| Overview : The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development exist to deliver on a National Mandate to: • Develop and monitor applicable policies and legislations aimed at transforming and strengthening Local Government and traditional institutions (Dikgosi le Makgotla a Setswana) to fulfil their statutory obligations. • Develop, promote and monitor mechanisms, systems and structures to enable integrated service delivery at Local Government level • Provide requisite professional support and advice to Local Authorities. It drives its mandate through Ministry Departments, 16 Local Authorities and 19 Tribal Administration offices which are geographically spread across Botswana. These institutions facilitate development programmes at local level and foster local democracy and governance while also promoting social welfare and economic empowerment of disadvantaged groups. 2021-25 MLGRD Strategy and Transformation Plan The Ministry has developed a five (5) year Strategy and Transformation Plan. This will put MLGRD firmly on the right track towards achieving our collective vision 2036 and describes how over the coming five years the MLGRD will realise this transformation by implementing six interrelated strategic objectives that constitute the fundamental pillars of this plan. By bringing these six objectives together in one holistic Strategy and Transformation plan the Ministry aims to generate synergy between these objectives and unite departments and Local Governments to work together to realise its vision to create Sustainable Livelihoods and Effective Local Governance. It is against this background that UNDP is seeking services of a consulting firm/team comprising of two (2) Monitoring and Evaluation Experts to develop a M&E System for the MLGRD | 
