Strengthening Reform Management in Jordan

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The project will be financed by the Recipient Executed Window of the Jordan MDTF and will: i) Support the reform secretariat and reform design and coordination; ii) Strenghten the PIM-PPP framework and function and iii) Strenghten the procurement framework and function.The proposed project will support the coordination and implementation of the five-year Reform Matrix – the reference plan for economic reform and growth of the Government of Jordon - through the following three components:1. Support to reform management, comprising of support to the Reform Secretariat lodged at the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MoPIC) and support to line Ministries and agencies through a Reform Support Fund, to be lodged at MoPIC to finance expertise and capacity building activities. 2. Strengthening the Project Investment Management (PIM)– Public Private Partnerships (PPP) framework and function. 3. Strengthening the public procurement framework and function.The proposed project supports the implementation of the five-year Growth Matrix, which is aligned with the World Bank Group Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Jordan (2017–2022). The CPF focuses on mitigating the immediate impact of the regional crisis while supporting long-term development objectives and structural reforms, to improve the equity and quality of public service delivery. It is therefore relevant to the current challenge of setting the foundations for equitable growth and job creation.