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3.4 Partner Capacity Assessment

If CARE is planning to deliver cash assistance through partners, the following CBI-specific check-list should be applied to partner capacity assessment:

  • Previous or on‐going experiences with the design and implementation of CBI for emergency or longer‐term response (e.g. safety nets);
  • Previous or on‐going experiences with distribution (including in‐kind distribution);
  • Existing activity reports of these experiences;
  • Existing financial reporting of these experiences;
  • Existence of financial systems and sign off procedures that enable CBI;
  • Existence of procurement systems that enable CBI;
  • Existence of Standard Operating Procedures on CBI;
  • Existence of data protection policy;
  • Clear share of roles and responsibilities within the partner team members for the implementation of CBI;
  • Existence of Monitoring and Evaluation framework and tools reflecting the use of CBI with appropriate process and impact indicators;
  • Experience in analysing and monitoring market trends;
  • Technical and operational capacity of partner staff to implement and monitor CBI even in the aftermath of a shock;
  • Presence of full time employees with the required skills and capacities in terms of CBI;
  • Understanding of the resources needed to design, implement and monitor good quality CBI.