Recommendation 17 DFAT strongly supports accountability and risk At design Agree Regular routine monitoring of management and will work with the managing investments by the MC is a minimum contractor to develop an appropriate monitoring standard for accountability and risk schedule within a future Monitoring, Evaluation and and performance management. Learning Framework. Adequate human and financial resources for (at least) biannual monitoring by the MC and/or a technical team should be allocated within the future program. Recommendation 18 DFAT will work with the managing contractor to develop At design Agree Future resourcing for an appropriate Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Monitoring should Framework. The allocation of funding for technical Evaluation and Learning (MEL) consider the need for increased resources will be considered in accordance with technical resources to support partner principles of proportionality and value for money. M&E capabilities, whole of program and cross activity learning and data collection and analysis. Recommendation 19 Reporting arrangements should be strengthened through: a. considering the proportionality of Agree DFAT will work with the managing contractor to develop At design reporting requirements across the a program reporting schedule that is appropriate for the range of PSP and S4D grant types and level of grant complexity, value and risk. b. making resourcing available for the Agree DFAT will explore options for end-to-end information Immediate development of an management to simplify reporting and data analysis. Integrated to Management Information System streamline reporting and data analysis.
Recommendation 17 Regular routine monitoring of investments by the MC is a minimum standard for accountability and risk and performance management. Adequate human and financial resources for (at least) biannual monitoring by the MC and/or a technical team should be allocated within the future program. Agree DFAT strongly supports accountability and risk management and will work with the managing contractor to develop an appropriate monitoring schedule within a future Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework. At design Recommendation 18 Future resourcing for Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) should consider the need for increased technical resources to support partner M&E capabilities, whole of program and cross activity learning and data collection and analysis. Agree DFAT will work with the managing contractor to develop an appropriate Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework. The allocation of funding for technical resources will be considered in accordance with principles of proportionality and value for money. At design Recommendation 19 Reporting arrangements should be strengthened through: a. considering the proportionality of reporting requirements across the range of PSP and S4D grant types and Agree DFAT will work with the managing contractor to develop a program reporting schedule that is appropriate for the level of grant complexity, value and risk. At design b. making resourcing available for the development of an Integrated Management Information System to streamline reporting and data analysis. Agree DFAT will explore options for end-to-end information management to simplify reporting and data analysis. Immediate
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