Evaluation competencies and functions in advertised evaluation roles in Australia
| Author | Mark Anthony Alindogan |
| Published date | 01 June 2019 |
| Date | 01 June 2019 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X19857197 |
| Subject Matter | Academic Article |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X19857197
Evaluation Journal of Australasia
2019, Vol. 19(2) 88 –100
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Evaluation competencies
and functions in advertised
evaluation roles in Australia
Mark Anthony Alindogan
Latrobe Community Health Service Ltd, Australia
Abstract
This study explores the functions of professional evaluators outlined in online job
advertisements. A total of 97 job advertisements were reviewed in the study. A
content analysis using a Coding Analysis Toolkit developed by Shulman was conducted
to identify six main evaluation functions based on the collected data. These functions
are (1) evaluation and reporting, (2) providing evaluation advice, (3) evaluation
capacity building, (4) communication and engagement, (5) forming partnerships and
(6) leading, managing and influencing. These functions were then compared to the
Australian Evaluation Society’s (AES) Core Competency Domains. Overall, there is a
broad alignment between these functions and the AES Core Competency Domains.
However, the analysis shows that the delivery of culturally competent evaluations and
evaluation utilisation received no mention in advertised evaluation roles. The delivery
of culturally competent evaluation is essential from the perspective of ethics, validity
and theory, while the utilisation of evaluation findings is important for the benefit of
society.
Keywords
AES core competencies, cultural competence, evaluation utilisation, evaluator
competency, evaluator function
Introduction
Competency can be defined as the ‘clusters of related knowledge, skills, abilities, and
other requirements necessary for successful job performance’ (United Nations Evaluation
Corresponding author:
Mark Anthony Alindogan, Latrobe Community Health Service Ltd, 81/87 Buckley Street, Morwell,
VIC 3840, Australia.
Email: anthony.alindogan@lchs.com.au
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