A curious Learning, Monitoring and Evaluation (LME - yes, in that order) specialist with a strong focus on evaluating climate, environment and nature-based solutions, as well as portfolios and strategies. This includes topics such as biodiversity conservation and the illegal wildlife trade, climate resilience, sustainable cities and green infrastructure, and development finance (climate, nature / public, private, philanthropic).
Deeply committed to understanding transformational systems change, I apply rigorous, theory based and complexity responsive methods to assess what works, what could work, and how change happens and endures. I incorporate foresight and signals of change to anticipate emerging trajectories and how change may take root over time. I apply this to a range of intervention instruments including technical assistance, research and innovation, development finance, diplomacy and advocacy. In particular, I explore how these instruments can work together to generate outcomes greater than the sum of their parts.
Experienced in mixed methods research (qualitative, quantitative), including social network analysis, pushing for collaborative and reflective practices to ensure knowledge is co-created with, and used by, a diverse range of stakeholders. This includes clients such as UK government bodies (FCDO, ICAI, Defra), international organisations (World Bank), and philanthropy (PGAFF, Fondation Botnar).
Driven to support evaluation capacity strengthening within my organisation, through my work with partners, and more widely across the evaluation field, including mentoring early-career professionals and contributing to evaluation communities of practice.
