The Ministry of Finance and Economic Management, is undertaking a strategic project to implement a new Government Financial Management Information System (FMIS) to strengthen public financial management, improve transparency, and support the modernization of financial operations across government agencies. The FMIS will streamline budgeting, accounting, treasury, procurement, and reporting processes.

To support the successful implementation of the FMIS over a three-year period, MFEM in partnership with the Governance for Growth (GfG) program, seeks to recruit a Project Manager to lead the day-to-day coordination and delivery of the project.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Lead the operational planning, execution, and monitoring of all FMIS project activities.
• Coordinate between internal DoFT divisions, government agencies, external consultants, and FMIS vendors.
• Support the preparation of technical documentation, work plans, and progress reports.
• Monitor project timelines, budgets, risks, and deliverables, ensuring timely escalation of issues.
• Organize and support Steering Committee and Working Group meetings.
• Ensure project reporting obligations to donors and stakeholders are met.
• Support change management, capacity building, and training initiatives.
• Ensure alignment of project outcomes with national financial reform strategies and priorities.
• Assist in the preparation of tender documentation to include required resources and invites to tender documents for project phases in preparation for procurement.
• Following award of contracts manage the delivery the project’s phases to include contractor management and administration, supervision of works, ensuring works are carried out according to the contract, on time, to budget and to the acceptable quality.
• Supervise consultants on works being carried out, up to completion, and quality assure work produced by external parties, in line with Government expectations
• As required, provide supervision to any junior project management, administrative and other staff.
• Liaise with project stakeholders, including local (and other) Financial Authorities, including Reserve Bank of Vanuatu, on the project implementations.
• Ensure that the works are implemented to comply with GoV regulations including workplace health and safety, gender equality, child protection and environmental management.
• Work cooperatively with the IFMIS Technical Committee, IFMIS Unit, the MFEM PMU and other relevant officials on the IFMIS Project.
• Other tasks as directed by the Steering Committee

To apply:

• For further information, and the full Terms of Reference (TOR), please visit https://tinyurl.com/24ln3phz or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Do not email your application.
• Applications must be submitted online with all required documents via the link: https://tinyurl.com/2d4na8to

Both male and female candidates, as well as people with disability, are encouraged to apply.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE Sunday 29 June 2025 at 11:59 PM (UTC +11)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI)

FOR THE INTEGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (iFMIS) REPLACEMENT PROJECT

The Government of Vanuatu, through its Ministry of Finance and Economic Management (MFEM), invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from highly qualified and experienced firms for the provision and implementation of a modern, integrated Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solution. This strategic project aims to replace the current financial management information system (FMIS) and budget management system, encompassing comprehensive functionalities for Budget Preparation, Core Financial Management (including Expenditure, Cash, Debt, Grants, Fixed Assets, Accounting, and Reporting), and Payroll.

This iFMIS Replacement Project is a critical initiative to enhance the efficiency, transparency, and accountability of public financial management across all government operations.

Interested firms are invited to submit their Expressions of Interest demonstrating their capabilities, experience, and understanding of similar complex government-wide financial management system implementations.

The full Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) document, including detailed scope of services, submission requirements, and assessment criteria, is available for download below:

 Documents

 Request for Expression of Interest - iFMIS Specification 

 Request for Expression of Interest -REOI Form

DoFT Publications Page: https://doft.gov.vu/index.php/library-publication-archives/ifmis-system-replacement

Key Dates (as specified in the REOI document):

Deadline for Submission of Queries: 25 August 2025

Deadline for Submission of Expressions of Interest: Monday, 15 September 2025 at 5:00 PM (Port Vila, Vanuatu local time).

All submissions must be made in accordance with the instructions provided in the REOI document. Late submissions will not be considered.

For any inquiries, please refer to the contact details provided in the REOI document.