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Introduction
This Capacity Assessment and Planning Tool is designed for National Programmes for HIV, TB and Malaria. It can also be used for Global Fund Grant and other donor funded programmes. The main
purpose is to strengthen the systems and procedures of national entities to manage National Programmes. It has been developed based on the experiences from a number of different countries and
can be adapted for each country context where needed.
The tool has; 1) an Assessment Stage and 2) a Planning Stage. More detailed instructions on how to complete it are provided in the sample worksheet. There is a separate worksheet for each of the
main capacity areas required for a National Programme and/or donor funded programme. The worksheets include: Programme Management; Sub-Recipient Management; Financial Management; Risk
Management; Procurement and Supply Chain Management; and Monitoring and Evaluation. These should be used as a menu and the required capacities selected or capacities added based on the
country programme, disease and/or national entity. The capacities listed have been aligned against the Global Fund LFA assessment and Minimum PR Requirements updates can be found on
http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/.
Ideally the assessment and planning should be conducted using a participatory process with relevant stakeholders supported by structured facilitation.
Implementation Capacities
The following is a summary of the priority Capacity Development Results that are often identified as a result of the assessment and planning stages of the process:
1. A functioning Financial Accounting system able to produce timely and accurate reports and support the preparation of disbursement requests that meets the national and Global Fund requirements.
2. Operations Manuals with procedures and templates that are being utilised to support the implementation of the programmes and meet the national and Global Fund requirements
3. A Procurement and Supply Chain Management system that has the capabilities to forecast, procure and ensure end users have reliable access to commodities, that provides value for money and
meets national and Global Fund quality requirements.
4. An M&E system that is able to generate quality and timely data that is being used to generate accurate and timely reports; to facilitate analysis; and to inform management decisions.
5. Sufficient adequately qualified Human Resources that understand and can comply with the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to the minimum levels required nationally and by the Global Fund.
6. Oversight and Accountability mechanisms guided by risk identification and provide sufficient fiduciary management and due diligence of Global Fund investments.
7. Human Rights / Gender Equality/ Sexual Orientation and related barriers to accessing services are addressed.
Resource Mobilisation
The preparation and implementation of the Action Plan will allow resources to be mobilised from different sources including government expenditure, donors, UN agencies, international NGOs and the
Global Fund. Coordination between the funding sources and the donors will be important to draw on the comparative advantage of each organisation and optimise the resources available.
How to fill in the spreadsheet:
Assessment phase Planning phase
Capacity Assessment Capacity Development Planning Budget
Capacities Status Areas for Activities Outputs Priorities Responsible Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Required improvement
Units costs Additional Sub-total
H M L Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Item # of units Total (US$)
(US$) items (add. cost)
Specific Indicate the Indicate which Indicate Indicate Indicate Organisation, Indicate x x x Budget item 200.00 25 Other items 10,000.00 15,000.00
capacities current areas needs specific expected priority unit or person timeline here to complete - e.g.
have been status of the addressing actions to result of here: High responsible (x) the action - travel,
pre-filled capacity address the (H), for the action e.g. equipment
here - these (systems, areas for action Medium consultant
can be performance, improvemen here (M) or Low support
edited to fit etc.) t (L)
the context
programme Management
Capacity Assessment Capacity Development Planning
Capacities Required Status Areas for improvement Activities Outputs Priorities Responsible Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
H M L Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Legal Framework to enter into Grant Agreements
To put in place the legal
capacity, status and authority
to enter into the grant
agreement with the Global
Fund
Organizational leadership, management and organizational structure, transparent decision-making processes and accountability systems for national programme management and grant implementation
To design and conduct a
Functional Analysis of the
PR(s) to identify the leadership
and functions required to
implement National
programme(s) and Global
Fund Grants
To have in place an
operational plan that is
aligned to the NSP, donor
programmes and Global Fund
grants to support
coordination.
Operations Manual
To have and utilise operations
manuals to implement the
National programme(s) /
Global Fund Grant(s), which
include indicators for
programme and SR
Management to allow
performance to be measured
Work Planning
To have in place and utilise
work planning process and
templates for the National
programme(s) / Global Fund
Grant(s)
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Sub-Recipient Management
Capacity Assessment Capacity Development Planning
Capacities Required Status Areas for improvement Activities Outputs Priorities Responsible Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
H M L Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
SR Selection -Capacities
To have in place and utilise a
SR selection process and
procedures (for government
and non government entities)
SR Management-Capacities
To have in place and utilise SR
management procedures and
templates, including for
monitoring the programme
implementation at sub-
recipient level and reviewing
sub-recipients’ financial and
programme reports for
completeness and technical
soundness
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Financial Management
Capacity Assessment Capacity Development Planning
Capacities Required Status Areas for improvement Activities Outputs Priorities Responsible Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
H M L Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Financial Management
To update and utilise with
acceptable levels of
compliance Financial
Management Manuals to
allow the PR(s) to meet the
national and Global Fund
requirements, including,
budgeting, accounting, levels
of authority, audits, taxation
and asset management.
Budget Systems
To review, revise and utilise
national entity budget systems
and procedures to enable
budgeting for the National
Programme and Global Fund
to be conducted linked to the
programme / project
documents.
Sustainable Financing
To design and conduct
periodic costing reviews to get
a clear picture of the current
levels, sources and areas of
expenditure, including
determining the costs of
delivering services, areas
where there are potential
savings, as well as how and
where to reinvest savings.
To be able to continually
identify opportunities to
maximize cost savings and the
implementation of Value for
Money approaches.
Disbursements
To put in place and utilise,
with acceptable levels of
compliance a cash forecast
information system and
template for SR disbursements
requests with relevant
training.
Treasury Systems
To put in place and utilise a
treasury system to support the
production of cash forecast
information for disbursement
requests.
To update / put in place and
utilise government Treasury
Systems to accommodate
funding flows for the national
program and Global Fund
programmes, with acceptable
levels of compliance.
Asset Management
To strengthen / put in place
and utilise with acceptable
levels of compliance, systems
and procedures to check that
SRs have a system of adequate
safeguards to protect assets
which is supervised by the
PR(s).
To strengthen / put in place
and utilise with acceptable
levels of compliance, systems
and procedures to ensure that
SRs have periodic physical
inventories of fixed assets and
stocks that are reviewed and
compared with the fixed asset
register and inventory list,
which is supervised by the
PR(s).
Human Resources
To conduct a functional
analysis to identify the
Financial Management
structure required.
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Risk Management
Capacity Assessment Capacity Development Planning
Capacities Required Status Areas for improvement Activities Outputs Priorities Responsible Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
H M L Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Risk Management
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Procurement and Supply Management
Capacity Assessment Capacity Development Planning
Capacities Required Status Areas for improvement Activities Outputs Priorities Responsible Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
H M L Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Policies and Procedures
To review, revise and utilise
procurement and supply chain
legal framework and
guidelines to meet,
international standards, to be
compatible with national
requirements and meet Global
Fund requirements
To implement a procurement
process that is competitive,
efficient and transparent
Product selection
To have national entities that
have awareness of policies on
product selection in line with
Global Fund requirements,
with acceptable levels of
compliance
Forecasting
To have national systems and
procedures in place for
developing forecasting of
health products to meet
Global Fund and national
requirements, with acceptable
levels of performance
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Procurement and Supply Management
Capacity Assessment Capacity Development Planning
Capacities Required Status Areas for improvement Activities Outputs Priorities Responsible Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
H M L Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
M&E Systems
To be able to review, revise
and utilise M&E Systems for
the PR(s) and SR(s).
To be able to develop and
utilise realistic and relevant
indicator frameworks to allow
routine monitoring of activities
that are aligned to the goals
and objectives of National
Programmes and Global Fund
grants.
To be able to update,
disseminate and utilise the
M&E Manual for the PR(s) and
SR(s).
M&E Plan
To put in place and utilise a
national M&E Plan that is
sufficiently detailed on how
the National Programme and
the Global Fund Grant(s) will
be monitored and evaluated
and results reported to the
Global Fund and other donors.
M&E Reporting
To be able to design and
utilise, with acceptable levels
of compliance quarterly
reporting template(s) for the
PR(s) and SR(s).
Human Resources
To conduct a functional
analysis to identify the
Monitoring and Evaluation
structures required.
To update / put in place and
utilise Human Resource
policies and procedures with
acceptable levels of
compliance.
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