Illustration of selected projects in international development since 2005 : Date from/to Location Client Position Description 05/2015 – ongoing Cyprus Beneficiary: Ministry of Finance smichael@mof.gov.cy Contracting authority: EC / DGECFIN Contractor: FPO Performance based budgeting Technical assistance to introduce Performance-based Budgeting, labelled as 01/2015 – 03/2015 Cyprus
evaluation system aligned to the budget system. 11/2015 – ongoing Armenia Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Khachatryan, Gor GIZ AM <gor.khachatryan@giz.de> Public Audit expert Assessment of the performance of the Chamber of Control of Armenia against the requirements of the International Standards for Supreme Institutions (ISSAIs). The assessment is done through a by the Chamber. As expert in SAI PMF, I supported the self-assessment team in preparation, execution and reporting of the assessment.
program to government officials and active NGOs. 04/2012 – 02/2015 Turkey Beneficiary: SDU Ministry of Finance, Ismail Eraslan: ismail@sgb.gov.tr Contractor: Ecorys Performance based budgeting expert (Key Expert) Strengthening Public Finance Management capacity of the Turkish public agencies for effective financial decision making and performance management. In order to strengthen the Public Finance Management capacity of the Turkish public agencies for effective financial decision making and performance management, the Expert Team provides technical assistance to implement programme budgeting as part of a decision support system that enable the measurement and monitoring of financial and operational performances of government agencies.
06/2014 – 12/2014 Tajikistan Contracting authority: World Bank, PFMMP: Contractor: Stratek Technologiler nusretguclu@gmail.com PFM technical expert (short term) As part of the world bank project “Support to Treasury in 5-year Treasury Development Plan and Budget Execution Methodology”, I designed the conceptual model for a new Commitment Control system, formulated technical specifications for the FMIS software and prepared the pilot introduction of the new system
06/2014 – 09/2014 Norway Beneficiary and contracting authority: INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) martin.aldcroft@idi.no Evaluation / audit expert (Team Leader) Synthesis of evaluations of Technical Assistance projects to Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs). The synthesis reviewed 30 evaluations of TA projects to SAIs and identified lessons learned for (1) the design of capacity building projects for SAIs and (2) the methodology for evaluating SAI capacity building projects.
04/2014 – 06/2014 Bhutan Beneficiary: EUD India Contractor: Ecorys Danitsja.vanWinden@ecorys.com PFM expert (Key Expert) Technical Assistance to prepare the Public Finance Management Annual Monitoring Report 2014. Based on the evaluation of the progress of the performance of the public financial management system of the Royal Government of Bhutan, findings, conclusions and recommendations are laid down the PFM Annual Monitoring Report 2014 relating to the eligibility for the provision of budget support to Bhutan.
05/13- 12/13 Beneficiary: GiZ, annette.braun@giz.de Contractor: Ecorys budgeting and Training Expert (Team Leader) Development of a video clips on budgeting / programme based budgeting to be used as pedagogical training tool for GiZ’s in-house PFM training.
03/2011 South Africa Contracting authority and beneficiary: Treasury Africa Ismail Akhalwaya Ismail@po.gov.za Public Performance expert (team leader) Preparation of an international comparative study on the use of Performance Assessment Tools in the public sector focusing on managerial performance. The study included practices in the Russian Federation, Turkey, India and New Zealand. I presented the results of the study as keynote speaker on a three-day conference on Performance Assessment Tools organised by the
Remarks: Letter of recommendation of beneficiary available 12/2006 – 01/2007 DANIDA PFM expert Commissioned by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), I prepared two modules (on: ‘Budget Cycle’ and ‘External Audit’) for an E-learning course on Public Finance Management.
01/2005 – 07/2006 Turkey / Croatia Netherlands Court of Audit Performance audit expert Expert in a Twinning between the National Audit Office (UK) and the Turkish Supreme Audit Office developing an Internal Training Programme on Performance Auditing. Regular visits to Ankara conducting on the job training Expert in a Twinning between the National Audit Office (UK) and the Croatian Supreme Audit Office, providing TA in conducting two pilot performance audits. Regular visits to Zagreb conducting on the job training