ee will approve, approve with comments or reject the proposal.Approved proposals are duly signed and forwarded to the MDTF Office for release of fund within one week of signature.* Fast Track procedure enables critical time bound initiatives to be processed for review and approval on a priority basis.2.6.Monitoring and EvaluationAs highlighted earlier, during the reporting period, measures to enhance the staffing capacity of the Steer-ing Committee/SCSO, as recommended by the PricewaterhouseCoopers 2006 UNDG ITF Programmatic Review, were forthcoming and the approval and recruitment of a professional M&E officer based in the SCSO took place during the reporting period.The M&E officer is part of the Resident Coordinator/Steering Committee Monitoring and Evaluation Unit.The unit is composed of a M&E advisor, funded by AusAid, and the M&E officer funded through the UNDG ITF direct cost budget.The unit is mandated to plan, develop and implement an integrated M&E system for the UN Assistance Strategy for Iraq with a focus on the UNDG ITF.The M&E officer will report directly to the Head of the Steering Committee SCSO and provide direct support to Participating UN Organizations.The intention is to provide technical support and advice to Participating UN Organizations in the development of strong monitoring and results frameworks during the project development stage as well as subsequent results based reporting.The M&E officer will also work with the SOT in the preparation of routine repo