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Kelera Bakaniceva

Consultant

Kelera Bakaniceva is a highly experienced economic consultant with an extensive career spanning over 23 years in Public Financial Management (PFM). She possesses a comprehensive understanding of various crucial aspects of financial governance.


In her role as an economic consultant, Kelera brings a wealth of expertise to the table. She is a budget process specialist, well-versed in every phase from strategic planning and formulation to precise execution and comprehensive analysis. Her proficiency ensures the efficient management of financial resources.

Kelera's impact extends to policy formulation, where her skills in revenue and expenditure policy development and analysis have proven invaluable. This proficiency allows for the creation of policies that optimize financial resources and promote fiscal sustainability.

Her impressive career also includes a prominent role in coordinating PFM reforms, and her leadership abilities, honed during her tenure as the former Deputy Permanent Secretary Finance and Head of the Budget Division, make her a strategic planning expert.

Kelera's involvement in public policy development and her commitment to public sector reform, which includes financial management reform, civil service reform, and public enterprise reform, highlight her comprehensive approach to enhancing public administration.

As an economic consultant, Kelera Bakaniceva's wealth of knowledge and dedication to financial governance and public administration make her a prominent and respected figure in her field.

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WORK HISTORY

UNDP Pacific Office

Present

Narube Consult & Associates

2022 - 2024

UNDP Pacific Office

Consultant

Public Finance Management (PFM) Baseline Consultant

2019 - 2022

World Bank Group

Consultant

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August 2021 - December
2021

UNDP Pacific Office

Debt Oversight Consultant

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April 2021 - May 2021

Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat

Consultant

March 2021 - December
2021

Consultant PFM Lead Trainer and Coordinator

2015 - 2017

World Bank Group

Advisor to the Executive Director

2010 - 2015

Ministry of Finance, Fiji

Deputy Permanent Secretary

2008 - 2010

Ministry of Strategic Planning and National Development, Fiji

Chief Economic Planning Officer

2002 - 2008

Ministry of Finance, Fiji

Principal. Chief Economic Planning Officer, Expenditure Unit

2002 - 2008

Ministry of National Planning

Graduate Trainee - Senior Economic Planning Officer

Education

University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Charles Sturt University, Australia

University of the South Pacific, Fiji

University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Masters in Business Administration

Graduate Certificate in Finance

Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies

Bachelor of Arts, Economics/Management

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