Working in Politically Sensitive Countries With Limited Resources Stymied Monitoring and Evaluation Efforts of Selected Middle East Missions

USAID/Jordan implement additional tools (e.g., templates, standardized filing systems, handover checklists) that management deems appropriate for agreement officer’s representatives and contracting officer's representatives to use when documenting and maintaining official files.

'USAID/Jordan's contracting and agreement office implement a plan to work with agreement officer’s representatives and contracting officer's representatives to reinforce requirements for documenting site visit reports and maintaining official files.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza implement additional controls to make sure required data quality assessments are completed before submitting data in the annual performance plan and report.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza's contracting and agreement office implement a plan to work with agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives to reinforce requirements for documenting site visit reports and maintaining official files.

USAID/Egypt's office directors implement a plan to reinforce guidelines for agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives to conduct site visits to provide oversight according to the mission order on performance monitoring.

USAID/Jordan's office directors implement a plan to reinforce guidelines for agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives to conduct monthly site visits to provide oversight according to the mission order on performance monitoring.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza's office directors implement a plan to reinforce guidelines for agreement officer’s representatives and contracting officer's representatives to conduct site visits to provide oversight.

USAID/Egypt's mission management document actions to make sure future portfolio reviews are conducted according to Automated Directives System 203.3.12.

USAID/Egypt implement measures to confirm that implementers and agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives are informed of Development Experience Clearinghouse submission requirements.

USAID/Jordan implement measures to confirm that implementers and agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives are informed of Development Experience Clearinghouse submission requirements.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza implement measures to confirm that implementers and agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives are informed of Development Experience Clearinghouse submission requirements.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza's contracting office implement a plan to confirm that contracting performance report requirements are met.

USAID/Egypt implement a plan to make sure the evaluation point of contact's workload in the program office is adequate so all required evaluations are completed in a timely manner and reviewed for quality control.

USAID/Egypt's program office provide technical assistance to agreement officer's representatives and contracting officer's representatives on how to verify implementers’ data.

USAID/Egypt implement a training and technical assistance plan to make sure key mission staff working on evaluations have received initial or refresher training on evaluation management and methods.

USAID/Jordan implement a plan to make sure the evaluation point of contact's workload in the program office is adequate so all required evaluations are completed in a timely manner and reviewed for quality control.

USAID/Jordan implement and document a training and technical assistance plan to make sure key mission staff working on evaluations have received initial or refresher training on evaluation management and methods.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza implement a plan to make sure the staffing levels and workloads of program office employees, including the evaluation point of contact, are adequate so all required evaluations are completed in a timely manner and reviewed for quality control.

USAID/West Bank and Gaza implement and document a training and technical assistance plan to make sure key mission staff working on evaluations have received initial or refresher training on evaluation management and methods.

USAID/Egypt implement an action plan to make sure project design documents address the evaluation policy planning requirements.