[{"bbox": [86, 122, 639, 154], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [86, 189, 429, 219], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [96, 234, 1088, 473], "category": "Text", "text": "The day-to-day technical and financial monitoring of the implementation of this action will be a continuous process, and part of the entrusted entity's and its implementing partners responsibilities. To this aim, the entrusted entity shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (preferably, by semester, but not less than annual) and a final report. Every report shall provide an accurate account of implementation of the action, difficulties encountered, changes introduced, as well as the degree of achievement of its results (outputs and direct outcomes) as measured by corresponding indicators, using as reference the logframe matrix. The report shall be laid out in such a way as to allow monitoring of the means envisaged and employed and of the budget details for the action. The final report, narrative and financial, will cover the entire period of the action."}, {"bbox": [96, 499, 1088, 553], "category": "Text", "text": "Specific monitoring arrangements will be defined at the beginning of the action in the strategic and technical committees. Monitoring reports will be discussed and approved in the technical committees."}, {"bbox": [96, 579, 1088, 739], "category": "Text", "text": "Gender-sensitive evaluation and monitoring, assessment of gender equality results and implementation of rights-based approach working method principles (participation, non-discrimination, accountability and transparency) in terms of implementation of the project and project outcomes will be promoted. Monitoring and evaluation will be based on indicators that are disaggregated (minimum sex and age), and even further, when possible (disability, race, ethnicity, migratory status, location urban/rural). Key stakeholders will participate in the monitoring process whenever possible."}, {"bbox": [96, 770, 1088, 850], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission may undertake additional project monitoring visits both through its own staff and through independent consultants recruited directly by the Commission for independent monitoring reviews (or recruited by the responsible agent contracted by the Commission for implementing such reviews)."}, {"bbox": [96, 856, 742, 884], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [86, 925, 264, 951], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [96, 970, 1088, 1050], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a final evaluation will be carried out for this action or its components via the entrusted entity or via independent consultants. The complete logframe including baseline and targets indicators will be used to guide the evaluation."}, {"bbox": [96, 1076, 1088, 1182], "category": "Text", "text": "If the evaluation is contracted by the Commission, the Commission shall inform the entrusted entity and its implementing partners at least 3 months in advance of the dates foreseen for the evaluation mission(s). They shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the evaluation expert(s), and inter alia, provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the action's premises and activities."}, {"bbox": [96, 1209, 1088, 1316], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders. The entrusted entity, its implementing partners and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, jointly decide on the follow-up actions to be taken and any adjustments necessary, including, if indicated, the reorientation of the action."}, {"bbox": [96, 1342, 712, 1368], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [86, 1409, 402, 1436], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [96, 1455, 1082, 1535], "category": "Text", "text": "Without prejudice to the obligations applicable to contracts concluded for the implementation of this action, the Commission may, on the basis of a risk assessment, contract independent audit or verification assignments for one or several contracts or agreements."}, {"bbox": [96, 1562, 662, 1588], "category": "Text", "text": "Audit services may be contracted under a framework contract"}, {"bbox": [979, 1680, 1099, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 22 of 24"}]