National Consultant on Public Financial Management Reform Coordination and Institutional and Institutional Engagement Support for Botswana. - MFGPD

Result of Service

Key outputs to be delivered are: a) Inception Report containing a conceptual framework and methodology to achieve the objectives of the assignment. b) A national kick-off workshop report conducted to launch the project and align stakeholders on objectives, scope, and implementation arrangements. c) Ensure timely dissemination of workshop materials, coordination of participants, documentation of proceedings, and preparation of workshop summary reports. d) A draft PFM Reform Prioritization & Sequencing Plan / report produced to support early PFM reform actions and provide structured guidance to national counterparts. e) Consultation summaries should capture stakeholder perspectives, institutional challenges, reform priorities, implementation risks, and coordination issues. f) Support compilation of stakeholder comments, recommendations, and agreed revisions emerging from the validation process. g) A report of national validation workshop organized to review, refine, and endorse the proposed early PFM reform actions. h) Final and government endorsed report on PFM reform prioritization and sequencing action reforms. Provide contextual national inputs to strengthen practical implementation considerations and institutional feasibility of proposed reforms.

Work Location

Botswana

Expected duration

6 months

Duties and Responsibilities

Background Botswana’s Public Financial Management (PFM) system has historically supported fiscal discipline and macroeconomic stability. However, recent IMF diagnostics highlight structural weaknesses in financial control, accounting, and reporting that undermine fiscal credibility. Key challenges include an outdated legal framework, lack of consolidated financial statements, an obsolete Chart of Accounts, instability in the Government Accounting and Budgeting System (GABS), and weak commitment controls leading to arrears. These issues arise as Botswana advances National Development Plan 12 and the Botswana Economic Transformation Programme, both of which emphasize efficiency, transparency, accountability, and results-oriented spending. In response, the Government has launched a four-year PFM transformation programme and requested UNECA’s technical assistance to strengthen institutional capacity and guide reform sequencing. ECA has confirmed readiness to provide upstream support to clarify priorities and establish a coherent framework for early reform actions. A carefully sequenced foundational phase is essential to ensure alignment, institutional readiness, and effective coordination before embarking on complex legal and technological reforms. This proposal therefore focuses on establishing the policy and institutional framework to guide early reform measures, laying the groundwork for sustainable modernization aligned with international standards and national priorities. Duties and Responsibilities The assignment recognizes the importance of nati...