M&E SKILLS IN A CHANGING WORLD Mapping Professional /Skills pathways for Young and Emerging Evaluators

1. M&E SKILLS IN A
CHANGING WORLD
Mapping Professional /Skills pathways for
Young and Emerging Evaluators
SAMEA Conference
24 October 2019

2. WHAT MAKES YOU A
PROFESSIONAL/ SKILLED YOUNG
AND EMERGING EVALUATOR?
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Law degree?
Masters in Evaluation? Pre-emerging?
Emerged?
Emerging?
Professional?
Experience?
Skills?
3 day course?

3. BACKGROUND
• Scoping review of available literature from
Voluntary Organisation for Professional
Evaluators (VOPE), YEEs groups , concepts
notes, Journal articles
• Purpose: to identify professional/skills
development pathways for young and
emerging evaluators (YEEs)
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4. MY JOURNEY…
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• Where it started…
• Where it is…
• Where its going…..

5. NO SINGLE PATH
FOR BECOMING
AN EVALUATOR
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• The majority of evaluators, the old, the young and
upcoming had various options when choosing to
pursue a career in evaluation.
• Evaluation is trans-disciplinary leading to multiple
professional paths
• Entry points for the young and emerging evaluators

6. KEY FINDINGS

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• Absence of standardization
• Lack of professional learning competency
frameworks and guidelines
• Inadequate Evaluation Capacity Building
(ECB) strategies linked to identified
priorities specific to YEEs

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• Limited options to attend an accredited
evaluation university course and associated
formal courses on evaluation
• Lack of clear career pathways

9. RECOMMENDATIONS
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• To redefine and expand the concept of
mentoring
• Advocacy efforts and partnerships with
other evaluation associations and
relevant local professionals
• Elaborate policy efforts to institutionalise
the development of young and
emerging evaluators to meet the needs
of the future

10. AN OPEN LETTER …
DEAR EVAL *FORE-
FATHERS AND MOTHERS
*alive
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11. The journey has been an exciting one and thank you for pioneering the movement.
We acknowledge all the efforts to professionalise and promote ethical standards in the industry more
so acknowledging the great strides that have been made through collaborative efforts from various
entities and stakeholders.
Our hope is that you refine the professional pathways for young and emerging evaluators. So that we
know our entry points, the how, the where….
We understand the innovate changes and challenges faced by the industry and we ask that you
document you stories/your journeys so that we can learn from them.
Please put us into context/perspective ….when conducting evaluation, we want to be in every
evaluation that will be ever conducted. We want to be part of every process. We are ready and capable.
Please understand that because we are interested and passionate…mentorship can go a long way in
refining our growth. Please challenge us expose us….the new generation of young and emerging
evaluators is coming to you with MASTERS AND PHDS IN Evaluation.
LASTLY Eval fore mother and father together let us make sure “we leave no one behind”.
Yours sincerely
Mayibongwe

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EMERGING EVALUATOR
YOUNG

13. THANK YOU
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Mayibongwe Manyoba
mmanyoba@khulisa.com
+27 11 447 6464
26 Seventh Avenue,
Parktown North,
Johannesburg
www.khulisa.com