Building ESDC capacities

Strategic Objective 4: ESDC achieves its objectives efficiently and effectively and complies with good governance standards

Strategy: ESDC will continue to build the capacity of the executive staff in the technical, development and administrative fields, especially in relation to the community and the target groups, and the management of programs and technical matters. The Center will also work in parallel to the development of internal systems and processes, especially those related to knowledge, planning, financial and administrative matters, in order to enhance the transparency and accountability of the organization with the foundations of good governance. ESDC will also continue to develop mechanisms for the mobilization of financial resources from Arab and regional sources with common interest, without prejudice to the independence and priorities of the Center’s work.

Medium Term Results	1. The financial, material and human resources needed to achieve the strategy are available	2. ESDC has an effective planning and monitoring system	3. ESDC’s operations are institutionalized with gender mainstreaming in all aspects of operation
How will we achieve this? Indicators	1. Percentage of increase in funding sources. 2. Total Increase in the number of employees providing technical services to the target groups in the fields of agriculture, business development, technical studies and cooperative work.	1. The annual report of the Center includes a description of progress on the results level based on performance indicators and provides an explanation of achievement or justification 2. Annual plan and budget linked to the Center’s strategy is developed. 3. lessons learned monitored	1. Percentage of female employees in the center. 2. Diagnostic reports for programs and projects analyze problems and realities by men and women. 3. Performance indicators in projects and programs are disaggregated by sex 4. Percentage of men and women benefiting from the Center’s activities and interventions.

What services and products will we provide as part of ESDC’s capacity building? (Outputs)

1. The staff and management have received the necessary training and support in the field of institutionalization and gender inclusion in the organization and its programs: This includes internal policy reform; the formation of a committee within the center specialized in reviewing the policies of the center for gender inclusion and offering recommendations to the board of directors and the general manager for adopting them.
2. Capacities of staff and the Board of Directors in technical, administrative and financial areas is continuously built: This is especially in areas related to the implementation of activities and programs such as business development services, value chain analysis, work with cooperatives, agricultural research and development, and program and project management.
3. Partnerships and alliances with national and international organizations is developed: in the areas of agriculture, economic empowerment and cooperative action.
4. System of monitoring, evaluation and learning is developed: This is a review of indicators, development of tools for gathering information, issuing reports to stakeholders, evaluating projects and programs, and reviewing the strategy annually.
5. Internal regulations and policies are continuously reviewed: especially financial, administrative, procurement and working manuals for key activities.
6. Public and international relations are developed: within the framework of funding and of networking and cooperation framework.
7.  Main office and equipment upgraded: through national and international partnerships and self-financing.
8. ISO9001 is updated: 2008 system to ISO9001 version 2015