There is a broad trend among public sector
institutions towards Results-Based
Management--RBM. Development agencies, bilateral such
as Canada, the Netherlands, UK, and the US as well as multilateral
such as UNDP, UNICEF and the World Bank, are adopting RBM
with the aim to improve programme and management effectiveness and accountability and
achieve results.
RBM is fundamental to the Fund's approach
and practice in fulfilling its mandate and effectively providing
assistance to developing countries. At UNFPA, RBM means:
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Establishing clear organizational vision, mission and
priorities, which are translated into a four-year framework
of goals,
outputs, indicators, strategies and resources (MYFF);
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Encouraging an organizational and management culture
that promotes innovation, learning, accountability,
and transparency;
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Delegating authority and empowering managers and holding
them accountable for results;
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Focusing on achieving results,
through strategic planning, regular monitoring of progress,
evaluation of performance, and reporting on performance;
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Creating supportive mechanisms, policies and procedures,
building and improving on what is in place, including the
operationalization of the logframe;
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Sharing information and knowledge, learning lessons, and
feeding these back into improving decision-making and performance;
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Optimizing human resources and building capacity among
UNFPA staff and national partners to manage for results;
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Making the best use of scarce financial resources in an
efficient manner to achieve results;
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Strengthening and diversifying partnerships at all levels
towards achieving results;
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Responding to the realities of country situations and
needs, within the organizational mandate.
The following RBM-related
documents will assist in the common understanding of RBM
at UNFPA and we hope that you will be familiar with them
so
that together, we will move towards RBM in the Fund.
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