ETHIOPIA
CAPACITY BUILDING FOR DECENTRALIZED SERVICE DELIVERY PROJECT
Performance And Service Delivery Improvement Program
Sample Terms of Reference for Training in Strategic Planning for Route 2
Introduction
1. The CBDSD project's overall objective is to assist Ethiopia in enhancing service delivery performance by building public sector capacity at the federal, regional and local levels of the country's decentralized system. Building public sector capacity through institutional reforms, systems development, and training will promote effective policy formulation and implementation, particularly in sectors critical to poverty reduction such as infrastructure, health, and education. The project will help improve decentralized service delivery through a coordinated program of (i) civil service reform, (ii) strengthening supply-side of sub-national capacity building, and (iii) local government restructuring and empowerment. During the 3-4 year life of CBDSD, this coordinated support program will be implemented with selected federal, regional and local government entities. In response to GOE’s request, the project is on an accelerated preparation schedule aimed at credit effectiveness by mid-2002.
2. The project’s first component, civil service reform, is designed to assist in the completion of the “prototyping phase” of the ongoing Civil Service Reform Program (CSRP) and prepare for its full implementation at the federal and regional levels. The second and third components of the project represent a new direction for the GOE/Bank partnership and are critical to the GOE’s heightened emphasis on decentralized service delivery through rejuvenated municipalities and empowered woredas. Significant institutional reform has recently been undertaken at the federal level including creation of the Ministry of Capacity Building (MCB) and of the Ministry of Federal Affairs (MFA), the latter of which is charged with facilitating capacity building--with regional authorities--for municipal local governments throughout the country.
3. As a spearhead of the Government’s reform program, the Performance and Service Delivery Improvement (PSIP) aims at promoting result-oriented performance in ministries, agencies and bureaus (MAB) in exchange for focused capacity building support. Specifically, PSIP requires a set of prior actions from MABs such as review of organizational performance and agreement on indicators, development of action plan for restructuring, capacity building, and performance improvement within an agreed timetable. A fund has been established under the CBDSD project to provide resources as incentives for MABs to carry out performance and service delivery improvement initiatives on the basis of an agreed action plan. MABs will access resource from the fund through a process-based framework. Individual MABs will apply and be selected for either the Client Service Route of PSIP implementation (focusing on a particular area of improvement) or the Strategic Planning Route (focusing on a comprehensive program of organizational improvement).
Task Objective
4. The objective of this TOR is to provide bulk basic training in Strategic Planning and Management in X MABs ( ) in line with eligibility criteria for participation in Route 2 or the Strategic Planning Route of the PSIP.
Task Background/Scope of Work
5. The consultant will provide basic training in bulk to key staff (identified below) from X MABs ( ) in strategic and performance management. The consultant will ensure that participants receive intensive hands-on instruction and develop a level of competence necessary to support implementation of performance management system in respective MABs.
Qualifications
6. The assignment will require the services of a training provider that can meet the following criteria:
* Provides training in adequate facilities for public servants (including access to computers, textbooks, and relevant training materials in an agreed upon language of instruction);
* Uses trainers with qualifications and experience in strategic management;
* A track-record providing in-service training to civil servants in Ethiopia or other countries.
Estimated level of effort and cost
7. The estimated level of effort will be based on acceptable in-service training norms for the distinct areas noted above. Costs for bulk training will need to be determined through a competitive tendering process.
Mode of payment
8. Payment will be effected on a lump sum against deliverables.
Deliverables and Reporting
9. Training will need to be carried in a timely manner. Training providers should ensure that participants satisfactory complete relevant courses and receive appropriate certification. Evaluations of courses by the trainees should be undertaken and consolidated into a final report.