Experience

Save the Children Nederland

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Programme Quality Team Lead

  • Apr 2022 - Present

• Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Manager

  • Jun 2020 - Apr 2022

• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Advisor

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Manage and oversee Save the Children NL evaluation agenda• Support Programme teams in the applying and tracking of MEAL related program KPIs and compile management response.• Provide support to country offices to conduct research and evaluations, and ensure analysis of evaluation findings and feedback of recommendations to improve program quality, and use evidence in program design. • Document lessons learned and best practices from interventions across the programme portfolio• Provide assistance on the development of the Annual Report and annexes including Reach, and other Results Framework components. • Contribute to the strengthening of the Save the Children Quality Framework, particularly supporting the continued improvement/design of an organizational MEAL framework with standards, processes, and systems including quality benchmarks compiled from practice, and ensure that these standards are rolled out. • Lead or support planning, implementation, and follow-up of evaluations; including real time evaluations, reviews of humanitarian action, and program evaluations at both country and regional level. This includes the formulation of evaluation ToRs, design, policies, methodology, dissemination of findings and lessons learned.• Support Programme teams to gather information through the Country Offices and structuring reporting systems to align with 1) Save the Children’s global and regional thematic and cross-thematic steers; 2) strategy Results Framework; and 3) indicators selected from our global menu and from individual projects and programmes’ MEAL designs. • Help identify gaps and weaknesses in the MEAL system(s) and work with relevant (global) teams and other members to propose solutions



Access to Medicine Foundation

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2017

  - Development of methodology for the 2016 Access to Medicine Index - Responsibility for managing resources related to the methodology and Foundation, e.g. subject matter experts, reviewers, analysts - Analysis of large amounts of data, including assessing company performance and reporting on the same. - Analysis, design and writing Access to Medicine Foundation’s publications - Preparation documents and discussions with experts, stakeholders and reviewers - Management and development of relationships for the organization and team - Development of ideas for improving the Access to Medicine Index



Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)

• Switzerland
• International Trade and Development
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Communications and Programme Support

  • Feb 2014 - Jan 2015

  - Support with writing, layout and review of documentation and presentations - Assist with interaction with workstream coordinators to consolidate reporting - Assist in setting up meetings, workshops and seminars - Assist with explaining procedures and tools to program participants - Responsible for administering users on the AIM team sharepoint - Assist with setting up document structures - Responsible for the AIM communications plan - in desk and in-country research on potential new partners, markets, value chains for the definition of new projects - ensure adherence to contracting processes and tools



Mark Lyndon International BV

• Rotterdam, Paesi Bassi

• Business Analyst and Logistics Executive

  • Jul 2012 - Jan 2014

  • responsibility for all logistics movements related to assigned purchase orders; • investigations on business development opportunities; • optimization of operations and processes ; • creation of accurate documents for customs, carriers and transport companies; • preparation of reports for the management to enable the formulation of forecasts. • responsibility for all logistics movements related to assigned purchase orders; • investigations on business development opportunities; • optimization of operations and processes ; • creation of accurate documents for customs, carriers and transport companies; • preparation of reports for the management to enable the formulation of forecasts.



The Hague Process on Refugees and Migration

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Pro Bono Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - Jun 2012

  • conception and management of a social media strategic plan; • management and update of the institutional website; • launch and management of a forum for partners and stakeholders; • preparation of reports, technical files and fact sheets; • support in the organisation of the Global Hearing 2012, an international conference hosting about 250 participants to discuss on results and perspectives of international migration policies; • preparation of short video-interviews to stakeholders, posted on the official website and social media profiles; • PR management and advisory service on PR and communications issues.



World Food Programme

• Italy
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communications Specialist

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  Main responsibilities: • writing of articles and success stories (in French and English) on activities and beneficiaries for WFP publications; • management and update of the WFP Burkina Faso webpage and social media brand pages; • research and review of relevant documentation on development issues; • conception, design and production of a quarterly newsletter; • conception and preparation of fact sheets, briefings and reports on WFP activities for Head Quarters, donors, media and general public; • translations for national staff (French/English and English/French); • participation in PR management; • participation to the work of the UN Interagency Communications Team; • participation in meetings and seminars on behalf of WFP; • production of brochures, fliers and technical files; • preparation of a daily press review; • management of relations with external service providers. Major achievements: • conception and implementation of an annual communications strategic plan; • conception and organization of a training for journalists on food security and nutrition; • implementation of SharePoint and other initiatives to improve the internal communication flow; • WFP Burkina Faso webpage was the most visited country page of WFP West Africa for several months; • conception and launch of the process to organise of a photo exhibition to celebrate the WFP 50th Anniversary. Reason for leaving: end of assignment.



ONG CPS

• Brazzaville, Republic of Congo

• Project Manager - Microcredit and Rural Development

  • Nov 2009 - Oct 2010

  Main responsibilities: • budget planning and management; • reporting, monitoring and evaluation; • coordination and supervision of a small team of local collaborators; • follow-ups of and technical advices to beneficiaries; • support to the childcare programme of the NGO (partner of 2 orphanages and about 30 primary schools in Brazzaville), with meetings and animations for children; • office accountancy; • proposals writing to calls for tenders. Major achievements: • conception and management of a new microcredit project with the introduction of a health insurance for beneficiaries and their families, in partnership with the NGO Medecins d’Afrique; • launch of the process and elaboration of a feasibility study for the realization of a health centre in the village Likouala; • conception, fundraising and organization of two training courses in organic breeding and farming, in collaboration with the local authorities; 150 people were able to start income generating activities; • conception and organization of a project to favour artistic education for children of two orphanages, with the sponsorship of UNFPA and the collaboration of the local French Cultural Centre. At the end of the project, an event was organized with a show and exhibition of children’s works. This event was an occasion to fundraise for the NGO activities and was covered by national press and TV; • awarded with an ECHO grant for a project aiming to increase the awareness of pygmies rights. Reason for leaving: end of assignment.



Italian Institute of Culture in Denmark

• Copenhagen, Denmark

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jun 2009 - Sep 2009

  Main responsibilities: • support to events organization (concerts, exhibitions, seminars, workshops, lectures); • realization of fliers, brochures and other information material; • management of fellow associates’ information desk (phone, email, visitors); • support in the procedure for awarding grants of the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs to students and teachers; • participation in the organization of the European Day of Languages, in collaboration with other European cultural institutes. Major achievement: • reorganization of the library’s catalogue. Reason for leaving: end of assignment.



Touristic Office of Salerno

• Salerno, Italy

• Customer service executive

  • Jan 2009 - May 2009

  Main responsibilities: • customer service for agencies and incoming tourists at the information desk (visitors, phone, email); • contact person for hotels and tour operators; • preparation of shipments of information materialsto individuals and organizations. Reason for leaving: end of assignment. Main responsibilities: • customer service for agencies and incoming tourists at the information desk (visitors, phone, email); • contact person for hotels and tour operators; • preparation of shipments of information materialsto individuals and organizations. Reason for leaving: end of assignment.



Coste; Agire

• Salerno, Italy

• Journalist and editor

  • Sep 2004 - Dec 2006

  Main responsibilities: • article writing, interviews, press releases, proof reading and editing; • management of local news pages; • supervision of a small team of apprentice journalists. Major achievement: • Production of numerous reportages and features on social and environmental issues. Reason for leaving: decision to focus on master studies. Main responsibilities: • article writing, interviews, press releases, proof reading and editing; • management of local news pages; • supervision of a small team of apprentice journalists. Major achievement: • Production of numerous reportages and features on social and environmental issues. Reason for leaving: decision to focus on master studies.



Library of the University of Salerno

• Salerno, Italy

• Customer service executive (part-time)

  • Jan 2004 - Dec 2004

  Main responsibilities: • customer service for bibliographic researches; • update and maintenance of researches and researchers databases. Reason for leaving: end of assignment. Main responsibilities: • customer service for bibliographic researches; • update and maintenance of researches and researchers databases. Reason for leaving: end of assignment.



Agire

• Salerno, Italy

• Apprentice journalist, proofreader

  • May 2002 - Aug 2004

  Main responsibilities: • article writing, interviews, press releases, proof reading and editing. Major achievement: • registration at the Italian Association of Journalists as free-lance journalist (October 2004). Reason for leaving: promotional opportunity and responsibility role with the newspaper “Coste”. Main responsibilities: • article writing, interviews, press releases, proof reading and editing. Major achievement: • registration at the Italian Association of Journalists as free-lance journalist (October 2004). Reason for leaving: promotional opportunity and responsibility role with the newspaper “Coste”.