BUDGET UNIT

                                                                     OBJECTIVES

• Ensure a sustainable, transparent and participatory budgeting system at the sub-national level
• Ensure effective and efficient allocation and utilization of financial resources at the sub-national level
• Effectively supervise and coordinate the activities of Budget Offices in the District to ensure harmony in delivery.

                                                                     FUNCTIONS

• Facilitate the preparation of the Regional Integrated Budget
• Support the Departments of the RCC in the Budgeting processes
• Serve as a member of the RCC Technical Team to provide capacity backstopping to the M/DAs
• Serve as a member of Regional Entity Tender Committee
• Serve as a member of the Regional Monitoring Team
• Have oversight responsibility of all the M/DBAs in the region by providing technical backstopping on budget and finance issues
• Provide quality assurance on budget and finance matters
• Coordinate and consolidate M/DAs budgets
• Monitor and evaluate budget performance of M/DAs
• Facilitate the organization of Budget Committee Meetings
• Facilitate the organization of the Regional Budget Hearing
• Organize quarterly Composite Budget performance meetings
• Ensure comprehensiveness/ alignment of M/DAs budget with national policy framework
• Allocate financial resources in line with priorities and prudent financial management practices at the sub-national level
• Routine review and update of strategic plans and preparation of annual budgets of the Regional Coordinating Council
• Collect and Collate M/DAs Budget and financial data for analysis to inform decision making
• Prepare reports to the appropriate agencies
• Organize capacity building training programme for Budget staff in the region
• Organize production workshops for M/DBAs
• Organize Mid-year Budget review for M/DAs
• Any other functions assigned by authorities