UNDP Liberia’s Resident Representative, Aliou Dia, and the Director General of the Cabinet Secretariat, Nathaniel Kwabo, have discussed accelerating the Performance Management and Compliance System (PMCS) and the Accelerated Community Development Programme (ACDP).
During a recent meeting with Mr. Kwabo, Mr. Dia emphasized UNDP’s plan to rebrand and remodel the Accelerated Community Development Program to align with the vision and aspirations of the Government of Liberia’s Arrest Agenda for Inclusive Development (AAID) and County Development Agenda (CDA). He shared his leadership experiences and success stories associated with implementing Community Development Programs and other cardinal interventions in Togo, Cameroon, and Senegal. He added that while resources may be limited, partnerships with other institutions may fill critical gaps.
The UNDP Resident Representative also stressed the importance of strategic communication engagements with the media on the PMCS process, citing its significance in distinguishing and clarifying the linkages between the MACs’ operational work and key performance indicators/deliverables indicated in the performance contracts signed with the President. “This would avert speculations and wrongful reportage by the media,” Dia noted.
He also spoke of the possibility of including digitization and artificial intelligence interventions in the UNDP Country Program Document to boost the Government of Liberia’s digital capacity.
On his part, Mr. Nathaniel Kwabo described the meeting as important as it fosters mutual understanding, strengthens collaboration on national development priorities, aligns strategic goals, and lays the foundation for coordinated support in policy implementation, governance reforms, and capacity-building efforts.
Mr. Kwabo appreciated UNDP’s support in recruiting a consultant, which led to revamping the Performance Management and Compliance System.
He said the high-level launch of the PMCS, training of 280 PMCS focal persons, signing of performance contracts, and PMCS study tour to Sierra Leone are milestone accomplishments.
“The study tour to Sierra Leone served as an eye-opener. The PMCS is taken very seriously and entrenched at all levels of governance in Sierra Leone, cascading down to local government units and being used as determinants in rewards and recognition, resource mobilization and allocation,” Kwabo stressed.
He informed UNDP’s Resident Representative that the second cycle of target setting starts in 2025 and will be aligned with the AAID and CDA, adding that key Performance Indicators are linked with the mandates and service charters of MACs.
Mr. Kwabo also emphasized the complementary importance of the Citizens’ Feedback Mechanism in enhancing the full functions of the PMCS and mentioned the importance of reviewing and revising the cabinet manual to conform to current realities.
