Below is a summary of some of my recent work. Feel free to contact me for a more complete list.
Evaluation Capacity Building for Regional Grant-Making Office
Client: Ford Foundation, Cairo Field Office
Dates: May 2009 – November 2011
During this 30-month consultancy, I am working to build an evaluation system tailored to Ford’s grant-making strategy and to the priorities of the Foundation’s grantees; With my help, grantees are better able to define grant outcomes, draft proposals, design M&E plans, measure outcomes and apply learning to their work; Foundation staff are better able to link grant outcomes to initiative strategies, and to facilitate M&E throughout the grant cycle; As evaluation capacity grows, the Foundation will be able to use evaluation to inform its strategies for systems level change across the sectors in which it works
Recruitment of Senior M&E Staff
Client: Plan Egypt
Dates: May – July 2010
Supported human resources staff in recruitment of qualified candidate for the senior country office position; Performed assessment of applicants’ technical competencies
Prototype of Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) System
Client: YWCA Palestine
Date: December 2008 – January 2009
Conducted a thorough assessment of the client’s M&E capacity; Drafted a preliminary design for a PME system to track performance against strategic goals and program objectives; Proposed design focused on increasing learning from the field, informing management decision-making, and improving accountability to constituents; Project deliverables included a report suitable for fundraising and a hands-on workshop training staff in basic M&E practices
Global Gender Mainstreaming Baseline Assessment
Client: World Health Organization (WHO)
Date: April – October 2008
Contributed to global initiative to assess the extent to which WHO managers and staff incorporate gender analysis into all WHO operations; Assisted in design of data collection and analysis tools to ensure accurate and consistent findings across all regions; Created high-quality reports and presentations to document the research findings for the Europe and eastern Mediterranean regional offices
http://www.who.int/gender/documents/gender/gender_mainstreaming_report/en/
Sexual and Gender Based Violence Project Evaluation
Client: CARE Zambia
Date: January – February 2008
Served as Team Leader for evaluation; Created high-quality evaluation report and presentations to project stakeholders documenting evaluation findings, conclusions, and recommendations; Evaluation findings contributed to new project design for the client
Women’s Empowerment Impact Assessment Regional Initiative
Client: CARE Middle East Regional Management Unit
Date: Oct 2006 – May 2008
Conducted rigorous research on impact of CARE programs on women’s empowerment in Egypt, West Bank/Gaza and Yemen; Identified key dimensions and pilot indicators of women’s empowerment across the region; Staff in Egypt, West Bank/Gaza and Yemen demonstrate increased capacity for evaluation and evidence-based program management
HEATHER BRITT 