Arun Arya

Experience

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  Government of India

  Aug 1985 - Oct 1998

  Maintained law and order and facilitated comprehensive development of four districts, namely Hamirpur, Maharajganj, Barabanki, and Unnao with a population of about 2.5 million people and a geographical area of about 4,500 sq.km. Improved quality of criminal administration, prevented a major communal riot with deft handling; enhanced clearance rate and reduced disposition time of criminal and revenue courts I presided; formulated and implemented district development plans valued approx. INR 850 million; and, streamlined land administration, electoral administration, collection of revenues, and treasury operations. Provided leadership and guidance to about 10,000 government staff in each district reporting to me. Show less

  • District Magistrate

    Feb 1994 - Oct 1998

  • Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance

    Aug 1992 - Jul 1994

  • Chief Development Officer

    Sept 1989 - Aug 1992

  • Sub-Divisional Magistrate

    Aug 1985 - Aug 1989
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  Government of India

  Apr 2001 - Jan 2004

  Revived UPTRON India Ltd., by motivating its 3,500 employees and focusing on its core competencies, closing unviable units, technological up-gradation, and diversification into IT. Introduced new business lines like Mobile Phone Jammers, Software Technology Parks, and Smart City. I turned-around the company with current liabilities of INR 3750 Million; no Working Capital; and, unpaid 6-month salary of about 3,500 employees, to a company doing a turnover of INR 4,200 million, thereby paying off current liabilities, salaries and generating working capital. Show less

  • Divisional Commissioner

    Feb 2003 - Jan 2004

  • Managing Director

    Jan 1999 - Dec 2003

  • Director, SWAJAL Project

    Apr 2001 - Jun 2003
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  Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark

  Feb 2004 - Jan 2006

  Senior Sector Adviser

  • Formulated Sector Development Program (SDP) for the water and sanitation sector in Bangladesh, on principles of decentralization and local governance, through extensive consultations with stakeholder ministries, civil society, academia, and donor community. The SDP included pro-poor thrust, cost sharing, achieving 100% coverage of safe water and sanitation by 2010.• Advocated establishment of a Union Parishad (UP) Development Fund. Government of Bangladesh released 200,000 takas to each of 4500 UPs, which led to enhanced investments for providing employment opportunities to the hardcore poor. Show less

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  Government of India

  Feb 2006 - Nov 2006

  Secretary to Government

  Formulated State Policies in Ministry of Ground Water and Minor Irrigation

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  The World Bank

  Dec 2006 - Apr 2016

  • Forged partnership with the UNODC in conducting reviews and supporting compliance of the United Nations Conventions against Corruption (UNCAC) as part of Bank’s global agenda to combat corruption.• Conducted UNCAC Self-Assessment in Honduras as the TTL. Its recommendations have been included in the Bank’s Country Partnership Framework, resulting in generation of demand for new technical assistance. • Authored Judicial Performance, Caseload and Expenditure Review in Bulgaria for improving efficiency, effectiveness and better utilization of public expenditure with the Ministry of Justice, resulting in its recommendations being accepted and new business generated in the form of Reimbursable Advisory Service.• Authored Implementation Completion and Results (ICR) Report for the Ukraine Public Financial Management Project, which was rated ‘Exemplary’ by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG).• Reviewed the Special Country Diagnostics (SCDs) and CPFs of Panama, Bangladesh, West Bank & Gaza, and Paraguay and prepared comments for the ROC for ensuring quality-assurance and enabling decision-making. . Show less • Supervised the Iraq Public Financial Management (PFM) Project under the Iraq Trust Fund with a project cost of $16 million as the TTL, resulting in an increase in the disbursement rate from 3 % to 61 % between 2011 and 2013; and delivering a fully functional MTEF, Budget Strategy, and Cash Management and Commitment Control Manual.• Led the System Requirement Study (SRS) for Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) for Iraq, as the TTL, resulting in government demand and a new investment lending of $30 million.• Played a major role in policy dialogue with Government of Egypt and Civil Society under a proposed Development Policy Loan post-revolution in 2011 and reached agreement with government officials on key policy decisions.• Authored the Implementation Completion and Results (ICR) Report for the Lebanon Emergency Fiscal Management Reform Implementation Support Project during 2013 informing the design of new Bank operation.• Supported the Government of Jordan for operationalizing public sector reform agenda and developing concrete action plan for implementation. Show less • Conducted national survey on corruption, diagnostic review of anti-corruption legal and regulatory framework, development of national anti-corruption strategy, and, building a civil society coalition against corruption, resulting in government demand Bank assistance in Anti-Corruption Reforms. Prepared and supervised the Yemen Accountability Enhancement Project valued $6 million under the MNA Transition Fund as the TTL and led policy dialogue with government leading to major policy and legislative decisions. • Led the ‘Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability’ (PEFA) Assessment resulting in government demand for Bank assistance in PFM reforms. Prepared and supervised the IDA-financed ‘Public Finance Modernization Project’ valued $17 million as the TTL. Rolled out IFMIS to 17 ministries; Loans and Grants Management Information System (LGMIS) to 23 PMUs; and, Commitment Control System to 10 ministries. • Achieved reduction in lead time taken by line ministries from 40 days to 8.5 days through implementation of LGMIS; and a 15-point increase (5th largest in the world) in the Open Budget Index between 2008 and 2010. • Supervised and provided implementation support to the IDF-financed Judicial Aspects of WTO Accession Project; IDA-financed Civil Service Modernization Project; and, Institutional Reforms Development Policy Grant. Show less

  • Senior Public Sector Specialist, Governance Systems

    Jan 2014 - Apr 2016

  • Senior Public Sector Specialist, Middle East and North Africa Region

    Feb 2011 - Dec 2013

  • Senior Public Sector Specialist

    Dec 2006 - Jan 2011
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  Independent Evaluation Group

  May 2016 - Dec 2018

  Senior Public Sector Specialist and Senior Evaluation Officer

  • Prepared Project Performance Assessment Report (PPAR) for the eGhana Project, as the Task Team Leader (TTL), drawing major lessons for projects aimed at developing IT Enabled Services industry and improving efficiency and transparency through e-government applications and Integrated Financial Management Information System.• Prepared the PPAR for the Nepal Second Water Supply and Sanitation Project, as the TTL, drawing important lessons for improving service delivery of water supply and sanitation and citizen’s engagement. • Conducted ICR Review for the Neretva/Trebisnjica River Basin Project and Malawi Second National Water Development Project, as the TTL, drawing major lessons for projects aimed at improving efficiency and equity of water allocation, enhancing basin ecosystems and improving drinking water supply and sanitation. • Authored chapter on the Efficiency of Water Supply and Sanitation (WSS) projects under WSS Sector Evaluation. • Conducted ICR Review of El Salvador Fiscal Management and Public Sector Performance Technical Assistance Loan drawing important lessons for sequencing and prioritizing of PFM reforms.• Conducted the Management Action Review (MAR) of Country Level Engagement on Governance and Anti-Corruption, as the TTL, and that of World Bank and Public Procurement as the Designated Responder.• Led evaluability assessment of public financial management, and currently a core team member of the thematic evaluation of Public Finance. Show less

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  The World Bank

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2022

  Senior Public Sector Specialist

  World Bank's Task Team Leader of Public Finance Management Reform Program of Indonesia. I lead a team of World Bank professionals in providing technical assistance and advise to the Government of Indonesia in the areas of Budget Planning, Budget Execution and Reporting, Financial Management Information System, Internal Audit, Tax Administration, Budget Transparency, Accountability to Parliament, Enterprise Architecture, and Digital Transformation of Ministry of Finance's operations.

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  Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

  Sept 2022 - now

  Senior Public Finance Management Advisor for Iraq