UNESCO Evaluation Manual
Key Guides
UNESCO (2023), 62 pp.
Contains 7 diagrams, 6 tables, glossary pp. 56-58
"The purpose of this Evaluation Manual and Tools is to provide practical guidance to UNESCO staff who manage evaluations. At the Evaluation Office we know our colleagues require high-quality evaluation products that are credible and useful for learning, accountability and decision-making. They expect a smooth, rigorous, inclusive and participatory evaluation process that allows for engagement and reflection along the way. This Manual is conceived precisely to support this. It presents the methodology and approach to effectively manage an evaluation based on international good evaluation standards and practices and on the principles established in the UNESCO Evaluation Policy." (Foreword)
SECTION 1: EVALUATION AT UNESCO, 6
Purpose and Definition -- Guiding Principles -- Evaluation in relation to other UNESCO functions -- Types of evaluations at UNESCO – Responsibilities for evaluation at UNESCO -- Funding for evaluation at UNESCO -- Planning evaluations at UNESCO -- The role of donors in UNESCO evaluations
SECTION 2: EVALUATION PREPARATION AND DESIGN, 12
Assess evaluability and planned evaluation use -- Engage evaluation stakeholders -- Develop the Terms of Reference -- Budget for the evaluation -- Identify evaluation consultants -- Develop an evaluation communication plan
SECTION 3: EVALUATION IMPLEMENTATION, 18
Inception phase and kick-off meeting -- Data collection and analysis -- Data quality and ethical considerations -- Debrief meeting -- Report writing -- Quality assurance for evaluation products -- Managing evaluation consultants
SECTION 4: EVALUATION USE AND COMMUNICATION, 23
Develop an evaluation management response and action plan -- Communicate and disseminate evaluation results -- Use evaluation results to improve organizational performance
ANNEX: EVALUATION GUIDANCE AND TOOLS, 26
1 UNESCO Terms of Reference for Evaluation Focal Points, 26
2 UNESCO Evaluation Plan Template, 28
3 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluability Assessment, 29
4 UNESCO Evaluation Stakeholders Mapping Template, 30
5 Sample Letter: Evaluation Reference Group Invitation, 31
6 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluation ToR, 32
7 UNESCO Evaluation Budget example, 37
8 UNESCO Guidance for selecting Evaluation Consultants, 38
9 UNESCO Guidance for developing an Evaluation Communication Plan, 39
10 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluation Inception Reports, 41
11 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluation in the context of the Pandemic, 43
12 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluation Reports, 45
13 UNESCO Evaluation Report Quality Checklist, 47
14 UNESCO Evaluation Management Response and Action Plan Template, 55
Purpose and Definition -- Guiding Principles -- Evaluation in relation to other UNESCO functions -- Types of evaluations at UNESCO – Responsibilities for evaluation at UNESCO -- Funding for evaluation at UNESCO -- Planning evaluations at UNESCO -- The role of donors in UNESCO evaluations
SECTION 2: EVALUATION PREPARATION AND DESIGN, 12
Assess evaluability and planned evaluation use -- Engage evaluation stakeholders -- Develop the Terms of Reference -- Budget for the evaluation -- Identify evaluation consultants -- Develop an evaluation communication plan
SECTION 3: EVALUATION IMPLEMENTATION, 18
Inception phase and kick-off meeting -- Data collection and analysis -- Data quality and ethical considerations -- Debrief meeting -- Report writing -- Quality assurance for evaluation products -- Managing evaluation consultants
SECTION 4: EVALUATION USE AND COMMUNICATION, 23
Develop an evaluation management response and action plan -- Communicate and disseminate evaluation results -- Use evaluation results to improve organizational performance
ANNEX: EVALUATION GUIDANCE AND TOOLS, 26
1 UNESCO Terms of Reference for Evaluation Focal Points, 26
2 UNESCO Evaluation Plan Template, 28
3 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluability Assessment, 29
4 UNESCO Evaluation Stakeholders Mapping Template, 30
5 Sample Letter: Evaluation Reference Group Invitation, 31
6 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluation ToR, 32
7 UNESCO Evaluation Budget example, 37
8 UNESCO Guidance for selecting Evaluation Consultants, 38
9 UNESCO Guidance for developing an Evaluation Communication Plan, 39
10 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluation Inception Reports, 41
11 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluation in the context of the Pandemic, 43
12 UNESCO Guidance on Evaluation Reports, 45
13 UNESCO Evaluation Report Quality Checklist, 47
14 UNESCO Evaluation Management Response and Action Plan Template, 55
