EvalPartners 2nd Global Evaluation Forum

Supplementary Call for Applications for Young/Emerging Evaluators

Thanks to additional funding being offered by the MasterCard Foundation, IOCE/EvalPartners
are pleased to announce that eight additional Young/Emerging Evaluators can now be invited to
participate in the Global Evaluation Week. 23-27 November, at the Yak and Yeti Hotel in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
The Global Evaluation Week begins with the EvalPartners Global Evaluation Forum that will be
held November 23rd and 24th, 2015. On November 25th, the final EvalYear celebrations will be
held at the Parliament of Nepal, which is open for all Global Evaluation Forum attendees. On
November 26th and 27th, the Community of Evaluators South Asia (CoE-SA) Evaluation
Conclave will be held, also at the Yak and Yeti hotel. Global Evaluation Forum attendees are
welcome to extend their stay to attend the Conclave, with their registrations made and paid for
by IOCE.
There has already been a call and selection process through which 122 individuals have been
invited to come to Nepal to participate in the Global Evaluation Forum. The application form for
additional nominations of Young/Emerging Evaluators can be found below. But first a definition
of Young/Emerging Evaluators (YEE).
Definition of Young/Emerging Evaluators:

Evaluators under age of 30 years OR

Novice evaluators who have less than 5 years of professional experience OR
Recent university graduates who are interested and willing to join the evaluation profession OR
Development professionals who have technical knowledge on evaluation and willing to become professional
evaluators.
For the purposes of this call, they are also expected to be active members of their national VOPE.

To learn more about the new EvalYouth network, see postings on the IOCE forum, especially
the EvalYouth Concept Note.
Where can these eight additional YEE come from?
Given the geographic restrictions attached to these additional funds, only VOPEs from the
following regions are invited to submit names of YEE whom they would like to nominate to be
considered for invitation to the GEF: Africa, Asia, Latin America, CIS and MENA.
Note: YEE from the following VOPEs have previously been accepted and invited to the GEF, and
are excluded from this call for additional YEE nominees: AEA (USA), AES (Afghanistan), AMENA
(Afghanistan), ANZEA (Aotearoa New Zealand), PEA (Palestine), RedParaguay, RFE (YEE from
Canada), SAMEA (South Africa), SOMDEA (Somalia) TEN (Tunisia), UEA (Uganda) and ZEA
(Zimbabwe).

Other VOPEs from Africa, Asia, Latin America, CIS and MENA are welcome to submit
nominations of their own YEE to be considered for this additional opportunity. VOPEs in
francophone countries are especially encouraged to nominate YEE delegates.
Applications should be sent to IOCE@earthlink.net. Deadline for receipt of nominations
is 28 September, 2015.

Background on the Global Evaluation Forum:

The main goal of the EvalPartners Global Evaluation Forum is to start the implementation
of the Global Evaluation Agenda 2016/2020 by developing action plans in seven thematic
areas:
1.
2.
3.
4.

EvalYouth/Emerging Evaluators Network

EvalGender+ Network
Global Parliamentarians Forum
EvalSDG Network: purpose includes strategies for countries to evaluate own evaluation
policies and systems, especially those related to SDGs
5. EvalIndigeneous
6. Professionalization of Evaluators
7. VOPE support including:
Building partnerships/creating innovative solutions (small grant mechanism focused on VOPE
capacities)
VOPE Institutional Capacity Building
Knowledge Management/ communication

Previously regional and national VOPEs willing to send their representatives to the Global
Evaluation Forum were invited to identify which of these areas they commit to work on in
the next two years period. Organizations with the capacity to do so are encouraged to
mentor less established VOPEs. VOPEs that can do so were encouraged to sponsor their own
representative to attend the Global Evaluation Forum. Individuals nominated by their VOPEs
were able to apply for sponsorship, as described below, to the limit of funds available.
The EvalPartners Global Evaluation Forum will be held in English. Therefore all participants
should be sufficiently fluent in English to understand what is said in plenary sessions. There
may be language-specific break-out sessions (e.g. in French). Applications can be accepted
in English or French. Application deadline is midnight (GMT) 28th September, 2015. Please
submit your applications via email to IOCE@Earthlink.net. Selection results will be notified by
12th October to the YEE applicant and the VOPE leadership.
The application process is competitive and submission of an application does not guarantee
that the applicant will be invited to attend the Global Evaluation Forum, with or without
subsidy. Please answer all the questions and submit your applications to IOCE@Earthlink.net using
the fillable application form below.

Application form for additional YEE participation in the Global

Evaluation Forum
Please delete the introductory pages above. Save only this portion
as a MS Word document with name of VOPE and YEE Application in
title, then send application to IOCE@earthlink.net
1.

Name of the VOPE:

2.

Name and email address of the VOPE leader:

3.

Has the VOPE registered as a Member of IOCE by using the new online
registration form?
(http://www.ioce.net/en/VOPERegistration.php)
Yes

No

4. Name of the Youth/Emerging Evaluator person nominated by the

VOPE to attend the EvalPartners Global Evaluation Forum:
5.

Is the person being nominated to be VOPE representative below the age of 30,
and/or a new, emerging
evaluator?
Yes
No
5.1. Is your YEE nominee a national of an ODA eligible country?

Yes

6.

Did this person attend the EvalPartners first Global Forum in Chiang Mai in 2012?

7.

Contact details of the YEE nominee:

No

Yes

No

7.1 Email:
7.2 Telephone:
7.3 Skype address:

8.

Why does the VOPE nominate this person to attend the Global Forum (max 100
words):

9. Motivation:
9.1 Please explain how, in collaboration with your VOPE, the VOPE YEE representative
will be prepared to contribute to any of above 7 thematic areas in the Global
Evaluation Forum (max 200 words):

9.2 Please explain what your VOPE has accomplished in line with any of the 7
thematic areas, in your region/country (maximum 250 words).

9.3 What is your VOPE planning to accomplish beyond 2015 in line with the Global
Evaluation Agenda and 7
thematic areas to promote evaluation culture in your region/country (maximum 250
words)?

Yes

No

10. Fluency of EE nominee in English language (rate from 0-3, with 0 = not at all, 3 =
proficient):
Reading:

Speaking:

Listening:

11.
What support will you be requesting from EvalPartners for your
participation?

12.1 Least expensive economy class air ticket including airport transfers

Yes

No

Airport of departure: 1 ___

12.2 Accommodation and meals for the Global Evaluation Forum Yes

No

12.3 Accommodation and meals for CoE-SA Evaluation Conclave

Yes

12.4 Subsidized registration fee for CoE -SA Evaluation Conclave

No

No

Yes

If your YEE nominee will not need support from IOCE/EvalPartners, what
other source of support is available for him/her?

(The organizing committee may decide to support totally or partially the items you are
requesting)

If IOCE/EvalPartners agree to support the travel of your YEE nominee, he/she should let
Lynn@IOCE.net know airport of departure and preferred itinerary.
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13. Statement from the VOPE YEE nominee:

I have been nominated by my VOPE to attend the EvalPartners 2nd Global Evaluation
Forum. If I am selected, I will actively contribute to and participate in the Global Forum
by bringing experience from my VOPE and country/ region and I hereby confirm that I
will work towards the 2016-2020 Evaluation Agenda in my country/ region.

Date:

Signature of the VOPE representative:

14. Statement from the VOPE leader:

Mr/ Ms
has been nominated/recommended by
______ (name of VOPE) to
attend the EvalPartners 2nd Global Forum. If selected, he/she will actively contribute to
and participate in the Global Forum by bringing experience from our VOPE and
country/region and I hereby confirm that the VOPE will work towards the 2016-2020
Evaluation Agenda in our country/region with full engagement of the above mentioned
participant.
Date:

Signature of the VOPE leader:

For EvalPartners use

Applicatio 1.
n reviewed
by
Applicatio Accepted
n was
Not
accepted

2.

EPMG
clearance:

Support
approved

Air ticket

Accommodati Registration fee

on and meals for conclave

Appeals

Date:

Reviewed by:

Final decision: