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2002-2012 and beyond By Phangisile Mtshali Manciya Director: Corporate Philanthropy Beijing November 2, 2012. How to achieve the dandelion effective. in. Centres of Excellence for Community-based HBC/HCV programmes. 3. Centre of Excellence- Definition.
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2002-2012 and beyond By Phangisile Mtshali Manciya Director: Corporate Philanthropy Beijing November 2, 2012
in Centres of Excellence for Community-based HBC/HCV programmes 3
Centre of Excellence- Definition • Whatever the a Centre of Excellence (CoE) should, at a most basic level can consist of: • A team of people that promote collaboration and • using best practices around a specific focus area to drive their clear mandate results. • The team could be staffed with full- or part-time or strategic alliance members. • “Competency Centre” • “Capability Centre” :
Centre of Excellence – WHYFive basic reasons • Support • Guidance • Shared Learning • Measurements • Governance • Armed with evidence of • Experience and expertise in their area of focus • Impactful and successful models and • Transferable technologies and • and ability to mobilise resources
Centre of Excellence - WHYFive basic reasons • Support: CoE’sshould offer support to the others. This may be through services needed, or providing subject matter experts or both • Guidance: For standards, methodologies, tools and knowledge banks are typical approaches to filling this need. • Shared Learning: Training and certifications, skill assessments, team building and formalized roles are all ways to encourage shared learning.
Centre of Excellence - WHYFive basic reasons • Measurements: CoEs should be able to demonstrate they are delivering the valued results that justified their creation • Governance: Allocating limited resources (money, people, technology etc.) across all their possible use is an important function of CoEs. • Should ensure organizations / decision makers invest in the most valuable projects and • create economies of scale for their service offering. • In addition, coordination across other organizational/ country/sector interests is needed to enable the CoE to deliver value
CoE establishment- What would it mean ? • Medium to long-term commitment/relation/partnership • Improved Project Management systems and practice • Sustainability • Legacy – especially disseminating and embedding outcomes • Challenges • Resources? • How to reach scale • Mandate and policy environment
CoE - Our Experience • HIV Program in Africa • www.securethefuture.com/faculty • Made up of our previous grantees • Identified special expertise and models – tried, tested • A lot of time to package what is offered • Flexibility in resources and design to adapt models, services, offering according to those seeking them • Use of technology to facilitate delivery and communication