Common use of BEN Clause in Contracts

BEN. (a) The Recipient shall maintain BEN in form and substance and with resources and functions satisfactory to the Association. ▇▇▇ shall be headed by a national coordinator, assisted by competent staff in adequate numbers, including, among others, a financial management specialist, an internal auditor, an accountant, a senior finance officer, an operations and monitoring officer, a procurement specialist, a communication specialist, a public health nutrition specialist, and a program assistant. (i) The Recipient shall cause BEN to act as the secretariat of CLM and be responsible for day-to-day activities. ▇▇▇ will coordinate and consolidate annual work plans and budgets, and oversee financial management, procurement and monitoring and evaluation of activities. BEN shall station representatives at the regional level to oversee, guide and coordinate the implementation of community-based activities between the various stakeholders and partner institutions, sign contractual agreements with LG and “Lettre d’Exécution” with Sector Ministries after their approval by the CLM, oversee the day-to- day management of the Program; provide technical assistance, in collaboration with Sector Ministries elaborate guidelines and other reference documents, liaise with donors of the program, and conduct studies and surveys on nutrition. (ii) The financial management staff of BEN will report periodically to the director in charge of debt and investment in the MEF, and be responsible for collection of invoices; keeping of books of account; entering of data in the accounting software; monitoring of the Designated Account; preparation of IFRs as well as the annual Financial Statements; and ensuring that annual audits are carried out in a timely manner.

BEN. (a) The Recipient shall maintain BEN in form and substance and with resources and functions satisfactory to the Association. ▇▇▇ BEN shall be headed by a national coordinator, assisted by competent staff in adequate numbers, including, among others, a financial management specialist, an internal auditor, an accountant, a senior finance officer, an operations and monitoring officer, a procurement specialist, a communication specialist, a public health nutrition specialist, and a program assistant. (i) The Recipient shall cause BEN to act as the secretariat of CLM and be responsible for day-to-day activities. ▇▇▇ BEN will coordinate and consolidate annual work plans and budgets, and oversee financial management, procurement and monitoring and evaluation of activities. BEN shall station representatives at the regional level to oversee, guide and coordinate the implementation of community-based activities between the various stakeholders and partner institutions, sign contractual agreements with LG and “Lettre d’Exécution” with Sector Ministries after their approval by the CLM, oversee the day-to- to-day management of the Program; provide technical assistance, in collaboration with Sector Ministries elaborate guidelines and other reference documents, liaise with donors of the program, and conduct studies and surveys on nutrition. (ii) The financial management staff of BEN will report periodically to the director in charge of debt and investment in the MEF, and be responsible for collection of invoices; keeping of books of account; entering of data in the accounting software; monitoring of the Designated Account; preparation of IFRs as well as the annual Financial Statements; and ensuring that annual audits are carried out in a timely manner.

BEN. (a) The Recipient shall maintain BEN in form with composition, terms of reference and substance and with resources and functions satisfactory to the Association. ▇▇▇ shall be headed by a national coordinator, assisted by competent staff in adequate numbers, including, among others, including a financial management specialist, an internal auditor, an accountant, a senior finance officer, an operations and monitoring officer, a procurement specialist, a communication specialist, a public health nutrition specialist, and a program assistant. (i) The Recipient shall cause BEN to act as the secretariat of CLM and be responsible for day-to-day activities. ▇▇▇ will coordinate and consolidate annual work plans and budgets, and oversee financial management, procurement and monitoring and evaluation of activities. BEN shall station representatives at the regional level to oversee, guide and coordinate the implementation of community-based activities between the various stakeholders and partner institutions, sign contractual agreements with LG LGs and “Lettre Lettres d’Exécution” with Sector Ministries after their approval by the CLM, oversee the day-to- day management of the Program; provide technical assistance, in collaboration with Sector Ministries elaborate guidelines and other reference documents, liaise with donors of the program, and conduct studies and surveys on nutrition. (ii) The financial management staff of BEN will report periodically to the director in charge of debt and investment in the MEF, and be responsible for collection of invoices; keeping of books of account; entering of data in the accounting software; monitoring of the Designated Accountdisbursements; preparation of IFRs as well as the annual Financial Statements; and ensuring that annual audits are carried out in a timely manner.