The International Year Of Evaluation EvalYear 2015

Agenda IOCE UN Resolution Parliamentarians Initiative EvalYear plans Evaluation Agenda

IOCE UPDATES

Outgoing: Tessie Catsambas (AEA), Katherine Hay (CoE), Martha McGuire (CES), Murray Saunders (EES) Continuing: Jennifer Bisgard (AfrEA), Natalia Kosheleva (IPEN), Marie Gervais (Francophonie), Esteban Tapella (ReLAC) Incoming: Larry Bremner (CES), Mike Hendricks (AEA), Dorothy Lucks (AES), Ziad Moussa (EvalMENA), Riitta Oksanen (EES), Pablo Rodriguez- Bilella (ReLAC), Mallika Samaranayake (CoE) Outgoing: Tessie Catsambas (AEA), Katherine Hay (CoE), Martha McGuire (CES), Murray Saunders (EES) Continuing: Jennifer Bisgard (AfrEA), Natalia Kosheleva (IPEN), Marie Gervais (Francophonie), Esteban Tapella (ReLAC) Incoming: Larry Bremner (CES), Mike Hendricks (AEA), Dorothy Lucks (AES), Ziad Moussa (EvalMENA), Riitta Oksanen (EES), Pablo Rodriguez- Bilella (ReLAC), Mallika Samaranayake (CoE)

UN RESOLUTION

PARLIAMENTARIANS FOR EVALUATION

UN Agencies Symbolic role Promote global evaluation policy Promote social justice including gender and equity Higher moral ground Consultative process Bilaterals and Multilaterals Support evaluation policies Implement agreements re: convening Fund evaluations according to guidelines Support country- level and regional work Embed gender and equity in evaluation TOR and practice VOPEs Insert local context Mobilize country evaluation communities Promote commissioning and use of evaluation Promote gender and equity perspectives in evaluation Governments and Parliaments Develop and enforce evaluation policy Use evaluation in making public policy decisions Promote evaluation Academia Support strong education for evaluation Support efforts of academic institutions in other countries to educate evaluators well Embed gender and equity in curricula CSO’s and Women’s organizations Influence governments, parliaments, VOPEs to support gender evaluation

EVALYEAR 2015

2015 was declared as the International Year of Evaluation (EvalYear) at the Third International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities organized in São Paulo, Brazil, 29 Sep-2 Oct EvalYear is a global movement to strengthen an enabling environment for evaluation at different levels.

This will be an opportunity for; Governments to take the leadership, policy makers to take the policy discussion forward, VOPEs to support relevant initiatives in strengthening demand and use of evaluation!

EvalYear is a catalyst EY for demand and use of evaluation Govt, civil society and parliaments partnership UN/ Donors/ commitment for evaluation Evaluation policy/ systems development Evaluation capacity building

Inauguration of EvalYear Work with govts and other key stakeholders Aiming at least one key event which can promote evaluation in each country Examples; –Evaluation week –Inauguration ceremony at ministry level –Inauguration of national evaluation policy/ system/ guidelines –Establishment of evaluation office at president’s office/ ministry/ parliament

Evaluation policy process at country level Launching the global mapping findings/ report Identify key stakeholders at country level for national evaluation policy process Working with and support to key stakeholders for evalpolicy process Global focus on evalpolicy and simultaneous action around the world

Promote national evaluation capacity building Partnership with govts, UN/donors, VOPEs and civil society Govts play an important role in capacity building Particular attention on CB of parliaments (legislation), policy makers and the govt Promote national ownership and participation

Strengthening work with parliamentarians and policy makers Support emerging parliamentarians groups Facilitate experience sharing among parliamentarians groups Working with and support to parliamentarians in national evaluation policy process Working with regional bodies such as SAARC

Strengthening stakeholders and facilitate collaboration among them Capacity building of stakeholders Networking and support for EvalYear Joint initiatives by stakeholders at country and regional level Facilitate sharing best practices among stakeholders

EVALUATION AGENDA

Expand partnerships Evaluation policies Evaluation quality Credentialing Organizational development of VOPEs Individual Capacity Development

Expand and Strengthen Partnerships Civil servants and technocrats ParliamentariansInspector Generals Civil society organizations Women’s organizationsAcademic institutions Develop Evaluation Policies including Gender & Equity National Government and Ministry level Organizational level Credentialing including gender & equity Ensure Evaluation Quality Commissioning evaluation practices Conducting evaluation practices incl gender & equity Requirements for data quality Credentialing including gender & equity

Credentialing Develop global standards including gender & equity Develop professionalization mechanism Ensure inclusion and reflect diversity incl gender & equity Benchmark with other groups Build in gender and equity Organizational Development of VOPEs Ensure inclusivenessEmbed a gender perspective Respond to diversity between VOPEs Fund P2P exchanges – a self-managed OD process, incl gender Publish toolkits and useful information incl gender & equity Individual Capacity Development Ensure funding for evaluation capacity development Academic institutions to support evaluation curricula incl gender Offer on-the-job training— mentoring, internships, e- learning Include a package of skills to support all needed competencies Credentialing incl gender & equity

Dates for major EvalYear conferences: Feb. 3 rd week MENA March 9-13 ReLAC March 9-13 UNEG May CES Sept AES Sept last week IPEN Oct. NEC + IDEAS Bangkok Nov AEA Chicago Nov. 30 – Dec. 4 EvalPartners Global Event + CoE Conclave - Kathmandu

How can AEA and local affiliates become involved?

AEA 2015 Initiatives Exemplary Evaluation Beaming in remote sessions Holding sessions in different languages Engaging in Peer-to-Peer collaboration Connecting with Media

American Evaluation Association PROTOCOL for PARTNERSHIP Mindful of its mission, this protocol establishes an avenue through which the AEA, in collaboration with the International Working Group (IWG) and International and Cross-Cultural Topical Interest Group (ICCE TIG) can respond to and propose opportunities for partnership with peer Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs) in the international arena.

American Evaluation Association PROTOCOL for PARTNERSHIP AEA also makes explicit its willingness to facilitate bilateral arrangements between local affiliates of AEA and VOPEs in developing countries.

American Evaluation Association PROTOCOL for PARTNERSHIP The criteria for supporting a proposed partnership include the following: 1.The proposal reflects the values of the AEA 2.The proposal has the backing of the VOPE leadership 3.The proposal is informed by close collaboration with EvalPartners, to avoid duplication and make the best use of limited AEA funds 4.The proposal has a clearly articulated purpose linked to the areas cited above, with concrete and direct benefits to the VOPE

American Evaluation Association PROTOCOL for PARTNERSHIP 5.The proposal articulates the added value and distinctive contribution that AEA will bring to the partnership and the VOPE has clarity about its own contribution to the partnership 6.The proposal has a clear plan to implement and/or disseminate the results of the partnership 7.The VOPE is in condition to make a financial commitment (even if it is limited) to ameliorate the costs of the partnership 8.The proposal covers a time frame that will not be longer than one year

American Evaluation Association PROTOCOL for PARTNERSHIP Interested VOPEs may prepare a proposal as part of the EvalPartners Peer-to-Peer annual proposal process using the EvalPartners proposal format. In addition, AEA will entertain direct proposals from VOPEs three times a year (July, October and January), using a format to be provided.