Senior Regional Public Financial Management Specialist (Finance)

TL;DR

Senior Regional Public Financial Management Specialist (Finance): Providing technical leadership and quality assurance for PFM systems strengthening during public health emergencies in Asia & the Pacific with an accent on bottleneck analysis and crisis-responsive financing. Focus on designing operational workflows, reforms, and simulation exercises to enable faster, flexible, and accountable public financial flows.

Location: Must currently reside in an Asia / Pacific time zone. The role involves flexible technical advisory with potential for in-person participation in reform design workshops.

Company

hirify.global is a global impact firm working to design, develop, and deliver positive outcomes for health, infrastructure, and sustainable institutions across more than 90 countries.

What you will do

• Provide senior technical oversight and quality assurance across country activities to ensure methodological consistency.
• Develop standardized approaches to bottleneck analysis and financing flow mapping for partner governments.
• Advise on feasible PFM reform options, including emergency reallocation rules and contingency financing mechanisms.
• Support the design and execution of simulation exercises and operational scenarios.
• Develop final reform packages, country roadmaps, and a replicable crisis-responsive financing model.
• Mentor and provide backstopping to country-level PFM specialists.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in economics, public finance, public policy, health financing, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in public financial management, health financing, or fiscal policy.
• Demonstrated experience supporting government-led PFM reforms in low- and middle-income countries.
• Deep understanding of budget execution, treasury systems, and decentralized financing systems.
• Current residence in an Asia / Pacific time zone is required.
• Professional experience specifically within Southeast Asia and/or Pacific Island contexts.

Nice to have

• Previous experience working with hirify.global, USAID, DOS, World Bank, ADB, or similar international partners.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible, high-level technical advisory position with targeted engagement.
• Opportunity to contribute to high-impact global health security projects across the Asia-Pacific region.