The Minister of Finance is the authority responsible for Public Financial Management Project implementation. The Minister ensures the general management of Public Financial Management Project and takes on the role of Project Executive Officer. The Project implementation arrangements imply the existence of (i) A Steering Committee; (ii) Task Force and (iii) Project Office.
The Project Steering Committee aims at facilitating PFMP implementation by administering this one at strategic and decisional level. The Steering Committee will comprise representatives of central public administrative authorities who will be more or less involved in PFMP implementation and especially: the Government Office, the National Bank of Moldova, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, the Ministry of Information Development and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Moldova. Representatives of the international financial bodies and donors (the World Bank, SIDA, DFID, the Netherlands Embassy in Kiev) will be invited at the Steering Committee meetings. The composition and the regulation of the Steering Committee shall be approved through a Government decision.
The Task Force is needed for the „technical” administration and implementation of Projects components. The Task Force was established within the Ministry of Finance in November 2004 and revised in April 2005. Its activity is coordinated by the Deputy Minister of Finance.
The Public Financial Management Project Office ensures the implementation of activities related to the daily administration of the project as well as provides support to the Task Force and the Project Executive Officer in the realization of PFMP activities especially in the development of the terms of reference for the procurement of goods, works and consulting services according to the World Bank procedures, bids evaluation, negotiation and conclusion of contracts, their administration, financial management and payments making. The Project Office was established during the project preparation stage (2004-2005) and comprises the Manager, responsible for project activity; the Procurement Specialist responsible for the implementation of the procurement procedures and policies in accordance with the World Bank requirements; the Financial Specialist (accountant) responsible for the economic and financial operations as well as the keeping of the accounting according to the national legislation and the World Bank requirements; the IT specialist assisting the Ministry in the organization and realization of activities related to the development of the communication and information solutions for the Financial Management Information System; the Office Assistant (secretary-translator/interpreter) ensures the keeping of the secretariat works, the editing of the project documentation and other similar documents, the spoken and written translation into/from English, into/ from state language/ Russian, the keeping of the Project records.
