e ffect IV e f I nanc I al and resource management

Goals and objectives

The Legal Aid Commission is committed to ensuring that it introduces a financial control system that it is in accordance with best international practice by:

• Ensuring that an effective financial management system is in place.

• Ensuring that the Board of the Commission approves the amended Draft Finance Manual.

• Building a strong and up-to-date reporting, monitoring, evaluation and control system in financial and resource management system.

• Establishing a well-resourced library that is available online and in hard copy which caters for the needs of all staff.

• Constructing or purchasing a building in Suva so that the Commission can offset current rental costs and generate income by letting some of its office space out.

Key activities

• An effective financial management system is identified and operational by the end of 2017.

• An independent accounting firm is employed to verify that the Commission’s financial management system is in line with best international practice by the end of 2018.

• The amended Draft Finance Manual is approved by the Board of the Legal Aid Commission by end of March 2017.

• A strong and up to date reporting, monitoring, evaluation and control system in financial and resource management system is identified and operational by the end of 2017.

• A library that is available online and in hard copy which caters for the needs of all staff is established by the end of 2018.

• By 2020, a building is constructed or purchased by the Commission in Suva in order to offset current rental costs and generate income by letting some of its office space out.

Measure of achievement

The measure of achievement of effective financial and resource management will be the percentage of compliance annually with the financial regulations as audited by the Auditor General and Ministry of Finance for government grant funds and the external auditor of the Legal Aid Trust Fund.