[{"bbox": [140, 152, 1125, 340], "category": "Text", "text": "project work among the target groups, Projects Advisory Committees will be created for each individual contract. This will include representatives from all direct target groups, implementing partners representatives, the Head of Cooperation and focal point from the EU Delegation and advisors from interested EU Member States. The Committees will meet on quarterly basis, will provide strategic oversight and guidance and will be responsible for reviewing the project work plan, progress on implementation, the progress towards achieving the project overall goal, guide the project team towards any needed amendments or modifications that might be needed to secure achieving the project goals and objectives."}, {"bbox": [140, 370, 1135, 449], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission may participate in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the action."}, {"bbox": [130, 483, 686, 518], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [130, 548, 478, 582], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [140, 602, 1136, 843], "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 implementing partner's responsibilities. To this aim, the implementing partner shall establish a permanent internal, technical and financial monitoring system for the action and elaborate regular progress reports (not less than annual) and final reports. 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. A consultant company will collect information and data from the reports and coordinate the overall monitoring activities. The consultant company will ensure that all reports will demonstrate and measure the extent the Programme's overall objectives are being achieved."}, {"bbox": [140, 848, 1135, 929], "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": [140, 934, 1135, 1095], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring: The arrangements for monitoring and reporting on indicators of the logframe matrix, including the collection of baselines and data collection (responsibilities, timing, and source of funding) are the responsibility of the contractor/implementing partner. Details will be agreed at contract level in the Description of the action. Likewise, all monitoring and reporting shall assess how the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach and gender equality. Indicators shall be disaggregated at least by sex."}, {"bbox": [130, 1159, 312, 1189], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [140, 1206, 1135, 1261], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the importance of the action, a mid-term and/or final evaluation(s) may be carried out for this action or its components contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [140, 1285, 1135, 1510], "category": "Text", "text": "A mid-term evaluation will be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes, in particular with respect to effectiveness of implementation and opportunity to prepare a possible second phase of the action.\nA final evaluation will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that the Team Europe Initiative of which the Action is part, constitutes a major strategic innovation. The evaluation shall analyse coherence and complementarity as well as impact of the current Action taking account of parallel interventions of the EU Member States. Evaluations jointly with contributing Member States will be the preferred option to provide an overview of the action within the larger impact of the TEI."}, {"bbox": [140, 1529, 1135, 1588], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least one month in advance of the dates envisaged for the evaluation missions. The implementing partner shall collaborate efficiently and effectively with the"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1144, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 26"}]