outcome XM-DAC-41146-COL_O_5

UN-Women efficiently and effectively discharges of all business processes that advance integrated delivery of its normative, operational and coordination mandate at HQ, Regional and Country level, including through shared services

Corporate RBM, related systems, donor and UNSDCF reporting up to date. Currently, the CO is contributing to the formulation of the new UNSDCF and has co-led the final evaluation of the UNSDCF 2020-2023. Technical Secretariat for competitive funding for civil society strengthened and consolidated (in 2023, leadership/facilitation of over 60 projects). Finalized the evaluations of Prodefensoras and the Sweden support to the SN. More in details: COL_O_5: The Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) function of the CO was enhanced by starting the consolidation of the institutional gender statistics strategy (beyond the Women Count Programme) within the PME team, together with the consolidation of the other PME functions and the strengthening of the Technical Secretariat of competitive funding mechanisms for civil society. In addition, strong efforts were dedicated to information mgmt and systems (broader portfolio and team). Biannual work plan implemented and updated as per corporate guidance and timeline. Corporate systems up to date (dams reporting, risks, rms, etc.), as well as M&E and reporting. . Contributed to the UNSDCF related M&E and reporting, including gender theme group presentations in UNSDCF steering committee. Finalized CCA development. Also, As a part of the strong commitment to interagency efforts towards the new UNSDCF, UN Women has finalized the co-leadership of the final external evaluation of the current UNSDCF , which will be a key input to the new UNSDCF. On decentralized evaluation, in 2023: In 2023 the CO finalized the external evaluation of the of the Sweden’s support to the SN ( GATE link) and external evaluation of the first phase of the programme Prodefensoras (GATE link). The first and common lesson is related to the importance of this exercises to boost and inform future programming . In both cases evaluations’ results were presented and discussed with donors and contributed to successful negotiations of the programmes’ next phases. In addition, both the new non-earmarked agreement with Sweden 2024-2027 and Prodefensoras phase 2 incorporate specific recommendations made by evaluators. Specific lessons from each evaluation: UN Women has continued promoting KM activities as a part of the corporate and in-house knowledge management strategies; the production of knowledge was strengthened. To conclude, the CO has continued consolidating the Technical Secretariat of competitive funding mechanisms for civil society as a structure, led by PME team, to operate resources of large calls for proposals and guarantee projects cycle mgmt., while strengthening CSOs organizational capacities (including via organizational capacities index and capacity building initiative). In particular: Thanks to competitive funding mechanism for civil society (Prodefensoras funded by Norway, WPHF, PBF GYPI and Koica) led by the internal Technical Secretariat together with the programme team , 12,478 women and girls (39% afrocolombians and indigenous) and 115 CSOs (youth, ethnic, rural, 1 LGBTQI+, women with disabilities) have stronger advocacy, political and economic capacities. Capacity building initiative led by the Technical Secretariat of competitive funding mechanisms for CSOs. Capacity strengthening includes areas such as financial management, M&E, PSEA, anti-fraud and other relevant programmatic priorities. Results achieved include: Development of CSOs Manuals of Administrative/Financial Processes. Planning, M&E tools developed, and support for project formulation and resource mobilization to ensure CSOs sustainability. Programmatic support (gender budgeting, humanitarian, etc.) Development of communication plans and advocacy tools. Improvement of community based CSOs infrastructures and organizational skills. Internal PSEA policies developed by CSOs in compliance with UN Women’s Zero Tolerance Policy. Note that it is mandatory for all CSOs signing agreements with UN Women. Collection of Organizational Capacity Index (ICO for its acronym in Spanish). As a starting point, for each organization an ICO is collected, as a basis for the implementation of an organizational strengthening plan. Once the plan is implemented, an endline ICO is collected to measure the progress.