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Governance of Labour Migration in South Asia (GOALS) - Midterm joint evaluation

eval_number:

3476

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3476

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Future ONE UN programme designers

challenges:

The lack of the inception period is a significant contributing factor to the delays in the programme. The initial stages of the programme were used to recruit staff, agree working agreements, design the workplan, refine the results framework, and agree the theory of change. The programme is implemented under an ambitious timescale though, and the delays to actually programming while the above were arranged, mean it will be very challenging to implement the programme on time. The structure of this particular ONE UN programme exacerbates this concern. The approach of having two conveners required new templates to be designed and the sharing of budget lines has complicated the approval of activities.

success:

The effort the programme has put into piloting the approaches to the ONE UN programme with more than one convener, along with the lessons learned from working together, can be capitalised within the UN system to benefit future programmes.

context:

In this type of programme, it was particularly challenging. The complexities of agreeing the working arrangements, reporting, and budget line splits were all required post-contract signing. The PRODOC did not specify exactly how this arrangement would work. Additionally, the theory of change, workplan, MEL plan, and refinement of the results framework, also needed to be completed. Significant effort was also put into designing the administrative arrangements and programmatic decision-making process for the three agencies. This included designing templates for operating a programme with two conveners instead of one as the UNDP templates had been designed for.

description:

An inception period is particularly necessary in a complex ONE UN programme where the modes of operation and individual issues are not decided during the design phase.

administrative_issues:

An inception period should make the delivery of the rest of the programme more efficient, because it will support effective programme planning. However, inception periods may reduce the timescale of the programme, depending on a donor’s funding cycle. The outcomes of the programme should reflect this.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/254435

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location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Governance of Labour Migration in South Asia (GOALS) - Midterm joint evaluation