Monitoring & Evaluation System “Learning to Improve” Making evidence work for development

Contents Purpose and Rationale of the M&E Users and needs Units of analysis and dimensions of study Elements of the M&E Products of the M&E Principles of the M&E M&E share of responsibilities M&E linkages: KM, decision making and learning

Joint ProgramsCountries 1 st M&E Level Joint programs 2 nd M&E Level Countries Environment and Climate Change Gender Equality Women’s empowerment Culture & development Economic democratic Governance Youth, Employment and Migration Conflict prevention & Peace Building Children Food Security and Nutrition Development and the Private Sector 3th M&E Level Windows Monitoring Aspects Input-Products-Results-Processes Evaluation Dimensions -Quality of the program formulation -Program objectives attained -Contribution to MDGs & other development indicators, gender -Replication: Scale up -Innovation -UN system Coordination -Delivering as One -Ownership -Alignment -Harmonization -MFDR -Mutual Accountability -Delta change, effects in citizens’ life Monitoring Aspects -Results (UNDAF+PRS) -Processes (Coordination) Evaluation Dimensions Induced effects on: -MDG at country level -Other Development indicators -UN system Coordination -Delivering as one -Ownership -Alignment -Harmonization -MFDR -Mutual Accountability -UN country pilots 4 th M&E Level MDG Achievement Fund Monitoring Aspects -Results Evaluation Dimensions Quality of partnership Spain/UNDP: Added Value as a mechanism to Progress MDGs achievement The Secretariat’s role and added value Induced effects on: -Linkage of windows and MDGs -Other Development indicators -UN system Coordination -Delivering as one -Ownership -Alignment -Harmonization -MFDR -Mutual Accountability -Effects on citizens' life Joint Programs Countries Monitoring Aspects -Results as an aggregate of the JP -HR/Gender/Environment Evaluation Dimensions New themes:: Culture & migration Induced effects on: -MDG at country level -Other Development indicators (Peace and Culture) -UN system Coordination -Delivering as one -Ownership -Alignment -Harmonization -MFDR -Mutual Accountability

What is the M&E system going to measure? Effectiveness: – Contribution to effects in people’s life –Contribution to the progress in MDGs –Contribution to Paris Declaration Principles –Contribution to UN coordination

What is the M&E system going to measure? Process: –MGD-F as an added value mechanism to progress towards the MDGsDesign: Design: Quality of the partnerships with the Donor (Spain) and among UN agencies

What elements comprise the MDGF M&E system Monitoring indicators: to measure progress and trends in the short and medium-term at the 4 levels of inquire/thematic/coordination Field visits: to monitor JP in depth and prepare and manage evaluations as well as disseminate results and provide feedback from recommendations Evaluations: to review programs and value the worth of the dimension of study at JP (mid-term), at country level (case study), impact evaluations, final evaluations Meta-evaluations Meta-analysis: to review the quality of the evaluations (JP + Country) conducted and produce robust evidence at window level to link these evidence to MDG achievement Desk reviews and data collection & analysis: from a variety of sources to contribute with information and knowledge to the M&E+KM system

What kind of principles should the MDGF’s M&E system incorporate? Accordance with UNEG and DAC/OECD standards Oriented to well balanced learning and accountability purposes Evidence-based: consistent data, information or knowledge to support judgments and conclusions of monitoring and evaluation Simple yet, Robust, Rigorous and Reliable system Built on an aggregation scheme: Elements of M&E (indicators + evaluations, etc) in lower levels add up in higher level of inquire Measure (DELTA), describe, analyze understand the object of study (JP+C+W+MDGs) and use results to improve program and policy performance

What products will the MDGF M&E system create and offer? Quarterly reports (MDTF) Annual reports (MDTF) Field monitoring reports Country evaluation reports (9 pilot countries) Mid-term evaluations reports Country evaluations reports Meta-evaluations reports MDGF global reports (midterm + final)

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M&E linkages: KM, decision making and learning M&E is an enormous source of knowledge and will generate an extraordinary amount of valuable explicit and tacit knowledge as well as organizational and general knowledge that will have to be delivered at the right moment, to the right persons in the adequate format for the purposes needed. KM system could also become a source of data, information and knowledge for M&E system, is a reciprocal 2 way relation. The ultimate goal of evaluation is recommend actions to improve decision making and improve performance of programs and policies so all evaluations should focused on utilization of their findings and recommendations