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2. Procedural Arrangements
in order to etticiently carry out the Project,
certain procedures will be followed. Some of the important
ones axe identified below:
a. New Working Relationship
In an area project like this, it is unavoidable
that dual supervision has to be used. There will be
one more line of work-authority than usually is the case.
Aithough such authority will be quite limited it will be
well defined in order to eliminate confusion concerning
lines of authority Briefly:
(I) The Project Director will see that the
provincial committee's work proceeds according to the operations
plan. He Is entitled to request clarification and
contribution from the piovincial committee or extend his
assistance as he sees fit.
(2: The field manager, as secretary of the
p:ovincial committee, wiji liaison with the Chief District
Officers and coordinate the area operations personnel
working in Project tambons and manage Pro3ect support and
technical backstoppin'c services, based on the operations
pan and will report problems to the provincial committee
for correction. Peisonnel of individual MOAC departments
will keep the field manager informed about their plans and
activities in Pro3ect tamnons.
(3) The provincial committee will exert some
authority over participating officers operating within the
province who represent their functional departments. The
departments must abide by the common operations plan, which
they have jointly agreed upon.
b. Personnel Selection and Recruitment
A committee on Project personnel selection
and recruitment will be set up by the Northeast Regional
Office of Agriculture, with major guidei.Lnes given and
approved by the Committee on Northeast Ralinfed Agricultural
Development. Appropriate personnel wili be screened and
selected to suit particular positions,. Personnel assigned
to Project provinces will be nominated ny the Project
Director and appointed by the Provincial Governor.