Developing and Promoting M&E in Mozambique: Challenges and Institutionalization

Mozambiques National Evaluation System Government of Mozambique Ministry of Economy and Finance Director of M&E, Jorge Aquimo Sipanela 5/5/2025 Session A.2 Assessing national evaluation systems and capacities 1

How important is to structure and use data in public policies, develop M&E policies, increase the capacity of managers and leaders to work with evidence, and institutionalise an M&E system? 5/5/2025 Mozambique s National Evaluation System 2

INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF M&E SYSTEMS At the heart of our concern is the well-being of citizens, especially the most vulnerable, and ensuring equitable development for all, leaving no one behind; Data and evidence generated from evaluations best application of scarce resources, the most equitable and efficient interventions; Institutionalisation of an M&E demands: o regulatory framework and manuals o profound transformation in management models o interpersonal motivations for decision-making. Working to guarantee a fluid, transparent and reliable process, from the planning of programmes, generation of monitoring data, to verification of the impact of government actions on the target populations.

What is the main challenge faced by Mozambique in developing and promoting M&E agendas? 5/5/2025 Mozambique s National Evaluation System 4

CHALLENGES IN DEVELOPING AN M&E SYSTEM 2020 - Voluntary National Review of the targets agreed within the framework of the SDGs; 2021 Legal Revision of the State Administrative and Financial System; o Creation of a specific subsystem for monitoring and evaluating the policies and programmes of the government; o Programme-based budgeting and results-based management; Structural Challenges - harmonization of the databases of the various ministries and national institutes; Governance challenges - distribution of competencies and definition of protocols for data analysis, evaluation management and use of evidence); Diagnostic efforts (structural and capacity) and identification of existing information and data gaps.

How is Mozambiques Evaluation System shaping up? 5/5/2025 Mozambique s National Evaluation System 6

Main components of the Evaluation System Instruments Content Periodicity Deadline Responsibility Reviewer National Evaluation Plan Establishes the priority programmes to be evaluated Evaluation Committee Ministerial Council 3 years (with yearly review) 1st trimester Evaluations Evaluate public finance management ExAnte and ExPost programme evaluations MEF + Line Ministry Evaluation Committee - - Annual Evaluation Report Compile evaluation findings and recommendations from year n-1 DNMA Ministerial Council 1 year April Action Plan Recommendation follow-up plan Evaluation Committee + Line Ministry TBD 60 days after the evaluation in concluded After each evaluation

What is the importance of partnerships for the development of national M&E capacities? 5/5/2025 Mozambique s National Evaluation System 8

PARTNERSHIPS FOR M&E SYSTEMS Partnerships in: discussing policies, implementing programmes, securing resources and funding for priority areas, and ensuring the participation of vulnerablesgroups in building the country's development project. Different types of partners allow us to leverage the potential of our contributions through existing structures, or by coordinating/channelling dispersed efforts for a harmonised intervention, aligned with the government's purposes and citizens' priorities. M&E technical partners improve the quality of evaluation processes, ensuring credible results and participatory processes - pillars for the appropriation and use of evidence. Partnerships to strengthen national evaluation capacities, in particular UNICEF, the European Union and CLEAR-LAB

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Mozambiques National Evaluation System Government of Mozambique Ministry of Economy and Finance Director of M&E, Jorge Aquimo Sipanela 5/5/2025 Session A.2 Assessing national evaluation systems and capacities 11