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Independent Evaluation Office
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THE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OFFICE OF
UNDPINDEPENDENCE, CREDIBILITY AND USE
IPDET, 30 JUNE 2014
Indran A. NaidooDirector
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Outline
Make evaluation count!
Dynamic triad of independence, credibility & utility
Experience from the IEO of UNDP
Independence
CredibilityUtility
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Evaluand
Country
Presence
UNDP in 177 countries
Budget
Annual Budget is more than 5 Billion dollars
FOCUS
AREAS
Poverty alleviation; democratic governance; energy & environment; and crisis prevention & recovery
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Influencing the evaluand at all levels
IEO evaluations have influenced the new Strategic Plan of UNDP – 2014-2016 – thus all of UNDP work
90% uptake of IEO recommendations Management reflects in its documents how it
has addressed recommendations & updates public website
All new programmes must be preceded by and include response to an evaluation
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Recent Evaluations from IEO
Visit IEO website @ www.undp.org/evaluation
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The critical “how question”
Professional evaluation, what does it mean in practice
Principles, approaches and ensuring that the end is in sight
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Importance of the ‘Evaluation Triad’
Utility
Credibility
Independence
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Independent Evaluation Office in UNDP
PROCEDURESPOLICY
IEO work is guided by the
Board approved Evaluation policyEvaluation Policy
periodically reviewed
Management
engagement from
inception to
conclusion
Structurally Independent
Reports directly to UNDP
Executive Boardwho
appoints/renews/dismisses Director
STRUCTURE
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Independence
Quality Assurance Policy review
Evaluation Advisory Panel
Peer Reviews
Reporting LineDirector reports
to Executive Board to prevent censorship and
enhance transparency
INTERNALLY @ IEO Staff protected from
occupational detriment Director takes full
accountability
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Credibility
Credibility
Methodology
Guidance
Institutional Linkage and
Capacity
Professional Forums & Networks
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Utility
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Uptake of recommendations•Management responses to evaluations and key actions publicly available in Evaluation Resource Centre in IEO website•UNDP strategies and policies are informed by evaluations (UNDP strategic plan 2014-2017)
Stakeholder engagement•Management engagement throughout the evaluation process•Stakeholder workshop organized for all evaluations to share its findings and recommendations. Government, civil societies and all other stakeholders participate at these workshops
Organizational accountability & learning•Implementation of evaluation recommendation and associated key actions reported to UNDP Executive Board in Annual Report on Evaluation•Assessment of Development Results(ADR) provides substantive in put for development of new UNDP Country Programmes•All new country offices are required to submit fully costed evaluation plan with their new country programme documents (CPDs)
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UN Evaluation Group (UNEG)
The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) is a unique interagency professional network in the UN system that aims to advance the effectiveness, efficiency, impact and sustainability of the UN system’s work by promoting and strengthening evaluation. UNEG brings together units responsible for evaluation in the UN system, including UN departments, specialized agencies, funds and programmes, and affiliated organizations. It currently has 45 such members and three observers. UNEG’s mission is to: promote the independence, credibility and usefulness of the evaluation function and evaluation across the UN system; advocate for the importance of evaluation for learning, decision-making and accountability; support the evaluation community in the UN system and beyond.
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Professionalization
Evaluation is emerging as a mature profession.For evaluation to be taken seriously it needs to distinguish itself as a profession which requires policies, strategies and practices that bring changes at the agency and the staff level.
UNEG advances the professionalization of evaluation within the UN system and promotes adherence to the norms and standards through the external review processes of evaluation functions, the development of relevant guidance materials, as well as the development of a professional competency framework for UN evaluators.
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UNEG Strategic Objectives 2014-2019
(UNEG Strategy 2014-2019 available at: www.unevaluation.org/uneg_strategy)
Strategic Objective
s1Evaluation
functions and products of UN
entities meet the UNEG Norms and
Standards for evaluation;
Strategic Objective
s2
UN entities and partners use evaluation in
support of accountability and
programme learning;
Strategic Objective
s3
Evaluation informs UN system-wide initiatives and
emerging demands;
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UNEG benefits from and
contributes to an enhanced global
evaluation profession.
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Engaging with governments
The National Evaluation Capacity development initiatives …
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National Evaluation Capacity
Independence
Credibility
Utility
- Rebeca Grynspan, Associate Administrator UNDP (2010-2014)
‘National evaluation capacities are increasingly critical to countries’ overall ability to capture and demonstrate
results to a variety of constituencies and to
promoting learning and enabling decision makers to
make informed decisions and plan strategically.’
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2015 – Year of Evaluation
Declared by EvalPartners and currently working on a UN resolution to have 2015 declared Year of Evaluation
Motto: Empowering nations and people through evaluation
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EvalYear
EvalYear, a catalyst to promote
demand and use of evaluation in policy-making
Evaluation policy process at country
level
Strengthening work with
parliamentarians and policy makers
(enabling environment)
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Concluding thoughts..
It is necessary to drive evaluations at many levels & ensure that all of the complexity and context is addressed.
Evaluation principles should not be lost in this pursuit Working across sectors and with partners helps build
support Evaluation should ultimately help to improve the
lives of people through ensuring development effectiveness.
Professional and well capacitated evaluation functions remain critical for this, and training such as IPDET is invaluable.
Thank you
United Nations Development Programme
Independent Evaluation Office220 East 42nd StreetNew York, NY 10017www.undp.org/evaluation