Alejandro Ibarra Email & Phone Number

Colombia, Ecuador, Zambia, Zimbabwe & Indonesia

• Monitoring and evaluation
• Coordinates the development and implementation of global program M&E strategy, system, guidelines, and other reference documents to ensure harmonized and efficient data collection with the Global Program Manager and.
• Co-facilitate the adjustments to the Theory of Change, and the design of "SMART" objectives, logic models, monitoring frameworks, and evaluation plans during the annual work-planning process
• Provides technical leadership to the Urban Futures regional teams and partners on how to plan, monitor & evaluate activities, including review and monitoring of project-based M&E plans to track results, generate.
• Ensures timely, high-quality M&E is delivered as part of regular formal and informal donor reporting and updates and facilitates or coordinates external evaluationLearning
• Supports the development of a program learning strategy, including co-developing learning agenda and questions and leading a continuous re-evaluation, re-thinking, re-tooling, and re-shaping of strategy, with program.

World

Interim Global Program Manager for the Urban Futures Program. - Global coordination for the UF Program Implementation.- Support and provide technical quality assurance for the 3 regional teams from the Program.- Coordination of the Global Hivos and Partners Workshop in Zambia, from May 6-10th.

Latinamerica

• Oversee and implement all technical and operational aspects related to monitoring and evaluation of the AEA Program in Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, in close collaboration with Program partners with attention to timeline.
• Co-creation of M&E intelligence by working with colleagues to keeps track of M&E requirements of donors; develop innovative and participatory quantitative and qualitative assessment and validation methods & techniques.
• Facilitate the writing, compilation, consolidation and sharing of data and evidence into meaningful sources of learning, for adaptive management and scaling up of the AEA program.
• Advise management team on monitoring and evaluation, including any new opportunities as well as risks and modifications to achieve the program’s goals.

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

• Project management, design and deployment of the M&E System for the Seventh Operational Phase of GEF / Small Grants Programme (2019-2022). Concept proposal for its application with additional grantees and other finance.
• Coordination of the baseline assessment project in 9 landscapes of Ecuador. Monitoring the portfolio and reporting the progress on implementation and risk management.
• Project profile methodology for 13 bioenterprises with a total grant of USD 8M accounting for 192.000 hectares and 9.000 beneficiaries.
• Coordinate surveying process to assess the communitarian COVID response which resulted in 23 fast response projects for a total grant of $90.000.
• Designing and promoting the methodology for bioenterprises in the Amazon region, according to their life plan and

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Carrying out GreenCrowds collaborative economy model in Ecuador. Working with networking, crowdfunding methodology and political negotiation in Ecuador. Staff training in collaborative economics.

Mendocino County, California, United States

During the practicum, Alejandro collaborated with the Community Foundation of Mendocino County where he designed and facilitated listening sessions with the Latinx and Native communities of Mendocino County to better inform the organization’s next strategic plan. Alejandro brought his professionalism, unique perspective, and listening skills to his.

Washington, United States

Ecuador

• Planning Project Document for the Seventh Operational Phase of GEF / Small Grants Programme (2019-2022) in coordination with the Ecuadorian Ministry of Environment, Socio Bosque Programme and Support Program for the.
• I was the lead project designer for this position. The different governmental areas and SGP/UNDP will provide me with information at my discretion based on my overview of the document.
• Document was approved without comments.

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

• Planning Project Document (Medium-sized Project – GEF trust fund) for the SGP Sixth Operational Phase – OP6.
• Community based Project management design for the Small Grants Programme OP5 portfolio. Regular evaluation and follow-up of the in-situ NGOs for the management of monitoring system.
• Follow-up and monitoring of more than 90 community projects.
• Elaboration of evaluation and monitoring reports, as well as reports required by national and international donors. This included final international evaluations.
• Leadership position: design and construction of the M&E system and supervision of its application at national level. I worked directly with five NGOs across the landscapes (1 team member each) directly in regards of.
• Leadership position: Fundraising responsible, assisting and leading the elaboration of more than 10 project proposals from different donors around the globe. During 2016-2017, 2 interns worked under my supervision to.

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

• Logistical coordination of 20 workshops on Training Trainers in Drugs Integral Prevention Programme in Tulcan, Machala and Santa Elena (Ecuador).
• Hiring process of temporary personnel for workshops (trainers).
• Support to the elaboration of documents for the events carried out by the Coordination Office.

Social Project Management Specialization, Social Project Management, Specialization

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs