Career Development in Evaluation Training: Navigating the Evaluation Ecosystem and Building Skills to Grow Your Career
Webinar | Online
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Organized by:
EvalYouth North America (EYNA)
About the Event
An interactive online webinar, led by EvalYouth North America, designed to empower young and emerging professionals exploring careers and opportunities in monitoring and evaluation in North America. This webinar will provide participants with essential tools to advance their careers by helping them create and navigate long-term career objectives. By the end of the webinar, students and emerging evaluators will:
- deepen their understanding of the evaluation landscape and explore various career pathways,
- identify opportunities for growth within the field,
- exchange experiences and share success stories, and
- develop customized goal-oriented agendas for pursuing a career in evaluation.
Through the facilitated discussions and engaging, hands-on online activities, participants will clarify their career goals and develop actionable steps to achieve them. By the end of the webinar, they will have a crafted individualized plan to curate an agenda aligned with their professional development objectives.
Emerging evaluators as facilitators from EvalYouth North America, will share their own career development journeys, demonstrating how they have adopted tools and strategies to navigate and propel their careers in evaluation. The online webinar will create a supportive and open virtual safe space where interested and young emerging evaluators can discuss challenges, seek advice, and engage with peers and mentors.
The materials for this workshop was developed in partnership by EvalYouth Global Network, UNFPA Evaluation Office, P2p+ Initiative and Global Evaluation Initiative with input from youth representatives across the globe to promote career development among young and emerging evaluators.
Session Information:
Timeframe: 2-Hour Webinar
Zoom Link: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88445000774?pwd=2gQenXV5cn0Q2klWa0tDlJFlEDSvka.1
Meeting ID: 884 4500 0774
Passcode: 123
- deepen their understanding of the evaluation landscape and explore various career pathways,
- identify opportunities for growth within the field,
- exchange experiences and share success stories, and
- develop customized goal-oriented agendas for pursuing a career in evaluation.
Through the facilitated discussions and engaging, hands-on online activities, participants will clarify their career goals and develop actionable steps to achieve them. By the end of the webinar, they will have a crafted individualized plan to curate an agenda aligned with their professional development objectives.
Emerging evaluators as facilitators from EvalYouth North America, will share their own career development journeys, demonstrating how they have adopted tools and strategies to navigate and propel their careers in evaluation. The online webinar will create a supportive and open virtual safe space where interested and young emerging evaluators can discuss challenges, seek advice, and engage with peers and mentors.
The materials for this workshop was developed in partnership by EvalYouth Global Network, UNFPA Evaluation Office, P2p+ Initiative and Global Evaluation Initiative with input from youth representatives across the globe to promote career development among young and emerging evaluators.
Session Information:
Timeframe: 2-Hour Webinar
Zoom Link: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88445000774?pwd=2gQenXV5cn0Q2klWa0tDlJFlEDSvka.1
Meeting ID: 884 4500 0774
Passcode: 123
Speakers
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Olivia Melvin | Evaluation Associate at the Center for Research Evaluation & EYNA Chair | An emerging evaluator and Evaluation Associate at the University of Mississippi's Center for Research Evaluation. She mentors evaluators, advises students, and leads the Mississippi Emerging Evaluator program. As Chair of EvalYouth North America, she builds capacity and empowers young evaluators. |
| Lidia Aragai | MPH, Public Health Accreditation Board Rep., & EYNA Communications Board Member | Public health professional, holding a MPH concentrated in Global Health Practice and a BSc in Psychology with a Minor in Health Disparities in Society. She works at the Public Health Accreditation Board providing support for the CDC Public Health Infrastructure Grant, and an active EYNA Board Member. |
| Jeydelyn Martinez | Impact Manager at Four Corners Global Consulting Group & EYNA AEA Liaison | An emerging evaluator and Impact Manager at Four Corners Global Consulting Group. She specializes in program evaluation, systems thinking, and conflict resolution in the social impact space. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She serves as the AEA Liaison for EYNA. |
Moderators
| Name | Title | Biography |
|---|---|---|
| Kiyan Ashraf | MEAL Manager at NGO MA'AN Development Center & EvalYouth North America Global Initiatives Manager | Registered Dietitian and MEAL Manager at the NGO MA'AN Development Center, focusing on food security, nutrition, and agricultural empowerment projects. She also serves as the Global Initiatives Manager for EvalYouth North America for 2024-2025. |