outcome XM-DAC-41146-MAR_O_3

UN-Women strategically plans for and transforms its business model to deliver impact at scale, through agile and ethical leadership rooted in a continuous improvement culture

In 2024, UN Women Morocco made notable progress in transforming its business model and ensuring impact at scale, driven by agile and ethical leadership and a culture of continuous improvement. Presence Governance Framework: UN Women Presence Exceeding Minimum Criteria: The office meets the requirements for presence characteristics, functional setup, and staffing numbers. The current country presence type is Small Tiers 3, despite the office working across multiple thematic areas and cross-cutting issues. The total number of personnel is 20, and more than 2 million USD (excluding CORE funding) was delivered in 2024, representing 81% of the non-CORE delivery rate. Regional and HQ Divisions Meeting Corporate Requirements: Meeting Corporate Minimum Requirements for Country Office Growth: No change. Cross-Regional Knowledge Exchange Initiatives: Promoting Innovative Practices: Significant progress was achieved in hosting cross-regional knowledge exchange initiatives, fostering collaboration and sharing promising practices. UN Women Offices in Common Premises: Offices in UN Common Premises: Target reached. DPC/Cost Recovery Targets: Achievement of DPC/Cost Recovery Targets: No change. In summary, UN Women Morocco continues to advance its business model transformation, focusing on leadership, cross-regional collaboration, and adherence to corporate requirements to enhance its ability to deliver impactful gender equality programs at scale.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-MAR_O_4

With its unique and inclusive culture, UN-Women is an employer of choice with a diverse and highly performing cadre of personnel that embodies UN values.

In 2024, UN Women Morocco continued to build a unique, inclusive culture, reinforcing its status as an employer of choice with a diverse and high-performing team that reflects UN values. UNDIS Accountability Framework Indicators: Meeting or Exceeding Standards: Target reached. Performance Management and Development Reviews: Timely Completion of Reviews: Target reached. Mandatory Training Completion: Completion of Mandatory Trainings: Target reached. Standards of Conduct: Compliance with Certification on Prohibited Conduct: Significant progress was made in ensuring compliance with the annual certification on prohibited conduct, including harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and abuse of authority. Inter-Regional Knowledge Exchange: Benefits from Knowledge Exchange: No change. The Head of Office's commitment to personnel well-being and work-life balance remained central in 2024. This commitment strengthened the office's collaborative and dynamic workforce, driving programmatic and operational success. Weekly office meetings were held to prioritize discussions, provide recommendations, and ensure follow-ups on key operational and programmatic issues. Overall, UN Women Morocco has made remarkable strides in fostering an engaged workforce that embodies the organization's values, while maintaining a high standard of performance and commitment to personnel well-being.

outcome XM-DAC-41146-MAR_O_5

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

In 2024, UN Women Morocco continued to strengthen its integrated delivery across the strategic mandate, focusing on shared services. The office made significant progress in using signature interventions for programming, ensuring high-quality implementation. The country office engaged with multiple UN entities, providing gender parity advice and technical assistance. Additionally, Morocco CO’s participation in south-south cooperation activities reached its target, supporting key partnerships for shared learning and development. The delivery rate for ongoing projects was maintained, with all projects either on track or achieving outputs as planned. Procurement processes were completed in line with established timeframes, reflecting the office's efficiency in resource management. The percentage of projects with outputs reported as achieved or on track also met its target. To maintain efficient administration and shared services (program, project, finance, procurement, human resources, ICT, administration, and travel), the office actively contributed to the implementation of the Business Operations Strategy (BOS). This effort aimed to streamline operational processes, reduce duplication of work across UN agencies through joint Long-Term Agreements (LTAs), and enhance partner capacity assessments as part of the Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfers (HACT). These initiatives have led to further improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of UN Women Morocco’s operational functions.