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Albania, Economic Management Strengthening Monitoring and Reporting, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), 1/04-present. Provided an Economic Policy/Management Specialist and Monitoring/Evaluation Specialist to work with the Council of Ministers to prepare summary ministry/sector performance reviews and assessments. First reviewed performance reporting information from an UNDP-Government Management Information System. Vetted information and mapped relationships to determine results and causative relationships. Summarized information in a graphic and narrative manner and worked with staff on information assessment for monitoring, evaluation and future planning/policymaking purposes. Prepared sample sector reports and analysis for 7 ministries. Ministries, Council of Ministers and Prime Minister use the reports for policy/sector planning and implementation monitoring/evaluation. Currently advising on economic and aid coordination issues and working with other donors/government to streamline Albania’s economic and aid management.

 

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Education Sector Planning and Financial Management Strengthening, Government of Tajikistan, ADB, 7/05-10/05- Provided the Planning/Financial Management Specialist to help improve strategy development and financial management of Tajikistan’s education sector. The Specialist worked with the Ministry of Education to develop medium term education plans along with a public expenditure review and medium term expenditure framework. The effort is concentrating on improving management and staff capacity development in these areas as well as assisting in developing a medium term finance framework for the National Strategy for Education Development and applying to the World Bank’s Fast Track Initiative.

 

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Aid Management Assessment and Improvement, Government of the Republic of Georgia/UNDP, 5/04. Provided the Aid Management Specialist to conduct an assessment of the Government’s external assistance coordination and management institutions and human resource capacities with the aim to help the new government improve donor coordination and effectiveness by having an appropriate donor coordination function and institution. The findings and recommendations were presented to the Government and the donor community so there is an agreeable way to move forward.

 

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Economic and Aid Management and Coordination Strengthening, Government of Macedonia/UNDP, 9/04-3/05. Worked with the Sector for European Integration of the General Secretariat to initially assess and advise on strengthening the government’s human resource capacities and institutional mechanisms for aid coordination. The strengthening and approaches developed were formulated to compliment and assist Macedonia’s EU accession interests and refine its development and reform agenda, as well as address development and reform needs that demand foreign assistance. Worked at linking central government aid coordination efforts with line ministry efforts and developing collaborative coordination with the donor community. Designed training and provided advisory services on consolidating economic management and monitoring the respective capacities and activities.

 

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Governance Reform Program Design, Government of Romania/UNDP, 2/04-3/04. Prepared a Public Administration Reform Assessment and Strategy for UNDP and the Government. The assessment included a review of policy formulation, assessment, coordination and monitoring; fiscal/finance policy formulation; public administration reform oversight including civil service reform; and broadening e-government activities. Discussed current and future reform prospects with Government officials and donor representatives with the intent to help Romania advance toward EU accession. Prepared a UNDP-Government-Donor strategy (2004-07) for interventions to consolidate policy making, assessment and monitoring; conduct fiscal policy assessment and monitoring; reorient a ministry, amongst other future activities.

 

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Turkmenistan, Socio-Economic Modeling, Analysis and Information Activities in the Ministry of Economy and Finance, UNDP, 11-12/02. BGSI’s Economic Statistician evaluated the Government of Turkmenistan’s institutional and human resource capacities to perform macroeconomic and other economic/social statistical modeling activities. The activities involved reviewing Government data as well as that provided by the donor community and the foreign private sector. The Statistician recommended to the Government and donor community steps to help improve the modeling capabilities, improve the validity of information produced, and link information to policy responses.

 

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Albania Economic and External Assistance Management Strengthening, Government of Albania/UNDP, 5/01-2/02. Conducted an assessment of the Government’s economic management institutions and capacities. Prepared a project to establish an institution, processes and human resource capacities for an economic management unit to provide socioeconomic policy formulation and analysis and conduct monitoring and evaluation of Albania’s Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy and the planned EU Stabilization and Association agreement. Also assessed Albania’s external assistance management system to include organization structures, functions, personnel, legal framework and performance. Provided a strategy and project design to improve external assistance management so as to increase investment attraction, disbursement of received funds and the targeting to priority reform and development objectives. Also prepared UNDP/Albania’s first Resource Mobilization Strategy for Albania.

 

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Uzbekistan, UNDP Country Review, Economic Assessment and Programming; Evaluation of Aid Coordination, Debt Management and Program Support Projects; and Aid Management Strengthening, UNDP/Uzbekistan (3/99-3/01). First, evaluated four projects: aid coordination and management; debt management; and two programme support service projects. The evaluation identified specific lessons learned and recommendations to be applied to UNDP/Uzbekistan’s project management strengthening, Government project performance, and the new country programming cycle. Revised the project document for one of the projects into an “umbrella” project. Second, provided the Team Leader for UNDP/Uzbekistan’s Country Review. The Review is an effort to evaluate past programme and office performance and provide guidance for the next programming cycle. Third, provided the Macroeconomist and Statistician to prepare the UN Common Country Assessment (a macroeconomic assessment and statistical compilation that establishes a framework for UN assistance to a country). The Assessment reviewed macroeconomic and social sector performance and recommended improvements to UN data gathering and the Government’s statistical system and analysis capabilities. Fourth, currently, assisting in strengthening the external assistance management system, including developing institutional and human resource capabilities to prepare a technical cooperation programme and management system. As a result, Uzbekistan’s first Technical Cooperation Programme 2000-2003 was prepared. Fifth, provided the Advisor to assist UNDP/Uzbekistan prepare its 2000-2004 Country Cooperation Framework- UNDP’s programme for the medium-term. Sixth prepared a new programme approach for various project activities and combined them in a new Project Support Service (Umbrella) Programme. And seventh, prepared an assessment of the Government’s external assistance coordination efforts and prepared next steps.

 

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Omnibus Privatization Project- Central and Eastern Europe/Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (FSU), U.S. Agency for International Development (6/95-6/99). Provide assistance to financial institutions and state-owned enterprises on organizational restructuring and administrative reform, and privatization planning and implementation.

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Regional Project to Strengthen the External Resources Management Capabilities of the Commonwealth of Independent States, East and Central European Countries, UNDP (10/95-10/97). Provide training and advise country governments on various aspects of external resources management including: reform policy framework development; technical assistance and public investment planning, management and evaluation; and debt management.

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Tajikistan Technical Cooperation Programme Preparation, UNDP (10/95-12/95). Provided a two person team to prepare Tajikistan’s first Technical Cooperation Programme for its first Consultative Group Meeting. The programme was prepared with Government and donor inputs. The programme’s emphasis was on structural and market reform to move the country beyond emergency and humanitarian assistance. Prepared 50 project profiles.

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Belarus Technical Cooperation Capability and Organization Development, UNDP, (7/95- 10/97). Advised the Government on an organization structure and system to plan, manage and evaluate technical assistance projects. Established a technical assistance database. The Ministry of Economy now prepares an ongoing technical assistance programme integrated with reform policies. Worked with the foreign assistance community to coordinate efforts and project interests. Advised on other external resource management issues.

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Technical Cooperation and Investment Evaluation System Development, UNDP/Kyrgyzstan (5/95-8/95). Worked with Goskominvest to develop project/programme evaluation mechanisms and techniques government-wide, including data collection instruments and data analysis tools. Provided training in data interpretation, data analysis tool utilization and reporting methods. Prepared an evaluation guidebook for training.

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Moldova Planning and External Assistance Development Project, UNDP (11/94-6/97). Provided the Senior Advisor, Database Specialist and Foreign Investment Specialist to assist the Government integrate market economy reform and economic planning with donor assistance and foreign investment. Developed a planning and technical cooperation programming cycle, methods to identify and prioritize projects, and a technical assistance project database. Moldova now prepares its technical cooperation programme and its evaluation annually. Strengthened the Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Ministry of Economy and Reforms. Provided training to Ministry and sector ministry officials on planning and aid coordination, management, implementation and evaluation. Improved Government-donor relationships, including improving Government preparations for Consultative Group and other meetings. Advised on Foreign Investment Agency structure, role and staff development. Initiated an English Language Training Center for Government management/staff dealing with foreign assistance, and established a Social-Economic Information Center.

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Tajikistan Privatization Program Implementation Support, UNDP/World Bank, (2/96-9/96). Provided assistance to implement Tajikistan’s first privatization program. Provided training and advisory services to the State Property Committee on enterprise privatization mechanisms, mass privatization, program management, legal/regulatory assessment and development, competitive contracting and venture development. Established the Enterprise Development Board- the first in Central Asia to facilitate privatization and business development.

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Estonia Country Review, UNDP (9-10/00). Conducted the review of UNDP/Estonia's programme, management, operations, partnerships and Government relationships for the 1997-2000 programme cycle. The Review was done in partnership with the Government of Estonia. Responsible for all Review aspects including document preparation and presentation at tripartite meetings. Also advised on UNDP/Estonia's exit strategy. The Review will be presented to the UN Executive Board. The Estonia Review is especially important given the expectation that Estonia will graduate from UNDP assistance during the next programme cycle, one of the first in the East/Central Europe region.

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Romania External Resources Management Project Assessment and Reformulation, UNDP (9/00). Provide the External Resources Management Specialist to assess the progress of the project and to reformulate it to strengthen the Ministry of Finance's aid coordination and management activities to include policy and procedural development, institution building and human resource development. Will be involved in project implementation (2001-2003).

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UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC) Preparation of Country Cooperation Frameworks (CCFs) for Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia; Preparation of the Regional Cooperation Framework; and Reformulation of the Bureau's Regional Programme, UNDP (4/00-10/00). Provided the Economist/Programming Specialist to prepare the CCFs for Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The CCF is a UNDP country programme for a 3 year time period. Assessed the country socio-economic situation, assessed UNDP's current interventions and identified strengthening current interventions and focusing in new programme areas. Worked with UNDP, country officials, and other possible programme participants. Also, reformulated the UNDP regional programme for East/Central Europe and the CIS region. This resulted in the preparation of new regional programme project documents with an emphasis on specific components of good governance and socio-economic development. Last, drafted the Regional Cooperation Framework for the region. The Framework reviewed past UNDP assistance, identified the current regional context, and identified areas for UNDP interventions for the period 2000-03.

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Preparation of UNDP/Kyrgyz Republic Rural Telecommunications Project Document, UNDP (5/00). Provided the Project Formulation Specialist to prepare with UNDP, LM Ericcson and the Kyrgyz Government a project to provide poor regions without telephone service and the accompanying infrastructure with cellular phone service. Coordinated the work agreement between the three parties and prepared the necessary project documents.

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UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC) Regional Programme Evaluation, UNDP (1/00-7/00). Provided the Team Leader. Conducted a programme, management and operational evaluation of RBEC's regional transition and development programme for the period 1997-99. The programme consisted of 7 major projects in the areas of governance, poverty alleviation, SMEs, external resources management, gender and environment. Evaluated the appropriateness and results of the projects; programme and project management; and specific programme and project operations. This included the management, programmes and operations of the RBEC Regional Support Centre in Bratislava, Slovakia. Recommended major organizational, management and programming changes to further refine the programme and improve its responsiveness to regional rehabilitation, transition and development needs. Also prepared a review of UNDP's Regional Cooperation Framework for the region for the UN Executive Board.

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Poland Mid-Term Evaluation of the Capacity Building for European Integration Project, UNDP/Poland (11/99). Conducted an in-depth evaluation of UNDP/Poland's project to assist Poland to prepare for integration into the European Union. The project provides technical assistance to the Government and local authorities focused on the implementation of EU directives. The evaluation included: project concept and design; project inputs, outputs and activities; and project management. Various conclusions and recommendations were also provided in addition to follow-up actions and a project exit strategy.

 

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