Programme Management Unit. In order to support, monitor, and report on all aspects of Project implementation, including the procurement of goods, works and services for the Project, the Borrower shall, unless otherwise agreed with the Bank, establish and at all times during execution of the Project operate a PMU at the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment with adequate resources and suitably qualified personnel as referred to in Article 1.04, under terms of reference acceptable to the Bank. The Borrower shall procure that the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment entrusts the PMU with the overall co-ordination of the Project and the responsibility for the implementation of the Project. The PMU shall act as the Bank’s counterpart in all technical, financial, investment selection, disbursement facilitation, accounting/auditing, reporting, procurement and administration matters. The Borrower, acting through the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment undertakes to ensure that the Bank can, at the sole discretion of the Bank, directly access any international consultant working on the Project at any time.
Programme Management Unit. The day-to-day implementation and coordination of the programme will be undertaken by a dedicated Programme Management Unit (PMU) headed by a National Programme Coordinator (NPC) reporting to the Secretary for Local Government and Rural Development. The PMU will be granted authority to undertake all financial and procurement management activities, lead and supervise programme implementation and provide specialist technical inputs. The recruitment and contract renewal of key PMU staff will require prior consent from IFAD. Key PMU staff includes the NPC, Finance Manager, and Procurement Manager.
Programme Management Unit. The implementation of the Programme is delegated by the lead agency to a Federal Programme Coordination Unit (FPCU). The FPCU will be co-financed by IFAD, AFDB and IsDB and include the following key personnel: a National Programme Coordinator, a Financial Controller, an Accountant in charge of IFAD funding, a Procurement Officer in charge of IFAD funded procurement, a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, an Infrastructure Engineer, an Environmental and Climate Change Safeguards Officer, a Knowledge Management and Communication Officer, an Agricultural Productivity Officer, Social Safeguards/Gender Officer, and a Rural Institutions Development Officer. The FPCU will establish Participating States Implementation Units (PSIUs) in each target state. The PSIU will be co-financed by IFAD, AFDB and IsDB and will include the following Key Personnel: a State Programme Coordinator, a State Financial Controller, a State Accountant in charge of IFAD funding, a State Procurement Officer in charge of IFAD funded procurement, a State Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, a State Infrastructure Engineer, a State Environmental and Climate Change safeguards officer, a State Development Communication Officer, an Agricultural Productivity Officer, a Social Safeguards/Gender Officer, and a Rural Institutions Development Officer. Staff of the FMCU and PSIU will be appointed/seconded from the Federal and State Government following established Government procedures acceptable by IFAD and IFAD’s No- Objection. The PPP officer will be recruited competitively in the open market.
Programme Management Unit. Programme coordination, supervision and monitoring will be undertaken by a small Programme Management Unit (PMU) located within the Lead Programme Agency in Baku. The PMU will be resourced from the existing IPMU (Programme Director, Financial Manager, Procurement Officer, M&E Officer, an accountant, Community Development Specialist, Administrative Manager/Coordinator with International Organisations, Office Manager). Additional staff members shall be recruited on competitive basis as needed. The appointment and removal of these key staff members shall be subject to the non-objection of the Fund.
Programme Management Unit. (PMU). The PMU, located at Kosti or any other place within the Programme Area, will report to the PSC and the federal government. It will act as the technical secretariat of the Programme. The PMU will comprise:
Programme Management Unit. The National Programme Coordination Unit (NPCU), reporting to the MoAI, will be responsible for: (a) managing the procurement of goods, works and services for the implementation of all programme activities; (b) developing the AWPB; (c) undertaking the M&E and KMC of programme activities; and (d) reporting on implementation progress and results to IFAD and MoAI. The NPCU shall comprise of competitively recruited staff. A lean State Programme Coordination Unit (SPCU) will be responsible for the day-to-day implementation of the programme at the FMS level. Reporting administratively to the Minister of the MoAI and technically to the NPCU.
