ADRA Denmark
Feb – Jun 2023
Design and delivery of a Value for Money (VfM) assessment using the Outcome Harvesting (OH) methodology of the Action for Social Change (ASC) and the Resilience Enhancement and Advocacy Programme (REAP) implemented by ADRA Uganda
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Review of ASC’s and REAP’s key documents to d refine the scope and remit of the assessment.
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Delivery of 2 VfM workshops with the ADRA Uganda team to ensure all participants were on the same page on the understanding of VfM and to brainstorm the value that participants expected to see from the implementation of the two programmes.
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Preliminary VfM analysis of the first 65 outcomes collected in the OH database to set up the assessment so that key criteria could be discussed with the ADRA Uganda team.
Chemonics
Mar – Apr 2023
Design and delivery of three Value for Money (VfM) workshops for the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine (PFRU), and delivery of final VfM Workshops Summary document that builds on document review and the workshops to summarise the key findings that can be used as inputs for PFRU’s Annual Review process.
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Review of key documentation, in particular Inception Report, PFRU Research and MEL Approach, and project documents for PFRU’s three components.
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Design and delivery of 3 VfM workshops with the aim of bringing team members on the same page on the meaning and application of VfM and at unpacking the VfM of the PFRU programme.
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Provide guidance to the PFRU team for the collection of VfM evidence in line with the 4Es and emerging from the stories of change.
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Draft of the VfM Workshops summary document.
Aus4Equality – GREAT
Dec 2022 – Apr 2023
Support to the operationalization of the Phase 2 Value for Money (VfM) Framework
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Mapping of VfM data flow and roles and responsibilities as the backbone of the VfM action plan and of the MIS inputs.
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Review of the tools of the VfM Toolkit and adaptation for its inclusion in the Management Information System (MIS).
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Develop a VfM Action Plan.
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Integrate VfM in three selected manuals (Grant Manual, Standard Operating Procedures and MERL Plan)
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Establish VfM benchmarks for each of the following sectors: Cinnamon; Ramie; Bamboo Shoots; Tourism; Access to finance; Digital inclusion; Policy and Advocacy; Women’s Leadership.
Options Consultancy Services
Oct 2022 – Apr 2023
Development and testing of the Value for Money approach and strategy of the Mastercard Foundation
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Review of key documentation, in particular programme documents, results framework, progress reports, financial and monitoring data and any learning outputs produced.
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Design and delivery of 3 VfM workshops that aim at bringing team members on the same page on the meaning and application of VfM and at unpacking the VfM of the ALM programme.
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Draft of the VfM Framework of the ALM programme.
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Draft of the ALM VfM Toolkit.
The Research People
Aug – Oct 2022
Value for Money section of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund Endline Evaluation
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Engage with key stakeholders, including the UK FCDO and the HIF Senior Management, to agree on the scope of the assignment
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Analyse the financial data to draw conclusions on the approach used to invest the resources
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Analyse the outcomes harvesting database to draw conclusions on the value generated
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Draft the VfM chapter of the Endline evaluation
Aus4Equality – GREAT
Jan – Jun 2022
Development of a Phase 2 Value for Money Framework and delivery of a Phase 1 VfM Assessment of the Gender Responsive Equitable Agriculture and Tourism (GREAT)
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Delivery of an inception report outlining the key activities and deliverables
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Facilitation of a series of workshops with the GREAT team to start identifying the key VfM components.
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Delivery of a VfM Framework and Toolkit
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Methodological design of a VfM Assessment.
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Analysis of the VfM data collected and draft of a VfM Assessment report and of two VfM Case Studies.
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Facilitation of a Programme Management Review (Hanoi, Vietnam 11-18 June 2022).
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Draft of a Programme Management Review Report.
International Justice Mission
Jul – Aug 2021
Design and delivery of the training course “Putting Value for Money into Practice in IJM”
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Design the course structure and training materials for online delivery (to include revised session plans, presentations, activities and other materials)
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Deliver the course(s) on the agreed dates.
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Use to the participants’ experience and expectations shared before the course and take them into account in the planning and delivery of the course to ensure wherever possible the course is adapted to meet participants’ needs.
Oxford Policy Management
Jun – Nov 2021
Annual Value for Money Review of the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) Programme
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Interviews with FCDO to understand the vision for VFM on WISH.
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Review of changes to the Implementing Partners (IPs) VfM approaches and frameworks (incl. approach to analysis and reporting), including in comparison to the recommendations made in the first annual VfM review
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Document examples of use of VfM in practice
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Draft an assessment report
ActionAid Australia
Dec 2020 – May 2021
Provide advisory support for the methodological design, develop data collection tools and input in the draft of the evaluation report of the Resilient Agriculture and Livelihood Initiatives for Socio-economic Empowerment (REALISE) implemented under the Australia Afghanistan Community Resilience Scheme (AACRS)
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Design the methodology of the evaluation
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Adapt and/or develop tools to be used for the data collection, sense-making and analysis of the programme.
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Participate in the recruitment of the consultancy company to undertake the evaluation
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Provide advisory support in the implementation process of the evaluation
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Review and provide feedback on the first draft of the evaluation report.
ActionAid Italia
May – Oct 2021
Qualitative research on the effects of Covid on food poverty in five municipalities of the province of Milan, Italy.
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Design the research methodology building on existing literature in consultation with the Steering Committee and ActionAid staff;
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Development of the data collection protocol, including the practicalities of the data collection, the data collection tools.
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Training of the data collectors, including coaching throughout the testing of the data collection tools.
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Qualitative analysis of the data collected, using grounded theory and coding techniques.
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Draft of a summary report drawing out the key trends and patterns identified in the data collected.
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Design of a sensemaking workshop to be facilitated by ActionAid with research participants.
Girl Effect
Dec 2020 – Jul 2021
Support the framing of value for money (VfM) analysis and reporting for two programmes at closing stage.
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Review of the data available for each programme at a high level and propose a measurement and reporting framework for each
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Assist Girl Effect’s evidence and finance teams in particular in identifying the relevant inputs and outputs for cost-efficiency calculations
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Work with the Programme teams to identify and articulate the total value generated and draw assessments of cost-efficiency
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Provide clear recommendations for value for money considerations to be included in future programme design and Girl Effect’s broader organisational approach
ActionAid
July – Oct 2020
Research on the effects of Covid-19 on food security and women’s wellbeing in 17 countries as part of ActionAid’s Food Crises Monitoring Initiative
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Design of the Research Methodology. Development, in consultation with relevant ActionAid staff, of a methodology for the research, ensuring the collection of rich qualitative data.
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Research brief/protocol. Collaboration with relevant ActionAid staff to further refine the research data collection tools and tactics and ensure they are clearly described so that relevant staff in the ActionAid office were able to hold the interviews, capture it in an evidence table, while ensuring minimum quality standards.
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Training of data collection staff. Preparation and delivery of online sessions addressed to the ActionAid staff responsible for the interviews to go through the details of how the data would be collected and stored.
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Draft Report. The report summarized the key trends and aspects emerging from the data aligned to four key areas: (i) Food security at household level, with focus on women, children and most vulnerable people; (ii) GBV and Unpaid Care and domestic work; (iii) Access to Market and right of food producers; (iv) Preparedness for the next agricultural season.
Group Development Pakistan
Jul-Dec 2020
Provide support and build the capacity of Group Development Pakistan’s (GDP) approach to Value for Money (VfM) for the programme ‘Promoting Child Rights and Participation in Pakistan for Juvenile Justice Reform’ and design and deliver a Value for Money assessment.
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Inception Report. Based on the review of the key project documents and the consultation with relevant members of staff, review of the consultancy methodology and approach and presentation of a final work plan
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VfM Framework. The Framework referred to DFID’s approach to VfM, and incorporated alternative approaches to measure VfM. The framework provided an overview of how GDP intended to deliver VfM.
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VfM Toolkit. The Toolkit provides guidance on how to measure and analyse the different indicators, providing templates and instructions on their use.
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VfM Workshop. Facilitation of a VfM training addressed to the programme staff and key stakeholders involved in the programme implementation.
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VfM Assessment Report. The Report provided an analysis and the key evidence about how the programme delivered VfM during its first phase.
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Consultancy Report. Draft of a final consultancy report that outlined the approach used, the deliverables and recommendations for the implementation of VfM in the programme.
The Research People
Dec 2020 – Feb 2021
Value for Money (VfM) technical support and expertise to the kick-off and inception phases of the Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) evaluation.
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Support the development of the approach to VfM for the HIF evaluation through contributions to kick-off and inception meetings and workshops, including facilitating sessions and VfM workshops
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Develop a VfM assessment framework for the HIF and incorporate it within the evaluation framework (in accordance with final decisions of the Steering Committee’s inception discussions)
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Develop and draft a methodology for VfM elements of the HIF evaluation and integrate into the wider methodology
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Draft VfM sections of the inception report
BOND
Learning from Consortia Programme
Dec 2020 – Dec 2021
Value for Money Thematic Advisory Services
Read more...The Learning from Consortia (LfC) programme is an initiative designed to learn from UK Aid Connect (UKAC) programme funding and the consortia currently delivering these programmes. L&C provided specialist input on the VfM research theme, playing a key role in the implementation team during the action research process as part of programme delivery.
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Reviewing/gathering data for M+E
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Input/create questions and surveys
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Conduct/facilitate interviews and focus groups
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Sessions to gather data in place of LfP meetings
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Reviewing/gathering data for knowledge products
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Inputting into knowledge products
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Reviewing knowledge products
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Quarterly meetings with advisers to share learning
PROTECT Consortium
May – Jul 21
Design of a Value for Money framework for the
Protecting Rights, Openness and Transparency Enhancing Civic Transformation programm.
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Review of the data available and propose a measurement and reporting framework tailored to the case of PROTECT;
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Deliver two VfM workshops to facilitate a discussion among consortium members on how to assess VfM in PROTECT;
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Develop the VfM framework in consultation with a core team representing the consortium members.
The Research People ALNAP
Apr – Nov 21
Monitoring and Evaluation services and project management of the Action Learning programme implemented by ALNAP.
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Lead the implementation of the MEL framework for the pilot
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Conduct post-training and follow-up interviews and surveys
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Develop interview templates to be used with the action learning participants
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Develop the facilitation guide for the sense-making workshops
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Design and produce five ‘bitesize learning’ communication products
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Analyse the data
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Provide oversight and management of all communication with ALNAP and other stakeholders involved
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Oversee the workplan
BOND
March 2015 – Present
Design and delivery of the face to face and online training ‘Putting Value for Money into Practice’.
https://www.bond.org.uk/events
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Design the course structure and training materials for online delivery (to include revised session plans, presentations, activities and other materials)
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Modify the training materials after each course to meet quality standards, and ensure the materials are high quality
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Deliver the course(s) on the agreed dates.
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Use to the participants’ experience and expectations shared before the course and take them into account in the planning and delivery of the course to ensure wherever possible the course is adapted to meet participants’ needs.
Oxford Policy Management (OPM)
April 2020 – September 2020
Delivery of the annual Value for Money Assessment and Verification of the Women’s Integrated Sexual Health (WISH) Programme.
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Design of an assessment framework to assess WISH Implementing Partners’ (IPs) Value for Money frameworks;
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Use the framework to assess the strengths weaknesses of the IPs VfM frameworks (e.g., through reviews of documents, relevant systems and interviews with IP staff), and identify opportunities for harmonizing the frameworks (and/or indicators) across the two IPs.
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For select indicators, verification of the VfM results the IPs have reported to DFID, including an appraisal of the methodologies used to construct these indicators.
Danish Refugee Council (Ethiopia)
November 2019 – February 2020
Value for Money Framework and Toolkit and Capacity Building for the
Read more...Ethiopia Migration Programme (EMP) led by the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in partnership with Save the Children, Altai Consulting, BBC Media Action and the Mixed Migration Centre.
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Development of an overarching Value for Money (VfM) strategy;
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Design of a customised VfM framework/p>
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Development of a VfM Toolkit addressed to programme implementers/p>
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Design and delivery of a training and validation workshop addressed to DRC and implementing partners
ActionAid UK
October 2019 – March 2020
Development of a Value for Money Organizational Approach and Tool Development, including facilitation of approach-design workshops.
Read more...Technical advice and support to build on the existing AA VfM Framework, with a particular focus on its application within Payment by Results programmes (specifically DFID Commercial Contracts) and to address recommendations emerging from a Commercial Readiness Audit completed earlier in the year.
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Delivery of an inception workshop to assess and decide on priorities
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Delivery of an internal VfM Workshop to identify priorities and key content of the VfM Approach
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Development of a draft VfM Approach to be further refined and completed internally
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Development of two VfM modules to be incorporated in the Design and Inception Workshops
Oxfam America (Accra)
October 2019 – November 2019
Facilitation of the Together Against Poverty – Strand 2 Agriculture Advocacy Programme Bi-annual Review and Planning Meeting.
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Provide feedback and suggestions to the agenda in order to respond to the objectives of the meeting, including suggesting potential tools and activities
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Develop the facilitation plan and meet with session leads and/or the planning team to discuss the agenda and the facilitation plan
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Lead the facilitation on 5-8 November 2019 in line with the agreed agenda and as per the instructions of the planning team
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Lead the briefing and debriefing meetings during the workshop to incorporate participants feedback
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Read relevant documentation in preparation for the meeting (Programme Document, Learning Review, Annual Reports), as needed
On Our Radar
May 2019 – December 2019
Design and Draft of a M&E Plan and Toolkit and Methodological Design and delivery of the mid-term review and end of programme evaluation.
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Draft an inception report to clearly layout mutually agreed deliverables, ways of workings and work plan
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Develop a baseline summary on grantees’ learning and advocacy
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Co-create a Change Map with grantees on the use of the storytelling platform ‘Radius’
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Draft a Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning plan for the Beyond the Bite project
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Develop and accompanying participatory toolkit to monitor, evaluate and learn, aligned to the project Theory of Change
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Undertake a light-touch Mid-term review and draft the report
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Undertake a final Evaluation, draft the report and a presentation of the key findings and recommendations
WHO
August – October 2019
Design and delivery of the refresher Training of Trainers ‘Measuring and Applying Value for Money (VfM) in WHO’.
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Review the design of a ‘Training of Trainers’ course tailored to WHO’s needs developed for the training in Jordan (2018);
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Draft and design of 3 additional case studies to be used during the trainings;
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Development of a comprehensive WHO-tailored VfM curriculum with individual modules using each of the case studies;
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Development of a training package and resources for Trainers to serve as reference material and training guide;
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Delivery of 2 5-days Training of Trainers to 160 trainees
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Remote coaching, support and on the job training.
ActionAid Guatemala
November 2018 – April 2019
Design, set-up and roll-out of the Monitoring and Evaluation System.
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Hold remote interviews with ActionAid Guatemala staff to identify needs and priorities
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Develop a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework laying out key principles, approaches and indicators to be used
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Develop a toolkit with step by step guidance on how to implement each tool based on the Outcome Harvesting methodology
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Deliver validation workshops with the programmes team of ActionAid Guatemala
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Develop a partners manual addressed to ActionAid Guatemala’s implementing partners
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Train ActionAid Guatemala’s implementing partners on the use of Outcome Harvesting and the tools developed
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Test and validate the tools in 5 regions where ActionAid Guatemala is operating, supporting partners’ staff use of them
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Produce two videos to guide partners on the use of the tools
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Finalize the Framework and Toolkit based on the field testing and the feedback of the partners.
WHO
September – November 2018
Design and Delivery of the Training of Trainers ‘Measuring and Applying Value for Money (VfM) in WHO’.
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Design of a ‘Training of Trainers’ course tailored to WHO’s needs;
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Development of a comprehensive WHO-tailored VfM curriculum with individual modules;
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Development of a training package and resources for Trainers to serve as reference material and training guide;
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Delivery of 2 5-days Training of Trainers to 160 trainees
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Remote coaching, support and on the job training.
IIED
March – July 2018
Development of IIED’s Value for Money Statement and Value for Money Guidance for Proposals.
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Hold interviews with IIED staff members to identify needs and priorities
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Design and deliver a workshop with IIED staff members to discuss the contents of the deliverables to be produced
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Draft an organizational Value for Money statement
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Design and draft a Guidance Note on how to address Value for Money in proposals
Womankind Worldwide
July 2018
Development of Womankind World-wide’s Value for Money Strategy and Manifesto.
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Hold 10 Online interviews of Womankind’s staff to identify needs and priorities
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Draft the VfM Manifesto and integrate feedback provided
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Draft the VfM Strategy and integrate feedback provided
The Start Network
February – May 2018
Value for Money Analysis and Advisory Support.
The consultancy entailed four areas of work:
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Support the 14 Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme’s (DEPP) projects in completing the final VfM reporting template and accompany the project managers / project management units in this process
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Provide an overall synthesis of the 14 DEPP projects and how VfM has been adopted in the programme overall
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Assessment report of the value of having a DEPP coordination team and looking at best instances of money spent and areas of inefficient spend
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Synthesis of the 14 DEPP projects sustainability statements and a closing report of the strengths and weaknesses of the DEPP when it comes to sustainability of activities
ActionAid International
March 2018
Data analysis and draft of the annual report for the Resilient Livelihoods and Climate Justice strategic priority.
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Review the data submitted by ActionAid members on the Strategic Objective 1 ‘Resilient Livelihoods
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Undertake quantitative and qualitative data analysis and extract key trends and patterns emerging from the data
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Synthesise the key findings in a draft report and amend it based on ActionAid’s feedback
ActionAid Denmark
January 2018
Delivery of the workshop ‘Integrating Value for Money analysis in the Strategic Partnership programme with Danida on Governance and Youth’.
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Provide support to ActionAid Denmark in adjusting the ActionAid International’s Value for Money approach to the Danida Strategic Partnership programme 2018-2022
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Assess the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation and Finance systems to identify entry points to embed VfM
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Provide recommendations for how to integrate VfM in the existing systems
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Faciliate a workshop addressed to ActionAid Denmark staff on VfM and to identify key entry points
ActionAid International
July 2017
Development of a participatory toolkit for civil society monitoring of the CAADP Malabo commitments as part of the Public Financing for Agriculture Programme.
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Co-facilitate the NSA Sub-Indicator Planning and Methodology Development Workshop
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Design and draft the tools for the indicators requiring participatory approaches
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Review the Toolkit based on ActionAid’s feedback
Oxfam America
April 2017
Facilitation of the annual review and planning meeting for the Global LEAP Strand 3/Agriculture Advocacy programme.
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Provide feedback and suggestions to the agenda in order to respond to the objectives of the meeting, including suggesting potential tools and activities
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Develop the facilitation plan and meet with session leads and/or the planning team to discuss the agenda and the facilitation plan
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Lead the facilitation of the 3-day workshop in line with the agreed agenda and as per the instructions of the planning team
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Lead the briefing and debriefing meetings during the workshop to incorporate participants feedback
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Read relevant documentation in preparation for the meeting (Programme Document, Learning Review, Annual Reports), as needed
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