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Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Strengthening Capacities for Improved Management of Local Revenues and Local Services Contributions: o Formulation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Model Byelaws for Management and Provision of Services at Bus Adda 2024o Formulation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Solid Waste Management Model Byelaws 2024o Formulation of training manuals on 1) Management and Provision of Services at Bus Adda, 2) Solid Waste Management, 3) Gender Responsive and Inclusive Monitoring for Local Services, 4) Gender Responsive and Inclusive Management of Local Serviceso Formulation of Framework for Establishment of Awami Rabta Markaz (Citizen Liaison Cell) at the Tehsil Municipal Administrationo Formulation of Strategy for Sustainability of the Financial Records and Information Management System FRIMS (for management of local revenues)o Imparting trainings on solid waste management, bus adda, monitoring, FRIMS etc.

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Spending Effectively for Enhanced Development (Funded by the World Bank, implemented by Oxford Policy Management Ltd.)Strengthening capacity for transparent management of public finance and improving PFM for delivery of education and health serviceContributions: o Formulation of KP Policy for Facility Level Budgeting and Expenditure Management (health and education sectors).o Formulation of Guidelines for Facility Level Budgeting and Expenditure Management (health and education sectors). o Formulation of KP Policy for Fixed Asset Management (health and education sectors)o Formulation of Facility Level Guidelines for Fixed Asset Management (health and education sectors)o Establishing non-wage Budgetary Norms for guiding of service delivery units for budget formulation (health and education sectors)o Business Process Review for Asset Management and Budgeting and Expenditure Management

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Project Title: Localization of SDGs through Participatory Development Planning by Tehsil Local Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Implemented by: Center for Peace and Development Initiatives)o Developing and implementing framework for the formulation of Tehsil Medium-Term Development Plans by the Tehsil Local Governments in Khyber PakhtunkhwaDeliverables: o Development of the Process methodology framework that lays down arrangements to enable formulation of the Tehsil Medium-Term Development Plans in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa through a participatory and SDGs oriented planning process.o Formulation of Training Manuals and Imparting trainings to officials and local representatives on SDGs and Participatory Development Processeso Formulation of model Medium Term Development Plan Capacity building of relevant officials at the provincial and local level.

Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Establishing a Digital System for Local Development Planning and Monitoring in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Contributions: o Provided leadership to the team of experts in designing, developing, and implementing the system and then piloting the new system in the two Tehsil Local Governments. o Liaise with the government counterpart in implementing the project and achieving the successful production of the deliverableso Developed business process flows pertaining to local development planning, budgeting, implementation, reporting, and monitoringo Developed templates and forms used in the local development planning, budgeting, implementation, reporting, and monitoring o Piloted the system in two selected tehsil local governments in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Strengthening Governance in Bannu MTI through formulating manual for laying down systems, procedures, and tools and templates for financial, procurement and human resource managementDeliverables: o Conducted a quick Governance and Systems needs improvement analysis and identify the training and capacity needs of the officials of the Bannu MTIo Formulated business processes in respect of financial, procurement, and HR management along tools and templates for management reportingo Described the roles and responsibilities of officials at various levels in the financial, procurement, and HR managemento Developed a comprehensive manual for financial, procurement, and HR management detailing the underlying framework, policies, practices, tools, and techniques along with the roles and responsibilities of officials of various levelso Imparted training for building knowledge, skills, and capabilities of the officials of Bannu MTI in financial, procurement, and HR management

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Gap assessment to analyze the climate change adaptation approaches in the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Government of Punjab and frame recommendations for adoption Contributions: o Mapping of the existing frameworks for climate risk assessment and climate change adaptation approacheso Mapping of the stakeholders in climate changes, the roles, interests, responsibilities, commitments, and challengeso Assessing the institutional, organizational, functional, and operational measures adopted by the provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab in compliance with the national and provincial climate change adaptation policies and frameworkso Assessing the key planning and implementation tools, mechanisms, frameworks, and templates with focus on compliance for climate risk assessment and management o Framing of policy, strategic, and operational recommendations for adoption by the respective provincial governments for rigorous implementation and compliance with the frameworks and policies in place for climate change adaptation measures

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Improving Domestic Revenue Mobilization in PunjabContributions: o Assessed the existing situation for gap analysis in the institutional, organizational, functional, operational, and HR domains for Urban Immovable Property Tax system in Punjabo Carried out historical trend analysis of the UIPTo Scenario development for initiatives keeping in view international best experienceso Development partners mapping in the reform landscape for identifying gaps and for devising reform proposalso Formulation of Strategic Plan for Establishment of Valuation Unit

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

GIS Enabled Property Valuation in Khyber PakhtunkhwaClient: Excise and Taxation Department, Government of Khyber PakhtunkhwaFunded by: Sub-National Governance Programme II (FCDO) implemented by Oxford Policy Management)Review of Institutional, Legal, and Operational domains governing Urban Immovable Property Tax Contributions: o Review of current mechanism of projections and valuation of Urban Immovable Property Taxo Review of prevailing laws governing the UIPTo Institutional and operational mechanism for UIPTo Current information systems and technologies used for valuation and collection of UIPTImpact assessment of GIS enabled valuation mechanism for UIPT Contributions: o Regional / international case studies and lessons for Khyber Pakhtunkhwao Assessment of and adopting approach / strategy for inculcating GIS enabled valuation mechanism for UIPT with respect to- Relevant laws- Institutional structures- Operational procedures- HR

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Technical Assistance Project to Strengthen Health Systems in Pakistan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)Client: Health Department, Government of Khyber PakhtunkwhaStrengthening Institutional Capacities for Integrated Budget Planning and Budget Review focusing on Health Financing Contributions: o Assessed the current situation, institutional and HR capacities for integrated budget planning and budget reviews and health financing approaches in the health sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwao Assessment of capacity building arrangements in Department of Health for public financial managemento Supported in evolving institutional mechanism for instilling and improving integrated budget planning and budget reviews mechanisms in the Department of Healtho Financial analysis of health sector budget to highlight health financing arrangements being practiced in Department of Healtho Developed training materials on integrated budgeting o Established Budget Execution Dashboard for management reviews of budget progress

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Sub-National Governance Programme II (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)Client: Planning and Development Department, Government of Khyber PakhtunkhwaPlanning Capability Assessment of Government Departments of Khyber PakhtunkhwaAssessment of Policy, Institutional, Organizational, Technological and HR Gaps of Departments including Local Government Elections and Rural Development Department Contributions: o Review of current mechanism of planning functiono Functional and operational workflow analysis of development functiono HR capacity assessment o Current information systems and technologies used in planning functionsAssessment Report Contributions: o Development of Assessment Report along the above mentioned dimensions

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Client: Higher Education Department, Government of Khyber PakhtunkhwaTechnical feasibility study for identifying needs for establishment of new colleges in Khyber PakhtunkhwaContributions: o Established a parametric framework based on critical data for establishing needs for new colleges o Developed data collection templates for extracting data from various information systemso Developed templates / questionnaires for focused group discussions and conduction of FGDso Data programming and reporting structureso Developed comprehensive report showing required colleges based on data analysis, trends, peer discussions, field level group discussions etc.

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Support to Local Governance ProjectAssessment of Revenue Mobilization at Village / Neighborhood Council level in Khyber PakhtunkhwaContributions: o Assessed the framework for own source revenue mobilization at the Village / Neighborhood Council levelo Carried out gap analysis in the existing revenues generated at the Village / Neighborhood Council level and the potential thereof o Carried out historical trend analysis of the collections at Village / Neighborhood Council levelo Developed strategy for enhancing revenue collections at Village / Neighborhood Council level

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Merged Areas Governance Project - UNDPClient: Local Government Elections and Rural Development Department, Government of Khyber PakhtunkwhaStrengthen the Administration of Nascent TMAs of Merged Areas Contributions: o Leading a team of 25 Technical Associates attached with the TMAs o Assistance at the Provincial level in fiscal transfers to the TMAs of Merged Areaso Assistance at the TMA level in needs identification and prioritizationo Formulation of the development plans by the TMAso Support in the HR recruitment process at the TMAs of the Merged Areaso Assistance in the formulation of the PC-1s with the TMAs of the Merged Areaso Other secretariat level support at the LG Department.

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Formulation of Manual for Gender Mainstreaming in the Social Welfare Department, Government of Khyber PakhtunkhwaContributions: o Assessment of the legal and institutional framework for gender mainstreaming in the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwao Training needs assessment of the planning officers and field staff of the Social Welfare Department in respect of gender mainstreaming in the public sectoro Formulation of the Strategy and Workplan for gender mainstreaming in the Social Welfare Departmento Development of Manual for Gender Mainstreaming and training of the planning officers and field staff on the key concepts, practices, and tools for gender mainstreaming

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Merged Areas Governance Project by the UNDPClient: Local Government Elections and Rural Development DepartmentEstablishing and Strengthening Local Governance System in the Newly Merged Areas of Khyber PakhtunkhwaContributions: o Assistance in drafting new local government design through legislations o Assisting devolved departments in carrying out functional assignments in respect of vertical and horizontal distribution of functions, roles and responsibilities, administration, HR, etc. o Drafted Planning Development Budgeting and Accounts Rules for Local Governments under new local governance system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwao Framing of various regulations to strengthen core functions of the department including rules of business for local governments, local area development authority act, boat and ferries act etc. o Strengthening local revenue mobilization through legislations and strengthening institutional capacities of the revenue generating entities through automation, capacity building, and new approaches for revenue generation etc. o Development of capacity development plan for the government functionaries and local representatives

Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Sub-National Governance Programme II (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)Client: Local Government Elections and Rural Development DepartmentStrategic Assessment of Local Government Elections and Rural Development Department and Institutions in Khyber PakhtunkhwaContributions: o Assessment of the implications of the newly enacted LG Amendment Act 2019 on the institutional, legal, administrative, functional and operational matters of the local government from the PFM lenses. The purpose of the assessment was to inform the SNG-II log frame and strategic engagement plan with the government for reforms in local governance. Specific activities included: o New institutional structure proposed for planning and finance functions at local levelo Impacts of political, administrative, functional and operational activities/trends evaluated on PFM functions at local level during previous tenure o Assessed the changes in roles and responsibilities of the elected representatives and government functionaries at various tiers of the LG systemo Outlined emerging PFM roles & responsibilities within LG system focusing on development planning for key sectors, budgeting, accounting and financial monitoring systems, fiscal transfers and internal control mechanisms etc.o Proposed strategies to engage P&DD, FD, and LGE&RDD on priority roll out of the LGA, 2019

Nwfp Peshawar, Pakistan

Formulation of Public Financial Management Framework under the Local Government Amendment Act 2019Key Activities: o Drafting of the administrative structure of the planning, budgeting, accounting, and reporting functions for the local governments under the revised Local Government Acto Drafting of the input paper for revision of the Rules of Business for the local governments according to the provisions of the revised Local Government Acto Drafting the Planning and Development Guidelines for the local governments according to the revised Local Government Acto Drafting the budget calendar for the devolved tiers according to the revised Local Government Acto Design business processes and methodologies for budget preparation cycle for local governments according to the provisions of the revised Local Government Act

Nwfp Peshawar, Pakistan

Formulation of Sustainable Development Strategy 2019-2023 for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (A medium term development framework to guide public investment decisions for socio-economic development in the province during 2019-2023. Contributions:o Development of framework for Sustainable Development Strategyo Concept Note, Methodology and approach for undertaking the formulation of Sustainable Development Strategyo Fiscal analysis, projections, and development of Medium Term Fiscal Frameworko Development of Data Collection Tools and checklists for Sector Expertso Presentations and summaries to senior management of the Planning and Development Departmento Drafting of the Sustainable Development Strategy Report

Nwfp Peshawar, Pakistan

Strengthening of PFM in Health Sector, KPContributions: o Assistance in the formulation of Health Policy for New Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (health financing part) and the Development of Costing Methodologies and Indicative Estimates (situation analysis, review of health financing mechanism, health financing options, drafting of Health Finance chapter for the Policy)o Developed Costing Methodologies and Indicative Estimates as supplement for the Strategic Plan of the Health Policyo Formulation of Policy for Health Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Restructuring District-Public Health Institutional Setupo Formulation and Execution of the Implementation Plan for the PFM Reforms Strategyo Development of Implementation Dashboard for effective oversight and control for senior management of Department of Healtho Development of Oversight Mechanism with detailed ToRs, process flows, reporting framework and vertical linkages with provincial level oversight mechanism adopted for PFM Reforms Strategyo Financial Framework for cohesive planning and execution for Integrated Health Projecto Financial modelling for District Health Planso Establishing Liabilities Accounting and Reporting Systemo Budget and Expenditure Analysis Reporto Capacity building of the key officials of Health Department on key concepts of financial management and hands-on practice on annual planning and budget making

Haripur

As KP PFM Adviser (North) looking after PFM activities in the north hub including district needs assessment, district development plans, implementation of Public Expenditure Tracking System, development of performance oriented district budgeting, preparation of Citizens' Budget, pre-budget consultations and public participation in budgeting etc.

Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

Implementation of Medium-Term Budgetary Framework in Line Ministries of Government of Pakistan:o Adopting modernized budgeting system based on performance benchmarks (output-based budgeting)o Creating Logical Framework for the ministry by defining goals, objectives, outcomes and outputs and key performance indicators aligned with the rules of business and the policies of the concerned ministrieso Identifying strategic spending priorities of the Ministry in medium term horizono Human resource capacity building at various levels

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

o Assistance in the development of overall budget management structure under Medium Term Budgetary Framework methodologyo Assistance in the development of Medium-Term Fiscal Framework – identifies likely resource envelope and suggests spending prioritieso Development of Budget Monitoring and Review Manual for the Departmentso Assistance in the development of Capacity Development Manual on the Public Finance Management Conceptso Assisted the assigned Departments in:o Identifying strategic spending priorities of the Department in medium term horizono Revising departmental policy statements and objectiveso Devising Annual Development Plan and assistance in the development of PC-I for mega projectso Review of the development portfolio of the departments and creating linkages with strategic direction and policy statement of the departmento Service delivery definitions and performance indicators o Introducing Out-put Based Budgeting techniqueso Human resource capacity building at various levels

Punjab, Pakistan

Name of assignment or project: Performance Based Budgeting in TMAs of Sindh (ADB funded project) Year: 2005 Location: Karachi Client: Department of Finance Government of Sindh Main project features: Performance Based Budgeting (PBB) was introduced in the selected TMAs in anticipation of enhancing overall performance in the functions of the administration at local level. The intervention was initiated by assessing the capacity needs of the TMAs and developing guidebook-cum-policy document. The guidebook provides comprehension on the concepts of the PBB and explains various systems and processes to pursue PBB.

Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan

Implementation of Medium-Term Budgetary Framework in Line Ministries of Government of Pakistan:o Adopting modernized budgeting system based on performance benchmarks (output-based budgeting)o Creating Logical Framework for the ministry by defining goals, objectives, outcomes and outputs and key performance indicators aligned with the rules of business and the policies of the concerned ministrieso Identifying strategic spending priorities of the Ministry in medium term horizono Human resource capacity building at various levels

Activities performed: Assisting consultants in developing methodologies and instruments for field studiesAssisted consultants in developing the methodological framework for the Performance based budgetingAssisted consultants in reviewing the current budget system in place and shortcomings in itAssisting consultants in the development of Guidebook on Performance Based Budgeting to be used in TMAsDeveloped module based on the GuidebookName of assignment or project: Institutional Strengthening of Provincial Finance Commission of Sindh (ADB funded) Year: 2005-2007 Location: Karachi Client: Department of Finance Government of Sindh Main project features: The project is a technical intervention to assist the Government of Sindh in institutionalizing Provincial Finance Commission (PFC). The technical intervention would develop process design for the mechanics of PFC to help in bringing about a fiscal environment characterized by fiscal harmony, fiscal equalization, fiscal equity and an encouragement to strengthen fiscal management at local government level..

Overall administration of the Consulting Division. In particular, the job responsibilities included business development and project execution management. In addition, also provided inputs in various assigned projects as mentioned below.