Developing Evaluation Capacities Bringing together Good Practices from Capacity Development and Evaluation IDEAS Annual Assembly Johannesburg, March 2009 Caroline D. Heider

► Purpose  Share a “holistic” and dynamic approach to ECD  Overlay evaluation principles and good practice for capacity development  Potential working tool ► Content  Principles and Good Practice Standards  Evaluation Principles at 3 Levels of CD  Good Practice CD Processes and ECD Overview

The Basics Evaluation Principles Capacity Development Good Practice

Evaluation Principles INDEPENDENCE UTILITYCREDIBILITY TRANSPARENCY IMPARTIALITY ACCESSIBILITY INTENTIONALITY TIMELINESS ACCOUNTABILITY & LEARNING QUALITY

► ► Working at Three Levels   Enabling Environment   Institutional Capacities   Individual Knowledge and Skills ► ► Processes   Endogenous Processes   Joint Participatory Diagnostic   Agreed Outcomes   Flexible Process Approach   Range of Tools   Continuously Learning from Experience CD Good Practice

Evaluation Principles at Three Levels of Capacity Development Enabling Environment Institutional Capacity Individual Capacity

► ► Commitment to Independence as Basis for Credibility ► ► Stakeholder Commitment   High-level Support   Culture of Learning and Accountability ► ► Structural Independence   Agreement to Non-Interference   Structural Setting of Evaluation Capacities ► ► Community of Practice   Setting Good Practice Standards   “Joint” Advocacy   Benchmarking Enabling Environment

► ► Institutionalizing Independence, Credibility and Utility ► ► Work Programme and Budget   Intentionality & Representativeness   Joint Evaluations   Independence & Adequacy of Budget ► ► Conduct of Evaluations   Transparency & Impartiality   Documented Standards & In-built Quality Assurance ► ► Reporting   Evidence-based & Balanced   Without Interference   Sharing Lessons Institutional Capacities

► ► Ensuring Independence and Credibility of Evaluators ► ► Behavioural Independence   Independence of Mind & Integrity   Code of Conduct   Agreed Evaluation Processes & Products ► ► Competences   Professional Competences and Accreditation   Formal Education & Specialized Training   Community of Practice ► ► Protection   Remove Repercussions on Careers Knowledge & Skills

Capacity Development Processes Starting Points Implementation Sharing Experience

► ► Endogenous Processes   Evaluation Champion within   Advocacy to Gain Support   Benchmarking with Others ► ► Diagnostic   Agreeing on what needs to improve   Structured process of diagnosis: ► ► 3 Levels of Capacity Development ► ► Principles of Evaluation   Participatory Process   Peer Review of Evaluation Function Starting Points

► ► Agreed Outcomes   Understanding Expectations   Working together towards same goals   SMART Objectives ► ► Flexible Process   No Blue-Prints, but Process Approach ► ► Range of Tools   Capacity Development is more than training   Combine Advocacy, Systems development, Training, etc. Implementation

► ► Continuous Learning ► ► Sharing Lessons is Good Practice in both Capacity Development and Evaluation ► ► Build Milestones (Performance Indicators) into the Capacity Development Process ► ► Potential Audiences   Within Evaluation Unit   Within the Organization   With Others through Networks Sharing Experience

Thank You!