The overall objective of the assignment is to further strengthen the capacity of the staff of the EC
(including EUDs) and of the ENI partner countries involved in the design, monitoring and
implementation of EU assistance in line with sector focused approach and results based
management principles.
The specific objectives are to:
1. Increase the capacity of EC and ENI partner countries' staff to design, implement and monitor programmes/ actions in line with sector focused approach;
2. Improve the quality of actions/interventions and the achievement and reporting of results;
3. Increase the capacity of EC and ENI partner countries' staff to design and manage
evaluations.
The direct beneficiaries of this assignment are the European Commission, DG NEAR, including the
EU Delegations and the national authorities in the ENI partner countries.

• EU stakeholders are (non-exhaustive list): EC services - DG NEAR Directorate A, B, C and R; the EU Delegations (Office) in ENI partner countries;
• National stakeholders include (non-exhaustive list): General Secretariats of Government/ Deputy Prime Minister´s or Prime Minister´s Offices, Ministries of Finance, European Integration, other line ministries, Statistical Office etc. The staff of the national authorities of the ENI partner countries and that of the European Commission in headquarters (DG NEAR) and in the EU Delegations involved in programming, monitoring and implementation of EU assistance is the target group of this contract.