1. 1 Managing for efficiency (MfE) in IFAD: Progress under IFAD8 and proposals for IFAD9 24-25 October 2011 Ninth Replenishment of IFAD’s Resources

2. 2 Outline of presentation Managing for efficiency under IFAD8:  The Change and Reform Agenda (CRA) Efficiency gains under IFAD8 Managing for efficiency under IFAD9 Measuring efficiency under IFAD9 Next steps

3. 3 Managing for efficiency under IFAD8: The Change and Reform Agenda (CRA) The Change and Reform Agenda Strengthening the organizational structure and streamlining the decision-making process Aligning human and financial resources with strategic objectives Human resources management reforms Strengthening financial services and improving administrative and business processes

4. 4 Evolution of IFAD’s efficiency ratio Efficiency gains under IFAD 8

5. 5 Managing for efficiency under IFAD9 Proposed actions: Consolidation of the Change and Reform Agenda (CRA) Adopting new management tools to contain and reduce costs and achieve efficiency gains

6. 6 Managing for efficiency under IFAD9 (cont’d) Consolidation of the CRA: Expansion and strengthening of ICOs Refining the results-based budgeting Completion of strategic workforce planning exercise Implementing fully the HR reforms Strengthening financial services Improving key business processes

7. 7 New management tools: Time Reporting System (TRS) Introduce efficiency indicators for key business processes More accurate data on actual costs Better management of costs Efficiency gains Managing for efficiency under IFAD9 (cont’d)

8. 8 Ex-ante Indicators Measuring efficiency under IFAD9

9. 9 Ex-post indicators Measuring efficiency under IFAD9 (cont’d)

10. 10 Implementation and consolidation of CRA (2011+) Introduce management tools (2012): -TRS -Business process efficiency indicators Incorporate recommendations of external evaluation (2012+) Next Steps

11. 11 Thank you!