Background: The RMI National Strategic Plan (NSP) 2020–2030 is our apex high-level planning document, which chart’s our country’s vision and over-arching Policy Framework and Objectives. The NSP sets out our National Priorities and gives context to where we want to be in terms of social, economic, governance, environmental and physical progress, and development over the coming ten years. RMI faces unique challenges, as an atoll country, including to the existential threats from the impacts of climate change and sea level rise. However, there are also unique opportunities that we can leverage to derive higher development results for our people and the country. The Strategic Level of the NSP links and builds on, the activities and priorities set forth in national polices, sectoral plans, international agreements and ongoing ministry operational plans in guiding our development and charting our progress to meeting our Strategic Policy Objectives. The government is committed to the implementation of the NSP through linkages to the annual planning and budgeting process. Additionally, the government is committed to ongoing monitoring of our progress to ensure government funds are prioritized and used for the benefit of all RMI citizens. The NSP will provide guidance to development partners so that the RMI can implement projects through a holistic development approach in the face of the critical issues facing us, including climate change, sea level rise, nuclear legacy and socio-economic development challenges. Introduction: A second part of the NSP is the M&E Framework which is currently under formulation. Once completed the M&E Framework will articulate key performance indicators and targets for monitoring and evaluating progress for the National Policy Objectives as detailed in each Strategic Area of the NSP and will be used to monitor and report in the implementation of the NSP. These indicators underpin the NSP Policy Objectives. The goals and policy objectives will be delivered through coordinated and interlinked government planning, budgeting and service delivery. The annual portfolio budgets of line ministries coordinate with the policy objectives for which they are responsible. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are critical to successful implementation of the NSP. All of the policy objectives are designed to be linked to specific measurable indicators, targets, and milestones which are to be detailed in the M&E Framework. Annual review evaluating baselines against the milestones and targets will help to identify and evaluate progress. This ensures timely and reliable information is available to inform ongoing planning and budgeting. The development of the M&E framework and it’s usage requires the active participation of civil society, the private sector, and our international development partners. Objectives: The objective of this consultancy is to: - support the formulation of the NSP M&E framework; and
- strengthen the capacity with EPPSO to review and update the M&E framework through a structured process as well as
- identify and collect data from the identified sources to be able to monitor and report on the status of the NSP on a consistent and regular basis.
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