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Section 1: Governance
1.1 Please rate the effectiveness of your organisations Board, should you have one if there is no established Board, please rate yourself at level 1.
1.2 Does your organisation have a clear overall strategy/vision/mission/values? If so, please rate the extent to which this strategy drives the work of
the organisation. If no strategy as yet, please rate at level 1 and comment on what work has been done towards establishing a strategy
1.3 Please rate the extent to which staff work efficiently across teams. If you have too few staff to answer this question please rate yourself at level 1.
1.4 To what extent are staff involved in decision-making?
1.5 Does your organisation have legal status? Please rate according to the examples provided. Please provide supplementary info as appropriate.
1.6 Does your organisation have office premises?
Elements
1.1
Board
LEVEL ONE
Clear need for increased
capacity
No established board, or no
clear function; no financial
role; no formal procedures;
low direction/support
LEVEL TWO
Basic level of capacity in
place
Clear role; reviews finances
& occasionally sets
direction / targets; no
regular review of Director
Generals performance;
Strategy exists but not
clearly linked to mission or
lacks coherence; rarely
directs activities;
1.2
Overall
Strategy/
Vision /Mission/
/Values/
1.3
Team Working
1.4
Participation/
Decision
Making
Processes
1.5
Legal status
1.6 Office
premises
No premises
Appropriate decision
makers known; process well
established & generally
followed; but often becomes
informal
Some work on finding out
about procedures to get
legal status
Basic premises, on short
lease
No legal status
LEVEL THREE
Moderate level of capacity in
place
Functions well; reviews
finances/audits/tax;
nominated; co-defines targets;
annual review of DGs
performance; direction
Coherent strategy, linked to
mission and vision but not
fully acted upon; strategy
known & drives activities,
used to direct actions & set
priorities;
Variety of team working
practices; team review
systems in operation (e.g.
peer review; feedback from
stakeholders etc.);
Clear, largely formal systems,
but decisions not always
appropriately implemented;
could improve
communication of decisions
Application to the appropriate
authorities pending approval
LEVEL FOUR
High level of capacity in
place
Board / managers work well
together; defines targets and
holds DG accountable;
empowered; periodically
evaluated; strong direction
Multi-annual strategy that is
both actionable & linked to
vision & prime goals;
strategy widely known and
drives activities;
RATING
MITIGATING ACTIONS
LEVEL ONE
Clear need for increased
capacity
No organisational chart;
Limited tel./fax/modem
facilities: effectiveness and
efficiency impeded by lack of
technology; no web site; no
financial tracking systems
2.3 Administrative
procedures
2.4
Personnel
2.5
Planning
2.6
Programme
Development
2.7
Programme
Reporting
LEVEL TWO
Basic level of capacity in
place
Organisational chart complete
but outdated; structure
historic, no analysis
Basic technology; accessible
to most staff; moderately
reliable / lacks certain
features, / may not be easily
accessible to some staff
LEVEL THREE
Moderate level of capacity in
place
Organisational chart complete
but outdated; appropriate org.
structure.
Solid technology accessible to
all staff with no problems;
databases & management
reporting systems exist where
necessary
LEVEL FOUR
High level of capacity in place
RATING
MITIGATING
ACTIONS
LEVEL ONE
Clear need for increased
capacity
No experience in HR
planning; few staff have
contracts;
LEVEL TWO
Basic level of capacity in place
3.2
Staff roles
3.3
Staff
recruitment
3.4
Supervisory
practices
3.5
Staff
development
3.6
Skills and
experience of
staff
Basic recruitment
practices in place
3.1
Human
Resources
Development
No regular performance
reviews
No staff development
plans exist;
LEVEL THREE
Moderate level of capacity
in place
Concrete, realistic HR plan;
in-house expertise; plans
linked to strategy; contracts
& JDs for some staff
Understanding and analysis
of roles; JDs fully
developed, but not always
up to date
Recruitment rigorous;
induction + other training
Consistent performance
appraisals;
Systems in place to support
and provide feedback to
staff
Diversity of skills,
experience still limited to
carry out all organisational
activities
LEVEL FOUR
High level of capacity in
place
Developed, concrete
realistic, integrated, detailed
plans; in-house expertise,
regular planning; most staff
on contracts & JDs
Fully developed
understanding of roles; JDs
clear and up to date
RATING
MITIGATING
ACTIONS
Integrated HR process to
recruit develop and retain
staff
Performance appraisal;
regular reviews
Training/development plans
for staff exist
Staff have a broad range of
skills and experiences
4.5
Fund
Development
Planning
LEVEL ONE
Clear need for increased
capacity
No or very limited
financial planning;
performance against
budget not monitored
Grants deposited and
acknowledged; bills paid;
supporting documentation
colleted/retained; no
manual exists
LEVEL TWO
Basic level of capacity in place
Fund-raising needs
adequately covered by well
developed internal fundraising skills, occasional
access to external expertise
LEVEL THREE
Moderate level of capacity
in place
Solid financial plans; budget
reflects organisational needs;
regular monitoring
Formal internal controls
governing all financial
operations fully tracked,
supported and reported;
annual audit; attention to
cash flow management
Solid base of funders; some
income generating activity
LEVEL FOUR
High level of capacity in
place
Very solid financial plans;
integrated into operations as
strategic tool; close
monitoring
Robust system/controls in
place; cash flow actively
managed; financial manual
exists; clear segregation of
duties
RATING
MITIGATING
ACTIONS
5.3
Collaboration
with NGOs
5.4
Government
Relationships
5.5
Media
collaboration
LEVEL ONE
Clear need for increased
capacity
No communications plan
exists; Relations initiated
in a sporadic ad hoc
manner
Funds accepted - limited
dialogue or
understanding of
respective goals; little
accountability, low level
of mutual trust; donor
-driven
Little or sporadic contact
and / or collaboration
with other NGOs
Minimal or no working
relations with relevant
Govt. agencies; little
participation in official
events
No systematic
identification of media
contacts; ad hoc contacts;
lack of understanding of
the importance of the
media and of their
requirements.
LEVEL TWO
Basic level of capacity in
place
No communication plan but
key messages are defined &
stakeholders are identified
Developing dialogue with
donors on respective goals,
low level of trust;
organisation has little
recognition of need for
accountability or donor
management.
Regular contact and sharing
of information with other
NGOs; few collaborative
joint activities.
Good relationships developed
with some relevant Govt
agencies; limited lobbying
skills developed but not
always influential
Up to date info on key media
contacts / interests. Regular
contacts and limited nurturing
of personal relationships;
understand requirements of
media, limited capacity to
respond.
LEVEL THREE
Moderate level of capacity in
place
Consistent, systematic
approach; key messages are
defined and stakeholders
identified;
Good, well-managed
relationships based on
developing trust and
transparency; able to influence
donor agenda; donor respect
for the organisation is growing
LEVEL FOUR
High level of capacity in
place
Consistent approach; reviews
& renegotiates relationships;
consistent communication.
RATING
MITIGATING
ACTIONS
LEVEL ONE
Clear need for increased
capacity
Programme design lacks
coherence; few people
involved; no knowledge of
tools
Very limited tracking; based
on anecdotal evidence some
data collected
Core programme and
services vaguely defined;
scattered and unrelated
Minimum knowledge of
other players & different
programme models in
programme area
No assessment of gaps to
meet needs; limited ability
to create new programmes
or only in response to
requests from donors
LEVEL TWO
Basic level of capacity in
place
Some attempt to involve
stakeholders; tools used, but
inconsistently, with unclear
indicators
Partially measured and
progress tracked; regularly
collects solid data on
activities /outputs
Most well defined and
linked with mission and
goals; not fully integrated
into clear strategy
Basic knowledge but limited
ability to adapt behaviour
based on acquired
understanding
Limited assessment of gaps;
some ability to modify
existing programmes and
create new programmes
LEVEL THREE
Moderate level of capacity in
place
Stakeholders involved,
perhaps a little late; some
tools used consistently,
indicators not clear
Measured & progress tracked
in multiple ways, several
times a year; considers
impact;
Core programmes and
services well defined and
linked with mission/goal;
clear fit with strategy
Solid knowledge; ability to
adapt, but only occasionally
carried out
LEVEL FOUR
High level of capacity in place
Occasional assessment of
gaps; demonstrated ability to
modify existing programmes
and create new programmes
RATING
MITIGATING
ACTIONS
Designed involving
stakeholders, clear impact
indicators; Logframe, or other
approaches, regularly used
Developed, comprehensive,
integrated system; impact
measured based on concrete
data collected
Well defined and fully aligned
with mission; clear link to
overall strategy, synergies;
Extensive knowledge; refined
ability and systematic tendency
to adapt behaviour
LEVEL ONE
Clear need for increased
capacity
No campaigning or
advocacy activities
undertaken; organisation
does not include campaigns
within its mandate
No campaign or advocacy
activities; organisation does
not include campaigns
within its mandate
LEVEL TWO
Basic level of capacity in
place
Campaign/advocacy
activities are limited, with
little impact; activities
undertaken by non specialist
staff; activities reactive, or
not contained in a preplanned strategy
Interested to be involved,
but very limited staff
capacity/resources; or
insufficient knowledge of
issues; or capacity/interest,
but yet to participate
LEVEL THREE
Moderate level of capacity in
place
Campaign/advocacy strategy
planned and implemented;
activities undertaken on
regular basis, with some
impact; some tools are used to
measure impact
Some involvement in high
profile campaigning activities;
further involvement limited by
resources, staffing and lack of
knowledge of issues
LEVEL FOUR
High level of capacity in place
RATING
MITIGATING
ACTIONS
Full campaign/advocacy
strategy developed and
implemented; activities have
high impact; assigned staff
within organisation for these
activities; impact measured
and monitored regularly
High involvement in high
profile campaigning; high
institutional campaigning
capacity in terms of staff,
knowledge and resources
7.3
Impact
7.4
Campaigning
planning
Regular activities in a
proactive way; campaigns
created as part of a thorough
planning process; clear idea of
outcomes/tools to be used