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UNDAF Independent Evaluation. Overview. Proposed overview. Timing – close to penultimate year of UNDAF, doubling as outcome report. Collaborative exercise Government/UN Stakeholder consultations Independent consultant/evaluation team requir ed Process: Inception Data c ollection
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UNDAF Independent Evaluation Overview
Proposed overview • Timing – close to penultimate year of UNDAF, doubling as outcome report. • Collaborative exercise Government/UN • Stakeholder consultations • Independent consultant/evaluation team required • Process: • Inception • Data collection • Stakeholder participation • First draft • Validation • Final report • Timeframe – 2 months
Focus and scope • Five UNDAF outcomes • Economic Growth and Sustainable Development • Health and Education • Gender • Governance • Social Protection • Cross Cutting issues: Gender, Youth, Aid Effectiveness, Climate Change, Human Rights • Core principles (global): HRBA, Gender, capacity development, environmental sustainability
Purposeand objectives Purpose • What has worked, what has not, why? • Greater accountability of the UNCT to UNDAF stakeholders Objectives • Assess the contribution made by the UNCT • Identify factors that have affected the UNCT’s contribution • Provide actionable recommendations for improving contribution – informing next UNDAF
Evaluation criteria Contribution of the UNCT to development outcomes will be assessed for: • Relevance • Consistent with country needs • Effectiveness • Results against outcomes of UNDAF • Efficiency • Achievement with appropriate resources • Sustainability • Benefits to continue The Evaluators will identify factors that contributed to performance – lessons learned, good practice for future planning
Evaluation report structure • Chapter 1 – Introduction – objectives, scope, methodology, limitations • Chapter 2 – National development context • Chapter 3 – Evaluation findings – per UNDAF outcome analysed by evaluation criteria • Chapter 4 – Evaluation findings – UNDAF implementation arrangement and monitoring mechanisms • Chapter 5 – conclusions and recommendations
UNDAF Evaluation audiences • UNCT (including non resident agencies) • Host government, key government counterparts • Civil society • Executive boards • Bilateral, multilateral donors in programme country
Evaluation management structure • UNDAF Evaluation Steering committee (UNCT, national counterparts, civil society, donor reps) • Decision making organ of the evaluation • Approval all deliverables • Supported by the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator (RCO), advice from UNEG in Bangkok • Day to day support of the contract • UNDAF Evaluation Management Group (5pax) (RCO/M&E/Govt) • Direct supervision of process, finalise management response, maintenance of independence • UNDAF Evaluators – consultants
Timeframe and resources • UNDAF 2011-2015 results matrix, M&E framework, Annual monitoring reports, UNDAF Info Cambodia • Cost – consultant, operational costs of process