Competency description from M&E lens: Creates the conditions for monitoring and evaluation staff to feel empowered to suggest solutions.
Competency type: Behavioural.
Competency label: Staff management.
Competency Level and Level Label | Competency Level Description |
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Level 1: Provides personal guidance and direction |
Finalizes work plan with M&E staff in a participatory manner Makes resources available as per the work plan Expresses confidence in the ability of the team members to get the work done Keeps track of assigned tasks by monitoring milestones as per work plan |
Level 2: Expresses trust and stays focussed |
Assigns stretched targets while designing the M&E work plan Ensures the team members have the clarity of the tasks assigned and understands its importance Provides timely feedback and encourages the team members to undertake the task Provides the team members with specific direction and hands-on support needed to undertake the task Does not indulge in fault finding in the event of failure Recognises success and gives credit for the same |
Level 3: Sets the criteria for success |
Provides forums to elicit diverse perspectives across teams to enable robust decisions Provides direction and process expectations for delivery against a standard of performance Communicates the criteria of success and does not get into monitoring the details of the work plan |
Level 4: Sets and monitors key policy objectives |
Collaboratively sets policy direction as well as targets on key indicators to monitor the policy implementation Ensures adequate level of authority, required to deliver a specified outcome or series of outcomes Provides team members the autonomy to operate within organizational policies |
Level 5: Pushes the limits of autonomy within norms of governance |
Has faith in the technical know-how, decision-making, and managerial ability of team members Delegates full authority and responsibility to team members to provide solutions for the government on agreed policies Creates a culture of trust and empowerment amongst team members |