102950 Nepal Rural Housing Reconstruction Program Program’s Implementation Structure: Roles & Responsibilities Under the leadership of the Government of Nepal, the Rural Housing Reconstruction Program’s implementation has been carefully structured to reflect the program’s operating principles as well as the conditions on the ground. As shown in the diagram below, there is both flexibility as well as regular monitoring and evaluation to assure that implementation is responsive to the needs of beneficiaries. Best practices have been gleaned from other international reconstruction experiences and incorporated into the implementation structure and procedures for the Rural Housing Reconstruction Program. Nepal Rural Housing Reconstruction Program Implementation Structure 1 National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) (Chief Executive Officer) Donor Coordination Committee Program Management Unit (PMU) (Program Director) Thematic Working Groups Ministry of Federal Affairs and Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) Local Development (MoFALD) (Secretary) (Secretary) DOLIDAR Project DUDBC Project 4 Implementation Unit (PIU) (Project Coordinator) Implementation Unit (PIU) (Project Coordinator) 2 Partner Organizations (POs) District Development District Level 3 District Technical Committee (DDC) / Technical Assistance (TA): Division Office Office (DTO) District Level (DL) PIU Lead Partner Organization (LDO) VDC Cluster Level TA: Partner Organization Mobile Technical Village Support Teams Development Committee (VDC) BENEFICIARIES 1 NATIONAL LEVEL National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) Leads the Housing Reconstruction Program Nationally Program Management Unit (PMU) Leads the Rural Housing Reconstruction Program, and Coordinates program activities and oversees the reconstruction process in rural areas Donor Coordination Committee (DCC). Under the PMU, the DCC provides a platform for the Government of Nepal’s Donor Coordination of the overall programmatic strategy Project Management Units (PMU) Thematic Working Groups. Supports the overall programmatic strategy in specific areas such as: technical information, capacity development, communication and outreach, and coordination, reporting monitoring and evaluation, among others. 2 GoN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNITS (PIUs) Project Implementation Unit (PIU) Coordinates & oversees implementation at the project level. PIUs are established under the Program Management Unit and under the overall guidance and coordination of the respective ministries and implementing agencies Department of Urban Development and Guild Reconstruction (DUDBC) Project Implementing Unit (PIU). Overall, will be responsible for establishing housing construction standards, managing Partner Organizations and overseeing housing reconstruction Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR) Project Implementing Unit (PIU). Overall, will be responsible for the provision of housing reconstruction grants, and management of household and beneficiary databases, including feedback mechanisms and hosting survey data 3 GoN SUB NATIONAL LEVEL Fourteen District Development Committees (DDCs) (or District Level Project Implementing Units (DL PIUs)) Responsible for overall development of activities at the District Level The Village Development Committees (VDCs). Coordinates village-level activities 4 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS (POs) POs will be contracted by the program (through DoLIDAR PIU) to carry out field-level project activities with regard to enrollment, training, mobilization, orientation, and the mobile technical support teams This material has been funded through the Nepal Rural Housing Reconstruction Program Multi-Donor Trust Fund, thanks to the contributions of: US Agency for International Development (USAID), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the World Bank. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect the US or Swiss government’s official policies or the policies of the World Bank and its Board of Executive Directors. January 2016 FUNDED BY MANAGED BY