Ministerial Advisory Services, Capacity-Building, and Training

OXUS Group implemented U.S.-funded programs to support institutional development for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior. We recruited more than 120 internationally and highly-educated, Afghan and American advisors to train, advise and assist in building the operational and strategic capabilities across five functional areas in each Ministry, including: (1) Finance/Resource Management, (2) Procurement, (3) Logistics, (4) Information Technology and (5) Human Resource Management to improve ministerial effectiveness.

In each functional area, OXUS Group advisors trained, advised, and assisted ministerial leadership and supporting staff to enhance technical and managerial proficiencies. We engaged with each functional area’s ministerial staff through: training; advisory and assistance at the strategic and operational levels to improve human capital and information management, decision making, procurement of goods and services, financial management, capability building, capacity building, and enterprise process improvement; and direct support through studies and analysis of skills and knowledge gaps and processes.

In support of improved transparency, accountability and oversight at the Ministries, OXUS Group has provided to the client, over 600 special reports (recommendations, process flow maps, analyses, technical assessments, and corrective action plans). Additionally, we trained well over 1,300 senior ministerial personnel in Kabul, and throughout all 34 Afghan provinces, to include areas where Afghan government officials have not been able to travel.

OXUS Group used a continuous, capacity-building process of conducting technical assessments, analyzing data and information, developing corrective action plans, and providing customized training programs for defined target groups throughout the aforementioned functional areas. This approach provided a solid framework for long-term cooperation with key stakeholders, as well as stability and sustainment within the Ministries.

OXUS Group continuously received praise from the RS leadership for providing such in depth and rich information to the coalition forces in Afghanistan.