Do you ever wonder why volunteering with a professional evaluation network or association is the best strategy to build skills, and access a myriad of opportunities to grow your career? In this episode, I spoke with Khalil Bitar, Outgoing Chair, EvalYouth – The Global Network of Young and Emerging Evaluators, Co-leader, Home | Eval4Action campaign to achieve the SDGs.
The premise of their discussion was Khalil’s transition from the leadership of the EvalYouth, a global network he helped to co-found. We discussed everything! From the nuts and bolts of Khalil’s 12 years of evaluation years’ experience to a host of topics, you might be interested in. See the list below:
- Background in International development and start of evaluation career.
- How EvalYouth Chapters strengthen National Evaluation Associations
- How EvalYouth equips young and emerging evaluators for today’s job market.
- How volunteering at EvalYouth has impacted my professional monitoring and evaluation career in five years.
- The collective value of EvalYouth, EvalPartners, Eval4Action, Global Evaluation Initiative, and others to an evaluation professional.
- Key learning and thesis for evaluation
- Next Steps for Khalil after the handover of EvalYouth leadership.
- Why you should start volunteering with professional evaluation networks.
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