The 29th Event of the Vienna Evaluation Network took place on June 13, 2024, 4-5.30pm CET.

Topic: Making it work: An evaluation policy at the Court

by guest speakers Judit Janković and Karen Garza Figueroa

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This session of the Vienna Evaluation Network explored a first ever evaluation policy in the making at the International Criminal Court (ICC). It sought feedback from participants on clarity, scope and coherence.
The ICC introduced evaluation practice in its recent history. It is marked by a modest evaluation capacity and resources, however, it is set in an independent office. As it is reaching its 7 year anniversary, the time is ripe to consider an evaluation policy to strengthen the function. The draft Evaluation Policy presented in the session has been developed in line with the UN Evaluation Group’s norm 12 on evaluation policy.
The session introduced the organisational context and challenges in which the policy is being set, the process of developing it and what the policy intends to achieve. It also outlined the theory of change that guided the development of the policy. The presenters were welcome feedback on the elements of the policy and consider if anything crucial was missing from it.
Going forward with the policy, ideas to ensure more buy-in from key stakeholders were also considered.

Judit Janković, PhD, is a Senior Evaluation Specialist at the Independent Oversight Mechanism (IOM) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague, the Netherlands and an international credentialed evaluator with the Canadian Evaluation Society since 2019. Judit holds a PhD in Social Psychology and has over 22 years in research and evaluation.

Karen Garza, MSc, is an M&E and Gender-based violence Specialist. She was a visiting professional in Evaluation at the IOM of the ICC in the Hague, the Netherlands. She has worked as a consultant in diverse international development projects and as a research analyst for the Spotlight Initiative. Karen holds an MSc in International Development at the University of Edinburgh.

WHEN: Thursday, June 13, 2024, 4-5.30pm CET

WHERE: This was an online event.

The event started with a presentation by the guest speakers. After the presentation, a feedback process took place.