Operations Evaluation

The Operations Evaluation Department (OPEV) is an independent unit within the African Development Bank Group, providing systematic assessment of Bank Group policies, operations and procedures.

Mission

To foster sustainable growth and poverty reduction in Africa, through independent and influential evaluation.

Role

OPEV contributes to Bank Group goals and effectiveness by promoting accountability and learning from experience. OPEV provides comprehensive and objective assessment of the development effectiveness of the assistance provided by the Bank Group, by carrying out independent evaluations of its policies, strategies, operations and procedures.

OPEV is an independent unit reporting to the Bank’s Board, through the Board’s Committee on Development Effectiveness (CODE). These arrangements help to ensure that OPEV’s work is objective and impartial.

Activities

OPEV provides:

independent evaluations of Bank policies, strategies, operations and procedures
evaluations results (findings, lessons and recommendations) which are shared internally and externally to promote learning and accountability
guidance for Bank Group overall evaluation system
support for evaluation capacity development in Africa
support for the harmonization of evaluation standards and good practices, working closely with the evaluation offices in the other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs)