Kivu leads an inter-disciplinary team, comprising locally-based Zambian senior economists, alongside Kivu policy and economic advisers to provide policy advice, implementation support, economic analysis, and strategic communications advice to the Office of the President (State House) in Zambia.
The support evolved from a broad strategic and operational review early in the term, leading to key recommendations on organisational structure and priorities. This analysis prompted a shift towards a more focused objective, supporting the core presidential priority of job creation. This has been delivered through the establishment of a Policy Advisory Unit which supports the Office of the Economic Advisor to the President, as well as line Ministries. The Policy Advisory Unit – the Jobs Accelerator Project (JAP) – has successfully helped the Government of Zambia to design and implement various pro-growth policies across various sectors of the Zambian economy.
Kivu were also commissioned by the World Bank to conduct a review of the e-voucher – a flagship agricultural reform policy, available here.