Management Structure of JP and Roles of JPSC

One UN programme

JPSC Meeting

Presentation Outline

1. JP Management Structure

2. Management Arrangement

3. Fund Management

1. Management Structure

Joint Programme in Education

High Level Committee (HLC)

Joint Programme Steering Committee (JPSC) Convening Agent (CA)

Task Force 1 Task Force 2 Task Force 3 Task Force 4

Provincial Monitoring/Coordination Team

JPC1: Pre- & Elementary Education

Participating UN Agencies: UNICEF,

UNESCO, WFP, and UNHCR

Convening Agent UNICEF

JPC2: Adult Literacy & Non-Formal Basic

Education

Participating UN Agencies:

UNESCO, ILO, UNFPA, and

UNHCR

Convening AgentUNESCO

JPC3: Education

System Strengthening

Participating UN Agencies: UNESCO,

UNICEF, UNDP, and WFP

Convening AgentUNESCO

JPC4: Secondary

Education, TVE & Life Skills

Participating UN Agencies: ILO,

UNESCO, UNIDO, FAO, UNFPA, and UNHCR

Convening AgentUNESCO & ILO

2. Management Arrangement JP Steering Committee (JPSC)

• Highest decision-making body; 1. Review and approve JP priorities and allocation of resources; 2. review and approve Annual Workplan (AWP); 3. Oversee and review JP implementation and financial reports4. Meet twice a year

• Co-chaired: Fed Sec of Education & UN TWG Co-Chair

• “Deciding” members are: one rep from each UN Participating Agency & one rep each from participating national government partner;

• “Observing” members: by invitation- donors; RCO, cross-cutting advisors; CSO representative

• Responsible for joint implementation of JPC; AWPs; M&E; reporting;

• Co-chaired: Government & UN Agency• Decision making & observing members

It consists of all participating UN agencies in each JPC

JPC Task Force

Inter Agency Working Group (IAWG)

Provincial Monitoring Team• Responsible for M&E and reporting • Consists of provincial government representatives, UN

staff and CSOs • Meet quarterly

3. Fund Management

• Budget execution will follow UN agencies financial system, rules and regulations

• Agency-specific earmarking discouraged• All un-earmarked donor contributions will be

channeled to Pakistan One Fund

Allocation of Resources

3-1. Un-Earmarked contributions: JPSC will recommend allocation to 4 JPCs to HLC

Funds

JPSC

Recommended allocation plan

HLC

Approved

AA (UNDP)

JPC 1 Taskforce

JPC 2 Taskforce

JPC 3 Taskforce

JPC 4 Taskforce

Recommendations

3-2. Earmarked to Education JP: JPSC will prepare allocation to 4 JPCs based on JP Task Force recommendations

Funds

Recommended Allocation Plan through RCO

AA (UNDP)

JPC 1 Taskforce

JPC 2 Taskforce

JPC 3 Taskforce

JPC 4 Taskforce

JPSC

Recommendations

3-3. Earmarked at JPC- JPTF prepares allocation plan to JPSC who will instruct Admin Agent to disburse the funds directly to UN agency

Instruction through RCO AA (UNDP)

JPCTaskforce & Inter-Agency Group

JPSC

Co-chairs

Allocation Plan

Funds

Funds