TIMOR-LESTE CASE-STUDY ON CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FACILITY

1. TIMOR-LESTE CASE-STUDY ON CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FACILITY UNDP Capacity Building Seminar 21-23 November 2005 Senec (Slovak Republic)

2. Background • Indonesian personnel occupied a majority of positions in Government • The departure of 7,000 Indonesian public servants created a vacuum in the public service. • The human resource base was therefore extremely weak • UNTAET dispatched qualified personnel to begin rebuilding Government and public service structures

4. State Institutions • Systems &Processes • Skills & • Knowledge • Attitudes • & Behaviors Planning and Design: From Individual to Institutional CD Leadership Management and administration skills Communication and language skills Core technical knowledge • Primary focus on individual capacity development through on-the-job training • CSG positions • Development posts • Sporadic bilateral contributions to training efforts • Institutional Capacity Development • Expansion of coverage from 1:1 to institution level with emphasis on training and a balanced focus on the three pillars • Enhanced monitoring and evaluation • Definition of exit strategies (sector-specific and cross-sectoral) programmes and strengthening CDCU to ensure sustainability Source: UNDP

5. Training Legislative Frameworks Policy Frameworks Operating systems Manuals SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO DATE • On-the-job training by all advisors, where counterparts are in place • On-going formal training at the Justice Training Centre (9 public defenders, 12 prosecutors, 20 judges) and for 24 national interpreters and translators • Midwifery school curriculum DEMONSTRATIVE EXAMPLES • Civil Service Act • Organic Laws for state institutions: FALINTIL, PNTL, MFAC, MSA, MoJ, MAFF, MoH, MoI • Policy frameworks for education, health, agriculture and Disaster Management • Foreign Assistance Coordination • ASYCUDA system for customs control • Free-balance accounting system in Treasury • Government web-site and data centre • National drug/ medical supplies monitoring and evaluation • Finance, accounting and Procurement teaching manual • Aquaculture site selection guidelines Source: CSG and UNDP

6. May 2002 May 2004 Needs Assessment: Stability and Development Positions Source: UNDP Timor-Leste; UNMISET Civilian Support Group

7. UN Peacekeeping and UNDP Interventions

8. National Framework for CD

9. National Framework for CD (Cont)- Reasons for Overlapping • Weaknesses of the organizations in charge of capacity development • Lack of clarity on the role of the institutions • Lack of recognition by national and international actors

10. National Framework for CD (Cont)- Overcoming the Overlaps

11. Coordination with Other Development Partners • Strengthening of CDCU • Shared assessments with bilateral partners • Participation in other partners formulation programmes • Flexible funding modalities • General use of common methodologies and models

12. Practical Benefits a Long Term Approach • Development of the essential institutions • Maintenance of skills and processes initially developed • Improvement of efficiency and productivity of public administration

13. UNDP Comparative Advantages in Capacity Development in Timor-Leste • Large network • Support by the government • Involvement in PMIS and the LAMP • Other donors do not want to go alone into this politically sensitive area of civil service reforms • Ideal partner of the government to make the shift towards enhanced national execution

14. Concluding Remarks • The experience to date in Timor-Leste demonstrates that capacity development is a long-term process that requires substantial resources and coordination • National ownership throughout all phases of the process is essential

15. TIMOR-LESTE CASE-STUDY ON CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FACILITYTHANK YOU UNDP Capacity Building Seminar 21-23 November 2005 Senec (Slovak Republic)