technical units

National Directors | Technical Coordinators

The Technical Units of each country are responsible for all the activities that are being executed within their national territory, and for the coordination of all the activities in that national territory. For the fulfillment of their obligations, the Technical Units are integrated by a National Director, a Technical Coordinator, and an interdisciplinary team of consultants.

The National Directors

The National Directors are appointed by the governments of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, through the Ministries of MINAE and MARENA, respectively. Their responsibilities are:

• Act as a liaison between the Government and the Project, establishing the national priorities in the elaboration of the documents that result from the execution of the Project. More particularly, in the formulation of the SAP.

• Act as liaison with the Technical Unit of the other country.

• Convene and chair the meetings of the Consultative Committee of their respective countries.

• Oversees the national counterpart contribution and coordinate the participation of the national institutions and organizations involved in the Project.

• Supervise all the activities of the Project within their national territory and of those of binational nature, in coordination with the other National Director, and with the assistance of the Technical Coordinator.

• Review and provide comments of final reports.

• With the assistance of the Technical Coordinator, coordinate and organize national workshops and meetings of the Consultative Committee, and binational workshops and meetings of the Steering Committee that are held in their country, and prepare the programs.

• Act as the Technical Secretaries of the Steering Committee.

The Technical Coordinators

The Technical Coordinators are selected through an opened and public call, unless those who acted as Technical Coordinators in the PDF-Block B phase are available, and the full members of the Steering Committee agree on their appointment. Their responsibilities are:

• Supervise and coordinate technically all the activities of the Project in the national territory of the Technical Unit of their competence, and those binational activities of their field of expertise, in coordination with the other Technical Coordinator.

• Guide the work of the consultants under their supervision, revise and approve their progress reports. Revise final reports and prepare evaluations for review and comments of the National Directors, and later delivery to the OSDE/OAS.

• Coordinate and supervise the preparation of work programs, budgets and operation plans of the Project.

• Prepare terms of reference of consultants under their supervision, and coordinate their activities.

• Assist the National Directors in the coordination and organization of national workshops and meetings of the Consultative Committee of their countries, and binational workshops and meetings of the Steering Committees that are held in their respective countries. Also, assist the National Directors with the preparation of programs for those workshops and meetings.

• Convene and moderate periodic meetings with consultants under their supervision and with the other Technical Unit.

• Prepare field trips, and assist the international consultants and OSDE/OAS specialists in their missions.

• Prepare progress and final reports of the Project.