| Introduction :
The Consultancy is planned within the Project for Improving Performance of Local Services (PIPLS) in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The project is primarily funded by the Sweden and co-funded and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). As part of the UNDP BiH’s Good Governance Sector’s portfolio, the PIPLS project delivers targeted technical assistance to partner local authorities in improving their financial and asset management practices, as well as providing co-financing for the implementation of critical service delivery priorities. This Consultancy will take place under the project’s expenditure management component that aims to improve how cantonal governments manage their resources. In particular, the purpose of the Consultancy is to contribute to improved programmatic delivery as well as financial management by the Tuzla and Posavina cantonal governments through facilitating the implementation of recommendations arising from administered comprehensive spending reviews. The Consultancy is preceded by an exhaustive reviews of Tuzla and Posavina budget management practices, with formed working groups to spearhead the implementation of resulting recommendations during 2022 and 2023. In order to continue supporting working group in this process, the Project is seeking to recruit a Senior Local Consultant (hereinafter: the Consultant) to to provide guidance to the Working Group and inform the process while also monitoring and reporting on the implementation of key recommendations. | 
