E6 - Volunteering with Evaluation Networks: How it Changed Me. Khalil Bitar's Career Path Story

Monitoring and Evaluation Boost

Godfrey Senkaba spoke with Khalil Bitar, Outgoing Chair, EvalYouth Global Network, Co-leader, Eval4Action. The premise of their conversation 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' evaluation experience, and interests. See the discussion outline below:

[00:34] Hello, everyone! Introducing Khalil Bitar, Outgoing Chair, EvalYouth Global Network

[01:35] Background in International development and the start of evaluation career.

[10:57] How EvalYouth Chapters strengthen National Evaluation Associations

[14:25] How EvalYouth equips young and emerging evaluators for today’s job market.

[19:30] How volunteering at EvalYouth has impacted my professional evaluation career in five years.

[27:46] The collective value of EvalYouth, EvalPartners, Eval4Action, Global Evaluation Initiative, and others to an evaluation professional.

[33:05] Key learning and thesis for evaluation

[36:40] Next Steps for Khalil after the handover of EvalYouth leadership.

[40:48] Final thoughts on volunteering with professional evaluation networks

[43:22] Thank you, Khalil. Thank you everyone for listening!

Find Godfrey Senkaba: https://www.mandeboost.com; Email: [e-mail]; Twitter: https://twitter.com/senkaba_g

Connect with Khalil Bitar: Website: khalil-bitar.com; E-Mail: [e-mail]; LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khalilbitarhoc/; Twitter: https://twitter.com/KhalilBitar

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