The Institutional Capacity Assessment Framework

This is the framework we use to assess organisational capability, published in full so that organisations can apply it themselves.

Six domains

• Governance and strategic direction
• Leadership and management systems
• Financial management and controls
• Human resources and skills
• Operations and service delivery
• Information, evidence and learning

What is included

Domain definitions, a four-level maturity scale, interview and document-review instruments, a self-assessment workshop guide, and a scoring template that produces a comparable baseline for tracking over time.

Who it is for

Organisations conducting their own assessment, boards commissioning one, and partners standardising how capacity is described across a portfolio.