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Technical Cooperation Project for the State of Qatar – Phase 2 - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3529

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3529

location:

country:

Qatar

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Technical Cooperation Project for the State of Qatar – Phase 2 - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2024-03-24 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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action_plan:

The ILO acknowledges this recommendation and the shortcomings in the design and M&E system of phase 2. It is to be noted that the design of TCP Phase 3 went through a comprehensive drafting and appraisal process, with inputs collected from a large number of departments and branches. PARDEV provided a consultant to fine-tune some of the elements of the project document, particularly the Theory of Change and the logframe. Nevertheless, further work on the M&E framework will be carried out in the course of 2024 - including the conduct of the evaluability assessment during the first quarter of year 1 of the phase 3, as well as the identification of an M&E consultant who will be periodically engaged throughout the course of Phase 3. Initial analysis has already been carried out on how TCP Phase 3 links to the NDS3. Regarding the recommendation on leveraging ILO global technical expertise in the areas of gender equality, wage protection, domestic work, fair recruitment, social protection, statistics, etc. - the TCP has relied heavily on expertise from ROAS and HQ and will continue to do so.

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

title:

The ILO Project Office in Doha should more systematically leverage the ILO’s global technical expertise in the design and implementation of the project including on the development of solid M&E systems. The project team should seek perspectives of the ILO staff in ROAS and at HQ while designing the next phase of the TCP in order to identify and plan for a comprehensive range of technical entry points that will contribute to the achievements of the project. During these consultations and planning, the ILO teams should consider for example strengthening the support provided to the MOL and to national partners on areas such as gender equality, wage protection, domestic workers, fair recruitment, social protection, recruitment of skilled workers, statistics. The ILO should leverage these consultations to carry out a systemic analysis of the labour sector and actors in the country to inform the development of a theory of change that helps characterizing the contribution of the TCP to national goals, evidence synergies between interventions and partners, and specify expected impact per group of target beneficiaries. The TOC should therefore be anchored in and link to relevant strategic framework such as the National Vision 2030, the third National Development Strategy, and the SDGs. It should help to clarify how parallel activities and synergies contribute to the achievement of the reforms. The underlying analysis and representation in the TOC should also elicit which technical areas of the ILO at HQ and regional level will contribute to the expected outcomes. The TOC should inform the project document, which should follow the ILO’s standard appraisal procedures. The ILO Office in Doha should build on the TOC to design a logframe supported by SMART indicators, clear baselines, and targets. The M&E system should encompass data collection and verification plans to enable sound measurement of progress. A comprehensive risk assessment and matrix should also be developed including mitigation measures. The TCP should invest in the regular monitoring of the logframe. The project should consider re-installing the position of an M&E specialist or having an M&E consultant periodically engaged to monitor achievements and gaps, inform project management and governance, support project staff and partners and stakeholders in assessing the impact of the project.

project_symbols:

QAT/21/01/QAT

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/1094786

information_source:

Regional Office

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