Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Arrangements 1. The Recipient shall: (a) establish and thereafter maintain, until completion of the Project, a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities. (a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shall: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE; (ii) provide regular reports to the Steering Committee; and (iii) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion of the Project, the personnel mentioned in (a) above, as well as a finance officer and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experience, and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association.
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Sources: Financing Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Recipient shall: shall establish on or before the twelve (a12) establish month anniversary of the Effective Date and thereafter maintain, maintain until completion of the Project, a committee (Steering Committee comprised of qualified representatives of the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, the responsibility toRecipient’s: (i) assist the MOE in the implementation Department of a strategy for improving the efficiency National Planning and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher educationMonitoring; (ii) Department of Treasury; (iii) NRA; (iv) Department of Transport; and (v) chaired by DOW; and provided with such powers, responsibilities and funding as required to provide overall general guidance and oversight of the Project to ensure effective coordination and alignment with the MOE in Recipient’s strategic priorities.
2. The Recipient shall cause DOW to appoint, no later than two (2) months after the carrying out Effective Date, and thereafter maintain until completion of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of , a duly qualified Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee manager with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities.
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and under terms of reference satisfactory to the Association, who will report to the First Assistant Secretary, Contract Management of the DOW.
3. The Project coordinator shallRecipient shall cause DOW to: (ia) report directly retain, in accordance with Section III of Schedule 2 to this Agreement, and until completion of the Project, the services of the Employer’s Project Manager, under terms of reference, and headed by a qualified and experienced manager, with qualified staff in adequate numbers, including at least an accountant with financial management skills, all satisfactory to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE; (ii) provide regular reports to the Steering CommitteeAssociation; and (iiib) be enter into arrangements with the Employer’s Project Manager, satisfactory to the Association, to assign qualified and experienced staff in adequate numbers when civil works are taking place, to each Participating Province Department of Works’ Provincial Offices with terms of reference acceptable to the Association.
4. The Recipient shall maintain until completion of the Project, an Environmental Branch within DOW, headed by a qualified and experienced manager, and with qualified staff in adequate numbers, including at least one qualified environmental specialist, and provided with sufficient resourcessuch powers, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable coordinate and monitor environmental and social safeguards works related to DOW in the same to carry carrying out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE Project. In carrying out Part 1 of the Project, the Recipient, through DOW, shall, in consultation with and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintainsupport of EPM and the PEPMs: (i) as soon as available, but in any event no later than by June 30 in each calendar year, commencing on any such date after the Effective Date, until the completion of the Project, furnish to the personnel mentioned Association for its approval, the draft Annual Work Program for the immediately following calendar year, of such scope and detail as the Association shall have reasonably requested, including, without limitation, a budget and indication of source of funds, including any necessary counterpart funds; (ii) by December 31 in (a) aboveeach calendar year, commencing on any such date after the Effective Date, adopt said Annual Work Program, as well as so approved; and (iii) thereafter, implement said Annual Work Program in a finance officer and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experience, and terms of reference satisfactory manner acceptable to the Association; provided, however, that the Annual Work Program for the calendar year January 1 to December 31, 2012, shall be prepared and furnished to the Association for its approval by no later than December 15, 2011, and thereafter the Recipient shall adopt and implement said Annual Work Program in a manner acceptable to the Association, including the provision of counterpart funds.
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Sources: Financing Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Recipient shallBorrower shall maintain until the completion of the Project:
(a) PERU to (i) carry out the procurement, financial management and monitoring and evaluation responsibilities of the Project, (ii) initiate the baseline data collection for each of the Project performance indicators referred to in Section II.A.1 of this Schedule, in collaboration with the designated focal points referred to in Part A.3 of this Section (“Focal Points”), and (iii) serve as coordinator for the overall Project, including to consolidate the progress reports and inputs received from the Focal Points, and to provide the consolidated, periodic reports to the Project Coordinating Committee, referred to in Part A.1(b) of this Section, for review; and
(b) a Project Coordinating Committee, chaired by a Director of MoFEE and comprising the Focal Points and a representative from the private sector, to (i) provide strategic guidance on, and oversight of, the overall reform process undertaken under the Project, (ii) approve annual Project work programs and budgets, (iii) review and clear all Project progress reports prepared by PERU, including reviewing and clearing all Project reports specified in Section II of this Schedule, before furnishing them to the Bank, and (iv) address any major problems affecting Project implementation.
2. The Borrower shall carry out:
(a) Part 1 of the Project through the Board of Investment;
(b) Parts 2.A and 2.B of the Project through PERU;
(c) Part 2.C of the Project through the Ministry of Business, Enterprise and Cooperatives;
(d) Part 3.A of the Project through the PPP Unit; and
(e) Part 3.B of the Project through the Ministry of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities.
3. The Borrower shall ensure that the individual executing agencies referred to in Part A.2 of this Section, and the other agencies benefitting from the Project, specifically the Supreme Court, Registrar General’s Office, Bank of Mauritius and Attorney General’s Office, maintain Focal Points, who will be designated respectively by the head of each agency. Each Focal Point shall be responsible for: (a) establish and thereafter maintain, until completion of the Project, a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities.
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shall: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE; (ii) provide regular reports to the Steering Committee; and (iii) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer implementation of the MOE and activities under the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion respective parts of the Project, including (i) managing the personnel mentioned in technical aspects of the Project activities, (ii) preparing the terms of reference for, and supervising, the relevant consultants, and (iii) coordinating with government agencies; (b) the programming of the annual plans and budget for the relevant Project activities; (c) the monitoring and reporting of the relevant Project activities; and (d) the related public relations.
4. Without limitation to the provisions of Article V of the General Conditions, the Recipient shall ensure that:
(a) abovethe Project is carried out in accordance with the Project Implementation Manual, as well as a finance officer including the financial management and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experience, and terms of reference arrangements satisfactory to the AssociationBank; and
(b) the Project Implementation Manual or any part thereof is not amended, waived, suspended or abrogated without the Bank’s prior written concurrence, and in case of any inconsistency between the provisions of the Project Implementation Manual and those of this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
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Sources: Loan Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall: (a) establish apply the criteria, policies, procedures and thereafter maintain, until completion of the Project, a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE arrangements set out in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, PIM and the Project coordinatorPAFAM; and (b) assign not amend or waive, or permit to be amended or waived, the PIM and the PAFAM, or any provision thereof.
2. The Recipient shall at all times during Project implementation, maintain:
(a) the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions form and responsibilities.
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference function satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shall, in charge of: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer providing general strategic direction and oversight of the MOEProject implementation; (ii) provide regular reports to ensure communication and cooperation among stakeholders; including the Steering Committeeprivate sector; (iii) approve annual work programs and budgets; and (iiiiv) review progress reports, and audit reports;
(b) the CU with functions, composition and staffing (including qualifications and experience of personnel) satisfactory to the Association, to be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the responsible for: (i) day-to-day managementimplementation of Parts A, B and D of the Project, including management of procurement and disbursement for activities under its responsibility and replenishment applications for the Designated Account A, and management of all environmental and social matters in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph D.1 through 3 of this Schedule; (ii) approval of work plans and budgets submitted by Selected Local Governments and consolidation of annual work programs and budgets; (iii) maintenance of records for all transactions and accounts related to CU; (iv) contracting and supervision of contractors; and (v) preparation and production of progress reports, consolidated financial statements and quarterly unaudited financial statements. The CU will at all time include the following key staff: a coordinator, a civil engineer, a procurement specialist, an administrative and financial officer, an accountant, a capacity building specialist, and a monitoring and evaluation specialist.
3. The CU shall ensure proper coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply communication with its reporting functions to all agencies involved in the Chief Planning Officer implementation of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintainProject, until the completion including: (i) as regards Part B of the Project, the personnel mentioned in Selected Local Governments and will provide proper assistance to the same for the implementation of Project activities and to build capacity; and (aii) aboveas regards Part C of the Project, as well as a finance officer the Project Implementing Entity and a procurement officer, the Operator.
4. The Recipient shall ensure that all with qualifications, experiencecentral and decentralized authorities, and terms other authorities at the regional and communal levels as provided by the laws of reference the Recipient, regulatory bodies and public utilities companies be properly involved where necessary and shall cause the same to duly cooperate for the proper implementation of the Project.
5. The Recipient for a period of at least two years from the Date of Effectiveness maintain the Special Procurement Commission in form and with functions satisfactory to the Association, and at the lapse of this period, will consult with the Association on a transfer of procurement activities to Selected Local Governments for Part B of the Project.
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Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Arrangements
1. The Recipient Borrower shall: , through MSN:
(a) establish and thereafter maintain, until completion maintain during the execution of the Project, within MSN, a committee national health services coordination unit (the Steering CommitteeCU) to manage Project implementation on behalf of MSN with functions and responsibilities satisfactory acceptable to the Association Bank and staffed with a coordinator, technical experts (which shall includeincluding management-for-results specialized staff) and other personnel in number and with qualifications and experience acceptable to the Bank; and
(b) cause the Participating Provinces, inter aliathrough the Umbrella Agreements, to maintain during the execution of the Project, within the respective MSPs, technical staff in a number and with qualifications and experience acceptable to both the Borrower and the Bank.
2. For the purposes of implementing Part III. (a) of the Project, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE in Borrower shall, through MSN, monitor the implementation of the PHAs and compliance with the PHA Performance Indicators, on a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance periodic basis, all under terms acceptable to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilitiesBank.
(a) The Recipient shall hire Borrower shall, through MSN, jointly with the Bank and not later than thirty months after the Effective Date, review the PHAs, the PHA Eligible Operational Costs and the Unit Costs, and adjust them as necessary, in a manner satisfactory to the Bank.
(b) Without limitation to the provisions of subparagraph (a) the Borrower may, through MSN, propose the Bank additional reviews of the PHAs, the Eligible Operational Costs and the Unit Costs earlier or later than as set forth in such subparagraph, and after such reviews adjust them as necessary, in a manner satisfactory to the Bank.
4. Without limitation to the provisions of Article V of the General Conditions, the Borrower shall, through MSN, carry out the Project coordinatorin accordance with an operational manual, an assistant accountant satisfactory to the Bank, containing, inter alia:
(a) the terms of reference, functions and responsibilities for the personnel of the CU and the MSPs responsible for the coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the Project;
(b) the criteria, detailed rules and procedures for PHA implementation, the PHA Eligible Operational Costs, the Unit Costs, and the system to monitor compliance of the PHA Performance Indicators;
(c) procedures for procurement of goods, works and services, as well as for financial management and audits of the Project;
(d) the indicators to be assigned used in the monitoring and evaluation of the Project (including the PHA Performance Indicators);
(e) draft models for the Umbrella Agreements and Annual Performance Agreements;
(f) flow and disbursement arrangements of Project funds, including the reimbursement mechanisms of the PHA Eligible Operational Costs based on Unit Costs;
(g) the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework, including criteria to ensure adequate and culturally appropriate access by indigenous peoples to the MOE Planning UnitProject; and
(h) the Environmental Action Plan.
(a) The Borrower shall, through MSN, establish and thereafter maintain operative guidelines (the Provincial Operative Guidelines), satisfactory to the Bank, which shall contain those chapters of the Operational Manual of direct concern to the Participating Provinces and their role in the implementation of the Project. Said operative guidelines shall be an annex to the Umbrella Agreement to be entered into between the Borrower, through MSN, and each of the Participating Provinces.
(b) Except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, the Borrower shall, through MSN or otherwise, not amend, waive or fail to enforce the Operational Manual or the Provincial Operative Guidelines, or any provision thereof. In case of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and those of the Operational Manual or the Provincial Operative Guidelines, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.
6. For the purposes of implementing the Project the Borrower shall, through MSN:
(a) enter into an assistant accountant agreement (the Umbrella Agreement) with each Participating Province, setting forth the technical, financial, administrative, safeguard and fiduciary aspects of the national and provincial participation in the implementation of the Project;
(b) every year, starting immediately after the Effective Date for the first year of the Project, and on January 1 thereafter, enter into a performance agreement (the Annual Performance Agreement) with each Participating Province, setting forth inter alia: (i) PHAs; (ii) the maximum amount to be assigned made available to the CPCEParticipating Province; (iii) Unit Costs; (iv) work programs and resource requirements for the implementation of the PHAs and IPPs when applicable; and (v) activities of the IPPs when applicable; all on terms and conditions acceptable to the Bank;
(c) cause each Participating Province, when applicable in accordance with the provisions of the Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework (through the respective Umbrella Agreement) to carry out the applicable Indigenous Peoples Plan in accordance with its terms;
(d) cause each Participating Province to take all necessary actions to enable the Borrower to comply with qualificationsits obligations under Sections I, experience II, and IV of this Schedule, including those set forth or referred to in the General Conditions, in respect of the carrying out of the Project as it may apply to the assistance provided by the respective Participating Province; and
(e) (i) exercise its rights and carry out its obligations under each Umbrella Agreement and each Annual Performance Agreement in such a manner as to protect the interests of the Borrower and the Bank and to accomplish the purposes of the Loan; and (ii) except as the Bank shall otherwise agree, not assign, amend, abrogate, repeal, terminate, waive or fail to enforce any Umbrella Agreement and/or Annual Performance Agreement or any provision thereof.
(a) The Borrower shall, through MSN, make available the PHA Eligible Operational Costs to a Participating Province, only after said Participating Province has fulfilled the requirements set forth in the Loan Agreement and the Operational Manual in order to become a Participating Province. Such PHA Eligible Operational Costs shall be made, inter alia, under the following terms and conditions: (i) the maximum amount to be made available annually to each Participating Province shall be set forth in the respective Annual Performance Agreement and will be calculated in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Operational Manual; (ii) the Participating Province shall comply with the PHA Performance Indicators set forth in the respective Umbrella Agreement and Annual Performance Agreement, and inform MSN of the compliance thereof; (iii) no amounts of PHA Eligible Operating Costs shall be made available by MSN after thirty months from the Effective Date to a Participating Province unless the MSN has verified, based on the report provided by the Concurrent Auditor, that the PHA Performance Indicators set forth for the first 24 months of Project implementation have been met by such Province. In the event of non-compliance with any of the PHA Performance Indicators, the amounts allocated shall thereafter be reduced on the basis of a 25% reduction for each Performance Indicator not complied by the respective Participating Province; and (iv) in the event that by 36 months after the Effective Date, any of the Participating Provinces which had not met the PHA Performance Indicators as required in paragraph (iii) above, shall then have met the respective non-performing PHA Performance Indicators, the payment of PHA Eligible Operating Costs will be accordingly increased.
(b) For the purposes of the verification procedure referred to in (iii) above and of Part II (a) of the Project, the Borrower shall, through MSN, appoint under terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shallBank and thereafter maintain during the execution of Part II (a) and Part III of the Project, an independent auditing firm with qualifications and terms of contracting satisfactory to the Bank (the Concurrent Auditor) responsible for performing inter alia verifications on: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE; PHA Performance Indicators, and (ii) provide regular reports to the Steering Committee; and (iii) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer establishment of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion monitoring systems under Part II (a) of the Project, all in a manner satisfactory to the personnel mentioned in Bank.
8. The Borrower shall, through MSN:
(a) abovenot later than November 15 of each year during Project implementation, as well as a finance officer and a procurement officerstarting November 15, all with qualifications2007, experience, and terms of reference satisfactory furnish to the AssociationBank for its approval, an annual implementation plan, each said plan to include, inter alia: (i) the Project activities to be carried out by the Borrower, through MSN, during the calendar year following the presentation of each said plan; and (ii) the procurement plan for each said calendar year; and
(b) thereafter implement each said annual implementation plan, approved by the Bank, in accordance with its terms.
9. The Borrower shall, through MSN, not later than January 31, 2008, create and thereafter maintain throughout Project implementation, specific national budget line entries in its annual budget in order to record all expenditures of the Project.
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Sources: Loan Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Recipient shallshall maintain at all times during the implementation of the Project, the Steering Committee including: (a) establish representatives, inter alia, of the Ministry of Planning and thereafter maintainInvestment and the State Bank of Vietnam; and (b) at least one (1) representative of line ministries of the sectors selected for piloting the medium-term expenditure framework under Part B.2 of the Project, until completion and one (1) representative of the provinces.
2. The Steering Committee shall be responsible for providing overall guidance and direction in the implementation of the Project and to ensure the Project activities are coordinated with other national initiatives for public administration reform.
3. The Recipient shall maintain at all times during the implementation of the Project, a committee PMU within MOF for overall Project management and administration; coordination among relevant departments within the MOF, and with other relevant agencies and line ministries; monitoring and evaluation of Project activities; said Unit to be under the direction of experienced managers, provided with sufficient resources, and staffed with competent personnel in adequate numbers, including without limitation, a Project director, a finance officer supported by an accountant, a cashier and assistant; procurement specialists and IT specialists; all under terms of reference acceptable to the Association.
4. The Recipient shall:
(the Steering Committeea) with functions and responsibilities maintain a financial management manual satisfactory to the Association (which Association, to serve as reference and training manual to Project staff; said manual shall includeset forth, inter alia, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE organizational structure and responsibilities in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency regard to financial management, fund flow arrangements, staffing and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; training requirements, financial accounting systems, internal control mechanisms, financial reporting requirements and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives)procedures, chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Developmentauditing arrangements, and the Project coordinatorsamples and forms; and and
(b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities.
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned provide training to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shall: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE; (ii) provide regular reports to the Steering Committee; and (iii) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, PMU staff in financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion of the Project, the personnel mentioned disbursement in (a) above, as well as a finance officer and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experience, and terms of reference manner satisfactory to the Association.
5. The Recipient shall:
(a) by no later than May 31 and November 30 of each year, furnish to the Association for its review and comments, a semi-annual work program; and
(b) thereafter implement said work program in a manner satisfactory to the Association, taking into consideration the Association’s view thereon.
6. The Recipient shall:
(a) by no later than November 30 of each year, furnish to the Association for its prior concurrence, an annual plan for the maintenance and, if necessary, upgrade of the hardware and software, and the connectivity of said system, said annual plan to include the estimated costs therefor; and
(b) thereafter, carry out such plan in a manner satisfactory to the Association.
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Sources: Financing Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Recipient shallshall vest the overall responsibility for the implementation of the Project in MWE and MAI. The Recipient shall ensure that MWE and MAI shall carry out the Project in accordance with the PIM, the ESMF and the RPF and, except as the Association shall otherwise agree, shall not amend or waive any provision of the PIM, the ESMF or the RPF if, in the opinion of the Association, such amendment or waiver may materially and adversely affect the carrying out of the Project or the achievement of the objectives thereof.
2. MWE shall cause: (a) establish and thereafter maintain, until completion NWRA to carry out Part A of the Project, a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (iib) provide overall guidance the PMU to the MOE in the carrying carry out Part B of the Project; and (iiic) review GARWSP to carry out Part C of the progress Project. MAI shall carry out Part D of Project implementation and achievement the Project. Part E of the Project objectives)shall be jointly carried out by MWE and MAI.
3. For the purpose of ensuring the proper coordination and execution of the Project, the Recipient shall maintain the IMSC throughout the duration of the Project. The IMSC shall be chaired by the Permanent Secretary Minister of MOE Planning and comprised ofInternational Cooperation, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair with membership consisting of the CPCE Board Ministers of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, Water and the Project coordinatorEnvironment; Agriculture and Irrigation; Finance; and (b) assign Local Administration. The IMSC shall approve the Steering Committee with such resources as Annual Operating Plans and review progress and financial reports. The IMSC shall be required to enable assisted in the same to carry carrying out of its functions and responsibilities.
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinatorduties by an Executive Secretariat, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience staffing and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The functions of said Executive Secretariat shall include, inter alia: (a) overall follow up and coordination of the implementation of the Project; (b) review of the Annual Operating Plans; (c) review of the audited Financial Statements for the Project; (d) carrying out quarterly internal audits of the Project coordinator related financial transactions of MAI, NWRA, GARWSP and the PMU; and (e) review and consolidation of the Project reports prepared by MAI, NWRA, GARWSP and the PMU for their respective Part of the Project.
4. For the purpose of proper implementation of the Project activities, the Recipient shall: (ia) report directly cause MAI, NWRA, GARWSP and PMU to prepare their respective Annual Operating Plans in accordance with the PIM to cover the period of one year and to submit same by no later than July 1st of each year to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE; (ii) provide regular reports to the Steering CommitteeExecutive Secretariat; and (iiib) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities cause the Executive Secretariat to review the said plans and funding as shall be required to enable the furnish same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion of the Project, the personnel mentioned in (a) above, as well as a finance officer and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experience, and terms of reference satisfactory to the AssociationAssociation within ten days thereafter.
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Sources: Financing Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Recipient shall: (a) establish and thereafter maintain, until completion shall maintain throughout Project implementation the Monitoring Committee within MINEDUB in accordance with the terms of the ProjectMC Decree and with composition, a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities.
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shall: Monitoring Committee shall be responsible for:
(i) report directly to ensuring the Chief Planning Officer coordination of the MOE; activities of the Project;
(ii) provide regular reports preparing and organizing the overall recruitment process for CPTs;
(iii) managing the recruitment and deployment of contracted teachers, especially verifying teacher presence in schools;
(iv) monitoring the quality of the teaching; and
(v) keeping records and reporting to the Steering Committeedevelopment partners on all aspects of the Program.
2. The MINEDUB shall be responsible for overall Project and Program implementation and monitoring. As such, MINEDUB shall:
(i) submit to the World Bank bi-annually reports on the number and distribution of contract teachers who were hired, the observations of government missions to the regions within the territory of the Recipient, and financial information on the amounts spent by region on CPT salaries under the Program;
(ii) prepare the progress reports of the Project; and and
(iii) be provided responsible for the preparation for the reports under Section II.B of this Schedule, with sufficient resources, responsibilities the support of the PASE PCU.
3. The MoF and funding as the MCS shall be required jointly responsible for the administrative management and disbursement, under the Project.
(a) As such, the MCS shall be responsible for:
(i) the identification and selection of the contract teachers to enable be paid under the same Recipient’s Program; and
(ii) the signing of the contracts with such relevant contract teachers; and
(b) the MoF shall be responsible for:
(i) identification of the payments to carry out be made under the day-to-day managementProject; and issuance of wire transfer orders to the relevant central, monitoring regional, and coordination prefectural level entities for the processing of said payments.
4. For purposes of processing of the payments referred to in paragraph 3 above, the MCS shall maintain, throughout Project implementation, including procurementan electronic database (SIGIPES), accounting, disbursement, financial management in form and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions substance satisfactory to the Chief Planning Officer Association, of all CPTs and provide access to the MOE MINEDUB, the MoF and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until PASE PCU at least once a month to the completion updated list of the Project, the personnel mentioned CPTs generated by said database and in (a) above, as well as a finance officer form and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experience, and terms of reference substance satisfactory to the Association.
5. The Recipient shall ensure that the PASE PCU be maintained throughout Project implementation and shall be responsible for: (i) adequate bookkeeping of the supporting documentation for CPT salary payments, and (ii) providing support to the MINEDUB for the generation of the financial reports referenced under Section B.2 of Schedule 2 of this Agreement.
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Sources: Grant Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Recipient shall maintain RSDT at all times during Project implementation with functions, responsibilities and adequate resources, all satisfactory to the Association and as required to implement the Project. RSDT is headed by a unit manager, who reports to the RSDT management committee that is chaired by the FMT’s Permanent Secretary. The Recipient shall ensure that RSDT is endowed at all times with staff, selected on a competitive basis, in adequate numbers and whose qualifications and experience are satisfactory to the Association.
2. RSDT shall be responsible for implementing, managing and coordinating Project activities. To this end, the Recipient shall ensure that RSDT: (a) maintains at all times adequate financial management and procurement systems and procedures; (b) carries out overall technical management and oversight of the Project, including monitoring and evaluation of output and performance-based road contracts and adequate staging of their implementation to incorporate lessons drawn from execution of the first batch of said contracts into procurement of the succeeding ones; and (c) prepares activity budgets, monthly accounts reconciliation statement, quarterly withdrawal applications, quarterly financial reports, and annual financial statements in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to the Association.
3. The Recipient shall: (a) establish open the Project Account not later than by April 30, 2008; (b) deposit into the Project Account, not later than by June 30, 2008, an initial amount of seven hundred and thereafter maintain, until completion twenty million Naira (N720,000,000); (c) replenish the Project Account by the first day of each calendar quarter with an amount of at least one hundred and twenty-million Naira (N120,000,000); and (d) ensure that all funds deposited in the Project Account are used solely to defray the cost of expenditures related to implementation of the Project, a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities.
(a) 4. The Recipient shall hire undertake all measures required on its part to ensure that FRA, NRB/RF shall have been duly established and shall have commenced their respective operations by not later than January 31, 2009, in each case in a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference manner satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shall: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE; (ii) provide regular reports to the Steering Committee; and (iii) be provided thereafter maintain each of these entities at all times during Project implementation with sufficient resourcesfunctions, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion of the Project, the personnel mentioned in (a) above, as well as a finance officer and a procurement officeradequate resources, all with qualifications, experience, and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association.
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Sources: Financing Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation ArrangementsAt all times during the execution of the Project, the Borrower shall:
1. The Recipient shall: (a) establish and thereafter maintain, until completion of the Project, a committee unit within ▇▇▇▇▇, to be responsible for the overall coordination of the Project (the Steering Committee) with “PCU”), such PCU to have staffing, functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall includeBank, including inter alia, the responsibility tofollowing responsibilities:
(a) overall planning, coordination and monitoring of Project activities;
(b) supervision of the relevant ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ departments in charge of rehabilitation and maintenance planning, engineering project reviews and the preparation of the technical parts of procurement documents;
(c) supervision of ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Project procurement and contracting of the required civil works, goods and consultant’s services;
(d) review and clearance of all the contracts necessary for Project execution;
(e) carrying out of the financial management of the Project, including without limitation the: (i) assist support to ▇▇▇▇▇ in processing payments for activities under the MOE in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher educationProject; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out issuance of the Projectfinancial statements and reports; and (iii) review the progress preparation and maintenance of Project implementation administrative, procurement and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities.financial records;
(af) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned preparation and submission to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shallBank of: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOEdisbursement requests; and, (ii) provide regular Project information and Project management reports in accordance with the format established in the Operational Manual; and
(g) provision of assistance and documentation to the Steering Committee; and (iii) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committeeexternal independent auditors.
2. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion of the Project, a unit within ▇▇▇▇▇, to be responsible for the personnel mentioned in monitoring, evaluation and improvement of the quality of ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ road programs under Part 1 of the Project (including Sub-projects) from a technical and managerial point of view (the “Quality Group”), such Quality Group to have staffing, functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Bank, including inter alia, the following responsibilities:
(a) aboveprovision of advise on improving the efficiency of the Borrower’s road investment programs; and
(b) carrying out of technical audits on the performance of the programs, as well as a finance officer engineering and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experiencecivil works under Part 1 of the Project (including Sub- projects), and terms on the performance of reference satisfactory entities involved in the execution of such programs and activities, on the basis of indicators (the “Performance Indicators”) as set forth in the Operational Manual; and
3. ensure that road maintenance and rehabilitation activities to be supported by the AssociationProject take place within the existing road Rights-Of-Way (ROW) and at the sites identified and selected for the carrying out of road civil works.
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Sources: Loan Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Recipient shall vest the overall responsibility for the implementation of the Project in the MRDL, and to this end shall: , through MRDL:
(a) establish and thereafter maintain, until completion throughout the period of implementation of the Project, a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (Unidad Desconcentrada Empoderar, which unit shall include, inter alia, the responsibility tobe assigned: (i) assist the MOE sufficient and competent staff in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives)adequate numbers, chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities.
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unit, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and under terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The , including a Project coordinator shall: Coordination Team as described in subparagraph (ib) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOEbelow; and (ii) provide regular reports functions and responsibilities and funding, satisfactory to the Steering Committee; and (iii) be provided with sufficient resourcesAssociation, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable for the same to carry out strengthening of the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion implementation of the Project;
(b) strengthen, by no later than January 31, 2012, the personnel mentioned fiduciary and technical capabilities of the Unidad Deconcentrada Empoderar, through the recruitment and set-up of a Project Coordination Team (the “PCT”), headed by a qualified Project Coordinator, acceptable to the Association, assisted by qualified staff in (a) abovesufficient numbers, as well as a finance officer and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experience, and under terms of reference satisfactory to the Association, as detailed in the OM.
(c) establish by no later than January 31, 2012, and thereafter maintain throughout the period of implementation of the Project, at least two Regional Operating Units (the “ROUs”) with geographical coverage acceptable to the Association; each of them headed by a regional coordinator, acceptable to the Association, and provided with sufficient resources and competent staff in adequate numbers, under terms of reference satisfactory to the Association; which units shall: (i) administratively report to the PCT; and (ii) be assigned with such functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association, as shall be required for coordination of the day-to-day implementation of Project activities within their geographical jurisdiction;
(d) ensure that the staff of the PCT and ROUs are hired following a competitive and transparent selection process satisfactory to the Association and detailed in the OM; and
(e) require that each Participating Municipality establish and maintain, throughout the period of implementation of Part B of the Project, as a pre-condition for each said Participating Municipality to participate in the Project, a Municipal Committee (Comité Municipal) with functions, powers, responsibilities and resources, satisfactory to the Association and detailed in the Operational Manual, as shall be required for the periodic review and endorsement of eligible Communities to be awarded CI Grants.
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Sources: Financing Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Recipient shall: , not later than three (a3) months from the Effective Date, establish and thereafter maintain, until completion of the Project, a committee (PAC, headed by the Steering Committee) with functions Secretary, Economic Relations Division, and responsibilities satisfactory to consisting of representatives from the Association (which shall includeMinistry of Finance, inter aliaMinistry of Commerce, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ministry of Science and ICT, Ministry of Land, Prime Minister’s Office, BOI, BEPZA, BCC, ▇▇▇▇, Hi Tech Park Authority, National Board of Revenue, Department of Environment, Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, relevant private sector associations, and other relevant institutions of the responsibility Recipient, to: (ia) ensure that the institutions involved in Project implementation are familiar with the PAC’s policies, and ensure that said policies are adhered to in the course of Project implementation; (b) assist the MOE in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance overcoming constraints to the MOE in the carrying out of the ProjectProject implementation; and (iiic) review the progress of address Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilitiesrelated complaints from stakeholders and/or beneficiaries.
(a) The Recipient shall, not later than December 31, 2013 or such later date as the Association may agree, cause ▇▇▇▇ to coordinate the Project provided, however, that the steps for strengthening of ▇▇▇▇’▇ capacity to undertake such role have been taken to the satisfaction of the Association.
(b) Until such time as ▇▇▇▇ has acquired full capacity to carry out the functions of a central coordination unit set forth below, the Recipient shall hire ensure that not later than three (3) months from the Effective Date, a central coordination unit shall be established within ERD, consisting of a Project coordinatorCoordinator not below the rank of Joint Secretary or Joint Chief, an assistant accountant to be assigned to the MOE Planning Unita Deputy Project Coordinator and a Financial and Procurement Advisor, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to the CPCE, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shallto: (i) report directly serve as secretariat to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOEPAC; (ii) provide regular assist ▇▇▇▇ and other institutions in matters relating to inter-departmental and inter-ministerial coordination; (iii) prepare suitable annual work plans and annual procurement plans; (iv) submit progress reports and withdrawal applications to the Steering CommitteeAssociation, monitor the flow and utilization of the Credit proceeds and coordinate the work of the auditors under the Project; (v) provide procurement and financial management advice, including organizing training of relevant staff on procurement and financial management; (vi) organize training in public private partnerships through relevant training institutions; and (iiivii) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities communicate the overall Project strategy and funding as shall be required prepare the requisite Project documents to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committeebrief external stakeholders. The Recipient shall ensure that said central coordination unit shall carry out said functions with the understanding that ▇▇▇▇ shall take over these functions once it has acquired the requisite capacity to carry them out.
(a) The Recipient shall, not later than January 31, 2013 establish, and thereafter maintain, until the completion of the Project, the personnel mentioned in (a) above, as well as a finance officer and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experiencean independent Project Implementation Unit for ▇▇▇▇, and terms BEPZA and the Hi Tech Park Authority under the Project.
(b) Until such time as the Hi Tech Park Authority has acquired full capacity to carry out the functions of reference satisfactory a Project Implementation Unit in relation to the Associationdevelopment of the Kaliakoir hi-tech park, the Recipient shall ensure that BCC shall carry out said functions with the understanding that the Project Implementation Unit for the Kaliakoir hi-tech park shall take over once it has acquired the requisite capacity to carry them out.
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Sources: Financing Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Arrangements
1. The Recipient shallDistrict Facilitation Teams and Divisional Facilitation Teams in each Participating District shall be responsible for: (a) establish overseeing the mobilization of communities, and the formation of Village Organizations, the Federations, and the Community Training Centers; (b) overseeing the planning and implementation of Sub-Projects; (c) receiving and reviewing Grant and Sub- Grant proposals; (d) liaising with and overseeing the work of the Federations and the Community Training Centers; (e) overseeing the procurement and financial management and social accountability arrangements of Sub-Projects; and (f) building local management capacity through on-the-job training.
2. The PIE shall:
(a) Implement and cause all Project Participants to implement the Project in accordance with the PIP (including the Governance and Accountability Action Plan; and the Environmental Management Framework), and the Manuals as applicable;
(b) not amend or waive any provision of the said documents without the Association’s prior approval; and
(c) allocate sufficient staff and adequate resources to enable the PIE to comply with the provisions of this Paragraph.
3. The PIE shall, by December 31, 2009, prepare and adopt an information disclosure policy for the Project acceptable to the Association and thereafter maintain, until completion of the Project, implement such policy in a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities manner satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, for the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out duration of the Project; .
4. The PIE shall ensure that Grants and (iii) review Sub-Grants are released to Beneficiaries in a timely manner in accordance with the progress of MOUs and the Sub-Grant Agreements.
5. The PIE shall establish by June 30, 2010, and thereafter maintain throughout Project implementation in a manner satisfactory to the Association, a Village Rating System acceptable to the Association to recognize and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE reward good performing villages and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, and the Project coordinator; and (b) assign the Steering Committee with such resources as shall be required channel assistance to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilitiespoor performing villages.
6. The PIE shall:
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinatorprepare, by no later than October 31 of each year starting from Financial Year 2009, an assistant accountant to be assigned to annual plan for implementing the MOE Planning UnitProject in the following Financial Year, based on a demand-driven approach, including an assessment of the potential financing available from the Financing and an assistant accountant to be assigned to other sources of funding (including the CPCERecipient’s own resources and community contributions);
(b) finalize the annual plan, all with qualifications, experience and terms of reference satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shall: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer ’s approval, by not later than December 31 of the MOEFinancial Year; and
(iic) provide regular reports to thereafter implement the Steering Committee; and (iii) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination of Project implementation, including procurement, accounting, disbursement, financial management and other Project related activities, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion of the Project, the personnel mentioned annual plan in (a) above, as well as a finance officer and a procurement officer, all with qualifications, experience, and terms of reference manner satisfactory to the Association.
Appears in 1 contract
Sources: Project Agreement
Implementation Arrangements. A. Implementation Institutional Arrangements
1. The Except as the Association shall otherwise agree, the Recipient shall: (a) establish apply the criteria, policies, procedures and thereafter maintain, until completion of the Project, a committee (the Steering Committee) with functions and responsibilities satisfactory to the Association (which shall include, inter alia, the responsibility to: (i) assist the MOE arrangements set out in the implementation of a strategy for improving the efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of quality teacher education; (ii) provide overall guidance to the MOE in the carrying out of the Project; and (iii) review the progress of Project implementation and achievement of the Project objectives), chaired by the Permanent Secretary of MOE and comprised of, inter alia, the Chief Education Officer of MOE, the Chief Planning Officer of MOE, the ▇▇▇▇ of UG’s School of Education and Humanities, the Chair of the CPCE Board of Governors, the Principal of CPCE, the Director of the National Center for Education Resource Development, PIM and the Project coordinatorPAFAM; and (b) assign not amend or waive, or permit to be amended or waived, the Steering Committee with such resources as PIM and the PAFAM, or any provision thereof.
2. The Recipient shall be required to enable the same to carry out its functions and responsibilities.at all time during Project implementation maintain:
(a) The Recipient shall hire a Project coordinator, an assistant accountant to be management team within MOHFPSP comprised of staff in adequate number and with proper experience assigned to the MOE Planning UnitProject and the Program, and an assistant accountant to be assigned to in charge of: (i) providing general strategic and policy direction and oversight of the CPCEProgram implementation; (ii) ensure communication and cooperation among stakeholders; including the private sector; (iii) approve the annual Work Program and budget; and (iv) review progress reports, all and audit reports; and
(b) the PCU with qualificationsfunctions, composition and staffing (including qualifications and experience and terms of reference personnel) satisfactory to the Association. The Project coordinator shall, to be responsible for: (i) report directly to the Chief Planning Officer coordination of the MOEimplementation of the Project; (ii) provide regular reports consolidation of the Work Plans and budgets; (iii) maintenance of records and separate accounts for all transactions related to PCU; (iv) preparation, consolidation and production of the Steering CommitteeProject financial statements, quarterly unaudited financial statements and any other financial information required by the Recipient or the Association; (v) management of the Designated Account; and (iiivi) be provided with sufficient resources, responsibilities and funding as shall be required to enable the same to carry out the day-to-day management, monitoring and coordination evaluation of Project implementationActivities. The PCU will at all time include the following key staff: a coordinator, a procurement specialist, an administrative and financial officer, and a monitoring and evaluation specialist.
3. The PCU shall ensure proper coordination and communication with all agencies involved in the implementation of the Project and the Program, including procurementall MOHFPSP Technical Departments at the central and decentralized level, accountingon the basis of Work Plans.
4. MOHFPSP shall organize two summits a year, disbursementto include representatives from all relevant Ministries and at least the ministries responsible for finance, financial management water and other Project related activitiessanitation, and to comply with its reporting functions to the Chief Planning Officer of the MOE and the Steering Committee. The Recipient shall maintain, until the completion of the Project, the personnel mentioned in (a) above, national education as well as a finance officer and a procurement officerfrom development partners, all with qualifications, experiencecivil society organizations active in the health sector, and terms other stakeholders, in order to review the previous year’s Work Program’s performance and endorse recommendations for further implementation of reference satisfactory to the AssociationProgram.
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Sources: Financing Agreement