• Aid policy
• • Aid Effectiveness
  • Aid Strategies and Policies
  • Fragile States
• Debt Management
• Education
• Financial sector
• Growth and Resources Policy
• Health
• Poverty and Social Protection
• Public Financial Management
• Public Management and Accountability
• Regional Development and Local Government
• Social Development
• Statistics

Aid Strategies and Policies

OPM advises bilateral and multilateral development agencies, and national governments in aid receiving countries, on a wide range of strategic and policy issues relating to the effective use of aid. In addition, OPM has a strong track record in Aid Evaluation particularly the evaluation and strategic review of donor country programmes.

Recent advisory work includes the following:

• Preparation of a transparency and accountability policy for GAVI
• A study for the Advisory Board on Irish Aid on measuring the impact of aid
• Advice on measuring development effectiveness in Bolivia
• A study for Irish Aid on its engagement with UN agencies
• Advice to the States of Jersey on overseas aid policy
• Support to the design of the Somalia Multi Donor Trust Fund
• Support to the development of a national aid policy in Yemen
• Strategic advice to the UN Relief and Works Agency
• Preparation of a study on policy coherence issues for the DFID 2006 White Paper
• Supported to the management of donor coordination and development of a national aid policy document in Albania
• Support to the management of donor coordination within the social protection sector in Moldova       
• Studies and consultations with bilateral donors on policies for aid allocation.

OPM has also carried out an influential study of issues in the provision of technical assistance.

Project Examples