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1. RATIONALE FOR THE CREATION OF A PUBLIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (PIMS) IN JAMAICA The Government has committed to strengthen Jamaica’s public investment management system, as part of a comprehensive public financial management (PFM reform) agenda. This reform has seen the incorporation of public investment management as part of an enhanced fiscal governance framework that seeks to increase fiscal surpluses over time and concurrently reduce the debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio so that public resources can be allocated to public investment and other activities that have the potential to contribute to growth in the economy.
Cabinet Decision No X of March 2014 gave approval for the institutionalization of the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) and, in doing so, standardize the treatment of public investment across the public sector with respect to the entire project cycle.
Public investment projects are “investments that require planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation carried out as an integrated set of activities aimed at meeting a development objective, at a specific cost and within a defined timeframe” (Section 48A, FAA Act Amendments 2014). The Financial Administration and Audit Act (FAA Act) (Amended), 20141 sets out the elements of the strengthened Public Investment Management System (PIMS) which will seek to create a common framework for the preparation, appraisal, approval and management of all public investments in Jamaica, irrespective of the source of funding or procurement and implementation modalities. A key element of the system is the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP); a rolling 5 year plan of Cabinet approved public investment projects.
Since these amendments, more legislative and regulatory work has been done to further refine the PIMS and, by extension, the PSIP. In February 2015, additional amendments to both the FAA and PBMA provided for exceptions to the definition of public investment. The exception limits public investment to those undertaken by entities within the specified public sector. The specified public sector is defined as the public sector minus those entities that will be certified as commercial by the Auditor General and, therefore outside of the fiscal rules, as at April 1, 2017. It is anticipated that only a few entities will qualify and the specified public sector will encompass much more than 90% of the public sector. The ambits of the PIMS and PSIP, therefore, is quite extensive in scope.
The Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) Act 2014 – Fourth Schedule (Section 48B (2) provides that an element of the Public Investment Management System shall be a Public Investment Performance Report. This is a comprehensive performance report on the Government’s Public Investment Programme, which shall be produced and published periodically by the Minister.
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2. STRATEGIC PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSFORMATION PROJECT The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to strengthen public resource management and support selected public sector institutions in facilitating a more enabling environment for private sector growth.
COMPONENTS
Component I: Strengthening the Public Investment Management System Component II: Strengthening the Budget Preparation Process and Results-Based
Budgeting (RBB) Component III: Adaptive Public Sector Approaches to Promote Fiscal
Sustainability Component IV: Strengthening Property Tax Compliance and Administration. Component V: Fostering Industrial Growth and Trade Facilitation Component VI: Project Management
COMPONENT I
The objective of this component is for the PSIP to incorporate public investment projects with estimated five-year operating and maintenance costs fully linked to long term development goals and medium-term priority areas.
This component will support the GOJ reform efforts through the following activities:
(i) Migration of the current web-based database to a robust platform to manage all information about public investment across the project cycle and linked to the budgeting and financial systems of the country (expected to be compiled into IFMIS);
(ii) Design and implementation of a public investment management training program for public sector;
(iii) Reviewing legislation and carrying out dissemination activities to integrate the PIMS with the administrative systems (including procurement and human resources);
(iv) Strengthening monitoring through Citizens Participation;
(v) Designing a fund for the funding of pre-investment financial and economic analysis and post-investment evaluations of the Borrower’s public investments; and
(vi) Provision of technical assistance for the implementation of the Public Financial Management Action Plan.
3. OBJECTIVES OF CONSULTANCY
Develop the draft of the Public Investment Performance Report as required by the FAA Act.
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Ministry Of Finance & Planning
Public Expenditure Division
Public Expenditure
Social Infrastructure
Post Classification
No of
Posts Remarks
Senior Budget Analyst2 FMG PA 2
Budget Analyst2 FMG PA 1
Senior Secretary1 OPS SS 3
8
Post Classification
No of
Posts Remarks
Public Expenditure Unit Head1 GMG SEG 4
Financial Analyst 22 FMG PA 2
Budget Analyst3 FMG PA 1
Senior Secretary1 OPS SS 3
Production
7
Post Classification
No of
Posts Remarks
Public Expenditure Unit Head1 GMG SEG 4
Financial Analyst 22 FMG PA 2
Senior Budget Analyst1 FMG PA 2
Budget Analyst2 FMG PA 1
Senior Secretary1 OPS SS 3
7
Post Classification
No of
Posts Remarks
Public Expenditure Unit Head1 GMG SEG 4
Financial Analyst 22 FMG PA 2
Senior Budget Analyst1 FMG PA 2
Budget Analyst3 FMG PA 1
Senior Secretary1 OPS SS 3
Physical Infrastructure
8
32 Total - Public Expenditure
THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT (GENERAL) ORDER, 2013 Page 42
LIST OF ESTABLISHED OFFICES
IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
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LIST OF ESTABLISHED OFFICES
IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
Ministry of Finance & the Public Service
Public Expenditure Division
No. of
Offices Office Classification Remark
4SSOPSExecutive Secretary 11
3SSOPSSenior Secretary1
3
Public Expenditure
No. of
Offices Office Classification Remark
5SEGGMGSenior Director1
3SSOPSSenior Secretary1
2
Social Infrastructure
No. of
Offices Office Classification Remark
4SEGGMGPublic Expenditure Unit Head1
2PAFMGFinancial Analyst 21
2PAFMGFAA Analyst 21
2PAFMGSenior Budget Analyst2
1PAFMGBudget Analyst2
3SSOPSSenior Secretary1
8
Production
No. of
Offices Office Classification Remark
4SEGGMGPublic Expenditure Unit Head1
2PAFMGFinancial Analyst 22
1PAFMGBudget Analyst3
3SSOPSSenior Secretary1
7
Machinery Of State
No. of
Offices Office Classification Remark
4SEGGMGPublic Expenditure Unit Head1
2PAFMGFinancial Analyst 22
2PAFMGSenior Budget Analyst1
1PAFMGBudget Analyst2
3SSOPSSenior Secretary1
7
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LIST OF ESTABLISHED OFFICES IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE
Ministry of Industry, Investment And Commerce
Ministry of Industry, Commerce And Tech. (Former)
Posts from the former Ministry of Industry, Investment And Commerce
Registry
No of Offices Office Classification Grade Remarks
1 Departmental Assistant OPS CR 1
1
Library
No of Offices Office Classification Grade Remarks
1 Clerical Officer 4 OPS CR 3
1
Office Management
No of Offices Office Classification Grade Remarks
1 Office Manager GMG PMA 4
1
Finance And Accounts
No of Offices Office Classification Grade Remarks
1 Accountant 1 FAA 1
1
4 Total - Posts from the former Ministry of Industry, Investment And Commerce
5 Total - Ministry of Industry, Commerce And Tech. (Former)
199 Total - Ministry of Industry, Investment And Commerce THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT (GENERAL) ORDER, 2010. Page 368
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