Financial Literacy in Usbekistan

The program “Inclusive and Ecological Economic Development in Selected Regions of Uzbekistan” builds upon the previous program. The program duration is from 10/2009 to 12/2017. The strategic approach aimes at local/regional economic development in the pilot regions and advisory services at different intervention levels stays the same in the current phase (Nov. 2014-Oct. 2017).

During the intergovernmental negotiations of 2013 an agreement was reached to include the promotion of financial literacy in the program design, thereby continuing selected activities of the regional technical assistance program “Promotion of Microfinance in Central Asia, regional”, which ended in 2013. Furthermore, the experiences of pilot measures financed by a separate fund (“Studienfachkräftefonds”) aimed at increasing the financial literacy of recipients of remittances are going to be taken into consideration.

Key tasks of the long-term expert include:

• Project management function

• Implementing component A2 in the partner country as the Consultant’s principal advisor and representative

• Supporting the officer responsible for the commission in preparing and adapting the plan of operations

• Discussing and submitting for approval proposals for activities to the officer responsible for the commission

• Coordinating the organisation/running of training measures

• Responsibility for carrying out checks on the use of funds and financial planning in consultation with the officer responsible for the commission at GIZ

• Preparing regular reports in line with above-mentioned reporting requirements

• Coordinating stages of the project with key stakeholders and ensuring transparency for the partner

• Supporting the officer responsible for the commission in updating and/or adapting the project design on the basis of the five success factors of Capacity WORKS

• Ensuring the connectivity of project/programme management with established GIZ practice by applying Capacity WORKS

• Identifying the need for short-term assignments within the available budget, planning and steering the assignments, and supporting the local and international short-term experts

• Ensuring project administration is in place for the German contribution

• Monitoring and documenting work progress

• Ensuring that a monitoring and evaluation system is in place and in line with the GIZ’s M&E system

• Planning and supporting project-related research

• Securing contacts with other donors and the German Embassy in coordination with the GIZ program management

• Supporting the officer responsible for the commission in preparing and conducting evaluations

• Providing advisory services to CBU, FSDA and other project partners

• Designing, moderating and agreeing with the partner institutions the participatory process for developing a national strategy for financial literacy as described above

• Provide best practices from other countries

• Suggesting and steering the implementation of capacity development measures for project partners

• Providing technical input to all materials/trainings to be implemented within the framework of the contract and conduct quality check of all outputs