Operational Strategy 2024-2026

Sida – the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency – is a
government agency. It implements national policy pertaining to international
development cooperation, reform cooperation and humanitarian assistance
as decided upon by the Swedish parliament. These policies aim to create
preconditions for better living conditions for people living in poverty and under
oppression.
The purpose of this operational strategy is to clarify how Sida will contribute
towards the achievement of the Swedish parliament’s objective for development
cooperation and the strategic direction set by the government in Development
Assistance for a New Era: Freedom, empowerment and sustainable growth. The
intended audience for the operational strategy is Sida’s staff, partners, and the
Swedish government and parliament. Chapter 2 describes both the global issues
that affect Sida’s work as well as how the agency is governed. Chapter 3.1 clarifies
how Sida has interpreted and converted the Swedish government’s thematic priorities
into external objectives that the agency will contribute towards. These objectives
set the preconditions for Sida’s operations using results-based management.
Sida’s internal objectives, introduced in chapter 3.2, reflect the agency’s priorities
during the upcoming three years. They will guide the agency’s development.
The operational plan will on an annual basis specify how Sida will contribute
towards the internal objectives that year. Sida will place emphasis on the
geographical context, and work together with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, other
government agencies, academia, civil society, and the private sector in order to
achieve results. Sida operates in a global and increasingly complex context, and is
well equipped to work with partner countries, and other development actors.
Sida will further be strengthening its cooperation with the EU.
In chapter 4, the operational strategy highlights the agency’s working methods
in relation to the objectives described in chapter 3. Sida monitors all objectives
outlined in the operational strategy using indicators, and makes sure to learn by
evaluating the results that are achieved. Working in this way creates the necessary
conditions that Sida needs to operate in a transparent and results-oriented way.
During Sida’s operational strategy’s implementation period the governing board
intends to simplify the agency’s governance by providing clarity to the agency’s
mission, strong internal control and relevant reporting.