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 The technical assistance (TA) will help the Government of Cambodia improve its domestic resource mobilization (DRM). Widening fiscal deficit and economic downside risk remain a key medium-term challenge to balance development objectives with fiscal sustainability. Implementation of the Revenue Mobilization Strategy 2014–2018 and 2019–2023 led to strong national performance from improved revenue administration and policy reforms. Subnational results, however, have been mixed. Subnational administrations (SNAs) remain heavily reliant on national government transfers. While subnational administration tax and nontax revenues have increased from a low base, more can be done to ensure that SNAs can meet their expanding service delivery mandates. Subnational revenues are hindered by factors such as: (i) limited efficiencies in subnational tax collection; (ii) incomplete property databases and valuation methodologies that encumber property tax collection, and (iii) outdated fees and charges for key services delivered. The result has been suboptimal revenue bases with increasing disparities between and across tiers, impacting subnational administrations’ ability to plan for and meet service delivery commitments. Furthermore, Cambodia is envisioning creating capital/province with rapid urbanization into metropolitan administration. Thinking ahead, lessons learned from existing metropolitan administration will be invaluable input for policy formulation for Cambodia.

ADB is providing technical assistance to the Government of Cambodia to support improvement of tax and non-tax collection and management for SNAs, and completion of a needs assessment to identify gaps in tax and non-tax policies, including any implications for women and gender equality. 

The gender specialist will support the revenue specialists and assess the tax and non-tax revenue streams through a gender angle, assessing gender-gaps in the tax and non-tax revenue systems. The gender specialist will also support the revenue specialists in providing recommendations to the revenue work plan in mainstreaming gender considerations in revenue collection. 

Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output

The consultant is expected to: 
(i) Assess the gender gaps in the existing tax and non-tax policies and administration arrangements at the subnational administration level
(ii) Coordinate with the International revenue specialist to incorporate the gender gap assessment of the revenue collection policies and systems in the revenue gap assessment report
(iii) Provide recommendations on addressing the gender gaps in the revenue policies and administration systems, and coordinate with the international revenue specialist to incorporate them work plan for the different levels of government in operationalizing the policy recommendations.

The expert must possess at least master’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of extensive experience of working on gender related issues especially in the context of public finance and public administration of the Kingdom of Cambodia, preferably at the SNA level. 
Experience of working with or within the Government of Cambodia, as well as knowledge of Khmer, is an asset.