The ultimate idea of the EMS is to change the traditional commissioning of evaluations to a new service based management and facilitation of the evaluation teams. The service based approach allows that the use of evaluation expertise of the teams is more flexible so that the external evaluation expertise can be utilized already in the planning phase.

The role of MFA is a commissioner of evaluations (planning the evaluation and leading the design and implementation of evaluation as well as quality assurance of evaluation).

The role of the service provider is a manager of evaluations and a ‘head hunter’ of the evaluation expertise needed in evaluation teams.

The purpose of this assignment is to increase the quality of outsourced evaluations and also to increase flexibility, efficiency and effectiveness of the MFA in planning and commissioning evaluations.

The objective of this assignment is to pilot a new evaluation commissioning model that is based on evaluation services rather than outsourcing the implementation of evaluation as one single assignment.

The role of MFA is a commissioner of evaluations (planning the evaluation and leading the design and implementation of evaluation as well as quality assurance of evaluation).

The role of the service provider is a manager (administration, coordination and facilitation of evaluation teams and missions) of evaluations and a ‘head hunter’ of the evaluation expertise needed in evaluation teams.