Messay Tassew, Evaluation Specialist UN Women Independent Evaluation Office New York March 11, 2015 UNEG EPE - Strengthening decentralized evaluation functions.

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Messay Tassew, Evaluation Specialist UN Women Independent Evaluation Office New York March 11, 2015 UNEG EPE - Strengthening decentralized evaluation functions

Architecture of decentralized evaluations Executive Board Executive DirectorIndependent Evaluation Office (IEO) HQ divisions Regional Offices (ROs)Country Offices (COs) Governm ents Civil Societies Beneficiar ies Cooperate evaluation Decentralized evaluation Te ch ni cal + Ca pa cit y ReportingReporting Ov er sig ht & Fe ed ba ck

Decentralized Evaluations Over 90% evaluations are decentralized Commissioned by ROs/MCOs and COs

 Learning and accountability;  Regional Evaluation Strategies;  Costed decentralized plans approved with strategic notes;  Regional Evaluation Specialists in each of the regional offices  M&E Focal Points and Officers  Global Accountability and Tracking of Evaluation Use (GATE)  Global Evaluation Report Analysis and Assessment System (GERAAS)  Global Evaluation Oversight System (GEOS) Decentralized Evaluation Function

Roles and Responsibilities for Decentralized Evaluation Evaluation manager Prepares ToRs, select external evaluator(s) together with RES, ensures participation, circulates draft and final report and ensures follow up IEO Oversees adherence to UN Women policy, provides guidance and tools, assesses quality of final products and provides feedback, reports performance to SMT and Ex. Board Regional Evaluation Specialist Provides oversight and quality assurance support (ToRs, consultant selection, inception, draft and final reports, tracks evaluation MR, member of EMG + Co-approval role for CPEs External evaluation consultant Conducts and leads evaluation, prepares evaluation report

 All Regional offices have a dedicated Regional Evaluation Specialists  RES report directly to the IEO director  No involvement in project design, formulation, implementation or monitoring except on evaluability assessment and integration of lessons in new programmes  Provide quality assurance throughout the evaluation process  New KPI - ensure standardized approach and improved compliance  New KPI – professionalization of evaluation function – e-learning course and coaching What is the Unique Role of Regional Evaluation Specialists?

RES external to programme (impartiality and credibility) Provide direct support to COs and partners: Oversight, quality assurance and capacity development UNEG peer review – positive practice to enhance quality and impartiality Improved quality - overall 40% V. Good and 95% satisfactory and above Better communication, dissemination, and use – MR uptake reached 83% + reports submitted to GATE reached 100% Continuous capacity development required – M&E focal points not officers at the field level More role for RES – co-management and approval of final CPE products Limited resources Advantages

Global Evaluation Oversight System (GEOS) Dashboard with seven evaluation key performance indicators Build awareness and sustain action on evaluation function among senior management Systems to support Decentralized Evaluation Function

GEOS Targets

 Dashboard presented to the SMT bi-annually  Garnered the attention of the SMT – evaluation featured in Annual Regional Retreats, increased leadership by RDs,  Increased allocation of human and financial resources, quality of evaluations, increased use through MR  Created positive competition among regions and offices Advantages of GEOS