Outcome SRB_O_1

Assuring an accountable organization through principled performance

The output cluster was achieved due to staff’s principled performance and accountability. The Office improved administration of resources through budget, financial, HR, IT and Risk management. The planned annual indicator targets were achieved. In the reporting period, the Office has been in regular contact with UNDSS and UN Women Global Security Specialist to ensure that office locations meet the security standards and that all staff passed mandatory security trainings. An Occupational Safety and Health Assessment was conducted and a Business Continuity and Crisis Management Exercise with all primary and alternate members of UN Women Crisis Management Team. Business Continuity Plan and Crisis Management Plan was updated. The personnel list and contact numbers in Everbridge are updated and testing conducted. Overall security and safety compliance was 100%, InfoSec training 100%. The completed the Leadership Dialogues on Navigating Outside Activities and Ethics Dialogue as part of 2024 Ethics Awareness Month. The Office conducted its activities in line with 2024Risk Register, as part of the 2022-2023 BWP and in accordance with the guidelines and training provided by HQ and UNDSS. Mid year review of the 2024 Risk Register was completed as well as the Fraud Risk Assessment. The staff prepared budget revisions where necessary. Due to limited functionality of Quantum, Project Officers were tracking expenses manually. The Office regularly prepared month end exercises as of August, which were submitted in a timely manner. The year-end checklist is in preparation. The end of the year core and non-core delivery and utilization will be known at the end of January 2025. Currently 14 January delivery is as follows non-core 86.44% utilization 93.37%, core delivery 100%. In the reporting period, UN Women produced high quality annual report and bi-annual monitoring reports as well as 2024-2025 Bi-Annual Plan which meet the result-based management principles. All DRF and OEEF indicators have baseline data and targets, and the reporting was conducted against these indicators and targets at activity, output, outcome, and impact level. The reporting was evidence-based and lessons learned were outlined. Operations Analyst and Technical Project Analyst/JP Project Officer as UNTF Programmatic focal points monitored the financial and programmatic implementation of the UNTF grantees from the 25 th funding cycle, Center for Support of Women and Osvit and 26ty funding cycle Bibija. Assessment was completed for the 27 Cycle grantee Labris and office was involved in the audit of CSW. Office was alo included in the Feminist Collaborative Evaluation on UN Women’s approach to social norms change.

Assuring an accountable organization through principled performance

The output cluster was achieved due to staff’s principled performance and accountability. The Office improved administration of resources through budget, financial, HR, IT and Risk management. The planned annual indicator targets were achieved. In the reporting period, the Office has been in regular contact with UNDSS and UN Women Global Security Specialist to ensure that office locations meet the security standards and that all staff passed mandatory security trainings. An Occupational Safety and Health Assessment was conducted and a Business Continuity and Crisis Management Exercise with all primary and alternate members of UN Women Crisis Management Team. The office reviewed security arrangements and underwent an Occupational Health and Safety. The Office is implementing recommendations. Business Continuity Plan and Crisis Management Plan was updated. The personnel list and contact numbers in Everbridge are updated. Overall security and safety compliance was 100%, InfoSec training 100%. All staff completed mandatory trainings, including the newly introduced mandatory Information Security Awareness Training and complied with security policies. The completed the Leadership Dialogue on Personal Use of Social Media. The Office conducted its activities in line with 2023 Risk Register, as part of the 2022-2023 BWP and in accordance with the guidelines and training provided by HQ and UNDSS. Review of the 2024 Risk Register was completed. The Fraud Risk Assessment was approved by HQ. The staff prepared budget revisions where necessary. Due to limited functionality of Quantum, Project Officers were tracking expenses manually. The Office regularly prepared month end exercises as of August, which were submitted in a timely manner. The year-end checklist is in preparation. The end of the year core and non-core delivery and utilization will be known at the end of January 2024. Currently 12 January delivery is as follows non-core 85% utilization 92%, core delivery 100%. In the reporting period, UN Women produced high quality annual report and bi-annual monitoring reports as well as 2024-2025 Bi-Annual Plan which meet the result-based management principles. All DRF and OEEF indicators have baseline data and targets, and the reporting was conducted against these indicators and targets at activity, output, outcome, and impact level. The reporting was evidence-based and lessons learned were outlined. All donor reports were of high quality and submitted on time. Following the ECARO Quality Assessment of the region Tier 1 and Tier 2 narrative reports towards donors, the Office progressed from Tier 2 to Tier 1. As a result, the Office will in future submit narrative reports directly to donors without the usual quality assurance from ECARO, under the direct accountability of the Country Rep/HoO. Operations Analyst and Technical Project Analyst/JP Project Officer as UNTF Programmatic focal points monitored the financial and programmatic implementation of the UNTF grantees from the 25 th funding cycle, Center for Support of Women and Osvit. The UNTF Global Programme Advisory Committee approved the project proposal following a successful capacity assessment by UN Women Serbia Office. The contract started as of 22 September 2023 and will end on 30 September 2026.

Assuring an accountable organization through principled performance

The output cluster was achieved through improved administration of resources through budget, financial, HR, IT and Risk management. UN Women Serbia office followed up on the remaining recommendations given by the limited audit. Recruitment of Operations Analyst and Administrative Assistant were completed in August 2022.In the reporting period, the Office was in regular contact with UNDSS and UN Women Regional Security Specialist to ensure that office locations meet the security standards and that all staff passed mandatory security trainings. The staff was informed to take the mandatory information security trainings and complied to security policies. Overall security and safety compliance was 98.4%, Info sec 80% InfoSec training 100%. UN Women maintained both permanent offices at UN House and alternate offices-working remotely. In line with UNCT Guidance and protocols for return to Office, the staff returned to office in 50% of normal capacity of each office on rotational basis, depending on the availability of office space. The Office conducted its activities in line with 2022 Risk Register, and 2022 InfoSec Compliance Plan as part of the 2022-2023 BWP and in accordance with the guidelines and training provided by HQ and UNDSS. Mid-term review of the Risk Register was completed, and 2023 Risk Register created. At the end of the year, core delivery was 100% utilization 100%, non-core delivery was 92.07%%. utilization is 95.21%. Detailed monthly delivery projections were made for all projects and budget revisions where necessary. The month-end check lists for each month were prepared and submitted in a timely manner. The Office prepared internal delivery exercises with appropriate mitigation plan per each project. The year-end checklist is in preparation. The Office submitted donors reports on time. The supporting evidence is enclosed.