The overall objective is to improve the quality and results of EU external assistance by providing EC staff in headquarters and EU Delegations with:
i) Methodological support regarding the programming, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development actions;
ii) Knowledge sharing support in the sectors of work of EuropeAid and on all aspects of development actions in terms of content and processes.
The specific objective is to develop EC staff skills, knowledge and capacity to programme, design, implement, monitor and evaluate EC external assistance. More specifically, it implies that:
1 — Methodologies and analytical tools for identification, design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation are improved, tailored to the staff needs and disseminated including through trainings;
2 — Thematic guidance is improved, tailored to the staff needs and disseminated including through trainings;
3 — Knowledge on projects and on thematic and methodological issues is shared internally and externally, including through online collaborative tools such as Capacity4dev.