The N ewly E lected O fficials (NEO) Program

Issues to be Addressed LGUs should have a solid grasp of the national government agenda and its relationship to local governance; LGUs need to build-up the competitiveness and economic capacity of their local area to improve its economic future; LGUs need to enhance its capacity for climate adaptability and disaster resiliency Local economic development strategy should be an integral part of the broader strategic planning process that promotes sustainable inclusive growth in the local communities

Program Objective The NEO Program aims to capacitate the elected officials of 2013, both newly minted and veterans of their positions, to be able to translate their own vision and agenda for their LGU into a feasible plan that they can implement over the course of their term.

COMPONENT 1: REINVENTING PUBLIC SERVICE: A GUIDE TO ACTION (Jun-Sept) COMPONENT 1: REINVENTING PUBLIC SERVICE: A GUIDE TO ACTION (Jun-Sept) COMPONENT 2: LOOKING FORWARD TO BETTER GOVERNANCE (Oct-Dec) COMPONENT 2: LOOKING FORWARD TO BETTER GOVERNANCE (Oct-Dec) COMPONENT 3: SPECIALIZED COURSES (June 2013) COMPONENT 3: SPECIALIZED COURSES (June 2013) Newly Elected Officials Program Turnover Jumpstarting Local Governance Peer to peer Learning Financing your ELA Leadership Development Agenda Budget Ordinance CapDev Map Budget Ordinance CapDev Map Transition Team (DILG Regions and LGU) Leagues DILG/NGAs/Dev’t Partners/ NGOs/ Leagues DILG, NGAs, NGOs & LRIs Basic Orientation (F100D /SC) Webinar/ Classroom) (Mod 1-2) Basic Orientation (F100D /SC) Webinar/ Classroom) (Mod 1-2) ELECTIVES Mod (Webinar/ Classroom) ELECTIVES Mod (Webinar/ Classroom) Strategic Management LGU Guide to Action Dialogues with Peers/Oversight Presentation of SLGR (1 st July) and transition reports by Transition Team Financing your ELA: Formation of Ordinances for Budgeting for 2014 Local- National Relations/ Provincial Alliance Building Local- National Relations/ Provincial Alliance Building Performance Management (Presentation of Seals) (DILG) Competency Enhancement CAPDEV Marketing System (Service Providers) DILG CapDev Standards COMPONENT 4: ENHANCING LGU PERFORMANCE COMPONENT 4: ENHANCING LGU PERFORMANCE Performance Assessment Audits (LGU Profiling) Incentives and Awards (Conferment of Seals, LGU Awards, Awards for Providers) Alliance Building Performance Management DILG Outcome Areas Monitoring and Evaluation Social Contract 1 st 100 Days Agenda ELA/CAPDEV Social Contract 1 st 100 Days Agenda ELA/CAPDEV LGA/DILG DILG/LRI Leagues

Component I: REINVENTING PUBLIC SERVICE: A GUIDE TO ACTION A.Turnover A venue which aims to assist incoming local officials to ensure smooth transition in their respective LGUs A transition team at the LGU will be created to organize data, prepare transition documents, develop briefing schedules to facilitate smooth transition in the LGU operations. DILG shall facilitate transition proceeding Time Frame: June – Sept., 2013

Component I: Reinventing Public Service: A Guide to Action Provides a foundation that will help local officials to understand and think critically about the organizational, political, and constitutional environment of public service especially that in local governments. It is divided in to three (3) main parts: B.Jumpstarting Local Governance Social Contract] 1 st 100 Days Agenda ELA/CapDev Agenda C.Peer to Peer Learning Leadership Development Agenda

Jumpstarting Local Governance 101 Orientation Seminar designed for NEWLY-MINTED local officials; It has two (2) major modules; a) Basic Orientation and; b) LGU Guide to Action It will be delivered through Webinar Series This will be co-managed by the Academy and the LGRRCs Time Frame: June - July, 2013

Peer to Peer Learning A venue where newly minted officials to be groomed as development managers and empowered world class leaders. It is a peer-based sharing of realistic, practical and innovative ways of doing their jobs. This gives newly minted officials opportunity to interface with more seasoned colleagues It will reinforce the previous sessions delivered during the Jumpstarting Local Governance Spearheaded by the leagues of local governments, legislative leagues and the executives Time Frame: June – Sept., 2013

Component II. Looking Forward to Better Governance This is a straightforward presentation of the state of local governance, state of development and financial capacity of their respective LGUs as a result of an assessment through the LGPMS and other assessment tools. This shall likewise include a discussion of LGUs on the challenges confronted by the local community in terms of governance, climate change and disaster resiliency, competitiveness and social protection A venue to prepare the LGUs Executive- Legislative Agenda and a Competency Based CapDev Agenda One to one and on-site management of DILG with individual LGUs. Time Frame: October – December 2013

Component III. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS This part would provide for the training and capacity development interventions mapped out from the LGUs Capacity Development Agenda that is Competency Based It is market – driven phase of the program where LGUs match their requirements with the existing capacity development services and training packages available. It also allows LGUs to negotiate and work in partnership with Local Resource Institutions, NGAs, NGOs and CSOs in the delivery of capacity development services. Time Frame: June 2013

Component IV. ENHANCING LGU PERFORMANCE The Department will embark on performance management as a mechanism to monitor and evaluate governance at the local level. This component will be composed of LGU Profiling Audits and the conferment of incentives and awards in the form of Seals of the Department. The metric-centered approach of evaluation and recognition of LGUs, aims to standardize and instill a more disciplined approach in encouraging increased LGU performance. Time Frame: 2014 onwards

Major Inputs per Component Reiteration of the Policy in the Creation of LGU Transition Teams Development of blended learning methods Materials Development Development of a Platform for the Webinar Series Program Manager’s Orientation (LGRRCs) Reinventing Public Service Development of an Online CapDev Market System User’s Training of the Online CapDev Market System Conduct of CapDev Expo cum Collaboration Workshop CapDev Mapping Looking Forward to Better Governance Accreditation of Service Providers Awards and Incentives System Facilitating Access of Local Governments to Service Providers and Capacity Development Resources Specialized Programs LGU Profiling Incentives and Awards Enhancing LGU Performance Monitoring and Evaluation

UPDATES

What has been done so far?  Reviewed and consolidated major points of various evaluation reports on the Program  Developed the framework considering results of the evaluation  Consulted major partners through the conduct of series of Consultative Workshops

What has been done so far?  Developed the Webinar modules under Component II (Jumpstarting Local Governance) Outcome AreasPartners A.Social Protection Module 3: Health Governance Module 4: Public Safety Module 5: Education Governance Module 6: Water Governance Module 7: Indigenous Peoples’ Governance ZUELLIG PPSC Coalition for Change OPDS NCIP B.Business Friendly and Competitive LGUs Module 8: Local Economic Development (LED) Module 9: Financing Local Development Module 10: Regulatory Simplification Program (RSP) LGSP-LED MDFO / BLGF IFC C.Environmental Protection, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Resilient LGUs Module 11: Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Module 12: Environmental Management CCC / OCD Sen. Legarda* D.Governance and Public Accountability Module 13: Bridging Leadership Module 14: Basics of Strategic Management* Module 15: Urban Governance ZUELLIG LCP

What has been done so far?  Provided equipment support to LGRRC to prepare them for the Webinar among others  Work with leagues  Identified and negotiated with Institutional Partners  Developed an On-line platform (NEO Homepage) for the program  Produced videos for Modules I and II  On-going preparation of marketing materials and other knowledge products (brochures, web page landing, Participant’s Guide, Facilitator’s Guide, and Administrator’s Guide)  On-going development of the Online CapDev Market System

NEO Webinar Series (NEO Webinar)

 A web conferencing service that would allow newly-elected officials to participate in learning events under the NEO Program  It offers information of text-based messages, voice and video chat to be shared to multiple participants simultaneously, across geographical dispersed locations. What it is……..

 To design and develop a new set of learning materials to enhance competencies of newly-elected officials on local governance and nation building  Participants will be able to: Appreciate the need and value of life long learning; Cultivate an innovation-driven mindset and the habit of inquiring to seek knowledge; Acquire the essential skills and tools needed for self- learning; and Foster a “bayanihan” culture of community-learning. Objective

Carrying-out the NEO (Roles and Responsibilities)

 Provide policy guidelines for the conduct of the program  Provide technical assistance in designing the program  Provide appropriate knowledge products for the program  Ensure alignments of Bureau/Service/Office programs to the NEO  Provide counterpart funds to DILG Regional Offices for the conduct of the program DILG Central Office

 Market the program and forge partnership with LGUs and other stakeholders in the region  Identify target participants, monitor their attendance, and ensure submission of required outputs  Ensure functionality of LGRRCs in the region  Ensure completeness of data and information requirements under the different components  Provide team coaches  Provide counterpart funds in its AOPB  Assist the Academy in monitoring the implementation of the program DILG Regional/Field Offices

 Prepare guidelines for the conduct of the program  Prepare standard program design  Develop and update course materials  Market the program and forge partnership with national chapters of the leagues and other stakeholders  Orient Program Managers and Coaches  Manage the implementation of Component II  Develop program monitoring and evaluation system  Prepare a national report to the Secretary based on the reports submitted by the DILG Regional Offices LGA

1.Program Manager’s Orientation 2.Pilot Testing of the Webinar Modules 3.Engaging other stakeholders in the development of the other components of the program to include design and preparation of an integrated implementation calendar 4.Orientation of DILG Field Officers on the Online CapDev Market System Critical Next Steps