Chapter 8 IEO operations
8.1 Staff resources In 2021, the IEO maintained a structure of 35 posts, including 27 professionals and 8 General Service staff, and five workstreams: corporate and thematic evaluations, country programme evaluations, capacity development, knowledge and data management, and operations.23 IEO staff members worked within and across these, and regularly exchanged views through staff meetings and peer reviews of draft evaluation reports. Staff members represent countries in all regions and offer an average of 15 years of experience in development and evaluation gained from a range of organizations. They now include dedicated expertise on knowledge and data management. The office continues to strengthen professional capacities by exposing staff to collective and individual training, including on innovative methodologies such as sense-making and specific modules of the International Programme for Development Evaluation Training for recent recruits. In 2021, the IEO again fully complied with corporate rules and regulations, ranging from financial norms to a well-tested business continuity plan to secure the execution of the annual workplan. The office sustained efforts to comprehensively abide by organizational policies and standards on zero tolerance for sexual exploitation, harassment, discrimination and abuse of authority by both staff members and consultants.
8.2 Financial resources Recognizing the uncertainties surrounding development funding during the COVID-19 pandemic, the IEO budget for 2021 was set at $12 million. The IEO spent $11.42 million or 95.2 percent on evaluations and other institutional activities, drawing on regular and other resources. 23
The office also benefitted from seven long-term consultants with international professional service contracts.
CHAPTER 8. IEO OPERATIONS
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