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Manchester, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

Save the Children is an international organization supporting children in over 100 countries to transform their lives.In my current role, I support the MEAL function of programmes funded by Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) providing MEAL leadership and direction enhancing quality, accountability, and learning. My responsibilities include:• Coordinating a consortium of NGOs delivering a multi-country programme: overseeing implementation plans, identifying risks and mitigating measures, monitoring and reporting and liaising with the donor.• Identifying, designing or adapting data collection tools to report against project indicators.• Supporting programmatic learning agendas: providing guidance on learning deliverables, documenting and sharing learning, and leading learning events. • Commissioning external reviews by appointing and managing independent consultants.• Providing local NGOs in Ukraine with remote and in-person MEAL training including technical support with monitoring and compliance checks of cash implementation as well as other required MEAL tools and approaches.

London, England, United Kingdom

YBI is a global network of expert organisations supporting young people in starting, growing and sustaining businesses. Operating in over 50 countries worldwide, YBI members equip disadvantaged entrepreneurs to gain knowledge, skills, confidence and connections to achieve success.As a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager, I provided technical support across strategic programme partnerships and YBI network initiatives. This included, among others:• Providing technical input into concept notes and proposals, ensuring the lessons learned through monitoring, evaluation and learning activities are embedded into programme design.• Designing and overseeing monitoring, evaluation and learning systems and tools for a range of initiatives. • Supporting the design, commissioning and management of evaluation and learning partnerships.• Leading learning events.• Facilitating the smooth running of YBI’s global Network Impact Framework, including bi-annual gathering, analysis and dissemination of data from the network members.• Engaging and fostering the community of MEL practitioners across the organisation’s network by building and sharing knowledge about MEL practices and tools.• Line managing Data Analyst.

West Sussex, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Sightsavers transform people's lives across more than thirty countries worldwide. The organisation is preventing and treating eye conditions, fighting neglected tropical diseases and campaigning for disability rights. Inclusive programming is at the heart of Sightsavers' work.In my role with Sightsavers, I managed monitoring, evaluation and learning requirements for a portfolio of projects spanning East, Central and Southern Africa.My main duties at the project level included:• Leading the design of MEL frameworks for new projects including feeding into successful funding proposals, facilitating the development of Theories of Change and designing results frameworks.• Providing technical support to overseas teams on monitoring practices, resulting in increased data and project quality. • Analysing trends in project-level quantitative data, identifying risks, discussing mitigating measures, reporting and sharing learning.• Supporting external evaluations by developing terms of reference, appointing consultants and reviewing reports.• Supporting internal reviews by developing terms of reference, collecting and analysing data, writing reports and providing recommendations.Key responsibilities at the organisational level:• Conducting internal quality standards assessments over country teams’ project cycle management practice. Supporting country offices to implement action plans, leading to improved programming.• In-person and remote capacity building of overseas-based teams by providing training in monitoring tools and methods, data collection and analysis.• Proactively identifying gaps in organisational processes, managing internal teams to review existing procedures and ensuring adoption of the newly developed tools and approaches by the intended stakeholders.• Line managing Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officers.

Cheadle Hulme, England, United Kingdom

Retrak (now part of Hope for Justice) operated in Sub-Saharan Africa providing children living on the streets with real alternatives to street life. The organisation addressed the root causes of children leaving their family homes by working closely with vulnerable communities, empowering them to provide better care for their children and ultimately preventing family separation.My key responsibilities included:• Quality checking, compiling, and circulating statistics for monthly, annual and board reports. Analysing and presenting quantitative data to different audiences depending on their needs.• Contributing towards donor reports ensuring the accuracy of results.• Supporting project evaluations by training staff in data collection and analysis methods as well as analysing quantitative and qualitative data.• Contributing towards project proposals by developing MEL frameworks: formulating indicators, identifying data collection tools, and proposing budgets for monitoring and evaluation activities.• Leading on discrete pieces of research to build the organisation’s evidence base.• Designing infographics showcasing organisational achievements.• Building capacity of in-country teams: delivering training on data collection tools/methods and data analysis (key informant interviews, focus group discussions, Most Significant Change Stories, Self Help Groups, household surveys).• Representing the organisation at research events and conferences (presentations, research posters).• Line managing Monitoring and Research Interns.

Cheadle Hulme, United Kingdom

Upon completing my master’s degree in International Development: Poverty, Conflict and Reconstruction, I worked as an intern for a charity working with street-connected children. Key responsibilities:• Editing and updating social media content including website articles, Facebook and Twitter posts.• Managing donor database (eTapestry database).• Researching, planning and coordinating fundraising events.• Answering general public enquiries.

Manchester, United Kingdom

I worked for La Tasca as a waitress and a supervisor whilst studying. My duties included:• Taking orders, serving food/beverages, advising customers with different dietary requirements and handling payments. • Ensuring sales targets are met and providing excellent customer service at all times. • Managing a small team of waiting on, bar and kitchen staff which included: end of day banking, cash handling, reports generating, payroll data entry, participating in conference calls, organising sales plans, dealing with complaints, managing bookings, answering customers' enquiries as well as looking after the security of the building.

Manchester, United Kingdom

In this role I was working for Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust being the first point of contact for service users, staff and visitors. I have worked on my own initiative operating busy switchboard, dealing with general enquiries, managing incoming and outgoing post as well as organising stationery delivery.

Hindley Green, United Kingdom

Working for a manufacturer of cleaning products I had an opportunity to gain experience in various roles. As an administrator/receptionist, I managed and prioritised tasks such as: generating production reports, processing invoices, preparing COSHH assessments, translating personnel documentation and organising payroll data. In addition, I have trained new staff on the various aspects of the reception and administration roles. As a Planning Assistant, I provided support to the Planning Manager controlling the stock within the warehouse management system, preparing production reports, using PRISM system to track products in different warehouses and liaising with international suppliers. I also worked as a Machine Operator/Packer operating complex flowrap machinery whilst managing a small team. I was responsible for the efficient operation of the production lines, the quality of the products, health and safety, and meeting production targets.

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Development: Poverty, Conflict And Reconstruction, Pass With Merit

• Developed a good knowledge of contemporary and established analytical and conceptual frameworks concerning poverty reduction, conflict.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba) (Hons), Modern Languages: German And Spanish, 2:1

• Gained a thorough grounding knowledge of German and Spanish in the field of linguistics, literature, culture and history. • Completed.