Strategies for Effective Partnership and Resource Pooling in Capacity Development
Strategies and approaches for pooling resources and working together in capacity development initiatives include shared services, strategic partnerships, joint delivery partnerships, and more. Selection of partners, planning shared goals, effective delivery, and managing risks are crucial for successful collaborations in the field.
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INTOSAI CBC / Regional Forum for Capacity Development INTOSAI CBC / Regional Forum for Capacity Development Pooling of Resources within Pooling of Resources within INTOSAI INTOSAI Martin Aldcroft, Senior Manager Strategic Support Unit 3 July 2019
1. Why Pool Resources or Work Together? Pool Resources Access skills, experience, knowledge Create efficiencies, synergies, economies of scale Scale-up delivery, expand reach Working Together Strengthen and expand relationships Influence behaviour Build ownership and legitimacy Enable mutual learning and feedback loops 2
2. Approaches to Pooling Resources and Working Together Shared Services Strategic Partnerships Shared vision, cuts across delivery areas In-kind Support to Initiatives Brokerage / Matching Lead & Support Partnership One lead organisation, others provide defined support Joint Delivery Partnerships Shared governance mechanism for delivery Secondments & Placements Delegated Delivery Partnerships Partnerships E.g. joint design & pilot, delegated roll-out Models Accountable Grants As grant recipient or provider Organisational Development Partnerships Mutual organisational strengthening Outsourcing & Sub- contracting Licensing Resource Pools (Funds, Expertise) Cross-Cutting Issues Joint Ventures Purpose / Roles & Responsibilities / Governance Arrangements / Delivery Model / Branding & Visibility / Managing Risk / Funding & Cost Sharing 3
3. Selecting Partners Planning a Journey Destination? Behaviour? Culture & Principles Shared Vision Alignment of objectives, values and culture Mode of Travel? Repeat Journey? Mutual Learning Way of Working Destination or Journey? Route? Programme Design Importance of Process 4
4. Effective Delivery and Managing Risk Agreements Formal partnership MoU, grant agreement, contract, commitment statement, or Informal partnership established / emerging practices Consider joint governance arrangements for partnerships Agree approach to quality, monitoring, reporting, evaluating Risk management (identify, measure, mitigate, monitor) Delivery risk Reputational risk Relationship risk Risks depend on the nature and depth of partnerships 5
5. Partnerships Within & Outside INTOSAI Strategic Partnerships INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation (INTOSAI & 23 Development Partners) Strategic Partnership between IDI & the International Budget Partnership Outsourcing Most evaluations Digitisation of education material for PESA Joint Delivery Partnerships Accelerated Peer-Support Partnership (PAP-APP) between IDI, AFROSAI-E & CREFIAF Shared Services AFROSAI-E shared audit manual & annual technical updates IDI Global support centres on SAI PMF, SAI Independence (Potential) shared QA function for small SAIs Brokerage Global Call for Proposals Delegated Delivery Partnerships SAI PMF (CBC Strategic Governance Role, IDI Implementation Role) Resource Pools SAI Capacity Development Fund (SECO, World Bank) Expert pools (LMS administrators, SAI PMF trainers, iCAT assessors) Lead & Support Partnerships (Most global & regional initiatives, e.g.) Auditing the SDGs (IDI, KSC, INTOSAI Regions, UNDESA, IBP, CAAF ) SAI Strategy, Performance Measurement and Reporting in PASAI (IDI, PASAI, SECO) Secondments OAGN to IDI IDI, GIZ to CREFIAF Organisational Development Partnerships Bilateral support to SAIs (Potential) support to INTOSAI regional bodies Accountable Grants Donor & SAI financial support for SAI capacity development In-Kind Support to Initiatives Most global & regional initiatives receiving staff & logistical support from SAIs, INTOSAI bodies, donors etc. Licensing Training for Donors on Working with SAIs 6
