EXPECTED OUTPUTS RELATED ACTIONS RESPONSIBLE ACTORS APRM Focal Points Committee and APRM Secretariat INDICATORS OF SUCCESS 4.3 APRM Human Resource Management Strategy developed and implemented 1. Develop and align HRM strategy with relevant AU rules and regulations 2. Implement HRM Strategy 4.4 High calibre APRM Staff recruited and appointed 1. Develop a recruitment strategy and APRM Focal Points align it with relevant AU rules and Committee and regulations APRM Secretariat 2. Identify priority positions, develop job descriptions and person specifications and disseminate widely 3. Recruit and appoint high calibre APRM Staff Number of vacancies filled within set periods of time 4.5 APRM Staff retention strategy developed and implemented Develop and implement APRM Staff Retention Strategy Staff Retention Strategy in place APRM Focal Points Committee and APRM Secretariat APRM Focal Points 4.6 Performance 1. Conduct staff trainings and Committee and Management experience-sharing sessions on APRM Secretariat institutionalised in APRM Performance Management processes and practices 2. Develop and implement resultsbased work plans 3. Regularly conduct semi-annual and annual performance-based staff appraisals 5. DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING & EVALUATION FRAMEWORKS AND SYSTEMS 5.1. A monitoring and 1. Draft and submit for approval by APR Panel and APRM evaluation framework for APRM Committee of Focal Points Secretariat (led by improved quality of detailed terms of reference for Office of the CEO and internal and country establishing a M&E unit with the Knowledge review processes 2. Establish a M&E unit Management and developed and 3. Recruit the appropriate experts to Communication operationalised staff it Division providing 4. Draft, adopt and launch new tools necessary technical and approaches for follow-up, input) monitoring and evaluation 5. Publish the first generation of M&E reports 6. Launch and conclude a formal review of all APRM documents, especially the self-assessment questionnaire 7. Submit revised draft documents to the APRM Committee of Focal Points and subsequently to the APRM Forum for approval 8. Commence the process of migration from paper-based to computer-based data collection and analysis processes in country reviews –35– AU-aligned HRM Strategy in place Number of AU-aligned HRM systems and processes Reduced staff turnover rate Percentage increase in staff performance Extent to which the use of external consultants and temporary staff for country review missions reduced and that work being carried out by full-time staff increased M&E unit established Quality and timeliness of new tools prepared, approved and launched Number of high calibre professional staff recruited Number of quality M&E reports published during the strategic plan period Number of APRM documents reviewed, submitted and approved Extent to which paper-based reviews are phased out and computer-based reviews are phased in (by country)