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France

• Provides MERL and GEDSI support to public, private and civil society clients implementing inclusive economic growth and recovery programmes around the world, including through market systems development (MSD) and private sector development (PSD) approaches.• Services include DCED-compliant MERL system development and implementation; mixed-methods research; GEDSI strategy development; capacity development; and workshop facilitation support.• Manages and quality-assures the work of external consultants and other DevLearn staff for the delivery of assignments. • Co-facilitates regular MEL and MSD online courses, which have trained over 1,000 people in over 40 countries to date.• Assignments include:- Supporting the development and implementation of a MEL system and GEDSI strategy for the SDC-funded Sustainable Inclusive Growth in Mountainous Armenia (SIGMA) programme, which uses an MSD approach to reduce poverty in rural Armenia through inclusive, sustainable, and climate-resilient markets in the agriculture and tourism sectors.- Supporting the development and institutionalisation of new tools and processes across SIPPO, the SECO-funded Swiss trade promotion programme that builds the capacity of business support organisations (BSOs) to provide quality export promotion services to companies in 12 countries.- Conducted learning-oriented research on the impact of youth employment projects around the world supported by Futuremakers, the flagship grant programme of Standard Chartered Bank.- Authored several reports and coordinated a team of local consultants to conduct mixed-methods research on gender lens investing for Investing in Women, an initiative of the Australian Government to catalyze inclusive economic growth through women’s economic empowerment in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam).

• Supported the development and delivery of an online course on results measurement to youth employment specialists• Analysed survey data and drafted a report on youth employment interventions in Nigeria supporting the implementation of the Nigerian Youth Employment Action Plan (NIYEAP) 2021-2024• Undertook strategic communications and partnership development activities for a programme to boost decent jobs and enhance skills for youth in Africa’s digital economy, jointly implemented by the ILO and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and supported by the African Union (continental in scope with six pilot countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa)

• Provided MEAL support to development and humanitarian actors operating in Central and Eastern Africa, including mixed-methods research, baseline studies, evaluations, and the development of project logic models (in English and French)• Assignments include:- Mixed-methods baseline study and theory of change development for a multi-stakeholder project to prevent child labour in coffee value chains funded by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) (DR Congo) [Team leader]- Final evaluation of a United Nations' Secretary-General's Peacebuilding Fund (PBF)-funded project to increase youth capacities for peacebuilding and engage them in sustainable income-generating activities (Danish Refugee Council - DR Congo) [Technical advisor]- Gender-sensitive conflict analysis for a project improving the resilience, self-reliance and protection of refugees and host communities (Search for Common Ground - DR Congo) [Technical advisor]- Regional baseline study for an EU-funded programme to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities to the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 through conflict prevention mechanisms and information ecosystems (Internews - Burundi, DR Congo and Rwanda) [Technical advisor]

• Provided MERL services to a range of clients, including UN agencies and foundations.- Thematic areas: disability inclusion, women’s empowerment, youth empowerment - Sectors: ICTs, digital inclusion, innovation, employment, entrepreneurship, health, migration Zero Project / Author (Oct 2019 - Oct 2021) • Contributing author to an annual report on global innovative practices and policies focused on different aspects of disability inclusion: accessibility (2022), inclusive employment and ICT solutions (2021), inclusive education (2020)International Organization for Migration (IOM) / Researcher (Apr 2020 - Sep 2020) • Researched the right to health of migrants in the East and Horn of Africa through an analysis of national and regional legal and regulatory frameworks relating to health, (labour) migration, and social protectionInternational Telecommunication Union (ITU)/ Knowledge Management, Planning and Innovation Consultant (May 2021 - May 2022)• Facilitated the co-creation of a programme strategy to scale up “#Tech4Youth”, an initiative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in West Africa that leverages digital innovation and entrepreneurship to promote adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health and rights/ Programme Management Consultant (Jun 2020 - Nov 2020)• Supported the development, management and implementation of the joint ILO-ITU-AU programme “Boosting decent jobs and enhancing skills for youth in Africa’s digital economy” and related country initiatives for job creation, entrepreneurship and digital skills development opportunities for youth/ Digital Inclusion Researcher (Nov 2019 - Feb 2020)• Conducted research (in English, French and Spanish) into digital inclusion strategies, policies and good/best practices

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Conducted policy research and analysis on promoting the digital inclusion and empowerment of women and girls, youth, persons with disabilities, older persons, people on the move, and Indigenous Peoples• Development of regional and country-level projects and provision of strategic and technical advice to Member States on digital inclusion (e.g., national digital skills development strategies and digital accessibility plans)• Partnership-building, stakeholder management and coordination of digital inclusion advocacy initiatives

Burkina Faso

• Led and managed the UNV field unit• Design, development and monitoring of country and cross-border projects involving UN volunteers in liaison with partner organisations (UN, government, and others)• Thematic areas include women's economic empowerment, peace and security, migration and forced displacement, food security, and youth engagement• Rapid recruitment and deployment of national UN volunteers for a major local economic development programme jointly managed by the government of Burkina Faso, UNDP and UNCDF in the northern provinces • Advocacy work to promote volunteerism and the SDGs• Provided technical assistance to strengthen and develop Burkina Faso’s domestic volunteer programme

Greece

• Implemented MEAL systems for SCI field offices on two Greek islands during SCI’s emergency response supporting asylum seekers, refugee and migrant children and families• Designed and adapted data collection, quality monitoring, and reporting tools for all programme teams (child protection, education and health/nutrition) in different settings (hotspots, camps, UAM shelter and urban housing)• Ensured timely and accurate reporting for donor requirements (ECHO / UNHCR)• Analysed data and derived insights for use in programme management and improvement• Built team (20+ people) capacity in monitoring and evaluation and fostered a culture of learning among field offices • Undertook an extensive accountability assessment to establish a feedback and complaints system at field level

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Supported the development of ITU strategy on gender equality and digital inclusion through policy research and analysis• Designed and managed a multilingual research project on the gender digital divide deploying online UN volunteers• Contributed to the design of a stakeholder outreach strategy for new global multi-stakeholder partnership to bridge the gender digital divide (EQUALS)

Dakar, Sénégal

• NGO based in Japan supporting the educational and psychosocial needs of vulnerable children and young people• Core team member establishing and managing a new regional office in Dakar (as part of the Ashinaga Africa Initiative)• Designed and coordinated an education and skills development project supporting vulnerable young people from francophone Sub-Saharan Africa to access higher education • Project based on research undertaken in Japan (in 2014) supporting the initial development of the Ashinaga Africa Initiative

Master Of Science (Msc)

Bachelor'S Degree

Certificate, Journalism