Bangkok SURF Next Steps…Implementing Practices in Myanmar

1. Bangkok SURF Next Steps…Implementing Practices in Myanmar Country Offices at the Centre of Practice Development: Myanmar October 2003

2. Practice Onion…

3. What does each level require? • For Practice Community Membership staff should • demonstrates that he/she: • Knows what UNDP does (e.g. MDGs, what HDR and • what HDR and NHDR measure), has read the toolkit and • knows key CO activities and staff functions • The Practice Practitioner Passfor CO staff at G4 level and • Higher. Awarded when staff member demonstrates that he/she • also has/is: • in-depth knowledge of UNDP Corporate Priorities • a member of at least two knowledge networks • basic knowledge of one or two Practices

4. What does each level require? • The Practice Developer Pass: all PA / PO’s. Awarded when • staff demonstrates that he/she has: • substantive knowledge in all his/her Practices areas and makes • contributions to knowledge networks • knowledge in a cross cutting issues and supported the • development of a CO learning sessions in a Practice • shared and used knowledge acquired in Practice work

5. What does each level require? • The Practice Expert Passfor Programme / professional staff • including RRs and DRRs. Awarded when staff member also • demonstrates that he/she has: • participated in a Practice workshop • made regular substantial contribution to knowledge networks • (validated by network facilitators) • participated in CO and/or SURF joint missions in a Practice area • documented and shared a UNDP product or service externally

6. Talking Points… • What are key constraints for CO staff to participate • in Practice work? • Other challenges / opportunities / costs involved? • How does SURF prepare to meet CO Practice demand? • How to develop mechanisms that ensures execution • of cross-practice / sub-practice work at regional / • regional and CO / CO and at CO level?

7. How do I Join a network?Contact the facilitator… • Governance: kim.henderson@undp.org • Poverty: sarah.renner@undp.org • Environment: stephanie.hodge@ undp.org • ICT4 Dev: atsushi.yamanaka@undp.org • HIV/AIDS: karin.santi@undp.org • Gender: isabella@surf.undp.org.tt • Microfinance: annette.krauss@undp.org • NHDR: sharmila.kurukulasuriya@undp.org • BCPR: gita.swamy@undp.org • MDG Net:elham.seyedsayamdost@undp.org • MPN Net: satish.vangal@undp.org • Evaluation: fa-tai.shieh@undp.org • HDR Net: marcia.de.castro@undp.org

8. What does each level require? • For Practice Community Membership staff should • demonstrates that he/she: • Knows what UNDP does (e.g. MDGs, what HDR and • what HDR and NHDR measure), has read the toolkit and • knows key CO activities and staff functions • The Practice Practitioner Passfor CO staff at G4 level and • Higher. Awarded when staff member demonstrates that he/she • also has/is: • in-depth knowledge of UNDP Corporate Priorities • a member of at least two knowledge networks • basic knowledge of one or two Practices

9. What does each level require? • The Practice Developer Pass: all PA / PO’s. Awarded when • staff demonstrates that he/she has: • substantive knowledge in all his/her Practices areas and makes • contributions to knowledge networks • knowledge in a cross cutting issues and supported the • development of a CO learning sessions in a Practice • shared and used knowledge acquired in Practice work

10. What does each level require? • The Practice Expert Passfor Programme / professional staff • including RRs and DRRs. Awarded when staff member also • demonstrates that he/she has: • participated in a Practice workshop • made regular substantial contribution to knowledge networks • (validated by network facilitators) • participated in CO and/or SURF joint missions in a Practice area • documented and shared a UNDP product or service externally

11. Role of Your Friendly Neighborhood SURF • Your designated practice coach – helping translate tool kit into practical use from a CO perspective e.g. through demand driven: - “what can it do for me” facilitation i.e: trainings / workshops / learning events - provision of concrete regional comparative examples - brokering CO / CO exchanges - Assist in networking of learning managers in the region

12. More specifically the Bangkok SURF could: • Liaise actively with PIC and LM to provide advice on process and strategy development • Help design and facilitate a two-day workshop in which a Practice Implementation Plan could be drafted by the CO • Support completion of Practice Map - coached by a SURF team • Undertake Practice Pass certification process – individual coaching sessions with CO staff • Assist in the conceptualization of a simple yet practical KM strategy that codifies and captures CO knowledge • Periodically benchmark core Practice Implementation activities and assist COs to both codify and report progress