September 8, 2024 (JUBA) – An International Development Association (IDA) grant was approved by the World Bank Group Executive Board of Directors and South Sudan government to support strengthening of institutional and human resource capabilities in the public service to better deliver basic needs and services to citizens.t The IDA grant of $15 million will be combined with South Sudan government’s $3 million for the project. The grant, a press release stated, will finance the Building Institutional Foundations for an Effective Public Service Project, which will play a key role in improving state capacity over the long term. Over three years, the project aims to strengthen policies, procedures, and systems for civil service management; support institutional development to create sustainable public sector capacity, among other key selected sectors. This intervention is crucial to improve the Government’s ability to effectively fulfill its service delivery functions. “This project will lay the foundation for an effective and efficient public service including through enhanced institutional capacity to attract and retain qualified public servants, a competency-based human resource management framework in the civil service, and the establishment of a performance-based culture in service delivery. Its interventions will complement ongoing sectoral operations supported by the World …

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