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Letter - Minister for International Development to Panel re Proposed Budget 2025-2028 - 20 September 2024

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Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny Panel Response to questions on Proposed Budget 2025-2028

Date:  20th September 2024

Submitted to:   Deputy Montfort Tadier , Chair, Economic and International Affairs Scrutiny

Panel

Submitted by:   Deputy Carolyn Labey , Minister for International Development

Edward Lewis , Interim Executive Director of Jersey Overseas Aid

Question 1:

Please could you provide a more detailed breakdown of the following expenditure, as detailed in the statement of comprehensive net expenditure for Jersey Overseas Aid:

  1. Staff Costs
  2. Other Operating Expenses
  3. Grants and subsidies payments

Response to Question 1:

 

Staff costs

755,000

 Description

Basic salary

655,000

8.2 FTE

Pension

35,000

 

Social Security

65,000

 

 

 

 

Other operating expenses

373,000

 Description

IT Support

22,000

Grant management system (SS) annual invoices, telephone and other IT services

Other expenses

5,000

Office equipment and supplies, printing paper, stationary etc.

Furniture

1,000

 

Business and Management Services

23,000

Subscriptions, HR Consultancy

Premises and Maintenance

19,000

Annual rent plus maintenance charges

Editorial, Design & Fine Art Services

11,000

Annual report, Newsletter publications, other misc. print design

Insurance

51,000

Travel insurance, Kidnap and ransom, staff medical insurance. 7% increase in Insurance premiums factored in.

Education & Training Services

24,000

Training and professional development courses for staff

Travel, Accommodation & Hospitality

217,000

Monitoring visits to Development & Humanitarian projects, Volunteer travel (4 projects in 2025, approximately 50 people). 8% increase in ticket prices factored in.

 

 

 

Grants and subsidies payments

21,093,000

 Description

International development grants

12,598,000

Includes funding committed to 35 ongoing multi-year development projects, and ~4 new projects

Humanitarian/ Emergency grants

5,018,000

Includes funding committed to 16 ongoing humanitarian crises/country-based pooled funds

Jersey charities

3,239,000

Includes funding committed to 13 ongoing Jersey Charity multi-year projects

Community work projects & outreach

238,000

4 projects in 2025 (approximately 50 volunteers), JIDN events, professional and volunteer bursaries

Question 2:

Please could you provide a more detailed breakdown of the following expenditure, as detailed in the Service Level Analysis for Jersey Overseas Aid in relation to Grants to Overseas Aid Commission' for 2025.

Response to Question 2:

Grants to Overseas Aid

Commission  22,221,000  

International Development Grants (ongoing Grants and subsidies  multi-year projects and ~4 new projects),

21,093,000

payments  Humanitarian Grants, Jersey Charities Grants,

Volunteering, Outreach and Bursaries

Office and Operational expenses including IT, Other operating expenses   373,000

Travel, Training, Insurance, Editorial services Staff costs   755,000  8.2 FTE including Pension, Social Security