Pathways to becoming an internal evaluator: Perspectives from the Australian non-government sector |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Program Evaluation, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia;2. Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia;3. Melbourne School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia;1. Miyazaki International College, Miyazaki, Japan;2. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States;1. The College of Business, Law and Governance, The Cairns Institute, Australia;2. Indigenous Education & Research Centre, James Cook University, PO Box 6811, Cairns, Queensland, 4870, Australia;3. CRANAplus, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia;4. Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM), Australia;5. The Cairns Institute and the College of Arts Society and Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia;1. École nationale d’administration publique, Université du Québec, 283 boul, Alexandre-Taché, Gatineau, QC, J8X 3X7, Canada;2. University of Ottawa, Canada;1. CHRU-Nancy, INSERM, Université de Lorraine, CIC, 1433 Epidémiologie Clinique, F-54000 Nancy, France;2. Université de Lorraine, APEMAC, F-54000 Nancy, France |
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| Abstract: | There is a lack of clarity around intra-organisational evaluation roles and pathways into these roles in non-government organisations (NGOs). This article presents three auto-narratives from the authors who are working as internal evaluators in the NGO sector. We examine this phenomenon of role ambiguity by exploring our evaluation journeys and struggles to find identities in the formal evaluation community. Findings from the auto-narratives identify implications for the evaluation field regarding professionalisation. This article explores how aspects of professionalisation, such as clarification of roles and tasks of internal evaluators, could facilitate their recruitment, assess credibility and guide career trajectory. Elucidating internal evaluation career pathways contributes to the evaluation discipline by providing information relevant for evaluation capacity building, evaluator training, and the professionalisation movement. |
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| Keywords: | Internal evaluation Professionalisation Non-government organisation Evaluation |
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