Senior Expenditure Verification Experts - remote with travel
* Exciting opportunities for a Senior Expenditure Verification Experts to work on various flagship FCDO-funded Third Party Monitoring (TPM) projects
* Short and long term assignments, fix-term inputs
* Remote and ad hoc visits to various locations, with a focus on Africa
About us
Tetra Tech International Development has a 40-year history in successfully delivering international development projects on behalf of donors around the world, including the UK's Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and the European Union (EU). Our people are focused on improving lives by working side by side with local partners to support stability, economic growth, and good governance. You can find out more about our work with UK and European clients here.
Tetra Tech International Development is part of Tetra Tech, a global family of experts providing international development services in over 13 key practice areas in over 100 countries around the world. Tetra Tech serves the major aid markets in the UK and Europe, as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and multilateral development banks.
Various FCDO-funded Third Party Monitoring (TPM) projects worldwide
The Role
Duties and Responsibilities
We are looking for a senior international expert to work with our team on FCDO-funded Third Party Monitoring (TPM) projects with main duties to:
• Lead delivery of the Expenditure Monitoring (EM) TPM report ensuring client‑ready outputs.
• Engage and coordinate with Programme Team (PT), Implementing Partner (IP) and Downstream Partners (DP).
• Review programme financial and programmatic documents (budgets, reports, contracts, procurement, M&E).
• Draft and finalise a Concept Note/Design Document defining scope, methodology, timeframe, sampling and tools.
• Plan and conduct remote interviews; recruit, brief and manage national/international support consultants as required.
• Analyse expenditure data to assess compliance, value‑for‑money, misclassification and financial risks; formulate evidence‑based recommendations.
• Produce draft and final EM Report; manage comments using a Transparency Tracker.
• Maintain audit trail: reference list, stakeholder interview log (dates & job titles) and supporting documentation for audits/assurance.
• Present emerging findings and final conclusions to stakeholders.
• Report technically to the Team Leader and laterally to the Programme Manager on QA, resourcing, timing and contract matters.
• Adhere to HSSE/security guidance, policies, values and data‑protection/confidentiality requirements.
• Manage timelines, consultant inputs and budgets; escalate risks promptly with proposed mitigations; perform other reasonable tasks as requested.
Homebase with occasional travel, mainly Africa (part-time)
The Person
Essential:
• Over 5 years relevant experience
• Experience on TPM projects
• Experience working on FCDO funded projects
• International, preferrable Africa experience
• Excellent English skills
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Willing to travel on short term assignments
Desirable:
Fluency in other language
How to Apply
Please click on the 'apply now' button to start your application. Please note applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
For further enquiries please contact us at and quote the reference number.
Applications close: 15 February 2026
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Region: United Kingdom and Europe Teams and Clients
Role Category: Proposal and Tender Opportunities
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