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Support Services
Financial
Management
For the past three years all procurement
and disbursement have been managed
by the international accounting firm
of Price Waterhouse Coopers under
contract to NaCSA. This arrangement
has been extended to 31 December 2003
by which time an internal Finance
Directorate will have been established
at NaCSA. The Finance Directorate
will be headed by a Finance Director
recruited internationally through
an international accounting and financial
management services firm.
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation
(PM&E)
PM&E has overall responsibility for
operational-level planning and provides
advice on coordination. Its principal
task is to monitor programme and project
performance, assess the performance
of implementing and facilitating partners
and provide timely and relevant feedback
to NaCSA staff so that continuous
improvements can be made in the targeting,
impact and sustainability of NaCSA-funded
activities.
Information, Education and Communications
(IEC)
The IEC Unit provides information
to the public through the media and
by publishing NaCSA's quarterly newsletter.
It helps prepare speeches and power
point presentations, provides technical
support for audio and video presentations
and works with all three NaCSA Programmes
to help communicate development messages
more effectively. Such messages include,
for example: information on HIV/AIDS
awareness and behaviour change, the
critical role of maintenance in development,
basic nutrition and the need for greater
gender equity for healthy and developing
communities.
Administrative Services
The Executive Secretary heads NaCSA's
Administrative Services Unit. The
Unit is responsible for overall management
efficiency; ensuring communications
among NaCSA's 16 offices; the maintenance
and repair of vehicles, generators
and other equipment; determining equipment
and furniture needs, office space
allocation, management of support
staff (e.g., secretaries, drivers,
messengers, security guards) and human
resource development and performance
appraisal of staff.
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