02.5 · MONITORING, EVALUATION & PERFORMANCE AUDIT

Independent assurance funders can trust.

Funders and governments need to know what was delivered, at what cost and with what effect. We provide independent verification, third-party validation, performance audits and evaluations, supported by our own field teams across the region.

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SCOPE OF WORK

What our work covers.

Choose the full scope or only the workstreams you need. Each one comes with defined deliverables, a named owner on our side and a clear sign-off on yours.

  1. 02.5.1

    Evaluation design

    Theory of change, evaluation questions, indicators and methods agreed with the funder and implementing partner before fieldwork begins.

    Deliverables
    • Inception report
    • Evaluation framework and indicators
    • Sampling strategy
  2. 02.5.2

    Independent verification

    Verification of results, disbursement-linked indicators and outputs, using documents, data and physical checks in the field.

    Deliverables
    • Verification protocol
    • Verification reports per period
    • Disbursement recommendations
  3. 02.5.3

    Third-party validation of subsidies and grants

    Checks that beneficiaries are real, eligible and received what was paid for, before or after funds are released.

    Deliverables
    • Eligibility and beneficiary checks
    • Exception and leakage reports
    • Corrective-action tracking
  4. 02.5.4

    Performance audit

    Economy, efficiency and effectiveness reviews of programmes and public bodies, to international auditing standards.

    Deliverables
    • Audit plan
    • Performance audit report
    • Management response matrix
  5. 02.5.5

    Fieldwork and surveys

    Household, beneficiary and facility surveys with tablet data capture, GPS and photo evidence, and supervisor back-checks.

    Deliverables
    • Survey instruments
    • Clean, documented datasets
    • Field quality-control reports
  6. 02.5.6

    Reporting and learning

    Mid-term and end-of-project evaluations that tell funders what worked, what did not and what to change next time.

    Deliverables
    • Mid-term and final evaluation reports
    • Learning workshops
    • Results dashboards
HOW THE ENGAGEMENT RUNS

A typical third-party verification assignment.

  1. 01
    Inception
    Weeks 1–3
    • Document review
    • Stakeholder meetings
    • Method design
    OutputInception report
  2. 02
    Tools and sampling
    Weeks 4–5
    • Instrument design
    • Sampling
    • Enumerator training
    OutputApproved tools
  3. 03
    Fieldwork
    Weeks 6–11
    • Field verification
    • Surveys
    • Back-checks
    OutputVerified dataset
  4. 04
    Analysis
    Weeks 11–13
    • Data cleaning
    • Analysis
    • Triangulation
    OutputDraft findings
  5. 05
    Report
    Weeks 14–15
    • Validation workshop
    • Final report
    • Recommendations
    OutputFinal verification report
  6. 06
    Periodic rounds
    Week 16 onwards
    • Quarterly or semi-annual verification
    • Trend reporting
    • Follow-up checks
    OutputRolling verification reports
COMMITMENTS

Independence and quality standards.

Independent
no implementation role in any programme we verify
100%
of field records GPS-stamped and photo-evidenced
10%
of interviews back-checked by supervisors
Funder standards
aligned to OECD-DAC evaluation criteria
SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS

Proven results for leading organisations.

We keep our clients' identities confidential, but we are proud to share what we achieved together and how we went about it.

Development programmesNDA

A donor-funded agricultural subsidy programme

Challenge

The funder needed assurance that subsidised inputs reached eligible smallholder farmers before releasing the next tranche.

Approach

Third-party validation across sampled districts, combining registry checks, farmer interviews and dealer-stock verification.

14,000
farmers verified in the field
4.8%
leakage identified and recovered
Released
next tranche on verified results
EducationNDA

A provincial education reform programme

Challenge

A results-based programme needed independent verification of disbursement-linked indicators every six months.

Approach

Semi-annual school visits, teacher-attendance checks and learning assessments, with a results dashboard shared with the funder and government.

1,200
schools visited each round
6
consecutive verification rounds delivered
On time
every disbursement decision
WHO YOU WORK WITH

A senior team, dedicated to you.

  • Team leaderSenior evaluator accountable to the funder.
  • Sector specialistsAgriculture, education, health and finance expertise.
  • Field managers and enumeratorsTrained, supervised teams across provinces.
  • Data analystsClean, analyse and visualise the evidence.
TOOLS AND PLATFORMS

The platforms we work with.

  • Tablet-based data capture (KoBoToolbox, SurveyCTO)
  • GPS and photo verification
  • Stata and R
  • Power BI results dashboards
  • OECD-DAC criteria
QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions.

How do you protect independence?

We do not take implementation roles in programmes we verify, and conflicts are checked before every assignment.

Can you work in remote or difficult areas?

Yes. Our field teams have worked across Pakistan and Afghanistan, with security protocols and local enumerators.

Which funders’ standards do you follow?

We align to OECD-DAC criteria and to each funder’s own requirements, including World Bank, ADB, EU and bilateral donor frameworks.

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