A partnership is a collaborative relationship and/or a strategic alliance between two or more entities which are committed to work towards mutually agreed objectives with a shared understanding of roles and responsibilities based on the comparative strengths of each entity. UNEG's partnerships work is led by the UNEG Partnerships Working Group which has developed a number of resources including the UNEG Partnership Strategy. The Working Group has also developed tools and organises activities aimed at maintaining and renewing existing UNEG partnerships or at building new ones.
At present, the forms of partnerships include:
- Collaborations: Organizational partnerships for sharing knowledge and information as well as coordinating efforts. Organizations operate with greater autonomy and with no permanent organizational commitment. There is no shared governance, resources or programmes.
- Cost-sharing alliances: Partnerships which occur when one partner provides certain resources and the other brings different ones. Both partners have shared benefits and costs.
- Strategic alliances: Partnerships where partners have shared decision making power and there is joint programming. Partners manage a programme (set of activities) of mutual interest to achieve shared goals and respective organizational missions.
The types of partners UNEG engages with include: umbrella organizations; network coalitions; regional or international evaluation associations; academia (universities)/research institutions/global think tanks; intergovernmental and other international organizations; global or regional training institutions; Government; foundations; and the private sector
