, appraises and revises, as necessary, all submissions for the digital sector intervention under the project, ensuring compliance with guidelines and programme/project objectives; identifies problems/issues, seek clarification from project team and partners, assess replies, and prepares a summary for the manager with suggestions for further action. Works with partner agencies in arranging financing modalities; obtains requisite clearances; ensures establishment of proper monitoring systems through scheduled reporting, review meetings and missions. Drafts and tracks component-related budget and forecast based on submissions; prepares monitoring checklists, and tracks follow-up actions required. Prepares external communication on project-related activities; drafts inputs for a wide range of documents/reports, briefings/debriefings, correspondence, etc. Serves as focal point for coordination, monitoring and expedition of implementation activities and participates in programme/project evaluation; monitor implementation at all stages to ensure work is proceeding according to established plans, including analysing implementation difficulties and initiating remedial action; liaises with diverse organizational units to initiate requests; prepares standard terms of reference against programme/project objectives, obtains necessary clearances, processes and follows-up on administrative actions and resolves issues related to project implementation, e.g. recruitment and appointment of per
