[{"bbox": [72, 173, 617, 205], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 5. PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT"}, {"bbox": [100, 237, 431, 268], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.1. Monitoring and Reporting"}, {"bbox": [83, 286, 1146, 445], "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."}, {"bbox": [83, 451, 1146, 532], "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": [83, 537, 730, 564], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [83, 564, 1146, 644], "category": "Text", "text": "The implementing partner is responsible for day to day monitoring and reporting based on the agreed indicators in the logframe. Adjustments to the agreed indicators will be subject to a discussion and approval of the advisory committee. The contracting authority will be responsible for the approval of annual reports."}, {"bbox": [83, 644, 1146, 786], "category": "Text", "text": "Monitoring and evaluation will assess gender equality results and the implementation of the human rights based approach working principles (applying all human rights for all; meaningful and inclusive participation and access to decision-making; non-discrimination and equality; accountability and rule of law for all; and transparency and access to information supported by disaggregated data). Monitoring and evaluation will be based on indicators that are disaggregated by sex, age and disability when applicable."}, {"bbox": [100, 831, 267, 858], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2. Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [83, 875, 1146, 928], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a mid-term evaluation and/or a final evaluation may be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [83, 928, 1146, 981], "category": "Text", "text": "The mid-term evaluation would be carried out for learning purposes, in particular with respect to the intention to launch a second phase of the action."}, {"bbox": [83, 981, 1146, 1061], "category": "Text", "text": "The final evaluation may be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that the facility incorporated a number of different implementation modalities and covered a great variety of issues."}, {"bbox": [83, 1087, 1146, 1193], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least 2 months 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]."}, {"bbox": [83, 1196, 1146, 1342], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports shall be shared with the partner country and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination¹⁵. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, in agreement with the partner country, jointly decide on the follow-up actions to be taken and any adjustments necessary, including, if indicated, the reorientation of the project."}, {"bbox": [83, 1372, 1031, 1399], "category": "Text", "text": "The financing of the evaluation shall be covered by another measure constituting a Financing Decision."}, {"bbox": [100, 1417, 405, 1446], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3. Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [83, 1461, 1146, 1568], "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. The financing of the audit shall be covered by another measure constituting a financing decision."}, {"bbox": [72, 1632, 468, 1659], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁵ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)"}, {"bbox": [1133, 1659, 1159, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "19"}]