Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL)
MEL expertise spans ex-ante, mid-term, ongoing, ex-post, foresight studies, good practice case studies and prize judging - supporting European Commission and United Nations policies, programmes and investments.Services help organisations identify successful practice, assess results, extract transferable knowledge and communicate evidence that supports better decisions, stronger implementation and wider uptake of innovation.
Experience includes expert panels, strategic evaluations, project appraisal, programme monitoring, knowledge management and communications supporting public policy and investment across multiple sectors, together with practical expertise in results frameworks, policy learning and evaluation methodologies.
Increasingly, evaluation assignments identify successful practice, extract transferable knowledge and communicate evidence for upscaling.
Examples of MEL work
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Research knowledge management and communication roles with the European Commission Joint Research Centre 6th Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR) Foresight study concerning: Pathways in transition for resilient European agriculture and food systems in times of global crises exploring healthy and sustainable diets, circularity, and diversity.
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Strategic evaluation, knowledge management and communications supporting the European Commission's New European Bauhaus Prizes. Responsibilities include assessing pioneering sustainability, design and innovation projects, identifying successful practice and communicating transferable lessons supporting wider policy learning across Europe.
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Annual evaluation and communications services supporting the EU CAP Network's Agricultural and Rural Inspiration Awards, identifying pioneering rural development projects with strong potential for wider European learning and replication.
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Monitoring Committee advisory support for the EU CAP Network's Thematic Group on CAP Strategic Plan Monitoring Committees.
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Independent review for the UNDP Evaluation Office of their ‘Assessment of Development Results’ report concerning UNDP development and funding activities in Bosnia & Herzegovina assessing development results and identifying lessons supporting future policy and investment.
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Team Leadership for results-led mid-term evaluation of UNDP's SUTRA initiative in Bosnia & Herzegovina supporting post conflict reconciliation.
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Results-oriented ex-post evaluator for a pan-European Business & Disability project funded by DG Employment promoting private sector solutions to social inclusion issues.
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Results-oriented evaluation supporting strategic governance reform and institutional development within Georgia’s Ministry of Economy and other national authorities.
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Project Leadership for a results-based evaluation of a long-term Public Administration Reform programme within the Parliament of Georgia and the Chamber Of Control of Georgia.
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Ex-ante evaluation team member for Lithuania’s 2007-2013 Structural Fund Operational Programmes supporting industry, tourism, environment, infrastructure and innovation.
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Expert panel services for the European Commission ex-post evaluation of the 2000-2006 Rural Development Programmes supporting agri-food, environmental sustainability, rural tourism, social enterprise, and other business developments.
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Advice and training for Poland’s National Aid Coordination Department on monitoring and evaluation control procedures for EU funding programmes supporting industry, tourism, environment, infrastructure, social capital, and innovation.
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Assessment of transnational investment proposals identifying projects with strong potential for sustainable regional development and European cooperation for the INTERREG Baltic Sea region programme.
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EU Structural Fund monitoring advisory services for the Romanian Ministry of Economy and Finance supporting industry, tourism, environment, infrastructure, social capital, and innovation.
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Team leadership of strategic research projects producing baseline studies advising EEA grant evaluators on culture and biodiversity in Poland.
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Lithuanian CAP Paying Agency ex-ante appraisal identifying the country's first LEADER development strategies with the greatest potential for sustainable rural development, community resilience and long-term local investment.