eTools simplifies office processes related to implementing partnership management and programme monitoring to help UNICEF staff focus on achieving results in all programme contexts.
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.
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.
UNICEF staff can assign and manage tasks online for Third Party Monitors who can share progress and reports with UNICEF.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
eTools brings together cross-cutting data from programmes into a set of analytical tools to help staff make programme management decisions.
It gives UNICEF staff access to data that show all the CSO Partnerships in the entire office which contributes to office transparency and organizational learning.
UNICEF staff can store and view all documents related to partners, PCAs, PDs, SSFAs. It reduces reliability on legacy solutions such as shared drives.
Avoids manual data entry and duplication of work
Provides linkage between CP outputs and CSO partnerships
Enhances internal process efficiency and office transparency
Monitors links between budget utilization and partnership
Reduction of paper-based and manual solutions
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