Introduction
The Ministry of Finance in Afghanistan is the recipient of assistance from DfID to support the strengthening of national and provincial budgeting. Part of this assistance is received through the Strengthening Afghanistan’s Budget (Phase II), which commenced on November 15th 2012 and will continue for three years. The project’s support is wide-ranging covering issues from program budgeting and fiscal policy development to the GIRoA’s own budget development and sustainability.
Adam Smith International (ASI) is contracted to deliver the three-year project. One of the roles of the project will be to provide direct administrative and implementation support to the Director General (DG) Budget, as he helps lead the reform agenda. ASI will support the DG by providing advisors across the department focusing on specific policy areas (budget policy, fiscal policy, aid management, program budgeting, MIS/ICT, etc.).