The Final Report is a CERF reporting requirement, that combines the final programmatic, project-level reporting from all the implementing agencies funded by a CERF allocation, consolidated into a comprehensive, allocation-level report to be submitted by the Country Office, to CERF HQ via OneGMS.
The Final Report is submitted as a package for CERF review by the Country Focal Point, consisting of both:
- Allocation-Level Report (prepared by the Country Office)
- Final Report Inputs from Agencies (Project-Level)
The Final Report is available once the Interim Update report is approved by CERF HQ and is due three months after the expiration of a CERF Allocation but may be extended at the discretion of CERF HQ, or if a No Cost Extension (NCE) has been approved for any of the projects, extending the allocation expiration. In this last case, the due date for reporting is extended for one month past the latest NCE date.
Activate the Final Report
To activate the Final Report after the approval of the Interim Report by CERF in OneGMS, two main steps are required:
- Activation of the Final Report for the Country Office by CERF
- Opening of the Final Report for UN Agencies by the Country Focal Point
Activate the Final Report (CERF HQ) The task to activate the Final Report will appear in the CERF Programme Officer’s Allocation Final Report Task List, with the Final Report’s status showing as inactive.
To activate the report, the CERF Programme Officer may click the blue redirect icon (
) in the Task Name column, in the row with the desired project code. This will open the allocation-level reporting template.
In the reporting template, click the [Continue] button in the Final Report template the Task Option menu will present a button-option to activate the Final Report. This will present the email template to send to the Country Office, which may be edited by the CERF PO. By clicking [Save & Exit] the CERF Programme Officer will have the possibility to set the allocation-level Final Report due date. Once the due date is confirmed, the CERF PO may click [Next] and then confirm the sending of the email to, and the activation of the template for the Country Office.
Open the Final Report to Agencies (Country Focal Point)
Once the Final Report has been activated by CERF Programme Office, the Country Focal Point is informed, and will need to open Agency access so Agencies can view the Final Report and submit their inputs.
In their OneGMS homepage, the Country Focal Point should find a new task in their Allocation Final Report Task List. The task should be to Open Final Report to Agencies for Inputs. Clicking the blue redirect icon beside the task name will allow the Country Focal Point to access and open the allocation-level tabs of the Final Report.
To access the Task Option menu from the open reporting template, the user should click the orange [Continue=>] button, then choose [Open Final Report to Agencies for Inputs] to proceed.
A screen will then load, where Country Focal Points will be able to update the report submission due-dates for each Agency project. Country Focal Points will proceed with opening the inputs and sending out the email notification to the Agencies via the system by clicking [Save & Finish].
