These Standards provide DFAT staff and implementing partners with clarity on DFAT expectations for the quality of design and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) products. These Standards should be integrated across the investment management cycle in DFAT concept notes, designs, implementation, review, and evaluation. Applying the Standards is a requirement in DFAT’s contracts and it is encouraged to use them for design and MEL products and activities delivered through grants and contribution agreements.
Feedback is welcome to designmail@dfat.gov.au.
The Standards presented in this series are:
- Standard 1: Investment Concept
- Standard 2: Design Planning
- Standard 3: Program Logic
- Standard 4: Investment Design
- Standard 5: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan and System
- Standard 6: Progress Reports
- Standard 7: DFAT Investment Manager Monitoring
- Standard 8: Independent Evaluation Terms of Reference
- Standard 9: Independent Evaluation Plans
- Standard 10: Independent Evaluation Reports