Local Governance Expert

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Description

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• Provide technical advice and guidance to the provincial and local governments on governance issues including the relevant regulatory frameworks;
• Directly contribute the achievement of:
• of PLGSP: Modernized LGs have strong administrative systems, and accountable PFM systems;
• LG systems enable horizontal and vertical accountability to all citizens;
• LG systems enable citizen engagement and inclusive participation;
• Lead the planning of the PLGSP activities for PCGG and facilitate the implementation of the approved plans;
• Serve as the team leader of the Technical Assistant Project (TAP) personnel at PCGG and support the Provincial Programme Manager (PPM) and the Provincial Programme Director (PPD) in delivering their roles;
• Ensure strengthening gender and social inclusion work through project interventions

• Keep oneself informed of and lead the analysis of central, provincial and local governance initiatives undertaken by relevant authorities, especially in terms of how they relate to the processes implemented by the Programme;
• Provide backstopping support and technical guidance to the Director of the PCGG with respect to local and provincial governance issues;
• From local and provincial governance viewpoint, provide on-going support and interact with relevant counterparts in public discussions, joint initiatives, advocacy for policy and legal drafting/revision of municipal/higher government level frameworks, etc. and
• Interact effectively with and provide necessary advice and supports to field level Project team.

• Provide necessary support to provincial and local governments regarding the realization of the Programme outputs;
• Monitor and analyse the trends in the local governments in the province to the implementation to the outputs;
• Obtain updates from the PCU on the Government of Nepal policies, guidelines, models, templates, standards, and norms related to law making, budgeting, planning, public financial management, information technology etc.;
• Coordinate with the Province Government through the PPIU to translate them to the provincial context, as applicable;
• Ensure that the deliverables that are customized to the provincial context or developed at the province level meet minimum national standards;
• Prepare high quality Terms of Reference for consultants and resource persons and develop and maintain roster of experts and resource persons;
• Mobilize the resources to provide backstopping support to the local governments incoordination with the concerned units in PCGG;
• Mobilize support from Infrastructure Development Expert, Curriculum Development Expert and GESI Expert towards delivering the outputs.

• Lead the preparation of the PPIU Annual Strategic Implementation Plan (ASIP) and trimester workplan of the PCGG based on the Programme Document (ProgDoc), M and E and Learning Framework of the Programme, and the guideline provided by the PCU;
• Facilitate the implementation of the ASIP under the guidance of the Executive Director of the PCGG;
• Collect inputs for the workplan based on the Local Institutional Self-Assessment (LISA), wherever applicable, and coordinate with PPIU as well as well hold consultation with local government representatives and local government associations in preparing the plans;
• Provide inputs to the Monitoring and Reporting Expert in PPIU to prepare provincial level provincial monitoring framework and consolidated (PPIU and PCGG) progress reports to be forwarded to the PCU;
• Prepare and maintain issues/risks logs in implementation of the ASIP of the PCGG and regularly update the PCGG Board and Provincial Technical Assistance Consultation Committee (PTACC) on the same.

• Under the guidance of the ED, mobilize, coordinate and facilitate the functioning of the TA personnel;
• Meet regularly with technical specialists and experts of the PPIU and PCGG to brief them on progress and review any issues with regard to capacity development;
• Identify capacity development needs of the TA staff and communicate to the Local Governance cum Legal Expert to provide capacity development support to the TA personnel.

• Provide advice and direction on strategic and policy issues to strengthen gender & social inclusion initiatives in the programme plan and implementation strategy;
• Facilitate in creating an environment to address GESI issues;
• Ensure gender and inclusion issues are substantially incorporated in policy notes and briefs where ever possible;
• Liaise with CO Gender Specialist as per the need for effective implementation of the GESI strategy and other guiding tools.

• Delivering the responsibilities of the position will be critical for PLGSP improving local government’s accountability, transparency and effectiveness. The work is also essential for the flow of information and the coordination of the Programme’s activities with related initiatives at the province level.
• Project output are achieved within the given resources and time with high quality standards.
• Project results and achievements are well documented and disseminated.
• Effective coordination and collaborations are established for effective implementation of the project.

• Master’s Degree in Social Science, Governance, Law, Public Administration or any other related disciplines

• At least six years of experience in working in development and governance.
• Three years of working experience in the area of local governance, be this in Government (at federal or sub-national level) or with well recognized national institution and/or international agency.
• Experience of project management, implementation and monitoring.
• Demonstrated social skills of coordinating with different stakeholders and facilitating discussions.
• Demonstrated skills on preparing quality reports and other knowledge products.
• Experience of working in government, UN and international agencies will be added value.

• Fluency in English and Nepali, both written and oral, at professional level are essential;
• Knowledge about any of the local languages will be an added advantage.

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