REPORT OF THE TASK FORCE ON IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF FELLOWSHIPS IN THE

UN SYSTEM AND AGENCIES

Dr Alexandre Goubarev, WHO/Impact Assessment Taskforce Chair

 

Impact Assessment of United Nations System Fellowship Programmes

TASK FORCE TIMELINE

Activity Time Who is responsible

1) Draft Terms of Reference (TOR)

June 2007 WHO and UN/DESA

2) Circulate for comments to Task Force (TF) members

End of June 2007 WHO and UN/DESA

3) Agreed TOR by TF members

September 2007 Task Force and

UN/DESA

Terms of Reference of the Task Force on Impact Assessment of

Fellowships

Specific Objectives: 1. To undertake a literature search, document analysis and a

critical review of fellowships assessment and evaluation methods and processes and in consultations with all the key stakeholders involved, to define the scope and dimensions of assessing a fellowship’s relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and impact.

2. To identify and pre-test scientifically sound tools/methodologies, including core indicators and/or benchmarks to assess the successful impact and outcomes of a fellowship programme.

3. To consolidate the defined scope, core indicators/benchmarks and methodologies/tools to assess/evaluate a fellowship programme’s impact into a draft framework for discussions at the 17th Meeting of the SFOs.

TASK FORCE TIMELINE

Activity Time Who is responsible

1) Draft Terms of Reference (TOR)

June 2007 WHO and UN/DESA

2) Circulate for comments to Task Force (TF) members

End of June 2007 WHO and UN/DESA

3) Agreed TOR by TF members

September 2007 Task Force and UN/DESA

4) Hire qualified consultants (STC) to undertake defined tasks in TOR

March - April 2008 Task Force and UN/DESA

Revised Terms of Reference of the Task Force on Impact Assessment of

Fellowships

Specific Objectives: 1. To undertake a literature search, document analysis and a critical

review of methods and processes of training impact evaluation, with a view to determine the relevance of these approaches to the assessment of the impact of UN Fellowships programmes.

2. With reference to the review of the literature and in consultation with the Task Force , to draft a generic evaluation framework that defines the scope , dimensions and core indicators for evaluating the impact of UN Fellowships programmes.

3. To identify necessary conditions and supportive measures to enable implementation of the impact evaluation framework in the context of the UN Fellowships programmes and to present the findings of this review for discussion and review at the 17th Meeting of SFO.

TASK FORCE TIMELINE

Activity Time Who is responsible

5) Revised Draft Terms of Reference (TOR)

April 2008 WHO , Consultants and UN/DESA

6) Consultants commence review as specified in TOR

Beginning of May 2008

WHO , Consultants

7) Consultants submit progress report

Mid June 2008 WHO, Consultants

TASK FORCE TIMELINE

Activity Time Who is responsible

8) Consultants submit report for consultation with Task Force

End of July 2008 WHO, Consultants, Task Force and UN/DESA

9) Consultation with Task Force completed

Mid September 2008

WHO, Consultants, Task Force and UN/DESA

10) Discussion of findings and formulation of recommendations

November 2008During 17th SFO

Meeting All SFOs