Bhutan for Life-Fund Secretariat (BFL-FS)
Bhutan for Life has a fully independent Secretariat headed by Executive Director with a responsibility to carry out the management of day-to-day activities of the BFL Fund. With regard to the BFL Program, the BFL Fund Secretariat is main interlocutor with the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB), and in particular with the BFL PCU to ensure that funding requests, reports and other information are comprehensive and of sufficient quality to enable the Board to make informed decisions.
The BFL Fund Secretariat also supports the Board by monitoring compliance with legal obligations and the regulations of the Operating Manual. The BFL Fund Secretariat have a quality control responsibility for all documents submitted by the PCU for Board’s consideration.
Secretariat staff, both program and financial conduct timely field monitoring to ascertain physical and financial progress of BFL Fund funded activities.
The Secretariat also supports the BFL Fund as an institution by providing services to the Board and carrying out the numerous financial and administrative tasks of an organization.
Bhutan for Life-Program Coordination Unit (BFL-PCU)
BFL Program Coordination Unit (BFL PCU) is established within Department of Forests and Park Services (DoFPS) under the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Executing Entity).
The PCU carry out planning, coordination and implementation of BFL Program and is the key interlocutor of the BFL Fund Secretariat. The PCU will be led by a Program Director who will be supported by a team comprised of a Dy. Program Director, Project Officer, Finance Officer, an M&E officer, an Environmental Social Safeguard Officer, and Knowledge Management Officer and reports to Project Director.
PCU MANDATES
- Strategic planning, review, coordination and facilitation of Program planning;
- Working with relevant Departments/Agencies under Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (MoENR) to (i) arrive at a consolidated operating plan for the PA managing entities and MoENR (ii) review actual implementation and adjustments to the consolidated operating plan to determine whether the Program is tracking to meet BFL Conservation Plan and other indicator targets and Milestones, (iii) identify planning and implementation issues and proposed approaches to address them.
- Working with PA managing entities and Departments/Agencies of MoENR to (i) coordinate preparation of the annual work plans and budgets in line with the RGoB and BFL Program planning cycle and (ii) preparing the consolidated annual work plan and budget that forms the basis for the annual request for funding from the RGoB and the BFL Fund;
- Working with the DMDF and DPBP, MoF on budget incorporations (annual proposal/supplementary incorporation); Monitoring BFL Program progress and performance and use of all Program funds, and convening regular implementation reviews (quarterly, mid-term reviews, final reviews);
- Preparing consolidated technical and financial progress reports, including the Semi-Annual and Annual Progress Reports for submission to RGoB agencies and the Bhutan for Life Fund Board;
- Coordinating execution of activities in compliance with WWF’s Environment and Social Integrated Policies and Procedures, which includes the implementation of the ESMF.
- Providing technical support to PA managing entities for implementation of the Gender Action Plan (GAP), monitoring the GAP indicators and targets and reporting on progress; and
- Supporting information management for the program.
- “Other” includes indicators required by GCF reporting requirements, the ESMF and the Gender Action Plan.
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY (IAS)
10 Protected Area Networks, 9 Biological Corridors, and the Royal Botanical Park under the Department of Forests and Park Services are the Implementing Agencies.