to remote programming. Depending on the security situation, such teams can be contracted through LTAs, CICs or ICCs. Third party monitoring can Provides If used alone it is Third party provide UNICEF with an UNICEF with an neither effective nor efficient monitoring independent and honest independent and High cost implications account of progress on critical assessment of for utilizing third party programme activities, as the the quality of monitoring due to reliance on contractors are detached implemented scare and expensive from the project programme activities consultants implementation. Is a critical Monitoring typically data source, which takes place after the activities UNICEF, WFP and UNHCR also can be used to have taken place, leaving little have been using third party assess beneficiary or no management influence to monitoring in a number of needs in the correct malpractices contexts, including operational areas (if Due to the difficulty Afghanistan, Iraq, and combined with other related to contractual oversight Somalia. types of data source) by UNICEF, there is a moral hazard risk involved in third party monitoring UNICEF can through SSFAs Provides Local population can Beneficiary/ or CICs contract a number of UNICEF with a be co-opted by parties to the local local community group or evidence base of conflict and hence not provide community beneficiaries to monitor, in beneficiary objective monitoring group real time, or once the activity perspectives in By involving monitoring/ has taken place, programme relation to beneficiaries/local community local activities. programme activities groups in monitoring, government Provides UNICEF can expose them to officials UNICEF with local unwanted risks, e.g. seen as knowledge of the closely affiliated with situation on the UNICEF ground Requires that UNICEF Generates dedicates time and resources to local ownership and national capacity development accountability of the Lack of formal programme activities technical monitoring expertise In areas where access is UNICEF is The setup requires that Triangulated impossible for its national able to utilise key proper oversight mechanisms monitoring and international staff alike, strengths of are in place within UNICEF to UNICEF and International monitoring guide such a complex and National NGOs have instruments to verify monitoring instrument used a combination of programme activities Requires contracting vendors, local government Provides of multiple parties, which can officials, and community information on have significant cost members for programme programme implication on the programme quality and accountability implementation from budget assurance, wherein all parties different levels of the Exposes UNICEF to a have to sign off on each operational wider range of programme project activity. environment management risks
to remote programming. Depending on the security situation, such teams can be contracted through LTAs, CICs or ICCs. Third party monitoring Third party monitoring can provide UNICEF with an independent and honest account of progress on programme activities, as the contractors are detached from the project implementation. UNICEF, WFP and UNHCR have been using third party monitoring in a number of contexts, including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Somalia. Provides UNICEF with an independent and critical assessment of the quality of implemented programme activities Is a critical data source, which also can be used to assess beneficiary needs in the operational areas (if combined with other types of data source) If used alone it is neither effective nor efficient High cost implications for utilizing third party monitoring due to reliance on scare and expensive consultants Monitoring typically takes place after the activities have taken place, leaving little or no management influence to correct malpractices Due to the difficulty related to contractual oversight by UNICEF, there is a moral hazard risk involved in third party monitoring Beneficiary/ local community group monitoring/ local government officials UNICEF can through SSFAs or CICs contract a number of local community group or beneficiaries to monitor, in real time, or once the activity has taken place, programme activities. Provides UNICEF with a evidence base of beneficiary perspectives in relation to programme activities Provides UNICEF with local knowledge of the situation on the ground Generates local ownership and accountability of the programme activities Local population can be co-opted by parties to the conflict and hence not provide objective monitoring By involving beneficiaries/local community groups in monitoring, UNICEF can expose them to unwanted risks, e.g. seen as closely affiliated with UNICEF Requires that UNICEF dedicates time and resources to national capacity development Lack of formal technical monitoring expertise Triangulated monitoring In areas where access is impossible for its national and international staff alike, UNICEF and International and National NGOs have used a combination of vendors, local government officials, and community members for programme quality and accountability assurance, wherein all parties have to sign off on each project activity. UNICEF is able to utilise key strengths of monitoring instruments to verify programme activities Provides information on programme implementation from different levels of the operational environment The setup requires that proper oversight mechanisms are in place within UNICEF to guide such a complex monitoring instrument Requires contracting of multiple parties, which can have significant cost implication on the programme budget Exposes UNICEF to a wider range of programme management risks
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