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Resident Mission Policy : Policy framework

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Strategic reorientation and resident mission objectives

To provide effective support to DMCs’ development efforts, ADB is reorienting its strategic agenda. The new agenda must be supported through greater country knowledge and closer interaction with DMC stakeholders, and intensified in-country activity. This will ensure that ADB’s activities remain relevant and responsive to the needs of individual DMCs. RMs are an effective way for ADB to meet this requirement of greater country presence. ADB will, in principle, have an RM in each borrowing DMC, subject to operational and logistical considerations.

Delivering ADB’s reoriented strategic agenda is a challenging multidimensional task. To enable RMs to undertake it, their role must be redefined, and the constraints on their efficient functioning must be removed. In their new role, RMs should be an extension of the full ADB persona. In the DMC, the RM should be seen as ADB.

In this new role, RMs will move from being predominantly concerned with project administration to focus on broad strategic and policy support functions. This redefined and enhanced role will be based upon a clear mission statement and a set of objectives that supports ADB's strategic priorities and increases development impact.

Mission statement

The RM provides the primary operational interface between ADB and the host DMC and strives to maximize the efficiency, effectiveness, and impact of ADB operations in the DMC.

Objectives

1. The strategic objectives are to (a) promote the implementation of ADB’s overarching goal of poverty reduction and related strategic objectives in the DMC; (b) enhance policy dialogue with the DMC by providing high-quality and timely advice; (c) be a recognized intellectual resource and knowledge base on development issues in the DMC; and (d) enhance the visibility of ADB and its activities in the DMC.

2. The partnership objectives are to (a) create strong partnerships with DMC development stakeholders including government, the private sector, and civil society; (b) enhance ADB’s responsiveness to local needs and issues; (c) take leadership in aid coordination where possible, and build strong relationships with other funding sources; and (d) promote subregional cooperation.

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