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Acronyms and Terms Reference
A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V W
AMP - Annual Management Plan
AP - Auditor Portal
AWP - Annual Work Plan
AMR - Annual Management Review
BCA - Basic Cooperation Agreement
Agreement between UNICEF and host government establishing UNICEF country office in that country
BCP - Business Continuity Plan
BTA - Business Technology Associate
CBO - Community Based Organization
CCA - Common Country Assessment
CCC - Core Commitments for Children
CEE - Central and Eastern Europe
CO - Country Office
CMT - Country Management Team
CP - Country Programme
CPAP
CPC
CPD - Country Programme Document
CPE - Country Programme Evaluation
CPMP
CPR - Country Programme Recommendation
CRC
CSO - Civil Society Organization
Includes community-based (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), trade unions, religious groups, women’s organisations, academic institutions and other private, voluntary groups
DCT - Direct Cash Transfer
DPP - Division of Policy and Planning
EAPRO - East Asia and Pacific Regional Office
ECD - Early Childhood Development
ECM - Enterprise Content Management
eFACE - Electronic Funding Authorization and Certificate of Expenditures
EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment
EMOPS - Emergency Operations
EO - Evaluation Office
EPF - Emergency Programme Fund
ESARO - Eastern and South Africa Regional Office
eTrips
The mobile app for field monitoring.
EXDIR - Executive Director
FACE - Funding Authorization and Certificate of Expenditures
FC - Fund Commitment
FLS - Financial and Logistics System
FMM - Field Monitoring Module
FR - Fund Reservation
FRG - Field Results Group
GIS - Geographic Information System
GRO - Geneva Regional Office
GSA - Global Staff Association
GNP - Gross National Product
HACT - Harmonized Approach to Cash Transfer
A set of principles and processes for transferring cash to government and non-government Implementing Partners. HACT standardizes the way UN agencies work with implementing partners while allowing for agency specific thresholds and guidance based on respective risk, complexity and business models. HACT applies in all countries and operational contexts, including emergency, crisis and post-conflict. It is applicable to all UNICEF offices when transferring cash to all implementing partners. HACT aims to help manage risk related to the management of funds, reduce transaction costs by simplifying and harmonizing principles and processes across agencies shift towards progressive use of national systems for management and accountability.
HR - Human Resources
HRBAP - Human Rights Based Approach to Programming
HQ - Headquarters
IASC - Inter-agency Steering Committee
IB - Integrated Budget
ICT - Information and Communication Technology
IDP - Internally Displaced Person
IECD - Integrated Early Childhood Development
IMEP - Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
IP - Implementing Partner
Government or Civil Society Organizations implementing UNICEF’s programme.
JCC - Joint Consultative Committee
LDI - Leadership Development Initiative
LTA
MCP - Multi-country Programme
MENA - Middle East and North Africa Regional Office
MICS - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
MoA
MoU - Memorandum of Understanding
MPO - Master Plan of Operations
M.R - Minimum Requirement
Label used in eTools HACT dashboard UI for the calculation of minimum requirements for programmatic visits, spot checks and whether an audit is required based on the actual cash transfers, risk rating and Table 1 in the HACT procedure
NFR - Note for the record
NGO - Nongovernmental Organization
NSE - Nonstate Entity
OCHA - UN Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
OIA - Office of Internal Audit
OMP - Office Management Plan
OSEB - Office of the Secretariat of the Executive Board
PBA - Programme Budget Allotment
PCA - Programme Cooperation Agreement
Programme Cooperation Agreements are legally binding documents that establish the partnership framework with the CSO or governments. PCA covers the duration of the country programme and includes the general terms and conditions and any special conditions that may apply. There is no mention of money or resources to be transferred in the PCA.
PCS
PD - Programme Document
Programme Document is a summary of the outcomes, outputs, and strategies to be adopted in a proposed programme.
PFO - Programme Funding Office
PMP - Partnership Management Portal
PO - Purchase order
PPA - Project Plan of Action
PPO - Programme Plan of Operation
PPPM - Programme Policy and Procedure Manual
PQAA - Programme Quality Assessment and Assurance
PRC
PRP - Partnership Reporting Portal
RAM - Results Assessment Module
RD - Regional Director
RMT - Regional Management Team
RO - Regional Office
RSS - Regional Support Specialist
SD - Supply Division
SOP - Standard Operating Procedures
SME - Subject Matter Expert
SSA - Special Service Agreement
SSFA - Small Scale Funding Agreement
Small Scale Funding Agreements are engagements that are similar in scope to PCAs but do not have a value that exceeds USD 50,000 in terms of funding and/or the equivalent value of supplies as a single or cumulative set of transfers to an individual CSO in a calendar year. In addition, the total amount of a Country Office's SSFA cannot exceed 10% of the total programme budget within a year.
T2F - Travel to Field
TA - Travel Authorization
TA - Temporary Assignment
TOR - Terms of Reference
TPM - Third Party Monitor
TRT - Technical Review Team
UNPP - United Nations Partner Portal
VISION - Virtual Integrated System of Information
UNICEF has implemented VISION, a SAP based Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, in all UNICEF offices worldwide. VISION consists of packaged as well as custom developed applications automating and supporting variety of business process
WBS - Work Breakdown Structure
A hierarchical outline of an undertaking described in the project definition. The WBS is the basis for the organization and coordination of a project. A WBS consists of WBS elements. The WBS elements describe tasks or subtasks in the project to perform within a defined time period
WP - Workplan
Also called Partner Cooperation Agreements (PCAs), these are binding documents that establish the partnership framework with the CSO or governments, PCA covers the duration of the country programme and includes the general terms and conditions and any special conditions that may apply. Workplan with government are different in country office context it can be annual work plan, multiyear workplan or rolling workplan.