The partner journey

Where a budget exceeds US$100,000, a micro-assessment is completed by a third-party service provider appointed by UNICEF. It primarily consists of interviews with partner personnel and a review of relevant documentation.

Offline formulation

This is a collaborative process with your UNICEF focal point. Draft and agree the Results Matrix before the budget; reference each output in the detailed budget and formulate activities under it.

Entering the document into ePD

The Programme Document is entered in the ePD Portal. Annex 8 explains the respective roles of UNICEF and the partner.

Complete and submit the FACE form with your UNICEF Programme Specialist. Transfers are expected to cover a maximum of four months. Add a forecast column to the right of the original detailed budget and record the relevant line items for the three-to-four-month period.

Programmatic reporting

All partners register on the Partner Reporting Portal and report against jointly agreed indicators.

Financial reporting

Update the amount received and cumulative expenditure, the FACE worksheet, expenditure-vs-budget worksheet and a detailed expenditure extract that reconciles to the accounting records.

Programmatic results

The UNICEF focal point selects outputs and indicators, communicates the review scope and requests supporting evidence before the visit.

Financial expenditure

A UNICEF focal point generally undertakes an annual on-site review of internal controls and a sample of invoices, journals and other source documents drawn from the accounting extract.