UNDP Indonesia's mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We, the UNDP Country Office (CO), aim to be a bridge between Indonesia and all donors as well as maintaining our status as a trusted partner to all stakeholders. We work in four key areas of development: Governance Reforms, Pro-Poor Policy Reforms, Conflict Prevention and Recovery, and Environment Management, with the overarching aim of reducing poverty in Indonesia. Besides the four priority areas, UNDP Indonesia is also engaged in a variety of crosscutting initiatives focused on HIV/AIDS, gender equality, and information and technology for development I. Organizational Context 1. Background The Aceh Government Transformation Programme (AGTP) addresses the urgent need to strengthen the capacity of Aceh’s provincial government and ensure that it has the wherewithal to efficiently assume the responsibilities, functions, resources and assets it has inherited from the Aceh and Nias Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Body (BRR). The project will help ensure a systematic and smooth transition from BRR to provincial and local governments that will safeguard the still fragile legacy of the billions of dollars invested by donors and the Government into rebuilding the province after the devastating tsunami and 30 years of conflict. Currently, there is neither the technical capacity nor the budget allocation at the provincial level to carry out these important tasks. AGTP is designed to address critical gaps in the Aceh government’s policy-making and technical capacity. The first gap lies in the Executive’s capacity to coordinate the transition. The second gap lies in the technical capacity of the provincial and district government agencies to process assets and projects transferred from BRR, and to implement ongoing recovery work. The third gap is the administration’s broader institutional capacity to coordinate and implement reconstruction and rehabilitation work beyond the transition.
The project has three output: (1) Enhanced capacity of the Provincial Executive to create the institutional and policy framework for successful transition and recovery. This will provide the Provincial Executive with the ability to coordinate and facilitate the transition through a demand-driven approach to key transition policy areas. This output is based in the Governor’s office. (2) Enhanced operational capacity of key provincial government agencies (SKPA) to effectively fulfill their transition and recovery responsibilities. This will provide immediate transitional support to the provincial agencies with the responsibilities for coordinating, planning, implementing and monitoring the main transition activities. This output is based in BKPP. (3) Enhanced capacity of the Provincial Training & Human Resource Body (BKPP) to retain, manage and transfer to provincial and district government agencies the knowledge and skills required for successful transition and sustainable recovery. This will strengthen the province’s ability to sustain the recovery, and thereby safeguard the legacy of the resources and effort invested in Aceh’s social and physical reconstruction. This output is based in BKPP. 2. Coordination Structure The AGTP Project is implemented by the Provincial Government of Aceh under the authorization of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MOHA). The AGTP Project is guided by its Project Board under the auspice of the National Project Steering Committee. The National Project Steering Committee includes senior representatives of national agencies (i.e. MOHA, Bappenas, and Ministry of Finance) and UNDP. In the Project Board Structure, the Aceh provincial government will be represented as Executive, whilst Senior Users and beneficiaries will be represented by the senior line agencies within the Aceh provincial government or SKPA(s), namely, Bappeda Aceh and BKPP (Badan Kepegawaian, Pendidikan dan Pelatihan). UNDP will sit as Senior Supplier on the Project Board, which is represented by UNDP Field Programme Office in Aceh. 3. Staffing Structure and Reporting Line The chair of the Project Board will be the national project director (NPD). Day to day management of the project will be the responsibility of the Project Manager (NPM). The NPD and NPM will be assisted by a senior technical adviser (STA) with experience in management and implementation of local level governance projects with an emphasis on supporting capacity building activities. Under supervision and guidance of the Head of Governance Unit (DGU), the Project Manager will provide strategic and management leadership in setting up and managing the AGTP. This includes both management and substantive functions. On the management level he/she is tasked to develop and manage the Project Management Unit (PMU) in Banda Aceh and ensure positive rapports with the local governments in Aceh and the national level governments and the donor community. The NPM is tasked with providing detailed input into the project content and design and overseeing. The oversight function of the Head of Governance Unit will be supported by UNDP Programme Adviser for Aceh and Nias for day-to-day oversight on the work of the NPM, to ensure coherence and synergy across UNDP projects in Aceh. Under the supervision of UNDP Team Leader of Democratic Governance Unit through Programme Manager for Decentralization and Local Governance, the Project Manager assumes managerial responsibility for the project implementation. S/he will be responsible for regular reporting to the NPD and Programme staffs of UNDP while maintaining close communication over operational issues as well as strategic opportunities arising from the project implementation. Key oversight functions are described in the following section.
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