Francesca Cook

• Enhanced program effectiveness by designing and implementing robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks; designing surveys, assessments; writing reports.
• Facilitated cross-functional team collaboration through regular meetings and information sharing on monitoring and evaluation activities.
• Streamlined data collection processes for accurate analysis and informed decision-making.
• Conducted comprehensive data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and areas for improvement in program performance.
• Developed tailored training materials and conducted learning workshops to build capacity among project staff including in project planning, monitoring and evaluation techniques.
• Promoted a culture of learning within the organization by disseminating findings from evaluations to relevant stakeholders for continuous improvement purposes.
• Advised on budget allocation decisions based on evidence gathered through monitoring activities to maximize resource utilization effectively.
• Managed stakeholder relationships through effective communication and collaboration, fostering a positive working environment.
• Improved overall project efficiency with the development of user-friendly lessons learned.
• Monitored and evaluated many bilateral and multilateral donor projects, in 20 countries, in multiple sectors, field visits.
• Project list available on request.

• Enhanced policy effectiveness by conducting comprehensive research and analysis.
• Drafted high-quality evidenced-based policy documents, resulting in increased clarity and understanding for decision-makers.
• Influenced legislative outcomes through persuasive communication with policymakers and stakeholders.
• Managed DAC Donor Networks for: governance; conflict and peace; gender; fragility.
• Headed Peer Review unit for monitoring donors' humanitarian assistance.
• Creating monitoring frameworks; and training.
• Created and managed program of work and budget.
• Organized and ran meetings, workshops, seminars.

• Managed aid project portfolios.
• Developed governance and crisis analysis tool and monitoring framework for use in field programming and country strategies.
• Directed research team and oversaw analysis of corporate targets and positioning.
• Created governance-crisis network with resident representatives.
• Produced concept think notes and guidance on security reform; conflict prevention; fragility; disaster reduction and resilience; SCR 1325; crisis and education; PVE, Youth and Education.
• Delegate to the OECD DAC networks on governance; fragility; conflict and peace.
• Devised strategy and led successful campaign to integrate crisis prevention and peace-building lenses into governance programming, using data and monitoring.
• Assisted in the development of training materials for new advisors, improving overall team performance.

Managed Sub Saharan African (SSA) regional public/private & financial sector projects:

• FIAS (Financial Investment Advisory Services.
• APDF (African Project Development Facility).
• SDA- Tanzania (Social Dimensions of Structural Adjustment in Tanzania).