1. Charlotte Juul Hansen, cjh@dst.dk
Item 5: NSI participation in international technical assistance activities Practical aspects as an implementing Twinning partner
Charlotte Juul Hansen,

2. International Consulting Unit
Responsible for statistical capacity building projects
Develop project proposals and contracts
Coordinate and manage project implementation and reporting
Search new project opportunities
Four staff
Three project leader/coordinators
One financial controller
Cooperation with other units
Statistical production units / IT division, Finance, HR

3. Twinning cycle Fiche Concept & consortium Final reporting Proposal
Selection
Project
Decision
Contract + Workplan

4. Our people in Twinning projects
Short-term experts
Consortium partners and individual experts
Resident Twinning Adviser
Project assistant and interpreter/s
Project leader
Financial controller

5. Short-term experts Finding the right experts
Getting management approval
Training course
Start-up, mid-ways and closing meeting
Project guides and guides to International Consulting
Two-ways ongoing information sharing
Satisfaction survey
Consortium partners and individual experts

6. Resident Twinning Adviser
Finding the right candidate
Contractual arrangements (regulated by Danish law), tax issues and health insurance
Internal training of the RTA
RTA settling in beneficiary country
Ongoing close cooperation
Return of the RTA in due time

7. Project assistant and interpreter/s
Finding the right people (procurement procedure)
Contractual arrangements
Building up a feeling of teamwork

8. Project leader
Identifying the project leader
Overall responsibility
Close cooperation with RTA, project team, consortium partners, beneficiary institution, EUD, local ministry responsible for TW

9. Overall financial principles
Twinning is in principle non-profit-based – MS partner should contribute
Quarterly internal financial reporting
Registration of the time, staff use on each project to calculate overall project costs
All direct costs (reimbursed by the Twinning budget and those which are not)
=> Calculate own contribution. Usually about 15%
Project budget, quarterly financial accounting/reporting and keeping track of “underspending”

10. Financial transactions
Example of project costs transactions under the Twinning budget
Payment of local staff (assistant, interpreter/s)
Payment of individual experts
RTA costs (accommodation, school fees, etc….) ….
Project costs transactions not reimbursed by Twinning budget
Wi-Fi, cell phones, lap tops, office supplies, heaters, printing reports, water/coffee to experts, bank fees, currency loss…
Preparation, follow-up and travel time – not covered by fee
Advanced payment to consortium partners
Local bank accounts vs bank account in Copenhagen

11. Project documentation
Project website, Facebook
Keeping original documents for at least 7 years
Audit after project has been concluded

12. Travel logistics
Travel arrangements
Short-term experts travelling account upon return

13. Thank you very much!