Acronyms and Terms Reference

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A

AMP - Annual Management Plan
AP - Auditor Portal
AWP - Annual Work Plan AMR - Annual Management Review

B

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

C

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

D

DCT - Direct Cash Transfer DPP - Division of Policy and Planning

E

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

F

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

G

GIS - Geographic Information System
GRO - Geneva Regional Office
GSA - Global Staff Association
GNP - Gross National Product

H

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

I

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 Partners

J

JCC - Joint Consultative Committee

L

LDI - Leadership Development Initiative
LTA

M

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

N

NFR - Note for the record
NGO - Nongovernmental Organization
NSE - Nonstate Entity

O

OMP - Office Management Plan

P

PCA - Programme Cooperation Agreement
PCS
PD - Programme Document
PMP - Partnership Management Portal
PO - Purchase order
PRC
PRP - Partnership Reporting Portal

R

RO - Regional Office
RSS - Regional Support Specialist

S

SOP - Standard Operating Procedures
SME - Subject Matter Expert
SSA - Special Service Agreement
SSFA - Small Scale Funding Agreement

T

T2F - Travel to Field
TA - Travel Authorization
TA - Temporary Assignment
ToR - Terms of Reference
TPM - Third Party Monitor

U

UNPP - United Nations Partner Portal

V

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

W

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.