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3.2.4 Efficiency

In its Humanitarian and Emergency Strategy (HES) CARE states its ambition to be a leading humanitarian agency known for  its particular ability to reach and empower women and girls in emergencies as well as:

  • its culture of humanitarian leadership and accountability at all levels
  • the efficiency of its operational models which expand and nurture strategic partnerships with traditional and non-traditional actors at the local, national, regional and global levels
  • the talent, capabilities and capacity of its staff in terms of global preparedness, surge and response management capacity
  • its sustainable business model which ensures adequate funding and effective use of resources for humanitarian preparedness and response

The HES sets out organisation-wide strategic priorities for achieving the institutional and operational strengths required to establishing CARE as a leading humanitarian agency. The following table provides an overview of core performance criteria linked to each strategic priority.

Strategic Priority Institutional Strength Operational Strength
Leadership & Authority ·   efficient global and regional decision making mechanisms for all types of crisis & responses ·   Efficient corporate response mobilisation mechanisms

·   corporate accountability mechanisms

 ·   clear and transparent operational decision making authority

·   efficient response monitoring, & reporting

·   timely response reviews and management responses
Operating Model ·   global partnership approach with investment in strategic alliances

·   corporate preparedness and risk management mechanisms

·   Efficient remote management systems

 ·   efficient response preparedness

·   efficient operational cooperation and collaboration

·   effective integration and support of local actors and responders
Capacity & Capabilities ·   Globally funded and managed surge, flexible response and support, risk analysis & management capacities

·   Coordinated staff training, talent management,  human resource support mechanisms

 ·   adequate response management capacity based on response specific assessments, enhanced through deployments and complemented through appropriate partnerships
Business Model ·   Global communication and information management systems

·   Pooled rapid funding mechanisms

·   Program support capacity at corporate level

·   Geographically focused preparedness and response management platforms

 ·   timely public communications

·   efficient fundraising and information management

·   adequate response funding (pooled and response strategy based)

·   efficient management of response specific  and reallocated resources