Guidelines and Handbooks

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Evaluation Guidelines and Handbooks

Name of Association: American Evaluation Association (AEA)
Title of Publication: Guiding Principles for Evaluators.
Link: https://www.eval.org/p/cm/ld/fid=51

Name of Association: Canadian Evaluation Society (CES)
Title of Publication: Ethics
Link: https://evaluationcanada.ca/ethics

Name of Association: Canadian Evaluation Society (CES)
Title of Publication: Competencies for Canadian Evaluation Practice.
Link: https://evaluationcanada.ca/txt/2_competencies_cdn_evaluation_practice_2018.pdf

Name of Association: European Evaluation Society (EES)
Title of Publication: The EES Evaluation Capabilities Framework
Link: EES Evaluation Capabilities Framework

Name of Association: International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS)
Title of Publication: Competencies for Development Evaluation, Evaluators, Managers, and Commissioners
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pjRq4M5_76hzntDcm9zO_Fq053jwODE8/view

Name of Association: International Evaluation Unite, Green Climate Fund
Title of Publication: GevalNote 09, GevalBrief 09 – Independent Evaluation of the Adaptation Portfolio and Approach of the Green Climate Fund
Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hrwwnLeU3njo5latnj7_XeFIicEb4HjK/view?usp=sharing, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwZrsRwDj9sxUSFue1FbSpwqfaSNa5Su/view?usp=sharing, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fF5iFxTIblGU4RfyI72Wi36al4JIb0hR/view?usp=sharing

Name of Association: Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCS)
Title of Publication: The Personnel Evaluation Standards
Link: https://www.eval.org/About/Competencies-Standards/Personnel-Evaluation-Standardshttps://www.eval.org/About/Competencies-Standards/Personnel-Evaluation-Standards

Name of Association: Society for Evaluation (DeGEval)
Title of Publication: Recommendations on Education and Training in Evaluation. Requirement Profiles for Evaluators. Also available in German
Link: https://www.degeval.org/fileadmin/Publikationen/Publikationen_Homepage/Recom_Education_Training.pdf

Name of Association: Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL)
Title of Publication: Kompetenzanforderungen in der Evaluation
Link: https://www.seval.ch/app/uploads/2017/07/SEVAL_competences_d.pdf

Name of Association: Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL)
Title of Publication: Les compétences requises en évaluation
Link: https://www.seval.ch/app/uploads/2018/03/seval_competences_fr.pdf

Name of Association: Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL)
Title of Publication: Kompetenzrahmen für Evaluationsmanagerinnen und Evaluationsmanager: Aufgaben, Herausforderungen, Kompetenzen
Link: https://www.seval.ch/app/uploads/2017/07/Brochure_SEVAL-Kompetenzen_Evaluationsmanag-d.pdf

Name of Association: Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL)
Title of Publication: Compétences requises pour les gestionnaires d’évaluation: tâches, défis et compétences
Link: https://www.seval.ch/app/uploads/2018/03/Brochure_SEVAL-Kompetenzen-Evaluationsmanag-f_final.pdf

Name of Association: OECD DAC Evaluation Network
Title of Publication: Supporting Evaluation Capacity Development
Link: http://www.oecd.org/dac/evaluation/dcdndep/49366153.pdf

Name of Association: UK Evaluation Society (UKES)
Title of Publication: Framework of Evaluation Capabilities
Link: https://www.evaluation.org.uk/app/uploads/2019/04/UK-Evaluation-Society-Framework-of-Evaluation-Capabilities.pdf

Name of Association: UNICEF’s Evaluation Office and CLEAR AA
Title of Publication: Embedding Evaluation in Voluntary National Reviews in Africa: A Guide
Link: https://evalsdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Embedding-Evaluation-in-VNRs-in-Africa-A-Guide.pdf

Name of Association: UNICEF’s Evaluation Office and CLEAR AA
Title of Publication: Guía para integrar la evaluación en los informes voluntarios nacionales en África
Link: https://evalsdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/SP-Guía-para-integrar-la-evaluación-en-los-informes-voluntarios-nacionales-en-África.pdf

Name of Association: UNICEF’s Evaluation Office and CLEAR AA
Title of Publication: Intégration de l’évaluation dans les examens nationaux volontaires – un guide
Link: https://evalsdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/FR-VNR-guide.pdf

Name of Association: UNICEF’s Evaluation Office and CLEAR AA
Title of Publication: Guia de Integração da Avaliação nas Revisões Nacionais Voluntárias em África
Link: https://evalsdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PT-Guia-de-Integração-da-Avaliação-nas-Revisões-Nacionais-Voluntárias-em-África.pdf

Name of Association: UNICEF’s Evaluation Office, EVALSDGs, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and IIED
Title of Publication: Evaluation to connect national priorities with the SDGs: A guide for evaluation commissioners and managers
Link: https://evalsdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Evaluation-to-connect-national-priorities-with-the-SDGs.pdf

Name of Association: UNICEF’s Evaluation Office, EVALSDGs, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and IIED
Title of Publication: L’évaluation pour relier les ODD aux priorités nationales: Un guide pour les commissaires et les gestionnaires d’évaluations
Link: https://evalsdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FR-L-evaluation-pour-relier-les-ODD-aux-priorites-nationales.pdf

Name of Association: UNICEF’s Evaluation Office, EVALSDGs, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and IIED
Title of Publication: Evaluación para conectar las prioridades nacionales con los ODS: Una guía para los responsables de comisionar y gestionar evaluaciones
Link: https://evalsdgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ES-Evaluacion-para-conectar-las-prioridades-nacionales-con-los-ODS.pdf

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Title of Publication: UNEG Ethical Guidelines
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/102

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Title of Publication: Mapping & Review of Evaluation Ethics
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/2689

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Title of Publication: UNEG Evaluation Competency Framework
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/1915

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Title of Publication: Practical tips on how to strengthen National Evaluation Systems. Also available in French and Spanish
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/1205

Evaluation Guidelines Gender and Human Rights

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Titel of Publication: Guidance on Evaluating Institutional Gender Mainstreaming
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/2133

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Titel of Publication: Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluations
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/1616

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Titel of Publication: Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality in Evaluation – Towards UNEG Guidance. Also available in French, Arabic and Spanish
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/980

Evaluation Practice

Name of Association: Society for Evaluation (DeGEval)
Titel of Publication: Recommendations for Clients of Evaluations. An Introductory Brochure for the Field of Public Administration. Also available in German
Link: https://www.degeval.org/fileadmin/Publikationen/Publikationen_Homepage/Recom_Clients_Evaluations.pdf

Name of Association: Society for Evaluation (DeGEval)
Titel of Publication: Empfehlungen zur Anwendung der Standards für Evaluation im Handlungsfeld der Selbstevaluation
Link: https://www.degeval.org/fileadmin/Publikationen/DeGEval_-_Empfehlungen_Selbstevaluation.pdf

Name of Association: UK Evaluation Society (UKES)
Titel of Publication: Guidelines for Good Practice in Evaluation
Link: https://www.evaluation.org.uk/app/uploads/2019/04/UK-Evaluation-Society-Guidelines-for-Good-Practice-in-Evaluation.pdf

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Titel of Publication: UNEG Handbook for Conducting Evaluations of Normative Work in the UN System. Also available in French and Spanish
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/1484

Impact

Name of Association: Asian Development Bank
Titel of Publication: Impact Evaluations of Development Interventions. A Practical Guide
Link: https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/392376/impact-evaluation-development-interventions-guide.pdf

Name of Association: Bond for International Development
Titel of Publication: Impact Evaluation. A Guide for Commissioners and Managers
Link: https://www.bond.org.uk/resources/impact-evaulation

Name of Association: Interact. European Union
Titel of Publication: Approaches, ToR and Methods for Impact Evaluation
Link: http://www.interact-eu.net/library/qa-approaches-tor-and-methods-impact-evaluation/pageflip

Name of Author: Michael Bamberger
Titel of Publication: Introduction to Mixed Methods in Impact Evaluation
Link: https://www.betterevaluation.org/sites/default/files/Mixed%20Methods%20in%20Impact%20Evaluation%20%28English%29.pdf

Name of Association: CLEAR South Asia
Titel of Publication: Impact Evaluation Methods. Why Randomise?
Link: http://www.clearsouthasia.org/resources/impact-evaluation-methods-booklet.pdf

Name of Association: OECD DAC Evaluation Network and others (NONIE)
Titel of Publication: Impact Evaluations and Development. NONIE Guidance on Impact Evaluation
Link: http://www.oecd.org/dac/evaluation/dcdndep/47466906.pdf

Name of Association: United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG)
Titel of Publication: Impact Evaluation Guidance Document
Link: http://www.uneval.org/document/detail/1433

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