INDEPENDENT OFFICE OF EVALUATION (IOE) OF IFADIFAD9 MEETING, 24 OCTOBER 2011

Corporate level Evaluation on

IFAD’s Efficiency

Background

The Board decided for IOE to undertake an evaluation of “IFAD’s Institutional Efficiency and Efficiency of IFAD-funded Operations”

The Evaluation Committee discussed the evaluation approach paper (www.ifad.org/gbdocs/eb/ec/e/66/e/index.htm)

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Objectives

1. Assess IFAD’s institutional efficiency, covering operations, support and oversight functions, and Governing Bodies

2. Review the Fund’s other corporate processes including organizational structure, management and corporate decision-making, budget process, and human resources management

3. Evaluate efficiency of IFAD operations (focusing on “why” factor and methods)

4. Assess the efficiency of recipient government institutions and processes

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Objectives (cont.d)

5. Develop efficiency indicators and approaches for better assessing IFAD’s institutional efficiency and efficiency of operations

6. Generate recommendations to enhance IFAD’s overall efficiency

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Main Phases

Preparation of Inception Report (completed)

Desk reviews (interviews, focus groups and surveys) and Preparation of Interim Report

Selected country visits, identify good practices from comparator organizations, and preparation of final report

Discussion in the Executive Board (Sept 2012)

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Evaluation Team

Overall responsibility: Director, IOE

Evaluation Manager: Deputy Director, IOE

Evaluation Consultants Team: Emerging Markets Forum

Two Senior Independent Advisers: Messrs Richard Manning and Robert Picciotto

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