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Support to the preparatory activities of the ILO to launch the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2813

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2813

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Tripartism & constituent partnerships

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

ILO (EMPLAB, PARDEV, YOUTH), DJY partners, most notably UN partners.

challenges:

The absence of strong coordination and collaboration mechanisms is limiting the potential of the Initiative to increase coherence at the UN level (and beyond) around youth employment issues globally. It might also be affecting its potential to launch more transformative country and regional-level actions.

success:

At this stage, the different actions that have been undertaken under the Initiative have been driven by highly motivated individuals that have been able to push their organizations, to a certain extent, to take concrete actions to address youth employability issues.

context:

The evaluators noted that at least three necessary preconditions were missing in order to ensure the success of the Initiative. First, the incentive system that is in place to foster collaboration among partners has not reached its full potential. While the commitment platform is a relevant first step, it was not sufficient to ensure institutional partners commit a sufficient amount of resources (personal time and/or financial resources) to ensure the success of the Initiative. At this stage, the individual motivation of focal points across the partner organizations consulted has been the main driving force behind the success of the Initiative. Second, while the commitment platform gives a broad overview of who is responsible for what, the accountability structure within the initiative remains rather fragile. Each focal point is first and foremost accountable to its own organization rather to the Initiative and, in the absence of a clear and systematic reporting system, little data is available to hold partners accountable to their commitments and to the progress realized related to the Initiative’s thematic priorities and plans. Last but not least, the DJY Strategy has not established a clear pathway to change that would let partners know how each of the thematic plans are interlinked and co-contribute to a specific and measurable impact. While some thematic plans provide a theory of change, the Initiative falls short in giving a clear roadmap to operationalize the DJY strategy. A clear roadmap and pathway to change can help partners understand how their specific interventions are logically linked to a broader objective, thus reinforcing the perceived relevance of the value added of interagency coordination.

description:

Operating under a UN system-wide mandate is not a sufficient condition to effectively increase coherence around a specific impact area. Additional mechanisms must be put in place to ensure long term ownership of the Initiative by all its partners and to aspire to achieve transformative changes at global level.

administrative_issues:

none

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/234339

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Support to the preparatory activities of the ILO to launch the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth - Final evaluation