The purpose of this consultancy is to apply the Disaster Resilient and Responsive Public Financial Management Assessment Tool (DRRPFM), developed by the World Bank, to assess PFM readiness in Philippines, given the country’ high vulnerability to disasters triggered by natural hazards. The assessment will support the government to build a disaster resilient and responsive PFM system by identifying critical PFM policies, practices, and procedures that can be strengthened to improve the country’s capacity to respond more efficiently and effectively to disasters and other catastrophic events. The DRRPFM Assessment will focus on 8 key pillars of the PFM system. Findings of the assessment will be used to design, implement, and evaluate reforms to strengthen PFM capacity of the government of Philippines to manage public funds more efficiently and effectively in post-disaster situation. This consultancy will be financed by AFD and implemented by Expertise France. The focus of the assessment will be on the operations of the central government, including transfers to local government units (LGUs), and transparency of inter-governmental relations. Any dialogue and communication between the consultant and the government officials will be guided by the team leader for Overall PEFA+++ Assessment and ADB.

The expert will have to :

(i) Overall responsible for the final report on the DRRPFM assessment and collaborate with the PEFA+++ Assessment Lead Consultant for the PEFA+++ Assessment Report ;

(ii) Provide inputs to the PEFA+++ Lead Consultant for the Assessment Report (initial and final draft) ;

(iii) Conduct desk reviews of legislative, policy and operational documents, assessments and reports (such as the constitution, budget laws, financial regulations, parliamentary rules of procedures/conventions and various PFM or disaster risk assessments) to ascertain the enabling environment provided to manage disaster risk from a PFM perspective ;

(iv) Conduct meetings and discussions with government authorities using Annex 1 of the Disaster Resilient and Responsive Public Financial Management Assessment Tool as a guide, to assess areas of strength and vulnerability of the PFM system from a disaster risk management perspective ; 

(v) Collect and analyze data for the following pillars as described in the DRRPFM Framework:

1. Pillar 1: DRRPFM Institutional Arrangements

2. Pillar 2: Resilient Information Systems and Records

3. Pillar 3: Planning and Budgeting for Disaster Risk Management

4. Pillar 4: Disaster Risk-Informed Public Investment and Asset Management

5. Pillar 5: Budget Management, Control, and Reporting during Disasters

6. Pillar 6: Disaster-Responsive Public Procurement

7. Pillar 7: Disaster-Responsive Audit and Oversight

8. Pillar 8: Social Inclusion

(vi) Conduct meetings with relevant counterparts and wider stakeholders to validate the findings of the DRRPFM Assessment ;

(vii) Prepare a draft DRRPFM Assessment Report, including a prioritized reform strategy to address key challenges identified for disaster risk management from a PFM perspective (draft) ;

(viii) Otain comments from the stakeholders on the assessment report (draft) ;

(ix) Prepare a final DRRPFM Assessment Report, including a prioritized reform strategy (final draft) based on the feedback received from the stakeholders. Incorporate suggestions/recommendations from the stakeholders and submit the Final Report ;

(x) Prepare presentations and participate in required dissemination workshops ;

(xi) Prepare outputs summarizing agreements and future actions from the dissemination workshops.

Relevant guidance is : Disaster Resilient and Responsive PFM Assessment Tool