DFAT will also foster dialogue and collaboration in Myanmar between partners working on cash-based programming and partners working on protection. DFAT agrees that the provision (See Action Plan for Recommendations 5 and 6) To be Recommendation 7: Agree of technical support is an considered Australia should DFAT will continue to investigate opportunities for targeted civilian important tool for ensuring within explore options for deployments within the new Australia Assists mechanism that will complex priorities are Australia technical support in protect, build resilience and support the most vulnerable, and understood by partners and able Assists, the relation to policy support regional partners to find durable solutions to protracted to be implemented. This could new civilian priorities, potentially crises. include volunteers or paid deployment through the use of DFAT will consider options for targeted technical assistance to humanitarian specialists. mechanism, in Australian civilian partners in-country, including training workshops, distribution of early 2018 deployments guidance material or access to Australian volunteers. DFAT will also require partners to provide progress updates against policy priorities to assist in identifying areas for further support or guidance, as well as opportunities for sharing of learning and good practice. Recommendations for national and local leadership in Australia’s humanitarian investments in Myanmar Consistent with DFAT’s New DFAT requires and will continue to require our partners to undertake Recommendation 8: Agree Humanitarian Strategy (2016), monitoring in-depth monitoring and evaluation of activities and provide Australia should DFAT strives to be accountable and evaluation meaningful performance information to all stakeholders. DFAT will continue work with and continually learn from our framework communicate this expectation strongly with all partners. implementing partners actions to improve the quality of currently DFAT will seek to incorporate clear and sufficiently strong reporting in country to improve our work. High quality partner under requirements on program partners in contracting arrangements. quality and consistency reporting is an essential development Where issues in reporting are identified, DFAT will seek to address of reporting as part of component of this. these at both the country and global level. best practice DFAT will also seek opportunities to share learning across partners in monitoring, evaluation Myanmar, such as joint workshops or meetings. and learning DFAT is establishing a joint monitoring and evaluation framework with New Zealand (Joint MEF) for rapid onset disasters, which is intended to provide guidance on reporting processes for partners undertaking response activities in the Pacific. It is expected to
DFAT will also foster dialogue and collaboration in Myanmar between partners working on cash-based programming and partners working on protection. Recommendation 7: Australia should explore options for technical support in relation to policy priorities, potentially through the use of Australian civilian deployments Agree DFAT agrees that the provision of technical support is an important tool for ensuring complex priorities are understood by partners and able to be implemented. This could include volunteers or paid humanitarian specialists. (See Action Plan for Recommendations 5 and 6) DFAT will continue to investigate opportunities for targeted civilian deployments within the new Australia Assists mechanism that will protect, build resilience and support the most vulnerable, and support regional partners to find durable solutions to protracted crises. DFAT will consider options for targeted technical assistance to partners in-country, including training workshops, distribution of guidance material or access to Australian volunteers. DFAT will also require partners to provide progress updates against policy priorities to assist in identifying areas for further support or guidance, as well as opportunities for sharing of learning and good practice. To be considered within Australia Assists, the new civilian deployment mechanism, in early 2018 Recommendations for national and local leadership in Australia’s humanitarian investments in Myanmar Recommendation 8: Australia should continue work with implementing partners in country to improve quality and consistency of reporting as part of best practice monitoring, evaluation and learning Agree Consistent with DFAT’s Humanitarian Strategy (2016), DFAT strives to be accountable and continually learn from our actions to improve the quality of our work. High quality partner reporting is an essential component of this. DFAT requires and will continue to require our partners to undertake in-depth monitoring and evaluation of activities and provide meaningful performance information to all stakeholders. DFAT will communicate this expectation strongly with all partners. DFAT will seek to incorporate clear and sufficiently strong reporting requirements on program partners in contracting arrangements. Where issues in reporting are identified, DFAT will seek to address these at both the country and global level. DFAT will also seek opportunities to share learning across partners in Myanmar, such as joint workshops or meetings. DFAT is establishing a joint monitoring and evaluation framework with New Zealand (Joint MEF) for rapid onset disasters, which is intended to provide guidance on reporting processes for partners undertaking response activities in the Pacific. It is expected to New monitoring and evaluation framework currently under development