Silvia Guizzardi Email & Phone Number

Geneva, Switzerland

Work with Trustees, colleagues and partners to lead and support activities that meet the monitoring, evaluation, and learning needs of the foundation and its various programmes. The senior advisor will work with colleagues across the foundation to improve foundation effectiveness, help Oak programmes better understand the impact of their grant-making, and learn from results to drive future strategy and decision-making.

Gland, Vaud, Switzerland

Responsible for initiating the development of a strategy to support the delivery of the IUCN Programme with respect to knowledge management, encompassing communication and outreach, monitoring, learning, publishing and Library services.Key contributions: • Lead on the development and implementation of a IUCN Strategy on knowledge management, in close collaboration with the Heads of Programme Performance, Monitoring and Evaluation and Global Communications. Ensure that IUCN knowledge management and learning contributes to implementation and monitoring mechanisms of the IUCN Programme “Nature 2030”• Facilitate a culture of accountability and learning across IUCN• Establish and manage the newly formed Knowledge Management and Library Team, directing and deploying staff on a day-to-day basis, and working closely with Senior Leadership with respect to mobilization of financial resources

Gland, Vaud, Switzerland

Technical lead for the provision of planning, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and learning direction, advice and support across Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Group programme portfolio. I deliver monitoring and evaluation leadership to inform adaptive management, learning processes, outreach and communication.Key Contributions:- Oversee the development and tracking of sound result frameworks and related indicators for projects and programmes aligned with institutional and donor requirement; coordinate and manage selected projects’ MTR reviews and terminal evaluations.- Develop, enhance and assure quality and harmonisation of MEL processes, systems and tools across NbS group programmes and key institutional initiatives across IUCN. I have developed the overall result framework for the IUCN Portfolio 2021-24 Programme.- MEL lead for the development and enhancement of the Restoration Barometer and IUCN representative in the UN Decade Task Force (particularly in the sub Task Force on Socio Economic Indicators).- Lead for MEL coordination and quality assurance (QA) across NbS project portfolio delivery. - I promote learning and lesson sharing into existing processes; contribute to knowledge products and communication activities based on project portfolio achievements.

London, United Kingdom

Led the delivery of the school’s research impact programme, including analysis, evaluation, and reporting functions. Promoted impact culture to diverse national and international stakeholders. Oversaw allocation and implementation of School Engagement and Impact Fund. Represented SOAS in impact-related higher education networks, gathering and communicating best practices.Key Contributions:- Spearheaded the development of the school’s impact submission to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), supporting the preparation of 40 drafts of School Impact Studies (ICS).- Contributed to ICS improvements, providing academic leads with tools to identify, generate, and capture research impact evidence.- Teamed with academic leads to maximise research impact, optimising funding in alignment with goals, objectives, and requirements.- Played key role in research projects and grant applications – providing expert counsel on impact strategies development.- Developed and managed impact capacity training plans, workshops, and online / in-classroom materials.

London, United Kingdom

Directed capacity building initiatives focused on strengthening SCI staff performance in regional and country offices in regards to managing grants, contracts, awards, and donor requirements compliance. Provided donor process knowledge management, maintaining Save the Children Donor Resource Library and additional data sources.Key Contributions:- Increased team efficiency in grant management, monitoring, evaluation, donor reporting, proposals preparation, and partnerships development with design and rollout of classroom / online training programmes.- Coordinated development and implementation of key communication initiatives on awards management – covering web pages, bulletins, and reporting KPIs.- Retained funding for key donors such as USAID, ECHO, EuropeAid, and UNICEF by ensuring team adherence to account management and reporting standards.- Participated in organisational improvement initiatives – establishing enhanced project / programme management methodology and system.

London, United Kingdom

Delivered expert advice to country teams in West Africa and Jordan on strategic planning, portfolio design, implementation and evaluation. I provided support to assure quality and effectiveness of delivery as well as effective monitoring, reporting, learning and experience-sharing with other Brooke country programmes. Key Contributions:- Finalization of Jordan 2012-15 Strategy and Senegal 2013-16 Strategy and related annual plans and budgets. Coordinated and managed an external final evaluation of the closing Jordan strategy in late 2014- Counselled country teams in development and use of M&E and reporting systems – working with technical and capacity-building support specialists to enhance quality assurance systems and procedures.- Built talented team for establishment of West Africa regional office, supporting recruitment and training of local staff.

Paris Area, France

Headed joint effort to improve capacity development knowledge with commitment to optimising aid effectiveness agenda.Key Contributions:- Led efforts to eliminate systemic impediments to local capacity development – strengthening civil society and private sector as well as boosting effectiveness of technical cooperation for sustainable capacity development. - Supervised smooth consolidation and dissemination of best practices for capacity development based on sector / country case studies as well as donor experiences in Southern countries. - Supported decision- and policy-making on capacity development through 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea (2011). - Co-facilitated learning event and national consultation on capacity development in Nepal’s education sector (2009).- Contributed to organisation and management of major events in Paris, Cairo, and Manila.

Rome Area, Italy

- Delivered remote and in-country technical support to country programmes in the Asia and Pacific region and training in alignment with M&E requirements – improving reporting quality, decision-making, and learning.- Embedded effective M&E and reporting systems in IFAD-funded projects and programmes in Asia and Pacific. - Enhanced development and use of IFAD Results and Impact Management System (RIMS) region-wide.- Planned and supervised missions in India, Philippines, Vietnam, and Laos.

Tucson, Arizona Area

- Completed baseline assessment for Health, Education, and Livelihoods sectors in Tsunami affected areas in Northeast Aceh for Save the Children UK.- Contributed to food security and natural disaster risk analysis – formulating vulnerability and food security profiles for countries in Caribbean. Commissioned by WFP / UNICEF.- Participated in development of toolkits, guidelines, and proposals for TANGO clients.

Tanzania

- Supported the implementation of the WFP School Feeding Programme (SFP) in the country; - Conducted an evaluation of the SFP and provided recommendation for improvement; - Joined a team of consultants in conducting a Mid-Term Evaluation of WFP country programme in Tanzania.

Master Of Arts (M.A.) Sustainable International Development, Development Economics And International Development

Activities and Societies: Fulbright Scholarship and Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship

Master Of Arts In Cooperation And Development, International/Global Studies, M.A.

Diploma Di Laurea, Economia Politica, 110/110 Cum Laude