Activity Cycle: Implementation
- Activity Cycle Management
An overview of the three stages of the Activity cycle (identification, design, and implementation) and the various tools that are available to help gather or produce the information necessary for good decision-making.
- Activity Implementation
This guideline provides an overview of the main tasks to be carried out during the implementation stage of an Activity.
- Activity Monitoring
- This guideline covers the principles and practices underlying the monitoring of development Activities. Monitoring provides information about how allocated funds are being used and whether progress towards expected outcomes is being achieved.
- Activity Reporting
- This guideline covers the principles and minimum requirements for partners’ reporting to NZAID on Activities that receive NZAID funding. It applies to the full range of aid modalities and contracting arrangements. This form of Activity reporting is sometimes referred to as contract (or grant) reporting.
- ADAF | Asia Development Assistance Facility (in development)
- Aid Effectiveness in Fragile States
- This guideline explains what is meant by the term ‘fragile states’ and outlines the DAC Principles for Good Engagement in Fragile States and Situations, which NZAID has committed to. It then provides basic guidance to staff about how to promote the principles in a relationship with a partner in a fragile state or situation, or in discussions with other government agencies about engagement in situations of fragility.
- Budget Support Toolkit (in development)
- Contract Management Framework (in development)
- Designing In-Country Managed Funds
- This guideline has a general introduction setting out the key elements of In-Country Managed Grant Funds. It is a principles-based Guideline on designing Funds, not a series of templates, and covers areas such as principles of good fund design and practice; fund criteria and delivery mechanisms; and resource management implications. This guideline on design will be supplemented by a further guideline providing information on NZAID’s contracting, financial, and accountability requirements for In-Country Managed Grant Funds.
- DRM | Disaster Risk Management (in development)
- Evaluation Series | DAC Evaluation Quality Standards
This guideline identifies the key pillars needed for a quality evaluation process and product.
- Evaluation Series | Developing Terms of Reference for Reviews and Evaluations
- The purpose of this guideline is to provide suggestions on how to develop clear Terms of Reference (TOR) for reviews and evaluations commissioned and/or undertaken by NZAID. Annexes to the guideline include examples of best practice in TOR, and a template to use in developing TOR (with statements that are highly recommended to be included).
- Evaluation Series | Dissemination and Use of Evaluation Guideline
- The NZAID Evaluation Policy Statement identifies three purposes for evaluation: accountability, learning and improvement. This guideline outlines the ways that dissemination and use is linked to these purposes.
- Evaluation Series | Evaluation and the Activity Cycle
- The key objective of evaluation during the Activity Cycle is to provide evidence and feedback on any particular Activity throughout each Activity stage. This ensures the Activity is evaluated during each of the identification, design, implementation and completion/transition stages.
- Evaluation Series | Participatory Evaluation
NZAID encourages the use of participatory approaches for assessing performance whenever possible. Over time it is hoped that the use of participatory methods will positively contribute to building the evaluation capacity of partners.
- Evaluation Series | Structure of Evaluation and Review Reports
- This guideline sets out the minimum structural requirements for an evaluation or review report. It should be read in conjunction with documentation specifying the requirements for each report, including the required quality standards e.g. the DAC Evaluation Quality Standards.
- HOMF | Head of Mission Funds Guidelines
- The Head of Mission Fund (HOMF) is a small discretionary funding (usually grants) scheme overseen by NZAID and MFAT and managed through New Zealand posts for discrete development activities of a short duration.
- LADAF | Latin America Development Facility (in development)
- Logical Framework Approach
The LFA is a set of simple tools and principles that help to guide the collection and analysis of information and Activity design process. It is designed to strengthen participatory processes and ensure that decision-makers have all the information they need for appraisal purposes. It also generates information for other essential Activity Management tools and processes such as monitoring and other evaluative processes.
- PAA | Programme Activity Authorities - Guideline and Quality Assurance Standards
This tool is available to NZAID staff on Waharoa | PAA | Programme Activity Authorities | Interim Quality Assurance Standards
Please contact us for more information.
- Policy Teams Guideline
What does this guideline cover? Policy Teams are formal, cross agency teams formed to oversee the development and review of NZAID policy and sector/thematic strategy documents (eg the Education Strategy), and produce related outputs. The Policy Teams tool includes guidance and good practice for those establishing or participating in Policy Teams. It contains information for directors and team leaders regarding staff participation on Policy Teams, and refers to inputs by AIDMGT, the Communications Team, the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director and staff in general in policy development and review processes.
- SWAps | Sector Wide Approaches
- A SWAp reflects an approach or philosophy that is based on working in support of partner government policies, strategies and systems. The emphasis is on working in a harmonised and aligned way and may encompass a range of partnership arrangements, aid delivery instruments and modalities.
- TOR | Terms of Reference Guideline
- This guideline sets out general principles and good practice for the preparation of Terms of Reference (TOR). It describes the information required, outlines the process for developing TOR and indentifies issues to be considered.
- Working with Civil Society Organisations
Last updated 4th February 2010.
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Working with Civil Society Organisations Guideline | PDF (211kb)