Post on 02-Jul-2018
The role of Civil Society in promoting
good governance and
professionalizing evaluation
Ada Ocampo
Regional Evaluation Advisor, UNICEF
Member of EvalPartners Management Team
Manila, Philippines, November 2013
Civil Society, National Evaluation
Capacity Development (NECD) and Good
Governance
Evaluation for Development – Development Evaluation:
Evaluation has historically been recognized as essential to
progress, hence evaluation is critical to development.
Shared accountability:
Increasing consensus on the role of civil society, media,
parliamentarians in evaluation for development – national
evaluation capacity development
Engagement of civil society on national M&E initiatives and
on NECD
At the core of the agenda of development organizations
and of Governments
Civil Society, National Evaluation
Capacity Development (NECD) and Good
Governance
• Civil society is expected to foster and contribute to
increase the use of evidence and knowledge for policy
decision making
• Civil society is then expected to contribute to
transparency, accountability.
• Transparency and accountability: key principles underlying
good governance.
• National Evaluation Capacity development is key to good
governance.
The changing external
environment
Stronger role for Civil Society
Voluntary Organizations for Professional
Evaluation (VOPE)
• From Paris “Declaration on Aid effectiveness” to Busan
“Partnership for effective development cooperation”
• Recognition of significant growth and existing expertise
• Civil society Organizations engaged on evaluation
(Networks, Societies, Associations) are called VOPEs
(Voluntary organizations for professional evaluation.
• Number of VOPEs is growing throughout the globe. VOPEs
are playing/are to play a role on national M&E strengthening
as well as on professionalizing evaluation.
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1981 1983 1986 1987 1988 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Cumulative number of VOPEs, by year
124 VOPEs
23030 people reported as members of one or more
VOPE
total of 23030 people have been reported as members of one or more evaluation association
Mutual
accounta
bility
Paris, Accra and Busan
Managing for
results
Harmoni
zation
Alignment Ownership
National ownership and leadership are overarching
factors for ensuring relevant development outcomes
WHY NECD?
Evaluation Capacity Development : Why?
• National ownership and leadership are overarching factors for ensuring relevant development outcomes;
• National Evaluation Capacities are integral parts of good governance;
– Transparency
– Accountability
– Policy advocacy
– Policy reform
• National Evaluation capacities as a means to reach our international commitments and to support the establishment of true M and E system.
Evaluation Capacity Development : Why?
• NECD aims at strengthening both demand and supply capacities for evaluation at three levels:
1- Enabling environment: policies, legislation, social norms.
2- Institutional capacities: institutional frameworks and procedures.
3-individual capacities: skills, knowledge experience
Individual Level(skills, knowledge, experience)
Institutional Level(policies, procedures, frameworks)
Enabling
Environment(policies, legislation,
power relations,
social norms)
WHAT is NECD?
A Systemic approach to Capacity Development
Individual Level(skills, knowledge, experience)
Institutional Level(policies, procedures, frameworks)
Enabling
Environment(policies, legislation,
power relations,
social norms)
A Systemic approach to
National Evaluation Capacity Development
De
ma
ndS
up
ply
• Tailored to the specific context of each country
• Country leadership and ownership
Individual Level(skills, knowledge, experience)
Institutional Level(policies, procedures, frameworks)
Enabling
Environment(policies, legislation,
power relations,
social norms)
A Systemic approach to
National Evaluation Capacity Development
De
ma
ndS
up
ply
• Tailored to the specific context of each country
• Country leadership and ownership
VOPEs develop sustainable strategies to enhance the
evaluation skills, knowledge and capacities of their
members, and of evaluators more widely, to manage and
conduct credible and useful evaluations.
Individual Level(skills, knowledge, experience)
Institutional Level(procedures, frameworks)
Enabling
Environment(policies, legislation,
power relations,
social norms)
A Systemic approach to
National Evaluation Capacity Development
De
ma
ndS
up
ply
• Tailored to the specific context of each country
• Country leadership and ownership
VOPEs are stronger. Their
institutional and organizational
capacities are enhanced.
Individual Level(skills, knowledge, experience)
Institutional Level(policies, procedures, frameworks)
Enabling
Environment(policies, legislation,
power relations,
social norms)
A Systemic approach to
National Evaluation Capacity Development
De
ma
ndS
up
ply
• Tailored to the specific context of each country
• Country leadership and ownership
VOPEs are more influential. They are better able to play strategic roles in
strengthening the enabling environment for evaluation within their
countries, and so help to improve national evaluation systems and
promote the use of evaluation evidence in developing policies geared
towards effective, equitable and gender-equality responsive development
results.
Individual Level(skills, knowledge, experience)
Institutional Level(policies, procedures, frameworks)
Enabling
Environment(policies, legislation,
power relations,
social norms)
A Systemic approach to
National Evaluation Capacity DevelopmentD
em
an
dS
up
ply
• Tailored to the specific context of each country
• Country leadership and ownership
Equity-focused and Gender-responsive
The international Partnership/
movement to promote National
Evaluation Capacity
Development
What is EvalPartners?
• It’s NOT a new organization
• It’s NOT a new fund
• It’s an international partnership/movement to
strengthen Civil society/VOPEs capacities, by
maximizing existing experiences and promoting
Peer to peer mutual support
EvalPartners: Purpose
• VOPEs are more influential. They are better able to play
strategic roles in strengthening the enabling environment for
evaluation within their countries, and so help to improve
national evaluation systems and promote the use of evaluation
evidence in developing policies geared towards effective,
equitable and gender-equality responsive development
results.
• VOPEs are stronger. Their institutional and organizational
capacities are enhanced
• VOPEs develop sustainable strategies to enhance the evaluation
skills, knowledge and capacities of their members, and of
evaluators more widely, to manage and conduct credible and
useful evaluations.
Voluntary Organizations for Professional Evaluation (VOPEs)
A role on Professionalizing evaluation
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Professionalization?• EVALUATION is a PROFESSION in the making.
• Over the years, Evaluation Associations and Networks have developed
• Evaluation Norms• Evaluation Standards• Evaluation Policies• Evaluation Code of Ethic• Evaluation Methodological Guide• Evaluation Training Programmes
• Initiatives for professionalizing evaluation are occurring in different regions as well there is greater formalization of evaluation policies at the global level.
• Discussions on competency profiles for evaluators are high on the agenda of evaluation seminars and conferences.
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Why Professionalization?
The ASSUMPTION
If evaluation is professionalized –
then, qualified and RECOGNIZED EVALUATORS will lead and guide the evaluation function.
THEN the evaluation practice will gain in terms of:
- Quality - Use
- Rigor - Credibility
Source: Ada Ocampo, UNSSC –UNEG Evaluation Course
Elements of Professionalization
A Will to Improve the professionalism of Evaluation
Norms and Standards
Deontology
Competency Profiles
Benchmark Job Descriptions
Policy
Core Training
Quality Assurance Professional
RecognitionLearning & Improving
National Credentialing Programmefor Thailand
• Thailand Evaluation Network (TEN) with support from Canadian Evaluation Society (CES).
• Peer to Peer support in the frame of EvalPartners
• Initiative will launched on November 4th at TEN’s second evaluation Conference
Teaching Evaluation in South AsiaTESA
• University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanks
• Institute of Public Health and Management Sciences,
Afghanistan
• Institute of Health Management Research, India
• Administrative Staff College of India
• University and Industry Alliance from the University of
Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun, India
www.teachingevaluationinsouthasia.org
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Lack of evaluation
professionals
Weak evaluation
culture
Graduate level training - a sustainable
solution
Trained Faculty
A curriculumAdministrative arrangement
TESA THEORY OF CHANGE
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India
Indian School of Business (ISB) – UNICEF:
Executive Programme on Evaluation and Development
The Programme targets professionals from government, civil society, development agencies, research institutes and consulting organisations who commission, manage or conduct evaluation for social development programmes and policies.
www.isb.edu
Aim: bring together supply and demand side
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Concluding words
Using evaluation to improve people’s lives
through better policy making