EXPENDITURE REVIEW (PEER)
project is an extension of the successful Government of Rwanda – UNDP/UNEP
Poverty and Environment Initiative Rwanda Project that has been implemented
since December 2005.
The project aims to enhance the contribution of sound environmental management
to poverty reduction, sustainable economic growth and the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals. The project has recently commenced its third
phase with a focus on longer term capacity development to more fully integrate
environmental sustainability in development planning and investment at
national, sector and decentralized levels in the context of EDPRS
implementation and monitoring. Proposed investments would focus on
deepening the gains from the previous phase. The current terms of reference for
this consultancy seek to address one key area among the four outputs of the
project focus and support for the 2012 – 2013 period:
Support to the development of sustainable investment frameworks for successful
environment and climate change mainstreaming. The broad specific approach will
involve conducting a Public Environmental Expenditure Review (PEER). This will
permit identification of budget allocation and expenditure to facilitate
tracking of the implementation of the cross sector strategy, green growth and
climate resilience as well as environmental sustainability and the rational
utilization of natural resources in support of sustainable growth and poverty
reduction.
Thus, the assignment will undertake the process and specifically develop
relevant tools towards improving budgeting in a way that influences sectors
towards climate resilience, environmental sustainability and inclusive growth.
The overall approach will entail conducting a comprehensive PEER which will
primarily rely on sector engagement using sector specialists to analyse sector
strategies for integration of environmental sustainability and climate
resilient objectives, their costed environment and climate change priorities
and/or budgets and their results frameworks in informing PEER. The PEER,
therefore will be conducted to help evaluate the appropriateness in the use of
funds in the environment sector and climate change sector. Trends and issues to
be analysed will follow the major standard PER themes of; public allocation and
expenditure trends, public expenditure composition, efficiency of public
spending, poverty targeting of expenditure and public expenditure management
This will then benefit any future revisions of sector plans, the preparation of
the sector MTEF/budgets and the accounting and auditing functions within
MINECOFIN, MINIRENA and REMA.
The analysis and recommendations are intended to demonstrate how GoR and donor
resources are currently used, the functioning of the SWAp and the level of
support to the sector in attracting funding and guiding resources allocation
and expenditure and to recommend how to improve their usage. The exercise
is not an audit, but a tool to enable MINIRENA and REMA to improve
prioritisation, efficiency and effectiveness of all public resources in the
environment and climate change sector.
The review should be extensive and cover the period 2008-2012 i.e. EDPRS 1
period. A key aspect of the PEER is to carry out effective sector engagement
that facilitates identification of sector priorities that integrate
environmental sustainability in order to allow analysis of allocations,
expenditures, efficiency of budget allocations, as well as the role played by
stakeholders in the budget execution.
The primary objectives of the current assignment are;
“To conduct a Public Environment Expenditure Review (PEER) which will help to
evaluate the environment and climate change mainstreaming and appropriateness
in the use of funds in the environment and climate change sector and to
articulate recommendations aimed at increasing efficiency of the country public
spending in the ENR sector (Environment and climate change, Land, forestry,
mining and water resources management).
A key element of this consultancy is to provide capacity building support in
policy analysis, planning and budgeting, budget tracking, public expenditure
review and analysis, for staff in ministries that are in partnership with PEI
by the international consultant. Thus, the focus will be to guide the sectors
on the environmental and climate change mainstreaming and subsequent
implementation of the EDPRS II.
The success of the assignment will be measured by the level of engagement and
involvement of sector specialists in the planning, budgeting and monitoring and
evaluation departments in identification of environment and climate change
mainstreaming entry points, the review and analysis of strategic plans for
integration of environmental sustainability, the analytical reviews of
strategic issues papers, the budgets including Medium Term Expenditure
Frameworks (MTEFs) and the results frameworks including Joint Sector Reviews
(JSRs).
On this note, REMA would like to hire an International Consultant to conduct a
Public Environment Expenditure Review (PEER).
The primary objectives of the current assignment are;
“To conduct a Public Environment Expenditure Review (PEER) which will help to
evaluate the environment and climate change mainstreaming and appropriateness
in the use of funds in the environment and climate change sector and to
articulate recommendations aimed at increasing efficiency of the country public
spending in the ENR sector (Environment and climate change, Land, forestry,
mining and water resources management).
A key element of this consultancy is to provide capacity building support in
policy analysis, planning and budgeting, budget tracking, public expenditure
review and analysis, for staff in ministries that are in partnership with PEI
by the international consultant. Thus, the focus will be the EDPRS
implementation period that commenced in 2008 that is scheduled for completion
in December 2012 and how the lessons on environmental and climate change
mainstreaming will inform the formulation of EDPRS II.
The success of the assignment will be measured by the level of engagement and
involvement of sector specialists in the planning, budgeting and monitoring and
evaluation departments in identification of environment and climate change
mainstreaming entry points, the review and analysis of strategic plans for
integration of environmental sustainability, the analytical reviews of
strategic issues papers, the budgets including Medium Term Expenditure
Frameworks (MTEFs) and the results frameworks including Joint Sector Reviews
(JSRs
Public Environmental Expenditure Review
The PEER should cover public expenditure for the environment including climate
change and natural resources sector on an annual basis for the period
2008-2012. For this period, the environment sector encompassed all spending by
MINELA/MINIFOM when the environment and natural resources was restructured into
two Ministries and subsequently MINIRENA, when all the sub-sectors that
constitute ENR were once again restructured under the same Ministry; all local
administration expenditure at Province and District levels on environment
related interventions, environment related spending under other ministries, and
all donor projects under the environment sector. To the extent possible, and
subject to data availability, the PER should include an economic analysis of
the impact of investments in promoting sustainable environment and natural
resources management and climate change, on human wellbeing at household
level.
The following description provides detailed elements of the PEER for the stated
period.
- Overview of allocations and trends in public expenditure from all
sources (domestic revenue and external funds)Overview of other environment
sources and expenditure trends where data available – private sector, NGO,
community, households - Trends on prioritization of the environment sector within overall
Government of Rwanda budget and comments on intra-sectoral allocations
within the environment sector. Clarify definitions of sector and
sub-sectors used in analysis - Analyse the effectiveness of expenditure allocation, disbursement
and execution. - Outline reasons for any differences between approved budgets vs actual
disbursements and expenditures linking implications to progress in
achieving policy objectives. - Analyse input mix (including recurrent v capital, salary v
non-salary, balance between management overheads and service delivery
expenditure). - Evaluate performance of Rwanda in relation to regional and
international benchmarks. Cross country comparison should be made
wherever possible throughout the report. Identify lessons from
international best practice. - Evaluate marginal social benefits vs marginal social costs on
environment interventions in Rwanda where possible. - Commentary and analysis on trends towards de-centralisation of
funds. - Analyse and comment on equity of allocations at local government
level. Evaluate current allocation formulas for de-centralised
expenditures and provide suggestions on how this could be improved using
available data. - Comment on the progressiveness of government spending by level of
environment. - Evaluate efficiency of fund allocation with regard to the semi
autonomous government agencies such as REMA and RNRA – have the
establishment had a value added to the environment sector in terms of
financing and execution. - Support Capacity Building for MINECOFIN and for planning staff in
key sectors to integrate environmentally sustainable natural resource use
and climate change into national and key sector plans, budgets and
monitoring and evaluation using PEER as an entry point. - Provide guidance on the actual drafting process for the section on
environment and natural resources as well as climate change mainstreaming
for the EDRS II document drawing on lessons from sector engagement and
PEER. - Organise and hold training on Public Environmental Expenditure
Review (PEER) for the government staff focusing on key sectors under PEI
(MINALOC, MINAGRI, MINIRENA, MINICOM, MINECOFIN, MININFRA
- Highlight areas for efficiency savings. Compare current and
projected unit costs to other developing/SSA countries. Identify
possible areas for cost savings and improvement in efficiency with
reference to best practice surveyed in other developing countries - Identify implications of Government decentralisation plans for
environment sector. Provide recommendations on pathway for future
decentralisation of funds.
suggested by the consultant in a proposal, but should, at the minimum, provide
for adequate participation of key stakeholders in ministries and relevant
public sector agencies, private sector especially service providers, and civil
society representatives and at least four representative Districts for the five
Provinces. It should ensure adequate consultation with different GoR
Ministries/Agencies (at least: MINIRENA, MINAGRI, MINECOFIN, MINALOC) and
decentralised levels (Provincial administration and district local
authorities), donors and other development partners and end-users. It
should also include a significant element of quantitative analysis, evidence
based findings and an emphasis on making clear recommendations based on
thorough, objective analysis that have substantively relied on sector specific
specialists.
use the environment and natural resources sector working group and the
sub-sectors of ENR as well as other sector working groups within the EDPRS
context as the entry point for sector engagement and will involve participatory
rapid appraisal of the planning and budget execution processes. A
comprehensive training will be carried out to ensure capacity building for the
target institutions.
should, at the minimum, include basic definitions and explanations of the terms
used, statistical calculations, and assumptions used to derive the figures in
the PEER report. The report will include details of relevant statistical
figures, presented in formats that can be easily updated for future use/
reviews, preferably in a spreadsheet (MS Excel) or Database package (MS, This
process should be closely followed up by relevant personnel in relevant
Ministries including MINECOFIN and MINIRENA and REMA.
change sector is to be used in the analysis. It must include ALL relevant
budget lines in and outside of MINIRENA and REMA, including district budgets,
other relevant sector ministries and agencies who are involved in the
preparation, execution, monitoring of or reporting on public expenditures
related to environment and natural resources as well as climate change. Thus,
public financial management and accountability institutions such as the Office
of the Auditor General (OAG) and agencies such as the Institute of Statistics
and the external finance unit in MINECOFIN as well as Rwanda Revenue Authority
(RRA) will be consulted for purposes of tracking environment and climate change
expenditure.
collaboration between the GoR and the consultant(s), and efforts should be made
to ensure ownership of the conclusions and recommendations by the GoR. It
is to be emphasised that capacity building for MINECOFIN, MINIRENA and REMA
staff is a key element of the consultancy process and a contractual obligation.
Executive Summary
A part from a comprehensive consultancy report, the International Consultant is
requested to produce a clear and well written three to five page summary
bringing out the main findings and recommendations from the report highlighting
the level of sector engagement and involvement of sector specialists. This will
guide the presentation for stakeholders workshop to validate the findings of
the reports.
Conclusion and Recommendations
Prioritised list of recommendations and responsibilities with particular
reference to how the sectors have been prepared to conduct ongoing PEER or
capture environmental sustainability and climate change issues in sector
specific PERs.
Recommended action plan
Annexes
Definitions, assumptions and data sources
Public Financial Management Action Plan
Data Sources and references
Reference Materials available:
EICV I, II and III
EDPRS ! (2008 – 2012)
Joint budget sector review reports
PEER report and Training and Reference Manual (2009)
- An inception report after 10 days
- Public Expenditure Report after at the end of the assignment
- 3-5 page summary report including major findings and recommendations
- Report for sector engagement with guidance tools for monitoring P –
E indicators
- The successful consultant will start his/her assignment as soon as
possible following the completion of the recruitment
process. - Submissions will be accepted from Individual International
Consultants only. - The period of the assignment is 2 months working days spread over a
5 month period (June – October) and payment is based on deliverables: - Inception report submission 20%
- Submission of information from Sectors and Districts 20%
- Sector engagement reporting and Draft PEER 40%
- Major findings and recommendations (3 to 5 pages) and Final PEER
draft 20
Submissions will be evaluated in consideration of the Evaluation Criteria
as stated below
- Master’s degree in a relevant field such as Development Economics,
Environment Management, Environmental policy, Natural Resources
Management, etc.; [20 points]; - Minimum five years’ work experience in related fields such as
Poverty Reduction Strategies, policies, Monitoring and Evaluation and strategic
planning, including considerable experience dealing with policy makers at
senior level [20 points]; - Experience of at least three years of working with Ministries of
planning and/or environment is highly desirable, especially knowledge of
leading policy frameworks and new directions [30 points]; - Experience of three years of conducting Public expenditure Review in
developing countries [20 points]; - Fluency in English or French and a working knowledge of one of the
other language [10 points].
with the highest score shall be invited for contract negotiations.
- Professionalism
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Planning &Organization
- Accountability
Corporate Competencies:
- Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical
standards; - Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
- Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age
sensitivity and adaptability - Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
- Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance
for sexual harassment.
- MSc in Economics,with at least 5 years of practical experience
with public expenditure review; experience with ENR sector public
expenditure review would be a distinct advantage and/or Masters
degree in a relevant field such as Development Economics, Environment
Management, Environmental policy, Natural Resources Management, etc.;
- Minimum five years work experience in related fields such as Poverty
Reduction Strategies, policies, Monitoring and Evaluation and strategic
planning including considerable experience dealing with policy makers at
senior level; - Proven understanding of ongoing processes such as EDPRS and DDPs;
- Experience in poverty focused data analysis and management of
environment and climate change issues; - Experience in institutional coordination and harmonisation;
- Fluency in English and/or French (preferably both).
- A motivation letter expressing suitability for the assignment;
- Curriculum Vitae of the consultant with the required supporting
documents (Copies of Academic qualifications); - List of previous work, contractual responsibility and successful
completion of at least 5 similar services; - Methodology that demonstrates a clear understanding of the Terms of
Reference, relevance to the assignment needs and a work schedule that
responds to REMA’s proposed assignment timeframe - A detailed work plan and a financial proposal that will facilitate
contract negotiations.
to conduct a Public Environmental Expenditure Review (PEER)” and Addressed to:
- The Director General of REMA
Inyota House, near UK Embassy
Boulevard de l’Umuganda
P.O.Box 7436 Kacyiru-Kigali,
- Late applications shall not be considered
- The deadline for the submission of applications shall be on
25/03/2013 at 14h00;- Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the above
mentioned consultancy can be collected at REMA’s reception or on REMA’s
website ( www.rema.gov.rw); - Your documents shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date
of Submission; - Online applications shall not be accepted
- Enquiries regarding this consultancy may be addressed in writing
to:
fredsabirwa@yahoo.com
FC 30000
in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups,
indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to
apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
