Jonas Heirman leads WFP’s impact evaluation activities. He is responsible for developing and implementing WFP’s new impact evaluation strategy. Prior to joining WFP, Jonas worked for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in various capacities, including the UK Advisor to the Board of Directors at the African Development Bank (AfDB), and as the Adviser and senior responsible owner for the impact evaluation portfolio in DFID’s Research and Evidence Division. Before DFID, Jonas worked in various research and evaluation capacities, including at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM). Jonas holds a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, and Masters of Science (MSc) in Public Policy and Human Development from Maastricht University, and B.A. in political science from Hope College.
My contributions
Resilience in complex food crises: The case for building better evidence
Cash-based transfers in crisis: Why more evidence is needed to support women in crisis, and what we’re doing about it
Five Myths about Impact Evaluation in the Humanitarian Space