Senior MEL Officer

Employment Experience

SENIOR MONITORING, EVALUATION, AND LEARNING OFFICER

April 2020 – Present International Foundation for Electoral Systems Arlington, VA

Develop the design of MEL systems for programs in Europe, Asia, Africa, and MENA.

Facilitate programmatic learning through organization of semi-annual learning and reflection sessions

Leads the design and implementation of IFES’ public opinion research initiatives across all regional teams

Contribute to programmatic design through facilitation of design sessions and development of MEL documents for proposal submission

Manage the design and implementation of programmatic baseline, mid-term, and end-line evaluations utilizing variety of evaluative techniques

Support organizational learning through organization and contribution of programmatic data

MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER

April 2016 – April 2020 International Foundation for Electoral Systems Arlington, VA

Provided oversight of M&E of IFES programming in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America

Participated in the design and implementation of program evaluations of IFES projects globally

Engaged with local stakeholders in the design and set-up of M&E systems

Assisted in the development of M&E frameworks for IFES projects during the proposal phase

Conducted trainings on M&E and public opinion research for both IFES staff and other stakeholders

RESEARCH COORDINATOR

October 2014 – April 2016 International Foundation for Electoral Systems Arlington, VA

Designed and implemented public opinion surveys and focus groups to evaluate project objectives

Developed M&E tools for use by program teams to track project performance

Created project management plans and relevant indicators to monitor project performance

Created and delivered presentations based on findings from IFES public opinion research

Managed oversight and organization for IFES’ violence against women framework study

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

May 2013 – October 2014 International Foundation for Electoral Systems Washington, DC

Managed the ElectionGuide.org website with updated information on status and results of international elections

Researched election law updates and information on all international elections for publication on ElectionGuide.org

Assisted in the redesign of the ElectionGuide.org website

Aided team member on the analysis of public opinion survey research

RESEARCH INTERN

September 2012 to April 2013 International Foundation for Electoral Systems Washington, DC

Researched upcoming elections and providing updates for publication on ElectionGuide.org website

Conducted research on incidences of election violence and campaign finance violations for internal programming

Organized and compiled election materials for the F. Clifton White Virtual Resource Center

Assisted with data compilation and presentation development for IFES public opinion research

Education

JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY – Florence, Italy

M.A. Political Science, 2011

Accelerated Master’s with a focus on European Union Policy Studies

Presented research on international peach at the International Network of Universities’ Summer Graduate School Conference in Hiroshima, Japan.

MCDANIEL COLLEGE – Westminster, Maryland

B.A. Political Science, Spanish, 2010

Affiliations

Member, American Evaluation Association (AEA)

Member, World Association of Public Opinion Research (WAPOR)

Reports and Presentations

Public Reports Authored

2014 IFES Nigeria Pre-Election Survey Report

2014 IFES Yemen Public Opinion Survey

2014 IFES Georgia Public Opinion Survey

2015 IFES Iraq Public Opinion Survey Report

2015 IFES Nigeria Post-Election Survey Report

2015 IFES Kenya Public Opinion Survey and Focus Group Report

2015 IFES Myanmar Pre-Election Survey Report

2016 IFES Myanmar Post-Election Survey Report

2016 IFES Nigeria Focus Group Report

2016 IFES Ukraine Survey of Internally Displaced Persons

2017 IFES Libya Public Opinion Survey

2017 IFES Tunisia Public Opinion Survey

2018 IFES Ukraine Survey of Internally Displaced Persons

2019 IFES Tunisia Post-Election Survey

2020 IFES Nigeria Post-Election Survey Report

2020 IFES Ukraine Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Survey

2020 IFES COVID-19 and Elections (contributor)

Professional Presentations

“Social Media Use in Ukraine: Opening Space for Greater Public Participation or Ending Traditional Participatory Methods” Delivered at the World Association of Public Opinion Research Conference, Buenos Aires, June 2015

“Building M&E Capacity of Election Management Bodies” Delivered at the American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, Washington, DC, November 2017

“Surveying Marginalized Populations in Tunisia: A Case Study from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems” Delivered at the World Association of Public Opinion Research Conference, Marrakesh, June 2018

“Misinformation and Disinformation in the Electoral Process: Public Perceptions and Experiences in Nigeria, Tunisia, and Ukraine” Delivered at World Association of Public Opinion Research Conference, October 2020

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