAP). This aims to strengthen and deveIop
Viabie 「uraI ag「o- industries through investments in the appropriate segments of e冊cient
Vaiue chains of key agricuIturaI and fishery p「oducts in ta「geted Project a「eas. Specifica=y,
l-REAP is designed to: (i〉 increase p「oductivity and ma「ketab冊y of agricuitu「e and fisherv
P「Oducts through increased access to info「mation and suppo巾Services; and (ii〉 increase
farm and fishery househoId incomes through engagement in value-adding activities.
Component 4: PrQject Impiementation Suppo巾(l-SUPPORT). Providing overail operational
SuPPOrt tO the implementation is the i-SUPPORT component that ensures e冊cient and
effective de=very of the Project transactions in te「ms of financiaI management,
PrOCurement, mOnitoring & evaluation, geO-tagging, SOCial and envi「onmental safeguards
and grievance redress mechanism, It ieads in the introduction of innovations and 「eforms
towa「ds more e什ective and e情cient administrative support∴system in Project
implementation, mainly working through the existing DA bureaucracy. At the national
Ievei, the National P「Oject Coordination O冊ce (NPCO) is established at the DA Centrai
O冊ce to steer the overa旧mplementation ofthe Project. Four (4) Project Support O冊ces
(PSOs) have been estab=shed to suppo巾the impiementation in the main islands of the
COuntry (2 in Luzon, 1 in Visavas and l in Mindanao). A Regionai P「oject Coordination
O冊ce (RPCO〉 is formed and functioning in each Regional O冊ce ofthe DA to focus on the
impiementation ofthe P「oject in the 「egion.
11 SCOPE OF THE ASSiGNMENT
丁he Finance Analyst = of the PRDP-P「oject Support O冊ce shali be responsible fo「 the review of
the submitted Conso=dated Statement of Receipts and Expenditures (CSRE) of PSOs and
Statement of Receipts and Expenditu「es incIuding the attached Statement of Expenditures
(SOE). Assists in the p「epa「ation and review of lnterim FinanciaI Reports (iFRs〉 and WithdrawaI
Application. Provide technical assistance to PSOs, RPCOs and LGUs on matters of financiai
management pa巾cuia「iy in Subp「oject implementation.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILiTIES
Repo巾ng di「ectIy to the Finance Unit Head and w川be =kewise be 「epo巾ng to the P「oject
Di「ector and in cIose coo「dination with the Deputy P「oject Directo「. The Finance AnaIyst旧S
expected to carry out the fo=owing task related to financiai management pa巾CuIarIy on
Subproject implementation:
1 P「epares MonthIy Statement of Receipts and Expenditures (SRE) and Statement of
Expenditures (SOE) of PSO;
2 P「epa「es Annual StatementofSources and App=cation of Funds
3 Assists in the review of the submitted monthIy Statement of Receipts and
Expenditures (SRE) of RPCOs;
4 Review the submitted monthIy Bank Reconc出ation Statement (BRS);
与 Assists inthe prepa「ation ofmonthIyconsolidated SRE;
6 Assists in the reviewof SRE and SSAF submitted by PSOs and/or RPCO;
7 Assist in the preparation of Interim Financiai Reports (iFR〉 for submission to World
Bank;
8 Assists inthe preparation ofWorkand Financial PIan
9 Monitors the fund balance and disbu「sements of NPCO, PSOs and RPCOs and ensure
that the disbu「sement scheduIes as app「oved by the Bank and NPCO a「e
COmPlied/followed;
10 Assists in the preparation/consoIidation ofthe annuai financiai report of PRDP;
11 Assists in the review and p「eparation of lnterim Financial Reports (iFR) for submission
to WorId Bank;
12 Assists in the conduct offinancial pIanning and fo「ecasting;
13 Assists in the review and 「ecommend for approval the disbursements and withdrawal
applications fo「 Statement of Expenditures (SOEs〉;
14 Reviews liquidation reports and suppo巾ng documents submitted by PSOs and/or
RPCOs;
1与 Assists in the monitoring and maintaining of 「eco「ds for fund 「eieases and
expenditu「es of PSOs and RPCOs;
16 Assists in the review and consoiidation ofthe CSRE submitted bythe PSOs;
17 Assists in the conduct of financial management tra面ng and served as resource
Pe「SOn;
18 Performs other functions as may be di「ected by the Project Directo「 and/or
SuPervisor f「om time to time;
REQUiRED EDUCA丁iON AND QUALIFICATiON
A. Education and Reievant Expe「iences
I The Finance AnaIyst li must have a deg「ee in accountancy and a Ce由fied Pu帥c
Accountant (CPA). He/she must have at least 3 (th「ee) years of demonst「ated work
experience as a finance anaiyst; and must have good knowledge of the financial
management policies and p「ocedures of the Gove「nment of the P帖ppines′
muit=ateraI financiai institutions 〈e.g., World Bank〉 as we= as of the institutionaI,
technicaI, and comme「ciaI aspects offinancial management.
2 Experience in WB- aSSisted projects is an advantage.
B. Knowledge, Competencies and Sk用s
l. Good knowledge of the financiaI management policies and p「ocedu「es of the
Govemment of the P輔ppines, muItiiateraI financia=nstitutions 〈e.g., World Bank) as
We= as of the institutional, teChnicaI, and commerciai aspects of financiaI
management.
2. Experience in WB- aSSisted p「ojects is an advantage.
3" Has attended fortv (40) hours relevant training/workshop/semina「;
4. P「oficiency in computer sk紺s (Microsoft O冊ce〉;
与・ Communicate e什ectively ora=y and in w「iting
6. Team PIaye「
7, Abieto work unde「 p「essure
8, W冊ng to t「ave=f necessary
RECOMMENDING APPROVAレ
NPCO Finance Unit Head
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APPROVED BY:
. ARIELT. CAYANAN
ndersecretary fo「 Operations
National Project Directo「
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