[{"bbox": [85, 115, 1140, 233], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><tr><td>Evaluation – cf. section 5.2</td><td>To be covered by another Decision</td></tr><tr><td>Audit – cf. section 5.3</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>1 000 000</td></tr></table>"}, {"bbox": [85, 248, 623, 280], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [95, 300, 1132, 462], "category": "Text", "text": "The Iraqi Ministry of Planning (MoP) is the signatory of the financing agreement. A programme steering committee (SC) will be formed for each component of this action and will meet at least once per year to endorse strategic orientations, oversee programme execution, and facilitate implementation of activities, approve work plans and oversee coordination of the different stakeholders in the programmes. The SC will comprise representatives from MoP, the Ministry of Education, the EU Delegation to Iraq and its cooperation section, representatives from implementing partners per component and the relevant national and local stakeholders."}, {"bbox": [95, 466, 1132, 574], "category": "Text", "text": "As part of its prerogative of budget implementation and to safeguard the financial interests of the Union, the Commission participates in the above governance structures set up for governing the implementation of the Action and may sign or enter into joint declarations or statements, for the purpose of enhancing the visibility of the EU and its contribution to this action and ensuring effective coordination."}, {"bbox": [85, 635, 637, 669], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5 PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [85, 702, 428, 733], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1 Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [95, 753, 1132, 941], "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 partners 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. This shall include surveys to establish the baseline and endline data. 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."}, {"bbox": [95, 945, 1132, 1027], "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": [95, 1031, 1132, 1245], "category": "Text", "text": "A robust Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation system will be put in place to track project implementation progress, and document valuable lessons and experiences learnt. At the inception phase, baseline surveys and assessments will be carried out, a verification of the anticipated risks, including the introduction of necessary amendments to the set of indicators based on the prevailing conditions in the context of implementing the project. Local authorities and communities will be strongly involved in the monitoring of the activities performed, when possible. Likewise, all monitoring and reporting shall assess how the Action is considering the principle of gender equality, human rights-based approach, and rights of persons with disabilities including inclusion and diversity. Indicators shall be disaggregated at least by sex, geographic area and income level."}, {"bbox": [85, 1285, 263, 1313], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [95, 1331, 1132, 1623], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, mid-term and / or final evaluation(s) may be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission. Mid-term evaluation(s) may be carried out for problem solving and learning purposes. Final evaluation(s) may be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision). 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 evaluation experts, and inter alia provide them with all necessary information and documentation, as well as access to the project premises and activities. The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination. The implementing partners and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments. The financing of the evaluation may be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision. Evaluation services may be"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1681, 1142, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 21 of 23"}]