6 AUGUST 2020
AES survey closing Monday 10 August
To help the AES keep planning and delivering value in these uncertain times, we are asking our members and the wider evaluation community to please lend us a hand by completing a short survey of 8 minutes.
Please also forward the survey link to people who work or study in evaluation but might not otherwise receive this invitation. Clients, consultants, colleagues, students, teachers, anyone interested in evaluation are welcome to participate. The AES are eager to understand your experience of engaging with the evaluation community during COVID-19 and your appetite for different forms of networking, professional learning and beyond over the next few years.
It’s all anonymous, and we will share the findings in AES Alert, our fortnightly e-newsletter once the survey has closed.
Click here to start the survey or go to https://tinyurl.com/AES2020survey. Thanks.
AES BLOG
Check out the latest AES blog post from Renée Madsen on Regional evaluators: why evaluation can’t do without them.
If you have a blog idea or an article you’d like to share, please send it through to the blog team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please read the guidelines prior to sending your blog.
To read all of our blogs please go to https://www.aes.asn.au/blog.
Welcome to August and for the Victorians out there under Stage 4 restrictions, including the AES staff, we are thinking of you all during this challenging time. Here are a few suggestions for daily tasks:
1. Have a routine
2. Fill your body with nutritious goodness
3. Get outside and get fresh air
4. Call a family member or a friend
5. Do some cooking or other hobby
6. Remember this will pass and just be grateful for the little things
If you would like to share a tip, trick or have found an interesting resource for evaluators during this COVID-19 pandemic, please send your suggestions to be included in the AES Alert to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
For Tips, Tricks and Resources from previous AES Alerts, go to https://www.aes.asn.au/resources/tips-tricks.html
EVALUATION LEARNING EVENTS
WORKSHOPS - Online Delivery
Please click on the image for more information and to register. Please note that there are registration fees for our Evaluation Learning workshops.
Wednesday 12th August AND Wednesday 19th August 2020
Registrations closing 10am Monday 10th August
Monday 17th August AND Monday 24th August 2020
Tuesday 1st September AND Tuesday 8th September 2020
Wednesday 2nd September AND Wednesday 9th September 2020
Thursday 3rd September AND Thursday 10th September 2020
SEMINARS and other EVENTS
Wednesday 19th August 2020
Date and time: Wednesday 19th August 2020 5.30 - 7.00pm AEST
Topic: Designing a Customer Relationship Management System for monitoring client experience and service outcomes in Bushfire Recovery Victoria – key insights and lessons
Presenter: Christine Samuel, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Victoria
Venue: Via Zoom. Details will be emailed to registrants prior to the seminar start time
Register online by: noon on Tuesday 17th August. Places limited to 100 participants.
This is a free seminar organised by the Victorian Regional Network Committee of the AES. Our seminar series provides an opportunity for you to meet with AES members and others in the evaluation community and to share and learn from the experiences of fellow evaluators.
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Thursday 20th August 2020
Date and time: Thursday 20th August 2020 12.30pm - 1.30pm ACST
Topic: Adapting Evaluation Practice to be Fit-For-Purpose in a COVID-19 Context
Presenter: SA AES Members
Venue: Via Zoom. Details will be emailed to registrants just prior to the seminar start time
Register online by: noon on Monday 17 August. Places limited to 20 participants
This is a free seminar organised by the South Australian Regional Network Committee of the AES. Our seminar series provides an opportunity for you to meet with AES members and others in the evaluation community and to share and learn from the experiences of fellow evaluators.
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Monday 24th August 2020
Date and time: Monday 24th August 2020. 5.30 - 6.45pm AEST
Discussion facilitated by: Kim Grey, Ruth Nicholls and Julie Elliott, Canberra regional committee members
Venue: Via Zoom. Details will be emailed to registrants prior to the seminar start time
Register online by: noon on Friday 21st August. Places limited to 20 participants.
This is a free event organised by the Canberra Regional Network Committee of the AES. Our regular events provides an opportunity for you to meet with AES members and others in the evaluation community and to share and learn from the experiences of fellow evaluators.
The reading group explores the lives and works of the ‘wise women of evaluation’. So far we have read Eleanor Chelimsky, Carol Weiss, and Patricia Rogers. In pre-COVID times we met at Canberra’s iconic White Eagle Polish Club, where our discussions were enhanced by perogi and various libations. This will be the first time we meet online via Zoom.
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Please check the AES online events calendar: https://www.aes.asn.au/professional-learning/calendar-of-events.html and keep an eye on your inbox for details of other upcoming events. We are currently organising more dates for workshops that are full.
JOB VACANCIES
Project Officer - Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Vic)
OF INTEREST
ANZEA AGM postponed to 8 September
ANZEA have decided to reschedule the AGM from Tuesday 11th August to Tuesday 8th September. This decision was reached in light of the added pressure COVID-19 and lock-down have put upon financial teams across Aotearoa. Specifically they wish to ease the pressure upon their own Accounting and Charity Audit compatriots. All ANZEA members are warmly welcomed to attend - if you have not already, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. ANZEA members are invited to submit any This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for the agenda by Monday 17th August 2020.
Claremont Evaluation Center's Annual Professional Development Workshop Series, 14 - 22 August
Registration is filling up quickly for the Claremont Evaluation Center's Annual Summer Workshop Series! There is limited enrollment this year and some workshops will likely be closed soon. Please register ASAP to secure your spot! For the daily schedule and course descriptions please click here.
The Claremont Graduate University and the Claremont Evaluation Center workshops are offered by leading Evaluation and Applied Research Methods experts. For any further questions, please contact Jessica Renger: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details.
Systems Thinking Conference: Focus on Reflex Arcs, 17 August
This is the fourth talk in a series showing how system thinking concepts are being used in a real time evaluation of the covid 19 response. Link to download brochure: https://hainescentreaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Reflex-Arcs-SET.pdf
Date: August 17th at 10:00 am Sydney/Melbourne/Canberra time. That is Sunday August 16th at 17:00 Arizona (MST) Click this link to join the conference: https://zoom.us/j/91279092671?pwd=Zy93dVVLVm9YazZScjNJT3VveU51dz09 | Meeting ID: 912 7909 2671
ANZEA online workshop: Systemic Practice in Evaluation, 18 - 20 August
Registrations are open for ANZEA's online workshop with Bob Williams on Systemic Practice in Evaluation: How systems thinking can help your evaluation. This full-day workshop will be split into two 3-hour sessions over two different days. For more information and to register click here. Registration closes Monday 17th August.
CREATE 2020 free webinar series, 19 August
Designed for policymakers, practitioners, organisational leaders, researchers, prevention and implementation scientists, and funders, the CREATE 2020 webinar series will present the research and practice outcomes of the CREATE-ing Pathways to Child Wellbeing 7-year project. The series is designed for community coalition members, practitioners, organisational leaders, policymakers, researchers, prevention and implementation scientists, and funders.
Find out more about webinars in the CREATE 2020 Webinar Series
Contact Sara Branch: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to keep informed about these webinars.
Clear Horizon Online Learning – New Courses Now Available
Clear Horizon Academy – Online Learning
Enrolments are now open for a range Clear Horizon courses, with AES members eligible to receive a 15% discount (just use the code “aes15” at enrolment to claim your discount).
Evaluating Systems Change and Place-Based Approaches
6-week online course, starts 31 August
Place-based and collective impact initiatives offer new ways of thinking and working to address wicked social issues – but how can keep all stakeholders on track? With practical tools and techniques to help you to evaluate complex and emergent work, this course is your chance to learn with leaders in place-based and systems-change evaluation. Find out more.
Most Significant Change
4-week online course, starts 12th October
Most Significant Change, is a powerful participatory tool for monitoring, evaluation and organisational learning. Learn how the Most Significant Change technique can help you uncover the real human impact of your social change initiative. Find out more.
Using Data Visualisation & Analysis to Drive Social Impact
6-week online course, starts 9th November
This course isn’t just about creating great reports. It’s about getting the right information to the right audience to make strategic, evidence-based decisions. Join us to learn how to effectively use data to create meaningful impact reports in Power BI using real-world social impact data and examples. Find out more.
Evaluation of the UNFPA support to the HIV response (2016-2019) now available
The HIV epidemic is far from over with several regions experiencing sharp increases in new infections across the world. Today about 1.7 million people acquire HIV every year and 10 million people await treatment. UNFPA, as a founding Cosponsor of UNAIDS, is a key partner in the global response to HIV, working at global and regional levels, and on the ground in over 140 countries advocating for sexual reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and for a scale-up in SRHR services, intensifying HIV prevention, supplying male and female condoms, and tackling gender inequalities.
This evaluation was undertaken to assess the performance of UNFPA in integrating its support to the HIV response within the broader context of SRHR, population dynamics, gender equality and human rights. For further information on the evaluation, please contact Marco Segone, Director, UNFPA Evaluation Office: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Louis Charpentier: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
AES Blog
We want to hear from you! What is interesting you in the world of evaluation? Have you attended an AES event recently and are keen to share what you learned? Please refer to the Guidelines for what and how to submit to the AES blog and if you have any questions, please email the team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Check out the the latest AES blogs by clicking here.
Job Vacancies
Employers looking to fill positions in program monitoring and evaluation and performance measurement can list their job vacancies on the AES website. This service is available to members and non-members for a small fee. Discover the benefits of advertising on the AES website as recruiters and for applicants. Local and overseas opportunities are listed throughout the year and are also included in the AES Alert e-newsletter.
Consultants Directory
The AES often receives enquiries looking for evaluators with specific areas of expertise. These enquiries are directed to the online searchable Consultants' Directory. As well as being 'discovered' by potential customers, consultants in the directory also enjoy receiving early advice on any call for Evaluation services tenders. Interested in being listing in the Consultants' Directory? Complete the form here.
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