Itad would like to convene two learning and exchange workshops for young and emerging evaluators from across the world. These events aim to open a space for junior M&E professionals to learn and improve existing skills, network with their peers and come up with innovative ideas that can contribute to broader thinking around ‘building back better’ with a user focus in the MEL field.
The target audience for these workshops are young and emerging evaluators seeking opportunities to exchange knowledge, experience and ideas for using participatory methods in all evaluation stages, particularly to work with youth in conditions in which interactions are increasingly virtual.
Laura Hopkins leads Itad’s thinking on policy and advocacy evaluation. She has supported Itad to refine a flexible approach that can be applied in a wide range of advocacy settings, from global health financing in donor countries, to family planning policy implementation in the global south. Through her work, Laura has gained a deep insight into the complexity of policy change, and the roles various actors can play within this. She is part of the team evaluating UK support to UN and Red Cross/Red Crescent agencies, which pays particular attention to the role of the innovative financing mechanism of Payment by Results. Laura’s previous experience includes two years managing a portfolio of DFID-funded economic reform projects in Afghanistan. She has also worked as an independent consultant supporting implementation teams to design and manage monitoring, evaluation and learning systems in sectors as diverse as energy, infrastructure, and natural resource management.Laura holds a master’s in the economics of public policy from the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, and is skilled in a mix of both qualitative and quantitative evaluative methods.
Bridget Dillon, Vice-president of UKES , UKES
Bridget Dillon is currently an independent evaluation consultant, and Vice President of the U.K. Evaluation Society (UKES). She has worked briefly in academia, in international NGOs, DFID, and the multilateral system. Her experience is largely in Africa, but also in Brazil and Asia. She has commissioned, managed and undertaken evaluations.
Becka Kindler, Consultant , Itad
Becka Kindler joined Itad in 2019 as part of the first cohort of research analysts and was promoted to a consultant in 2021. After working across a range of areas including international health systems strengthening, humanitarian assistance, and policy and advocacy, her work now focuses on conflict, peace and security. Concentrating on utilisation-focused evaluations, Becka has experience delivering portfolio and fund-level evaluations, real-time monitoring and quality assurance assessments. In her role as a consultant, she also works across areas of project management, contracting and financial monitoring. Prior to joining Itad, Becka studied at the University of Sussex, where she completed an MA in Conflict, Security and Development. Her thesis focused on the ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy in the UK and the wider European strategy towards immigration. Her research interests cover migration, policy analysis, and the ways in which insecurity and violence affect development.
Fabio Bezerra, Evaluation Consultant , UNICEF
Categories: Event 2021 Events
1621 North Kent Street, Ste 900,
Arlington, VA, 22209
P 202.534.1400
F 703.276.1433
Website Photos: © mari matsuri