About
Senior Monitoring and Reporting Consultant
Climate Investment Funds Admin. Unit
allan@brown.org
Summary
I have been working with the Climate Investment Funds Admin. Unit to develop M&R tools for three of the four funds, PPCR, CTF and SREP. I have worked for the World Bank with the governments of Zambia and Samoa to develop national M&R systems for the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience.
Global experience in performance monitoring, evaluation and analysis of social development. Strong background in strategic management design, planning and implementation multi-sectoral development projects. Considerable experience in adult education specifically in strategic development planning and performance monitoring, appropriate technologies, PC management and software use.
Global experience in performance monitoring, evaluation and analysis of social development. Strong background in strategic management design, planning and implementation multi-sectoral development projects. Considerable experience in adult education specifically in strategic development planning and performance monitoring, appropriate technologies, PC management and software use.
Qualifications
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Pure Mathematics Period: 1967-1972 Status: Completed Education institution: University of Auckland Country: New Zealand
Degree: Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching Period: 1973-1974 Status: Completed Education institution: Auckland Teachers College Country: New Zealand
Degree: Indonesia Language Period: 1992-1993 Status: Completed Education institution: Foreign Service Institute
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Language: French Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Language: Russian Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Language: Indonesian (Bahasa) Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Degree: Postgraduate Diploma of Teaching Period: 1973-1974 Status: Completed Education institution: Auckland Teachers College Country: New Zealand
Degree: Indonesia Language Period: 1992-1993 Status: Completed Education institution: Foreign Service Institute
Language: English Reading: Excellent Speaking: Excellent Writing: Excellent
Language: French Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Language: Russian Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Language: Indonesian (Bahasa) Reading: Average Speaking: Average Writing: Average
Work Experience
Area of expertise: M & E specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community trainer specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 0
Employment date: Sun, 01/08/2004 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Khulisa Management Services (Pty) Ltd Position: Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Projects: Project date: Sun, 01/08/2004 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 Location: South Africa,Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana,Swaziland Position: Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Title: Reducing Exploitive Child Labor in Southern Africa through Education Description: Subcontracted to American Institutes of Research (AIR) to monitor and evaluate USDoL-funded $9 million four-year project. Developed M&E system and trained M&E staff in four countries.
Employment date: Sat, 01/09/2001 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/06/2003 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Enterprise Management and Innovation (Pty) Ltd. Position: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/09/2001 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/06/2003 - 12:00 Location: South Africa Position: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Title: AGRILINK II & SEMED Description: Designed and implemented auditable performance monitoring plans for two USAID/South Africa-funded multi-year business development projects, (agribusiness and urban SMMEs). Passed ISO 19000 audit. Introduced and trained staff in Strategic Management and the development of Strategic Plans. Organized and presented two Strategic Management three-day workshops for national farmers’ organizations NERPO and KWANALU. In Gauteng, Limpopo, Kwazulu Natal and Eastern Cape provinces. Project date: Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00 Description: Facilitated the development of a 5-year mission strategy for 5 countries in the region. Designed and developed the mission performance monitoring system incorporating USAID’s most recent directives. Trained mission staff in most recent performance monitoring techniques including quality data assessment. Acting Program Officer for three months and Project Development Officer for twelve months.
Employment date: Fri, 01/01/1999 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/07/2001 - 12:00 Current: No Company: USAID Central Asia Mission Position: Senior Project Development and Evaluation Advisor Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan Projects: Project date: Fri, 01/01/1999 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/07/2001 - 12:00 Location: Almaty ,Kazakhstan Position: Senior Project Development and Evaluation Advisor Title: International Development Aid Description: Facilitated the development of a 5-year mission strategy for 5 countries in the region. Designed and developed the mission performance monitoring system incorporating USAID’s most recent directives. Trained mission staff in most recent performance monitoring techniques including quality data assessment. Acting Program Officer for three months and Project Development Officer for twelve months.
Project name: Enhanced M&R for Samoa PPCR Client: World Bank Project period: Sat, 01/11/2014 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables National M&R system for Climate Resilience Train local consultants
Project name: Participatory Monitoring and reporting System for PPCR Phase II, Zambia Client: ESSA Technologies Ltd Project period: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 12:00 Position: Senior M&R specialist Deliverables Participatory monitoring and reporting system for the PPCR Phase II in Zambia
Project name: CIF Monitoring and Reporting Client: Climate Investment Funds Administrative Unit Project period: Fri, 01/02/2013 - 12:00 Position: Senior M&R Consultant Deliverables A member of the M&R team that developed new guidance and scorecards for measuring and reporting results of the core indicators for the three CIF programs, Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience, Clean Technology Fund and Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP). Implemented monitoring and reporting for three funds. Analyzed results and wrote reports for the first and second round of results for the Trust Fund Board
Area of expertise: Community development specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Community trainer specialist Experience: 0
Area of expertise: Capacity building specialist Experience: 0
Employment date: Sun, 01/08/2004 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Khulisa Management Services (Pty) Ltd Position: Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Projects: Project date: Sun, 01/08/2004 - 12:00 - Fri, 01/12/2006 - 12:00 Location: South Africa,Lesotho, Namibia, Botswana,Swaziland Position: Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Title: Reducing Exploitive Child Labor in Southern Africa through Education Description: Subcontracted to American Institutes of Research (AIR) to monitor and evaluate USDoL-funded $9 million four-year project. Developed M&E system and trained M&E staff in four countries.
Employment date: Sat, 01/09/2001 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/06/2003 - 12:00 Current: No Company: Enterprise Management and Innovation (Pty) Ltd. Position: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Projects: Project date: Sat, 01/09/2001 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/06/2003 - 12:00 Location: South Africa Position: Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Title: AGRILINK II & SEMED Description: Designed and implemented auditable performance monitoring plans for two USAID/South Africa-funded multi-year business development projects, (agribusiness and urban SMMEs). Passed ISO 19000 audit. Introduced and trained staff in Strategic Management and the development of Strategic Plans. Organized and presented two Strategic Management three-day workshops for national farmers’ organizations NERPO and KWANALU. In Gauteng, Limpopo, Kwazulu Natal and Eastern Cape provinces. Project date: Thu, 01/01/2015 - 12:00 Description: Facilitated the development of a 5-year mission strategy for 5 countries in the region. Designed and developed the mission performance monitoring system incorporating USAID’s most recent directives. Trained mission staff in most recent performance monitoring techniques including quality data assessment. Acting Program Officer for three months and Project Development Officer for twelve months.
Employment date: Fri, 01/01/1999 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/07/2001 - 12:00 Current: No Company: USAID Central Asia Mission Position: Senior Project Development and Evaluation Advisor Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan Projects: Project date: Fri, 01/01/1999 - 12:00 - Sun, 01/07/2001 - 12:00 Location: Almaty ,Kazakhstan Position: Senior Project Development and Evaluation Advisor Title: International Development Aid Description: Facilitated the development of a 5-year mission strategy for 5 countries in the region. Designed and developed the mission performance monitoring system incorporating USAID’s most recent directives. Trained mission staff in most recent performance monitoring techniques including quality data assessment. Acting Program Officer for three months and Project Development Officer for twelve months.
Project name: Enhanced M&R for Samoa PPCR Client: World Bank Project period: Sat, 01/11/2014 - 12:00 Position: Consultant Deliverables National M&R system for Climate Resilience Train local consultants
Project name: Participatory Monitoring and reporting System for PPCR Phase II, Zambia Client: ESSA Technologies Ltd Project period: Tue, 01/07/2014 - 12:00 Position: Senior M&R specialist Deliverables Participatory monitoring and reporting system for the PPCR Phase II in Zambia
Project name: CIF Monitoring and Reporting Client: Climate Investment Funds Administrative Unit Project period: Fri, 01/02/2013 - 12:00 Position: Senior M&R Consultant Deliverables A member of the M&R team that developed new guidance and scorecards for measuring and reporting results of the core indicators for the three CIF programs, Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience, Clean Technology Fund and Scaling Up Renewable Energy Program in Low Income Countries (SREP). Implemented monitoring and reporting for three funds. Analyzed results and wrote reports for the first and second round of results for the Trust Fund Board