Experience

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  French national institute for agricultural research

  Feb 2013 - Jun 2013

  Research intern
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  Universidad de los andes

  Jun 2013 - Sept 2013

  Research assistant
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  French national institute for agricultural research

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2014

  Research assistant
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  United nations

  Apr 2014 - Sept 2014

  Economic and social affairs intern

  - Conduct a regular follow-up of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) negotiations and the Post-2015 Development Agenda between the UN Member States- Develop periodic reports to the RCNYO director, highlighting major discussion points about the 17 SDGs, including socioeconomic and background analysis pertinent to the corresponding targets approved.

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  Fao

  Sept 2014 - Oct 2015

  Data analyst

  - Assess the job creation potential of the small-ruminant value chain in Ethiopia, focusing on decent rural employment and women and youth economic empowerment. - Conduct primary data quality control, cleaning, analysis, and reporting.- Assist the implementation of a direct support component providing live animals and training (e.g., on fattening techniques to smallholder farmers in the value chain)- Co-author one extensive policy report and assisted in disseminating results with stakeholders on the ground and within FAO. Information presented at the International Conference on Agricultural Statistics (ICAS VII-2016). Show less

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  Overseas development institute

  Nov 2014 - Oct 2016

  Advisor and m&e lead - odi fellow

  - Focal point regarding M&E of a national private sector promotion and financial program aiming at support small, medium enterprises owners. - Lead workshops with LNDC staff to identify program logical frame and input, output and outcome indicators for monitoring and evaluation. - Develop a comprehensive M&E plan, including data collection protocols, key questionnaires, and reporting. - Conduct capacity development sessions with program officers to ensure timely and appropriate monitoring of M&E data flows and existing databases and the incorporation of Theory of Change in the planning process. - Develop M&E dashboard using Excel, and supervise the regular update and feed of recent and relevant monitoring data. - Conduct field visits to program beneficiaries to collect feedback on the program’s performance and implementation activities. - Produce quarterly reports of programs results based on M&E information available through field-visit and the monitoring dashboard. - Conduct quantitative and qualitative data collection with program partners (e.g., commercial banks, Ministry of Trade) and beneficiaries using electronic instruments (phone and google forms)- Supervise field team responsible for data collection. The ODI's Fellowship Scheme gives postgraduate economists and statisticians the chance to work in developing country public sectors as local civil servants on two-year contracts. The Scheme aims at providing developing country governments with high-caliber junior economists and statisticians where there are gaps in local capacity, and to give postgraduate economists and statisticians practical work experience in a developing country. Show less

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  Dalberg

  Nov 2016 - Oct 2017

  Economic consultant

  Dalberg Advisors is a mission-driven strategic advisory firm that works with clients across the public, private and philanthropic sectors to fuel inclusive growth in emerging and frontier markets.- Conduct landscape reviews to identify the promising interventions aiming to enhance smallholder farmers’ livelihoods in developing countries. - Identify six case studies containing exemplary initiatives by private companies who adopted payment digitization across multiple sectors (smallholder farmer/agriculture, fast-moving consumer goods, readymade garments) in Mexico, India, Kenya, Bangladesh, and Uganda.- Support the development of a Corporate Social Responsibility strategy for an international private company aiming to support community development in Colombia, focusing on local agricultural sector development through crop and off-farm income diversification (e.g., agri- and eco-tourism).- Conduct private sector partnerships evaluation for USAID, aiming to distinguish partnerships with enduring and sustainable results in developing countries. - Produce final reports and evaluation results summary containing actionable recommendations and best practices. - Support the development and drafting of project proposals, fundraising activities, and communication with external stakeholders and funders. Show less

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  Idinsight

  Oct 2018 - Jan 2023

  IDinsight is a mission-driven global advisory, data analytics, and research organization that helps global development leaders maximize their social impact.- Responsible for project management, development work plans, and activities to ensure objectives and evaluation targets are met by internal teams and implementing partners, and managed general project budgeting and reporting. - Ensured project coordination and engagement with senior project management and technical teams to secure timely implementation of activities and rigorous technical work. - Designed and executed M&E capacity building and training plans to ensure the effective transition of skills and tools to local implementing partners, including conducting training sessions, developing tutorial videos, and protocols/guides on M&E processes and basic statistical analysis. Show less - Designed, and led the implementation of 2 monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems for a national primary school education and a school tutoring program implemented by government and local partners in Morocco. - Led and oversaw the implementation of an impact evaluation (RCT) of an accelerated school program for out-of-school kids in Liberia implemented by the Luminos Fund. - Designed and conducted two process evaluations of one rural school transportation and a school dormitory programs in Morocco implemented by the Ministry of Interior.- Designed and conducted one process evaluation of a youth economic empowerment and business creation program in Morocco, implemented by GIZ.- Supported the implementation of a beneficiaries’ preferences measurement study in Kenya and Ghana, as requested by GiveWell.- Supported the development, design, and writing of proposals and concept notes in monitoring and experimental and non-experimental impact evaluation inputs (e.g., theories of change, evaluations budgeting, evaluation design, sampling). - Led workshops with program implementors to define the Theories of Change or Logical frameworks and identify key performance and outcome indicators and underlying assumptions for program implementation. Show less - Developed and supervised the development of data collection instruments/questionnaires, data collection protocols, and monitoring guides, focusing on electronic data collection (via phone/table using SurveyCTO or KoboCollect)- Conducted and supervised quantitative and qualitative research data collection (more than 200 focus groups, (semi)structured interviews, and phone interviews combined, and more than 1,000 household surveys) in developing countries, including training and supervising field teams. - Oversaw and analyzed monitoring and impact evaluation data to identify best practices, gaps during implementation, and program impact, using Stata and R (ex. high-frequency checks). Run robust statistical analysis and data processing. - Responsible for statistical database management (cleaning, reshaping), and analysis. - Produced and oversaw the development of periodic timely reports for internal and external stakeholders summarizing the program’s implementation progress. Supervise the design and programming of multiple M&E dashboards and reporting tools using Google Data Studio, R-Shiny, and Excel, tailored to local implementors’ needs and capabilities. Show less

  • Senior Project Manager

    Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Project Manager

    Feb 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Senior Associate

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2020
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  United nations

  Jan 2023 - now

  Monitoring and evaluation senior analyst

  As the Secretary General’s Innovation Lab, UN Global Pulse supports responsible and inclusive innovation across the UN system. We collaborate with partners on new solutions and support the whole UN family in its transformation towards a UN 2.0.- Develop a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) strategy for the UN Global Pulse network. - Research innovative MEL methods and tools to incorporate systems change perspectives into organizational monitoring and evaluation practices.- Research systems-change frameworks suitable for the organization, and develop a systems perspective MEL framework for the UN Global Pulse. - Develop organization-level, and programme-level theories of change, and identify key monitoring indicators. - Consult the organization´s actors and identify areas for improvement in terms of MEL practices. - Establish a global MEL focal group for the UN Global Pulse network, and advise teams in Europe, Africa, and Asia-Pacific in implementing MEL practices, and methods. - Contribute to the strategic planning and annual work plan for the recently launched UN Global Pulse Asia Pacific Regional Hub.- Develop and implement data collection tools and methods for the organization´s programs.- Contribute to annual and regular donor reporting, and coordinate contributions from teams in Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe. - Supported the development of compelling proposals to secure support for establishing the Asia Pacific and Europe Hubs.- Lead the formation and recruitment of the Global Pulse MEL team, ensuring alignment across the global network. Show less