Inkomoko works with micro and small entrepreneurs (including refugees) providing them with essential tools; business education, consulting/advisory and access to affordable capital. Its overarching goal is to elevate livelihoods and foster the growth of thriving communities. My role as Regional MEL Director was to oversee; tracking, assessment, and measurement of the impact of Inkomoko's interventions. Achievements:• Strategic Impact Frameworks: Led development of the Theory of Change and log frames for Inkomoko’s ambitious 2030 strategy.• Impact Tracking: Led the tracking and measurement of interventions across all operations. Successfully reported outcomes to key funders; Mastercard Foundation, Ikea Foundation, Argidius, PRM, and GIZ..• Leadership: Advocated for and led departmental restructuring enhancing efficiency, scalability, and overall capabilities of the MEL department.• Data-Driven Innovation: Pioneered the establishment of client databases and data systems, facilitating longitudinal client tracking and expanding analytics capabilities.• Standardization and Real-Time Insights: Orchestrated the standardization of data tools facilitating comparative analysis across diverse locations and programs. • Business Intelligence Advancement: Successfully advocated for and established a regional business intelligence/ analytics function, elevating the organization's business intelligence initiatives.• Thought Leadership and Advocacy: Led the establishment of a research function to position the organization as a thought leader and advance its advocacy initiatives.• Dashboard Development: Led the development of various Power BI dashboards, including targeting/recruitment, consulting, impact assessment, loan tracking, staff demographics.. providing management with real-time access to data insights for swift decision-making.• Capacity Development: Instituted capacity development mechanisms for the MEL teams leading to improved quality of work.

Strategy, Monitoring and evaluation, data management and modeling, research, and Investment assessment.

Building econometric models, data analyses, developing institutional business plans, M&E.......