This report presents the findings froman institutional capacity assessment of Liberia'sForestry Development Authority (FDA) based on a survey ofFDA employees. The FDA plays a pivotal role in managingLiberia's forest resources, and its Strategic Plan(2018–2030) prioritizes institutional strengthening forachieving its vision of “sustainable forestry forsustainable development.” The FDA employee survey wasconducted to provide scientific evidence on the mainorganizational and personnel dimensions of institutionalcapacity, including staff skills, management practices,staff attitudes and behaviors, experiences of corruption andundue political interference, stakeholder interaction, andfactors determining project success. A total of 438 FDAemployees, or approximately 82 percent of the staff, wereinterviewed, and the sample covered Monrovia andthe fieldoffices. The survey’s findings are relevant to key FDAstrategic pillars of improving staff productivity,strengthening internal governance, and improving theagency’s customer service charter. These findings identifyfour key reform pillars that, when supported by a strongfoundation of better data and more regular monitoring andevaluation, will help strengthen FDA’s institutionalcapacity: improving skills through merit-based recruitmentand competency-based training; stronger managementpractices, in particular, performance assessments, targetingand monitoring; more equitable pay; and greater communityengagement. Administrative data and regular staff surveyscan be the basis of a key set of indicators on publicemployment and management that the FDA can use to assessprogress toward institutional strengthening.
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