- Results-based Management - Monitoring & Evaluation An overview

1. - Results-based Management - Monitoring & EvaluationAn overview

2. HRBA in Country Programming UNDAF Prog/ Project M&E Country Analysis The causes of major development problems Identifies patterns of discrimination, inequality, exclusion Identifies the capacity gaps of rights-holders and duty-bearers Rights-holders & accountable duty-bearers contribute to the realization of human rights Strengthened capacity of rights-holders and duty-bearers Establish mechanisms for participation of rights-holders & duty bearers in prog./ project monitoring

3. What is a Result ? A describable or measurable change resulting from a cause and effect relationship - UNDG agreed RBM terminology

4. What is results based management? A management approach aimed at ensuring that activities achieve desired results Performancemonitoring is a critical element • How well are results being achieved • What measures are needed to improve the process

5. Advantages Stated rationale/intended gains: • Improved focus on results instead of activities • Improved transparency • Improved accountability • Improved measurement of programme achievements (performance rather than utilization) • Enhanced strategic focus • No choice, it is an industry standard • To get more funds!!

6. Challenges Difficult to apply causal logic Difficult to learn Difficult to integrate Difficult to revise (... or reluctance to revise? ) Difficult to measure Difficult to ‘attribute’ Go to typology

7. Terminology • Match the RBM terms with their definitions. • What is the logical hierarchy? Go to typology

8. more Impact Human! 5-10 yrs Collective Accountability Outcome Institutional/ Behavioural 5 yrs Output Operational/ skills, abilities, products & services <5 yrs less Activity <1 yr A Typology for RBM: Governance Results Like… Focus @ Timeframe then There is good governance if then Outcome Governance reforms institutionalised Institutional/ Behavioural 5 yrs if then National capacity to implement governance reforms increased if then Legislative code for local self-governance developed if - Training legislators - National consultation - Assessment of laws..

9. National goals and targets By 2015, ensure that all children come close to completion of secondary school (MDG2) By 2015, combat the spread of HIV/AIDS (MDG6) By 2015, the governance institutions are modernised (MDG1) By 2008, secondary school enrolment rates are increased by xx% By 2008, more young people are knowledgeable about and practice safe sex By 2008, the accountability of public officials and representatives increased The Results Matrix

10. Linking rights to results

11. Practical Implications • What it doesn’t mean …that for every article of every convention there must be a national policy or programme response with specific indicators • What is does mean.. Policy development and programmes should address the causes and capacity gaps that prevent some people from enjoying their rights.  

12. HRBA to Results Based Programme Planning Impact: Realization of human rights, as laid down in international instruments ↑ Outcome: Increased performance of rights- holders and duty-bearers ↑ Outputs: Capacity development of RHs, DBs ↑ Process: Guided by Human Rights principles

13. Full enjoyment of rights: Positive and sustained changes in the lives of men, women and children 5-20 years Increased performance rights-holders to claim their rights and of duty-bearers to meet their obligations 4-5 years Legal, policy, and institutional reforms that help DB to meet their obligations AND RH to claim their rights 2-4 years Tangible services, products, new skills and abilities to fill the capacity gaps of RHs & DBs 1-4 years

14. Monitoring and Evaluation

15. Based on claims and obligations in human rights standards based on human rights principles • Programme performance (Impact, Outcomes, Output) • Programme process: Participation, accountability and non-discrimination • Programme context: • existence of laws, policies and institutional mechanisms • Duty-bearers’ efforts to meet their obligations • Right-holders’ disparities in enjoying rights What to measure? The monitoring of the context is equally important as the monitoring of the programme

16. How to measure? • Identify the rights-holders and duty-bearers who will contribute to the M&E process either as: • Information providers, for example line ministries • Independent information interpreters, for example National Human Rights Institutions • Bring them together in a participatory process • Ensure access to available information and data on the programme

17. WHAT IS AN INDICATOR? Tool to measure evidence of progress towards a result or that a result has been achieved • Pointer that helps to measure progress towards achieving results • Establishes the level of performance necessary to achieve results • Specifies the elements necessary to establish whether expected results were achieved • Quantitative or qualitative

18. Planned Level of Achievement Achievement At end of period Commitment Performance Current Level of Achievement Baseline Target Achievement Baseline, Target and Achievement

19. Group Activity: Rights-based results • Reflect on the problem tree, role and capacity gaps analysis • Formulate: • 1 UNDAF outcome • 2 contributing agency outcomes • 2 outputs for one of the two outcomes • 2 indicators for one outcome • Review and make sure that the result chain is right-based