MIS Officer, Union Parishad Governance Project (only Bangladeshi nationals are eligible to apply) - Dhaka

The Union Parishad Governance Project (UPGP) is part of the overall programmatic framework for UNDP and UNCDF support to the Government of Bangladesh Local Governance reforms, supported by the European Union (EU), the Governments of Switzerland (SDC) and Denmark (Danida).
This UPGP document is complemented by the programmatic framework document itself and the partner project UZGP that provides support to the Upazila Parishads (UZP) level of local government as part of the wider Local Government Support Program. In this regard the UPGP and UZGP projects will have horizontal and vertical linkages throughout their implementation. In terms of project management there will be a shared implementation team(s) supporting both projects. Programmatically, both projects will share a common output covering policy and capacity development frameworks.
The base of (rural) local governance in Bangladesh is the Union Parishad (UP). These elected local government institutions are responsible for coordinating many aspects of local social and economic development in Bangladesh. For the last decade (based on a pilot UNDP and UNCDF project in the Sirajganj District) some UPs have been recipients of discretionary fiscal transfers, which they employ for development activities through an open process of citizen involvement.  The UPGP will support around 10% of UPs and will use the comparative advantage of UNDP and UNCDF to adopt innovations to UP governance and local development functions that will demonstrate results in meeting development targets including the Millennium Development Goals. It is assumed that LGSP II may scale up the innovations of UPGP through pilot activities and systematic arrangements for evaluation and lesson learning that will enable successful innovations to be rapidly scaled up within the broader LGSP II.

The specific objective of UPGP is Strengthened capacities of local governments and other stakeholders to foster participatory local development service delivery for the MDGs. The project will be piloting and evaluating innovations to improve the functional and institutional capacity and democratic accountability of Union Parishads and to increase citizen involvement in order to achieve effective, efficient and accountable delivery of pro-poor infrastructure and services. UPGP is designed to produce three key Results, which are:

Strengthened Democratic Accountability of the Union Parishads through Citizen Engagement. This will be achieved through support to the UP chairs, vice-chairs and members to perform their functions and through increased citizen engagement including in Standing Committees and Ward Shavas;Innovations in Pro-Poor and MDG-Oriented Planning and Financing of Service Delivery by Union Parishads. These will be founded on further improvements to the system of performance-based grants providing an incentive for improved governance. The two principal activity areas will be Enhancing Planning and Financial Management and Strengthening Own Source Revenue Mobilisation.Strengthened national capacity for effective policy review, monitoring, lesson learning and capacity development of LGIs for improved Local Governance. Two key institutions will be supported: a Policy Advisory Group which will develop a national framework for policy and capacity development for local governance, and the Monitoring, Investigation and Evaluation Wing of the Local Government Division, which will systematically collect the data required to evaluate the quality of local governance. Together, these institutions will provide the capacity for policy development based on the outcomes of the piloting activities. This result will be mainly embedded in of the sister UZGP project with some activities operationally located within UPGP. This output is common to the UPGP project and its partner project Upazila Governance Project (UZGP)

UPGP will run for five years from 2011 to 2016 (covering 4 fiscal year rounds), which is the proposed time frame for the LGSP II project. UNDP and UNCDF will continue discussions with the Government of Bangladesh and World Bank to ensure the optimal arrangements for integration of UPGP within LGSP II as the programme design evolves. However, if full integration is not possible, there will be efforts to avoid duplication by LGSPII in the UPs where UPGP will work. UPGP will deliver performance grant in a coordinated manner with LGSPII’s block grants.

Under the guidance and supervision of the Project Manager, the MIS Officer will provide MIS services ensuring high quality, accuracy and consistency of work. The MIS Officer promotes a client-oriented approach consistent with UNDP and UNCDF rules and regulations.

The MIS Officer will work in close collaboration with the Project Manager/Operation Manager/NPD and projects’ staff with UNDP and UNCDF staff to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.

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