Jacob Gyamfi-AidooUNDP RSC-Johannesburg

Capacity forDevelopment Results in the Context of the

AU/NEPAD CDSF

Capacity is a pre-requisite for delivery

Capacity Development Process

ImpactOut-comeOutputCapacity

“Internal input”: change readiness and resources

External input: SSC, Donors

CDG support:•Capacity Assessment•Capacity development response formulation

Project Results

Capacity Development

Development Results

Core capacity issues

4Capacity Development Group, Bureau for Development Policy

Policies, practices and systems that allow for effective functioning of an organization or group.

Leadership is the ability to influence, inspire and motivate others to achieve or even go beyond their goals.... Leadership is not necessarily synonymous with a position of authority; it can also be informal and be held at many levels.

Knowledge underpins people’s capacities and hence capacity development.

Accountability is about the willingness and abilities of public institutions to put in place systems and mechanisms to engage citizen groups, capture and utilize their feedback as well as the capacities of the latter to make use of such platforms.

OUTCOME: Change in

Institutional Performance, Stability and Adaptability

OUTPUT: Product

Produced or Service

Provided

Levers of Change: Capacity Development Core Issues / Responses

Availability of Resources (human, financial and physical) and Competencies

Leadership

Leadership development

Knowledge

Education, training, and

learning

Accountability

Accountability and voice

mechanisms

National Institutions

National Development Goals

PerformanceEffectiveness

EfficiencyStabilityInstitutionalisation

Risk Mitigation

AdaptabilityInvestment for InnovationContinuous Improvement

IMPACT:Change in

People’s Well-Being

INPUT

Capacity Measurement Framework

Institutional Arrangements

Institutional reform

and incentive mechanisms

OUTCOME: Change in

Institutional Performance, Stability and Adaptability

OUTPUT: Product

Produced or Service

Provided*

Levers of Change: Capacity Development Core Issues / Responses

Availability of Resources (human, financial and physical) and Competencies

• Streamlined Processes

• Clear definitions of roles and responsibilities

• Merit-based appraisal mechanism

• Coordination mechanism

• …

Institutional Arrangements

• Clearly formulated vision

• Communication standards

• Management tools• Outreach

mechanism• …

Leadership

• Research supply and demand linkage mechanism

• Brain gain and retention strategies

• Knowledge sharing tools and mechanism

• …

Knowledge

• Audit systems and practice standards

• Participatory planning mechanism

• Stakeholder feedback mechanism

• …

Accountability

National Institutions

National Development Goals

Performance

Stability Adaptability

IMPACT:Change in

People’s Well-Being

INPUT

Capacity Measurement FrameworkCapacity Measurement Framework

* Note that each of the CD responses within the four core issues (outputs) may contribute to changes in institutional capacity (outcomes) in one or more areas simultaneously

Why Focus on INSTITUTIONS?