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UN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES
FOR EFFECTIVE ADVISING

cipient of a large number of inputs Implementation Plan (MIP) in order other things must take care to in-
from all directions, which must be to measure the achievements of tegrate human rights and gender
collected and processed in order the various projects and objectives. aspects into the activities of the
to be measured
and translated
also into lessons
learned and
best practices.
The SA has the
task of directing
and managing
the objectives
and work of the
personnel who, in
the various sec-
tors in which the
mission operates,
provide the advi-
sing service. The
SA, therefore,
receiving inputs
and needs by
Authorities such
as Chief of Po-
lice, Governors,
etc, addresses
his expertise to
better advice the
decision makers.
What precede
has to be done
according to the
mission mandate.
In the context of the EUCAP SAHEL Another central and intrinsic task strategic component of the mission.
MALI mission, employs a large in the role of the SA is to ensure the The SA must be able to identify,
group (about fifteen) of advisors consistency and sustainability over manage and report risks arising
divided both by sector (training, time of the operational activities from specific processes/systems/
human resources, logistics, ITC, of the Mission by coordinating the projects under its responsibility and
border management, etc.) and contribution of the advising com- perform any other related tasks as
by police force (National Garde, ponent to the internal and external required by other line managers.
Gendarmerie Nationale, Police reporting component of the Mis- In order to be able to do all this,
Nationale) and, last but not least, sion with respect to benchmarking. the SA is required to ensure timely
also by cross-cutting issues (in- The SA, which depends on the reporting of the activities carried
ter-ministerial advisors, ministerial Head of Operations, must work out, in particular on progress and/
advisors at the Ministry of Justi- closely with the other Mission or lack of progress on the basis of
ce, at the Ministry of Defence and Components and ensure that in- the MIP (Mission Implementation
ex-combatants, at the Ministry of dividual advisors can identify, re- Plan) and benchmarking within
Security and civilians protection). cord and codify the best practices. the operational line of responsi-
Furthermore, the SA supervises, im- The SA is the natural deputy to the bility provided for in the mandate.
plements and updates the Mission Head of Operations and among It is very important to maintain the

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