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Advise the Project Director and the Project Managers on project management and implementation related issues to ensure that the project implementation is in line with government policies, guidelines and the evolving framework for sub-national government and follows the provisions of the financing agreements of ADB, IFAD and the Government of Finland.
• Advise the Project Director and the Project Managers to ensure that the project achieve the outcomes and outputs envisaged in the project design and monitoring framework.
• Mentor the Project Director, the Project Managers and the National Team Leader and assist them in the management of the team of staff and consultants so that the Project Director, the Project Managers and the National Team Leader can manage the Team Leader's tasks when the International Team Leader leaves.
Provide technical advice to the Ministries, sub-national agencies and consultants responsible for supporting the infrastructure and agricultural livelihoods investments.
• Ensure that appropriate quality assurance measures are established and effective so that the design and construction of the infrastructure investments are fit for purpose and are practically and operationally sustainable throughout their design life.
• Ensure that the IAs and sub-national agencies implement the Project's Gender Action Plan.
• Advise the Project in matters relating to planning and preparation of the AWPBs and establishing and operating the M&E system and the associated reporting requirements.
• Assist the DCU in ensuring that there is national level inter-ministry co-ordination and cross fertilization and knowledge sharing with the other ADB projects under the Tonle Sap Initiative and the projects supported by IFAD and programs of other agencies operating in the project provinces e.g. DANIDA/DfID, to maximize the synergy of development in the Tonle Sap Basin.
• Assist the other consultants in ensuring that there is coordination with relevant stakeholders in all policy and major operational matters related to the project implementation e.g. flow of funds to provincial, district and commune councils and administrations, NDCCS and NIDA and propose revisions to the arrangements if necessary.
• Ensure that the Project Director, the Project Managers will be able to provide the secretariat services to the Project Steering Committee with regular physical and financial progress reports, including information on progress made, issues outstanding and actions recommended.
• Advise the Project Director and the Project Managers on the appointment of an independent auditor, acceptable to the co-financiers (within 90 days of loan/grant effectiveness) and with TOR acceptable to the co-financiers and advise the Project Director when responding to the audit findings.
• Oversee and coordinate the work of the other consultants, ensure that they are fulfilling their TORs and handle all administrative matters relating to the consulting company's contractual arrangements with MAFF.
• Provide the Project director and the Project Managers with regular physical and financial progress reports, including information on progress made, issues outstanding and actions recommended.
• Coordination with the Firm on contracts and personnel of the consulting services.
• Undertake other tasks as requested by the Project Director and the Project Managers
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