Projects and references

The purpose of this expert mission was to collect factual information concerning the election process, in line with the criteria contained in the Commission Communication on Electoral Assistance and Observation. The mission also aimed to produce a strategic analysis and reports on the ongoing electoral processes, and to provide inputs for electoral reform as well as confidence-enhancing approaches, during and after the elections.

The EU Non-State Actors Support Programme (NSA-NET) is a democratic governance and NSA capacity building programme to provide Kenyan NSAs with the skills and abilities required to increase and enhance the role of civil society and cultural actors in the development process. The Programme Management and Facilitation Unit (PMFU) will manage a grant fund and provide focused technical assistance to NSAs in the Gambia.

This project is part of the Governmental Action Plan for Public Finance Management, which covers the complete budget cycle: authorisation, application and control of the implementation of finance laws. It aims to improve the general Congolese public finance management system in a sustainable fashion, through three components. The objective of the first two components is to strengthen the entire expenditure chain and the quality of the information system, by tackling control and accounting respectively. The third component concerns revenue and deals with customs issues.

Component 1 - Financial Management Control (FMC):
- Reform of the institutional and regulatory framework, training and action plan for the implementation of public internal financial control (PIFC) mechanisms
Component 2 - Internal Audit (IA):
- Development and updating of IA regulations and guidelines
- Establishment of a certification scheme for internal auditors: training programme and study tours.

The overall objective of the programme is to contribute to good governance, poverty reduction and the enhancement of sustainable livelihoods. The purpose of this project is to empower NSAs (non-state actors) in the Gambia and to strengthen their capacities to enable them to play a more active and effective role in public life and in the country’s development process.
The Consultant’s specific objective in implementing the contract is to establish and operate a Programme Management Unit (PMU) that will coordinate and implement the programme activities designed to enhance the roles and capacities of NSAs in the Gambia.