Federation-Wide Results-Based-Management Approach
IFRC has been using Results-Based Management (RBM) for managing the planning, monitoring and implementation of programmes since 2005. As closer collaboration within the IFRC network has improved, a new space for engagement has emerged in the organization’s way of working on RBM in the different areas of planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and learning.
Results-Based Management at the IFRC
A Philippines Red Cross volunteer uses mobile data collection in the Philippines following Typhoon Mangkhut.
Photo: IFRC/MJ Evalarosa
In the IFRC, our Federation-Wide Results-Based-Management Approach is a management approach that focuses on the achievement of performance and results in our programmes. Through better design, planning, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, we can help National Societies respond at scale and continue to deliver important lifesaving work based on the needs and perspectives of the communities. This in turn will help us increase the trust that is placed in us by communities, partners and donors we work with.
IFRC Network Planning and Reporting
A volunteer for the Ukraine Red Cross visits with Raisa and Volodymyr Chalyi , who were able to buy medicine thanks to financial assistance from the Red Cross.
Photo: IFRC
At the IFRC, the Unified Planning Process is an annual Federation-wide process centered on each National Society's needs and priorities, bringing together emergency response and longer-term work. There is one plan per country where international support from the IFRC Network is sought.
Reporting on the plans follows IFRC standards of mid-year and annual reports, to support engagement with partners and donors, with the aim to reduce earmarking levels and streamline reporting requirements over time. Planning and Reporting at the IFRC Network adheres to the principles of the 8+3 Template.
A Global Strategic Planning and Reporting Centre, reporting to the Strategic Planning Department, was established in New Delhi, India in 2023. The Centre was created to support the drafting of IFRC Network Country Plans and associated mid-year and annual reports. These external-facing plans and reports serve to promote the IFRC network action and support resource mobilization.
Other important resources include the 2024 Global Plan, the Plan and Budget and Strategy 2030.
IFRC Network Evaluations
IFRC Network Evaluations inform our decision-making processes and enhance trust and accountability efforts with donors, partners and the communities we serve. They improve organizational learning and reduce duplication of efforts and expenditures. These resources have been developed by the IFRC network and used by a wide range of practitioners, including other humanitarian agencies, donors, academia and researchers.
Monitoring & Evaluation Guide
Guidance, templates, and tools to promote a common understanding and reliable practice for IFRC programmes/projects.
RTE Guide and Procedures
A guide to support the quality and use of Real Time Evaluations (RTEs) at the IFRC to provide timely information during an ongoing humanitarian operational response.
IFRC Evaluation Framework
The IFRC Framework for Evaluations is a comprehensive guide that highlights how evaluations are designed, planned, managed, conducted, and utilized by the IFRC Secretariat and its network.
IFRC Network Capacity Building
A community member records another local resident as part of the INDABA Participatory Video Data Collection project carried out in the Kingdom of Eswatini for the DG ECHO-IFRC pilot Programmatic Partnership.
Photo: IFRC/M. Tsukamoto
Capacity building is an essential part of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting (PMER) for all organizations.
In order to have a robust PMER system, skills development, appropriate structures, and tools are needed across various levels of organizations, both horizontally and vertically.
Through capacity building, IFRC models how it can support its National Societies to be more accountable to the populations they serve. Open access capacity building tools and guidance can be found across this website. These tools address needs, reduce vulnerabilities and build resilience in a changing environment. Some examples of these resources:
Project/programme monitoring and evaluation (M&E) guide, available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish.
The Project/Programme Planning Guide, available in Arabic, English, French and Spanish.
WATCH: Videos about participatory video data collection
These community videos were designed, filmed and edited by communities around the world. They provide feedback to evaluations, reviews, lessons learnt, baselines, and monitoring of IFRC network projects/programmes in different country contexts.