Professional Experience:
I am a results-driven Senior Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (PMEL/MERL) Adviser with over 20 years of national, regional and international experience across Africa and the Pacific. I have led strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation, research, learning, donor reporting, programme design and capacity strengthening for complex development, humanitarian and public health programmes, including multi-country portfolios valued at over USD 200 million.
I currently serve as Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Adviser with the Pacific Community (SPC), where I provide regional PMEL leadership across 22 Pacific Island Countries and Territories. My work covers public health, health systems, communicable diseases, laboratories, clinical services, One Health, climate and health, GEDSI and regional resilience. I design and institutionalise theories of change, results frameworks, indicators, MEL plans, dashboards, data quality systems, learning reviews, donor reports and evidence products aligned with DFAT, MFAT, EU, AFD, GCF, World Bank, Gates Foundation, CDC and UN agency requirements.
My previous roles include International Lead Consultant/Team Leader for a Global Fund RSSH needs assessment in Zanzibar; M&E, Research and Learning Lead for the FCDO/Sida-funded SAFE Programme addressing GBV/VAWG through social and economic empowerment; M&E and Operations Research Manager with Abt Associates on the USAID/PMI-funded ZAPIM malaria programme; M&E Coordinator with Crown Agents on a multi-donor Health Transition Fund; and senior Global Fund HIV M&E and coordination roles with the National AIDS Council and Southern African AIDS Trust in Zimbabwe.
I have extensive experience designing and implementing MEL systems, conducting baseline, mid-term, endline, process and impact-oriented evaluations, strengthening routine information systems, leading national surveys, managing data quality assurance, producing donor-compliant reports and translating evidence into actionable recommendations. I have worked with governments, UN agencies, donors, civil society, implementing partners and communities across more than 22 countries.
My technical strengths include results-based management, Theory of Change, logframes, OECD-DAC evaluation criteria, contribution analysis, adaptive learning, GEDSI-responsive MEL, donor compliance, risk management, proposal development and knowledge management. I am proficient in DHIS2, KoBo Toolbox, SPSS, STATA, SAS, Epi-Info, NVivo, Tableau, Power BI and Excel.
I hold a Master of Public Health, a Master of Science in Development Studies, a BA Honours in History and Development Studies, and professional certificates in results-based management and practical monitoring and evaluation.