Lauren Brander Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, ON, CA

Ottawa, Canada Area

Manages the MEL portfolio for USC Canada's international programs and contributes to team and organizational MEL needs, including the Global Affairs Canada-funded Seeds of Survival Scale-Up program (2015-2020), organizing and harmonizing program MEL efforts between 6 countries in Africa and Central America, and the 2020-21 emergency COVID-19 food security.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Created an organizational monitoring and evaluation framework to assess effect:hope’s overall impact
• Contributed to the development of effect:hope’s 2018-2025 strategy, including key performance indicators
• Supported implementing partners in creating effective qualitative and quantitative data collection tools
• Aggregated and analyzed program data for organizational purposes such as the Annual Report
• Facilitated participatory workshops (8-25 participants) with implementing partners and stakeholders for MEL capacity building, proposal development, implementation planning, and evaluation learning
• Collaborated with team members to create realistic M&E budgets based on partner and organization needs

Toronto, Canada Area

Provided MEL and program management support for the Global Affairs Canada-funded project Every Child Thrives (Côte d’Ivoire and Kenya, 2016-2020)> Collaboratively created final M&E Strategy, PMF, reporting plan, and logic model> Contributed to project Gender Equality Strategy> Collaborated with local partners to clarify project implementation details>.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Assisted in program implementation, management, monitoring, and evaluation for comprehensive cleft care programs in Argentina, Peru, India, and Thailand.
• Managed partner programs in Argentina and Thailand; assisted with management of partner programs in Peru and India
• Ran collaborative project workshops on field data collection and partner project processes
• Conducted a systematic statistical review of organizational metrics based on six years of reporting data, and provided feedback on future monitoring and evaluation needs
• Revised and reformatted all partner reports based on strategic needs, partner feedback, and outcome measures requested by donors
• Conducted regular monitoring visits at partner sites in order to conduct strategic planning, assess project needs, facilitate partnerships, and provide feedback as requested

Toronto, Canada Area

• Wrote the final donor report for an Addax & Oryx Foundation-funded WASH campaign, which provided borehole wells, sanitation and hygiene education, and water point maintenance infrastructure to five villages in Malawi
• Drafted an environmental field manual for best practices in line with CPAR's Environmental Policy guidelines
• Created a consolidated institutional donors spreadsheet for the Development team

Casablanca, Morocco

• Conducted midline impact assessment of MEDA training programs, using survey and focus group data
• Created bi-monthly evaluation reports for participant evaluations of youth financial services trainings
• Updated and monitored knowledge management file system for training evaluations
• Created data, indicator, and research materials matrix as a resource for financial services training
• Created and maintained a project glossary for trainers and participants
• Assisted with marketing and partnership development for new training materials and courses

Washington, DC

• Conducted and assisted with custom projects; focused on validity, concision, and client satisfaction
• Assisted on multiple client research projects, including: Market entry recommendations and research; financial modeling and predictions; client satisfaction surveys and analyses; building and maintaining valid.
• Clearly and succinctly communicated results to clients, in person and electronically
• Used quantitative and qualitative research methods for internal purposes
• Project Manager for USAID-Devex essay contest partnership
• Coordinated or assisted with interns and volunteers for research projects, conferences, and events

• Assisted with the creation of the ALNAP State of the Humanitarian System Report (Feb 2010).Outputs included:
• Interview scheduling (four team members in multiple locations worldwide)
• Survey translation and data collection
• Data set of income, expenditure, and budgetary data for Tier 1 through 4 NGOs, including Red Cross and UN organizations.

Drph, International Public Health/International Health

M.P.P., International Policy And Economics

B.A., Political Science (1St Class Honors), History (With Distinction)

Activities and Societies: Political Science Association, 2004-2008 President, 2007/08 VP Events, 2006/07 Model UN Team Member, 2003-2006.