JOINT INTERSECTORAL ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK JIAF January 2021 overview

JOINT INTERSECTORAL ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK [JIAF] January 2021 overview Esther Waters-Crane Senior Project Manager, PMU Magalie Salazar Project Analyst, PMU

THE JIAF PROPOSITION: a triple dividend 1. Improved decision making about how to respond to people in crisis - strengthened prioritization of needs and response 2. Improved decision making about how to fund people in crisis - better alignment of resources to have maximum impact 3. More streamlined, integrated and coherent humanitarian system - delivering our Grand Bargain commitments - Intersectoral coherence across the humanitarian-development nexus

WHAT THE JIAF DELIVERS A single, comprehensive, inter-sectoral methodologically sound and impartial overall assessment of people’s needs in crisis [Grand Bargain commitment #1 on needs assessment] Humanitarian needs and severity centered on people Direct linkages between needs analysis and response planning Stronger understanding of coping mechanisms Improved quality of Humanitarian needs overview More informed strategic, prioritized and better coordinated Humanitarian response plans [HRPs] Improved response monitoring and results frameworks

STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION- WHERE ARE WE NOW • HPC 2020: Soft launch: analysis component of JIAF rolled out • HPC 2021: Full launch of JIAF indicators, severity index, guidance to 28 HNO countries • Formal testing and independent external review of methodology • New Programme Management Unit [PMU]. Cross agency coordination and management unit leading development

THE ROAD AHEAD 2021 AND BEYOND 2022 2021 Ongoing testing JIAF 1. 0 Independent external review JIAF 1. 0 Feedback loops from HCTs & regions 2020 Multi partner review, AARs, QA of HNO Evidence generated for revision of JIAF Training and sensitization JIAF 2. 0 Cross agency Institutionalization JIAF 2. 0 Ongoing feedback loops from HCTs & regions Underlying Core Principals 1. Collaboration and multi stakeholder consensus 2. Technical rigour and evidence-based decision making 3. Usability and value- effort for HCTs must not outweigh value of end product HPCs inclusive of methodologically sound, tested JIAF

Questions? Esther Waters-Crane Senior Project Manager, PMU ewaterscrane@unicef, org Magalie Salazar Project Analyst, PMU Salazar@un. org