[{"bbox": [129, 151, 1145, 232], "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": [129, 238, 774, 265], "category": "Text", "text": "Roles and responsibilities for data collection, analysis and monitoring:"}, {"bbox": [129, 283, 1145, 368], "category": "Text", "text": "The statistical and monitoring systems as well as the quality of official data in the policy field covered have been assessed. This assessment has fed into the design of the action as follows: the Jobs Fund robust Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning System will be used, also for evidence-based policy making."}, {"bbox": [129, 385, 1145, 471], "category": "Text", "text": "Inequality reduction will be mainstreamed into the monitoring and evaluation of the project and that indicators will be income-disaggregated and disaggregated by other relevant aspects whenever possible (sex, age, area of residence, disability and ethnicity, etc.)."}, {"bbox": [129, 487, 1145, 630], "category": "Text", "text": "Monitoring 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 will be based on indicators that are disaggregated by sex, age, and disability when applicable."}, {"bbox": [129, 685, 308, 714], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.2 Evaluation"}, {"bbox": [129, 731, 1145, 787], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the nature of the action, a final ex-post evaluation may be carried out for this action or its components via independent consultants contracted by the Commission."}, {"bbox": [129, 789, 1145, 1016], "category": "Text", "text": "It will be carried out for accountability and learning purposes at various levels (including for policy revision), taking into account in particular the fact that due to the nature of the action, the actual output and impact can only be observed toward the end of the Programme. The evaluation of this action may be performed individually or through a joint strategic evaluation of budget support operations carried out with the partner country, other budget support providers and relevant stakeholders. The Commission shall inform the implementing partner at least two 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": [129, 1018, 1145, 1102], "category": "Text", "text": "The evaluation reports may be shared with the partners and other key stakeholders following the best practice of evaluation dissemination¹⁷. The implementing partner and the Commission shall analyse the conclusions and recommendations of the evaluations and, where appropriate, apply the necessary adjustments."}, {"bbox": [129, 1106, 747, 1133], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation services may be contracted under a framework contract."}, {"bbox": [129, 1164, 1145, 1251], "category": "Text", "text": "All evaluations shall assess to what extent the action is taking into account inequality reduction as well as how it impacts the most vulnerable (bottom 40% and socio-economically disadvantaged individuals). Expertise on inequality reduction will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [129, 1281, 1145, 1368], "category": "Text", "text": "Evaluation shall also assess to what extent the action is taking into account the human rights-based approach as well as how it contributes to gender equality and women's empowerment and disability inclusion. Expertise on human rights, disability and gender equality will be ensured in the evaluation teams."}, {"bbox": [129, 1409, 445, 1438], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 5.3 Audit and Verifications"}, {"bbox": [129, 1455, 1145, 1540], "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": [129, 1620, 524, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁷ See best [practice of evaluation dissemination](#)"}, {"bbox": [1027, 1681, 1145, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 27 of 29"}]