Mozambique

1. Mozambique The United Nations At Work THE UN REFORM In Mozambique DaO Evaluability Study, Report and Recommendations May 2009

2. Focus The evaluability study of the DAO pilots is a technical assessment of the basic parameters that will make it possible to fully evaluate at a later stage both the results of the pilots, and of the processes that will lead to these results.

3. The evaluability parameters comprise: • Quality of the design for the achievement of results, i.e. the existence of clear objectives and indicators to measure results at a later stage; • Initial appraisal of processes for the optimal involvement of relevant national and international stakeholders); • Existence of adequate sources of information to assess the achievement of results and indicators as well as of the required processes; • National ownership and leadership in the evaluation process, identification of independent and credible evaluators in pilot countries who can be involved in.

4. Process • The evaluability mission to Mozambique took place from 28 January to 01 February, 2008. • The mission was comprised of three individuals, including two UN representatives representing UNEG; • Information from the following methods was used to produce the Mozambique report: • (i) desk review; • (ii) a total of 34 interviews with the Government of Mozambique (GoM), representatives of UN organizations, donors, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and • (iii) a self-administered survey to in-country contacts of UN organizations at the time active in Mozambique.

5. 1. The Substantive Design Of the DAO Pilot • Quality of the design for the achievement of results, i.e. the existence of clear, mechanisms, objectives and indicators to measure results at a later stage. Structures and approaches put in place and assessed to developed to achieve the aims at the country level: • One Leader • One Programme • One Budget • One Office • Communication as One • Reflection of National Ownership and Leadership in the Design of DAO Pilot • Responsiveness to Specific Needs and Priorities of the Country • Articulation of Strategic Intent • Monitoring and Evaluation System • Other Substantive Evaluability Parameter: Emergency preparedness.

6. 2. Assessment of the DaO Pilot Processes and Implementation Initial appraisal of processes for the optimal involvement of relevant national and international stakeholders. Initial assessment looked at: • Assessment of Progress on the Implementation of the Five DAO Aims • National Ownership and Leadership of the DAO Processes • Inclusiveness of Other National Stakeholders (CSOs) • Inclusiveness of UN Stakeholders (Notably Specialized Agencies and Non-Resident Agencies) • Relationship with Other Forms of External Aid • Support Received from UNDGO and Headquarters / Regional Structures of UN Organizations • Joint Programmes and Joint Programming • Appropriateness of the Support Systems and Combined Services • Change Management of DAO • Investment and Transaction Costs

7. 3. Sources of information • Existence of adequate sources of information to assess the achievement of results and indicators as well as of the required processes: • Government plans and reports • Stocktaking reports • Mission reports • Minutes of the UNCT meetings • Minutes of the meetings of PMT, OMT and other UNDAF and DaO Coordination groups • M&E and evaluation reports • Staff association reports • Briefs • Staff memory (Interviews)

8. 4. Identification of National Resources to Support Future Evaluations • National ownership and leadership in the evaluation process, identification of independent and credible evaluators in pilot countries who can be involved in. • The mission identified a consulting firm capable of undertaking the future process evaluation, and one evaluation consultant referred by the National Statistics Institute (INE), however, more options will be needed. • The PARPA II is an essential document to refer to during the forthcoming process evaluation, as the substantive areas around which to measure DAO’s relevance, • efficiency, effectiveness, and impact are clearly elaborated. • In preparation for the process evaluation, there will be the need to refer to the list of persons met as a guide when formulating a stakeholder analysis

9. RESULTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Articulation of Strategic Intent. The next UNDAF that will commence in 2010 or 2011 should include a strategic intent that would describe the common substantive focus of the contribution of the UN system in the country. One Programme: Need to clarify how the re-bundling of joint programme results frameworks will be determined for future evaluations; there is a need for further rationalization of the overlapping M&E frameworks and plans to arrive at a consolidated approach that limits and focuses the results for which the DAO can be held accountable. One office. Documentation and data for the initial stages of business practices such as human resources, resource mobilization, communication, IT, should be compiled to provide trend analysis over the three-year period. One Communication. Greater emphasis should be placed on promoting exchange among UN agencies, between the UN and Donors, and between the UN and National Partners in specific areas M&E. The development of common M&E framework and comparable reporting modalities should facilitate an improved understanding of outcomes and impact across agencies and by the UN as a whole. One Fund/One Budgetary Framework Guidelines needed for the composition, roles, and responsibilities of the Resource Mobilization Task Force members; guidelines will establish which agency representative advocates for donor support and for how long

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