Allison Sambo, Phd Email & Phone Number

Lead Learning, Evaluation & Analytics team at Global Fund for Women. Responsible for designing and implementing learning and evaluation frameworks, using quantitative and qualitative research methodologies for research and tool development, and building and managing work plans, budgets and timelines.

San Francisco Bay Area

Developed research frameworks and built data collection tools, management systems, analysis plans and reports and presentations for internal and external use, analyzed organizational data and grant portfolio performance against operational and strategic metrics and synthesized organizational and sector data for directors, executives, and board supporting financial and strategic planning.

San Francisco Bay Area

Analyzed operational data for directors and executive team, building a system to monitor and forecast grants operations in future fiscal years, managed portfolio of evaluations for foundation, bilateral and multilateral funder supported initiatives, and provided research and evaluation guidance to AmplifyChange Fund, a co-managed reproductive health grantmaking fund supported by bilateral agencies.

Supported Principle Investigator researching health and social effects of mining policy for women in Africa, conducted difference in difference statistical analysis of Demographic and Health Survey, prior to and following the passage of Dodd Frank Section 1502 and the subsequent mining ban, published research in academic journals and present in development economics conferences, and developed opportunities to work with local NGOs in Goma, DRC for further research on health and security for women in eastern Congo

Built and implemented global Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning systems and tools for programs and partnerships in east and west Africa, designed program performance dashboards and internal control frameworks, presented evidence based recommendations to leadership and external partners and funders.

Madison, Wisconsin

Synthesized and analyzed quantitative and qualitative data, case studies and models, conducted interviews and field research with civil society groups and government officials working on women’s health and conservation interventions and created technical assistance package for civil society groups used to liaise with government officials and advocate for favorable policies.

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Centers for Disease Control's Transform Wisconsin Grant: Assessing health inequity in grantee communities and capacities of health coalitions to address health equity issues within their communities. Designing research, monitoring, evaluation and feedback format for coalitions of public health officials, community organizers, community organizations, businesses and community members. Providing strategic recommendations to improve coalition collective impact and capacity to address health inequities. Conducting social network analysis to further understand the strength and depth of connections locally, regionally and statewide that can be leveraged towards achieving greater health equity in the state of Wisconsin.

Madison, Wisconsin

Developed strategic plan for Health and Human Rights Cluster Spring 2014; Planned and hosted Summit on Forced Migration, Health and Human Rights; Outreach and engagement coordinating with local high schools

Seattle, Washington, United States

Developing, testing and implementing monitoring and evaluation systemsEvaluated midterm progress of programs for technical and private donorsManaged evaluation and reporting on “Succeeding Together” for community based partner, HOLD;

Wrote sections and edited activity reports for foundations, spearheaded successful proposals for donors and assisted in the writing and editing of grant proposals. Compiled company information to produce major synthetical document for Opportunity Board members and prepared substantial research and reporting for education and agri-finance campaigns.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Development Economics And International Development, 3.9/4.0

Dissertation: Evaluating the Beijing Declaration: An Analysis of the Effects of Discourses, Agendas and Aid on Women's Equality.

Masters Of International Public Affairs, 3.9/4.0

• Awards: Penniman Award for Outstanding Graduate Policy Research and Analysis, US DACOR Bacon Fellowship, Wisconsin Without Borders.

Bachelor Of Arts, Anthropology; Political Science