Personal Profile

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