accountability resulting in poor engagement in the economic and efficiency in the delivery of public sector reform sector Australian aid 5. Strengthened Achievement of program Should a change of Government objectives is delayed or AusAID will work with UNDP to governance institutions hindered by changes in the develop contingency plans and democratic political environment (including processes that are 5.1 Major Likely High elections in 2014) transparent, accountable and responsive to citizens’ needs and interests. UNDP institutional processes Tonga Post has partly mitigated this and procedures impact on risk by requesting Program Board program delivery and delay Meetings be increased from one to two implementation of key activities times per year to ensure issues are 5.2 Minor Likely Moderate identified and resolved quickly. The project also includes a project assistant for the Tonga UNDP Country Office Annex 3: Policy Dialogue and Partnership Engagement Framework Development Area of Policy outcome sought Entry points for Influential Resources Policy Management objective policy policy dialogue stakeholders required dialogue responsibility interest lead for AusAID Improved Public sector Moderate: First Senior Program Improved capacity and GoT PFM MoFNP efficiency of governance government and Secretary, Manager, operating environment of Roadmap PSC public service implementing Nuku’alofa Economic and the Tonga public service GoT Corporate World Bank delivery partner Public Sector (including better human Plans meetings Governance ADB resource planning)
accountability resulting in poor efficiency in the delivery of Australian aid engagement in the economic and public sector reform sector 5. Strengthened governance institutions and democratic processes that are transparent, accountable and responsive to citizens’ needs and interests. 5.1 Achievement of program objectives is delayed or hindered by changes in the political environment (including elections in 2014) Should a change of Government AusAID will work with UNDP to develop contingency plans Major Likely High 5.2 UNDP institutional processes and procedures impact on program delivery and delay implementation of key activities Tonga Post has partly mitigated this risk by requesting Program Board Meetings be increased from one to two times per year to ensure issues are identified and resolved quickly. The project also includes a project assistant for the Tonga UNDP Country Office Minor Likely Moderate Annex 3: Policy Dialogue and Partnership Engagement Framework Development objective Area of policy interest Policy outcome sought Entry points for policy dialogue Influential stakeholders Resources required Policy dialogue lead for AusAID Management responsibility Improved efficiency of public service delivery Public sector governance Improved capacity and operating environment of the Tonga public service (including better human resource planning) GoT PFM Roadmap GoT Corporate Plans MoFNP PSC World Bank ADB Moderate: government and implementing partner meetings First Secretary, Nuku’alofa Senior Program Manager, Economic and Public Sector Governance