Corporate-level evaluation on efficiency Presentation of the draft Approach Paper to the IFAD Evaluation Committee, 66th Session 3 March 2011 Office of Evaluation

Background Requested by IFAD’s Executive Board in December 2010 Efficiency of IFAD operations consistently rated as one of the weakest evaluation criteria IOE organized a learning workshop on efficiency in 2010, which underlined the importance of a thorough reflection on institutional efficiency ARRI 2010 included a dedicated chapter on efficiency

The various dimensions of efficiency IFAD Governing Bodies Operations efficiency IFAD’s institutional efficiency Efficiency of recipient Government’s institutions and processes Administrative efficiency Efficiency of IFAD-supported projects

Evaluation objectives Assess operations and administrative efficiency; Examine the efficiency of IFAD governing bodies; Evaluate the efficiency of recipient country government’s institutions and processes;

Evaluation objectives (2) Evaluate how the efficiency of IFAD as well as the recipient government's institutions and processes affects project efficiency, and develop efficiency indicators, approaches and requirements for better assessing project level and IFAD’s institutional efficiency; and Develop recommendations to improve all four dimensions of efficiency.

Evaluation approach Period of coverage since around 2000 Six building blocks: (i) evaluation of IFAD’s operations efficiency; (ii) evaluation administrative efficiency; (iii) efficiency of IFAD governing bodies; (iv) efficiency of recipient government’s institutions and processes; (v) evaluation of how IFAD builds, organizes and utilizes its human resources; and (vi) evaluation of IFAD’s approach to fostering high efficiency. Evaluation will rely on mixed methods: desk review of documents, bi-lateral interviews, focus group discussions, monkey survey and visits to selected countries.

Evaluation process and timeline April 2011 Inception phase May-June 2011 Desk review phase July-Sept. 2011 Interviews and focus groups in Rome Sept. 2011 Visits to comparable organisations Sept.-Oct. 2011 Country visits Nov. 2011-Feb. 2012 Final report preparation May-June 2012 Preparation Agreement at Completion Point June-July 2012 Finalisation Evaluation documents July 2012 Discussion in the Evaluation Committee Sept. 2012 Presentation to the Executive Board