eTools is an online platform that strengthens UNICEF country programme management for results.

Partnership
Management

Serves as central repository for CSO partnerships

UNICEF staff can use it as a one stop source for all information necessary for implementation monitoring, including integration with VISION. All validations are fully aligned with UNICEF CSO Procedure.

Trip
Management

Centralises staff monitoring activities related to implementing partners

UNICEF staff can plan and report on monitoring activities which are linked to specific implementing partner, results and locations, and assign follow-up action points.

Third Party
Monitoring

Receives and manages data from Third Party Monitors

UNICEF staff can assign and manage tasks online for Third Party Monitors who can share progress and reports with UNICEF.

Financial
Assurance

Manages engagement activities with external auditors

UNICEF staff are able to create, assign and manage audits, spot checks and micro assessments, as well as share progress and reports from Auditors back to UNICEF.

PSEA
Assessment

Record the assessment of partners’ organisational capacities on PSEA

Partners and UNICEF (i.e. programme officers or UNICEF’s 3rd party service providers) go through this assessment together before entering into a partnership to have a shared understanding of the partner’s organizational strengths and areas of improvement on PSEA. The assessment is recorded in eTools, and related supporting documents are uploaded. Action points can also be assigned.

HACT Assurance Plan

Provides system generated, fully automated assessment and assurance plan in accordance with HACT Procedure

UNICEF staff and management have an overview of the office cash transfers, risk and implementing partnership profile, the status of HACT implementation and summary of financial findings from assurance activities.

CSO Dashboard

Gives an overview of all CSO Partnerships by implementing partner, section and field office for entire country office

UNICEF staff also has an overview of actual disbursement versus period of time and underfunded PDs to monitor the implementation of partnership. All data can be exported and used for custom analysis.

Document Library

Serves as a central repository of all documents and attachments uploaded by users across the eTools modules

UNICEF staff can view documents by partner and access additional information of the documents such as the partner’s vendor number, partner type, source of document, document type and upload date.