Public Financial Management Expert - Armenia

Result of Service

Through technical support, Governments assess, strengthen and institutionalize their readiness for resilient recovery to build back better (UNDRR Work Programme 2026-2027 Deliverable 4.2.1).

Work Location

Home-based

Expected duration

29/06/26-30/09/2026

Duties and Responsibilities

Created in December 1999, the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) is the designated focal point in the United Nations system for the coordination of efforts to reduce disasters and to ensure synergies among the disaster reduction activities of the United Nations and regional organizations and activities in both developed and less developed countries. Led by the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (SRSG/ASG), UNDRR has over 150 staff located in its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and in regional offices. UNDRR guides, monitors, analyses, and reports on progress in the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030. It supports regional and national implementation of the Framework and catalyzes action and increases global awareness to reduce disaster risk working with UN Member States and a broad range of partners and stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, parliamentarians and the science and technology community. This consultancy is part of the Prepared for Recovery: Strengthening Livelihoods, Financial Protection, and Public Finance for Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Recovery (P4R) initiative, implemented by UNDRR in Albania, Uganda, and globally, with financial support from the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of the Federal Republic of Germany (BMZ). This consultancy focuses on P4R activities in the Republic of Armenia. The project aims to enhance Armenia’s capacities to achieve faster, more inclusive, and climate-resilient recovery by strengthening recovery governance, embedding disaster- and climate-risk considerations into public financial systems, and improving the resilience and financial protection of livelihoods as well as micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). This two-year initiative focuses on three mutually reinforcing areas deemed critical for resilient recovery:

• Institutionalizing recovery governance and coordination before disasters occur;
• Embedding risk-informed, disaster-responsive public financial management (PFM) into core fiscal systems;
• Improving resilience and financial protection for livelihoods and MSMEs to support faster, more inclusive and gender-responsive recovery. The project will strengthen national capacities and systems for resilient recovery while generating practical insights, refined methodologies, and scalable tools that contribute to strengthened recovery systems at the national level. These insights and good practices will also feed into global learning platforms s...