Project 36
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Project Name ESRF Processes Review and Mapping |
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Client Natural Resources of Canada – Environmental Studies Research Funds |
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Duration July to October 2014 [Delivery based ~ 2 months] |
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Project Description |
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The Environmental Studies Research Fund (ESRF) is currently undergoing a significant change in the way studies will be financially support in the future. The new ESRF process calls for the use of Funding Agreements and broad call for proposals instead of procurement to select and fund studies. As the ESRF is undergoing these changes, it is desirable to scrutinize the whole set of processes involve in the operations of the ESRF Secretariat, hosted in the Office of Energy Research and Development of Natural Resources Canada, to validate their alignment with the legislated and regulated requirements and to improve their efficiency. |
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Scope and objective |
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The Objective of this work is to provide the Office of Energy Research and Development, which is hosting the ESRF Secretariat, a review and of its processes related to the support of the ESRF Management Board and its administration of the ESRF funds. After being reviewed for consistency with the legislation, regulation and bylaws governing ESRF, the processes related to the ESRF should be simplified, if possible, and mapped. |
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Dollar Value |
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Information available withheld with client |
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Contribution of the proposed resource to the project |
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> A preliminary report mapping the responsibilities of the different parties involved in the management of the ESRF, including the Ministers, the ESRF Management Board, the Administrator of the ESRF SPAs and the ESRF Secretariat. > A risk management framework, was used to support this consulting mandate which was aligned with the Corporate Risk Assessment Framework. > A draft report mapping the complete set of ESRF requirements and proposed processes to ensure that the ESRF requirements are met, including the financial tracking requirements. > A final report mapping the complete set of ESRF requirements and proposed processes to ensure that the ESRF requirements are met, including the financial tracking requirements. Whenever possible, processes that simplify the ESRF administration for the ESRF Secretariat will be proposed. > This mandate is supporting business process transformation and it requires expertise in assessment of organizational role and responsibility. |
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Deliverables |
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The key deliverable from this assignment will be a report documenting the “Recommended OERD process map for the support of the ESRF Management Board and the financial tracking and reporting of the ESRF funds”. |
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References:
Yannick Beaudoin Science Program Policy Officer, Natural Resources Canada 580 Booth Street, Floor 14th Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E4 Canada 613-992-1131
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Technological platform leverage during this mandate |
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