Head of Department, Director: Packshard P. Mkongwa Assistant Director : Grace L. Mosha Assistant Director :Mussa H. Makota
Objective To provide expertise and services in policy formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.
Functions -To coordinate preparation and review of Policies; -To coordinate Prime Minister’s Office budget; -To ensure internal as well as external monitoring and evaluation of the Office’s activities and targets; -To provide a basis for making informed decisions on the future direction of the Office; -To encourage and facilitate the provision of services by the Private Sector in the Office; -To collect and analyse information onSectors under the Prime Minister’s Office to facilitate informed decisions; -To prepare Office contributions to the Budget Speech and Annual Economic Report; -To institutionalise strategic planning and Budget skills in the Office; and -To ensure that Office plans and budgets are in targeted into the government budgeting process.
This Department comprises of the three Sections as follows: -Policy Analysis Section; -Planning Section; and -Monitoring and Evaluation Section.
Policy Analysis Section The Section will perform the following activities: -Coordinate review of policies, update them and ensure consistency with national policies; -Coordinate and compile weekly reviews of policy papers prepared by other ministries for the Permanent Secretary before discussions in the Inter-ministerial Technical Committee; -Prepare memorandum of understanding for projects/ programmes for international financing and cooperation; and Compile implementation reports on Ruling Party Manifesto and Parliamentary Committee reports.
Planning Section The Section will be responsible for the following activities: -Coordinate preparation of the Office's annual plans and medium term strategic plans; -Compile ministerial projects, programmes and Action Plans Develop strategies for resource mobilization; -Liaise with Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs and PO-PSM on -Strategic Planning and Budgeting process within the Office; -Provide technical guidance and support for institutionalization of Strategic Planning and Budgeting process within the Office; and -Participate in analysis of outsourcing of non-core functions (Private Sector Participation).
Monitoring and Evaluation Section The Section will be responsible for the following activities: -Monitor implementation of the Office 's Annual Plans and Medium Term Strategic Plans; -Prepare periodic (weekly, monthly, quarterly, mid-year, and annual) performance reports for the Office; -Collect, study and analyze statistics needed in the formulation and implementation of policies, plans and budgetary proposals; -Participate in preparing plans, programmes and budgetary activities of the Office including establishment of performance targets and indicators; -Provide technical support including institutionalization of M&E process within the Office; -Undertake research a nd impact studies of plans, projects and programmes undertaken by the Office; -Undertake service delivery surveys to collect stakeholders/clients views on services rendered by the Office; -Coordinate mid-year and annual performance reviews of the Office; and
-Monitoring performance of Executive Agencies under the Office.
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