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The Federal Republic of Somalia received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Somalia Capacity Injection Project. The World Bank worked with the Federal Government of Somalia and the Government of Puntland State of Somalia to develop the Capacity Injection Project to support the flagship programme. A key component of the project sought to improve policies and procedures for civil service management including development of public sector pay and grading policy and implementation plan to include reclassification of civil service jobs and implementation of pay and grading reforms. This necessitated the provision of technical assistance to establish civil service jobs (establishment posts) across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) on the basis of clear organizational mandates, optimal structures and functional responsibilities.

The objective of the assignment was to carry out a combination of field work and diagnostic analysis of public sector pay and grading trends and living standard assessment in Somalia and propose solutions that would provide adequate incentive for improved performance of civil servants and also enable efficient and effective management of public government’s wage bill as aligned to national strategies and development aspirations to promote sustainable growth.

The pay and grading assignment focused on identification of strengths and weaknesses of existing compensation and incentive structures, systems and processes. The team also undertook analysis of information from the labor market and review of existing reports of government on pay and grading options, salary harmonization, recurrent cost and reform financing (RCRF) and other remuneration policies and packages administered by international development partners in Somalia. The proposed solutions took account of labor market realities in East Africa and other regions, and pay and grading practices and reform in fragile and conflict affected countries with similar development characteristics.

Key Deliverables

• Overview report on the current pay and grading system
• Report on analysis of macroeconomic situation relevant to pay reform and wage bill management in Puntland
• Report on analysis of labour markets
• Analytical report on pay policy options and possible funding sources
• Analytical report on grading options
• Consolidated report on public sector pay and benefits policy including medium- and long-term objectives, and short-to-medium-term implementation measures
• Consolidated report on grading system for Puntland civil service
• Report on salary and benefits structure
• Financial model for appraising size, shape and cost of the civil service
• Salary administration guidelines
• Workshop reports including reports on training and transfer of skills and knowledge to government counterparts, and technical discussions and validation of proposals
• Action plan and roadmap for implementation of new grade and pay structure
• Arrangements and guidelines to facilitate smooth transition from current pay and grading system to the proposed system.

The specific objective of the mission was twofold:

1. to support the authorities in the formulation of the country's strategy for the promotion of a ++

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2. to identify and formulate a support program for the fisheries sector, integrating the sustainable management of fishery resources, marine ecosyste, social inclusiveness and coordination with other sectoral actions aimed at a blue economy.

The overall objective of the project is the development and reinforcement of the communication and visibility of the 'Making a success of advanced status' programme.

Specific objectives:

• Implement the RSA communication and visibility strategy as a tool and vehicle for the regulatory convergence process towards the EU;
• Promote the benefits, challenges and opportunities of Morocco's regulatory convergence process by implementing the communication and visibility strategy for the benefit of the identified target groups;
• Engage the public sector, the private sector and the civil society related to the reforms by the RSA programme;
• Strengthen the process of consultation between the public sector, the private sector and civil society in sectors related to the RSA programme;
• Inform the RSA stakeholders about the instruments proposed by the program (TA, twinning, TAIEX, SIGMA projects) and the way to have access to these actions.

Overall objective

The Overall Objective is to establish a comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation mechanism: for the EUTF in response to the Syrian crises, the 'MADAD Fund'.

Purpose:

The purposes of this contract are:

l. Results-Oriented Monitoring: To monitor the implementation of and develop recommendations for ongoing MADAD-financed projects and provide evidence­ based know ledge on the results and outputs, through the use of SMART qualitative and quantitative indicators.

2. Data Collection: To assess effectiveness of the EUTF at thematic and geographic level, through regular data collection and systematization as well as sector/country analysis.

3. Impact-focussed Evaluation: To assess the sustainability, efficiency and effectiveness of Madad-funded programs and evaluate prospects of impact.

The objective of this project is to provide electoral and technical guidance to EEAS HQ (Global.3 and Africa.2) as well as the EU Delegation to Malawi, during the period leading to the new presidential election, ordered by the Constitutional Court of Malawi in its judgement of 3 February 2020.

This analysis will contribute to the work of the EEAS and the EU Delegation to Malawi, in preparation for the 2020 fresh presidential election. It will also help to ensure the ground for the effective follow up to the 2019 EU EOM recommendations, especially those that require a legislative change, in the post 2020 electoral period. Furthermore, activities could contribute to the EU Delegation in Malawi analysis and reporting on the presidential election (tbc depending on the date of the new election).

The objective of the desk review was provide guidance on electoral matters and technical support to EEAS and FPI in order to support them in assessing the electoral, political and legal framework in the light of international commitments and national legislation of the Union of Myanmar.

The purpose of this evaluation was to assess the relevance and effectiveness of different types of multilateral influencing activities implemented by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA), and to provide guidance on how to further strengthen them.

The evaluation used a theory-based approach which allowed for systematic analysis of multi-causal relationships between influencing activities, effects, and further changes in Multilaterals. Overall, 23 multilateral partner institutions of the MFA were covered, and eight of those were studied in more depth: the World Bank Group (WBG), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), and the International Trade Centre (ITC).

The evaluation’s specific objectives were as follows:

• to assess how Finland has managed to promote Agenda2030 and Finland’s Development Policy objectives in the multilateral partner organisations;
• to assess the influencing activities, means and ways used;
• to provide guidance in elaborating the new influencing plans (work in progress);
• to assess the human and financial resources available for influencing activities;
• to assess the usefulness and feasibility of having the influencing plans;
• to assess various influencing means and Finland’s best opportunities to influence (Headquarters of multilateral organisations, country offices, multi-bi projects etc.) taking into account available resources;
• to assess the Theories of Change of the influencing strategy plan (when available) and give guidance for the possible revision to better meet the objectives of Finnish Development Policy.

The final report is available here: https://um.fi/publications/-/asset_publisher/TVOLgBmLyZvu/content/evaluointiraportti-ulkoministeri-c3-b6-vaikuttaa-monenkeskisten-j-c3-a4rjest-c3-b6jen-toimintaan-1/384998

The overall objective of the project was to enhance the institutional and human resource capacity of the central and local public administrations in Moldova to elaborate and implement evidence-based policy and to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of high quality administrative services in line with the European Principles of Public Administration.

This was achieved by contributing to the horizontal Public Administration Reform process in Moldova in order to improve policy development process of the Government of the Republic of Moldova. Furthermore, the administrative capacity and the operational coordination of the three main institutions within the Centre of Government: State Chancellery as policy coordinator, Ministry of Finance as budgetary authority and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFAEI) as coordinator of the monitoring of the Association Agreement are strengthened.

The project delivered the following results:

• Result 1: Capacity of the Government of Moldova to approximate EU Acquis and to implement the Association Agreement is supported and planning of the Association Agenda by the MFAEI in alignment with the State Chancellery and the Ministry of Finance is strengthened
• Result 2: Evidence-based Policy Development is promoted and capacity to develop legislation is supported with a unified procedure for ex-ante economic and social impact assessments, including strategic planning based on macroeconomic projections and an assessment of available internal and external sources of financing
• Results 3: Policy coordination capacities, procedures and information mechanisms are upgraded through compatible or unified communication systems and rules (rules of procedures) and roles and responsibilities between the functions of Government are demarcated
• Result 4: Public consultation mechanisms in the context of the policy development are improved for increased transparency and accountability of the Government towards citizens

The project directly supported three main institutions (MFAEI, State Chancellery and Ministry of Finance) to perform the tasks related to policy development, which entails all stages of policy-making process, starting by the identification of needs, the policy drafting, costing, draft budgeting, and the endorsement of legal acts necessary for its effective implementation. Policies pursued could be funded by State Budget or could request outputs provided by Development Partners in the context of the external assistance provided to Moldova

The main objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union and the interested stakeholders with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the EUBAM MD/UA Phase 11 (extension) and EUBAM 12, paying particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its expected objectives, the reasons underpinning such results and lessons learned in view of future programming;
• key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and future Actions.

In particular, this evaluation served to understand the performance of the action, its enabling factors and those hampering a proper delivery of results to take into account during the planning of the future EU interventions and actions in the same sector.

The main users of this evaluation were the relevant EU services (Delegations of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine, EC/DG NEAR and EEAS) and other stakeholders, such as the International Organization for Migration (IOM), that were involved in the implementation of the Action to be evaluated as well the Customs Service of the Republic of Moldova, Border Police of the Republic of Moldova, State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, the Bureau of Reintegration Policies (Moldova) and State Border Guard Service of Ukraine.

The main objectives of thie Mid-term Evaluation of the EU's Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem services are to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders with:

• an overall independent assessment of the past performance of the EU’s Natural Capital Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystems (NCAVES) funded under the Partnership Instrument, paying particular attention to its emerging results measured against its expected objectives; and the reasons underpinning such results;
• key lessons learned, conclusions and related recommendations in order to improve current and possible future Actions in this sector.

'The evaluation will assess the Action using the five standard DAC evaluation criteria, namely: relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and early signs of impact. In addition, the evaluation will assess two EU specific evaluation criteria:

• the EU added value (the extent to which the Action brings additional benefits to what would have resulted from Member States' interventions only);
• the coherence of the Action itself, with the EU environmental policy and with other EU policies and Member State Actions, and other donors, namely the UN.

The evaluation team shall furthermore consider whether gender , environment and climate change were mainstreamed; the relevant SDGs and their interlinkages were identified; the principle of Leave No-One Behind and the rights-based approach methodology was followed in the identification/formulation documents and the extent to which they have been reflected in the implementation of the Action, its governance and monitoring.