About
Research ,Independent consultant (trading as Ann Braun Development Evaluation | M&E Suppport)
Summary
Independent Consultant with over 15 years experience in supporting donor funded development programmes to improve M&E capacity; support for development of frameworks and systems for M&E; training and mentoring in participatory and user-sensitive approaches to M&E; development evaluation (developmental, formative and summative; participatory and mixed methods). Countries of work experience include: Pacific- Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, FSM, Kiribati, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea. As well as Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Honduras, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Lao PDR, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Peru, Philippines, Syria, Uganda, Timor Leste, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zimbabwe. Clients include SPREP/ADB SPCR: Pacific Regional Track; Australia Indonesia Partnership for Emerging Infectious Diseases; Indonesia Australia Forest Carbon Partnership; Fiji National University (School of Medicine); USAID’s Global Climate Change Program and many others
Qualifications and credentials
PhD, 1986, Completed, University of California, Davis
M&E Professional Development, 2005-present, On-going, Evaluator's Institute, Clear Horizons, World Bank, Claremont Evaluation Center, Donor Committee for Enterprise Development and others
BS, Plant Science, 1979, Completed, Cornell University, Ithaca
Australasian Evaluation Association (AES), since 2005
Aotearoa New Zealand Evaluation Association (ANZEA), since 2008
Spanish, Excellent, Excellent, Average, Excellent
Portuguese, Good, Average, Average, Good
English, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent, Excellent
Bahasa Indonesia, Average, Average, Average, Average
Work experience
M & E specialist
Agricultural Research for Development including Participatory Research Methods and Approaches
Adam Smith International, Senior M&E Specialist wiht the Laos-Australia Development Learning Facility, Vientiane, Laos
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Evaluation Adviser with New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), Wellington, New Zealand
SPREP/ADB Strategic Program for Climate Resilience: Pacific Regional Track, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Federated States of Micronesia, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework for Inland Road and relocation climate change adaptation proposal
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Emerging Infectious Diseases (AIPEID), Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, M&E Adviser, Indonesia, Review of M&E system of AIPEID Phase I
M&E Plan for AIPEID Phase 2
Indonesia-Australia Forest Carbon Partnership, IDSS/AURECON, M&E Adviser, New Zealand, Review of Program Implementation Plan
M&E Framework suitable for remaining 9 mo of programme
Strengthening Specialised Clinical Services in the Pacific (SSCSiP), Fiji School of Medicine, Fiji National University, M&E Adviser, Fiji, Review of M&E arrangements established during the SSCSiP inception phase
Advice on program redesign
Design and operationalisation of M&E System
Orient
East Africa Dairy Development Program (EADDP, funded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), Agricultural Learning and Impacts Network (ALINe), Adviser, Kenya, Design for Independent Evaluation of EADDP
Support Acacia Consultants, Nairobi Kenya to implement the evaluation case studies in Kenya and Uganda
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USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA), Global Climate Change Portfolio, Development and Training Services Inc., Evaluation Team Member, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Case study on Coral Triangle Support Program
Portfolio-wide assessment of M&E systems and data quality of projects managed by RDMA under the USAID Glo
Development of Candlenut Enterprise Project (DCEP), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Team Leader, Timor Leste, Design of participatory evaluation of DCEP
Evaluation Briefing and Report
Youth Skills and Employment, Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, New Zealand (MPIA), M&E Specialist, New Zealand, M&E Frameworks for key program areas with an emphasis on Youth Skills and Employment
Support M&E systems and tools development by MPIA partner organis
M&E Capacity Development, Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, New Zealand (MPIA), M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Training courses:
M&E Basics and Principles
M&E: From Concepts to Practice
Australia Indonesia Partnership for Decentralisation (AIPD), Cardno PTY, M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Review of AIPD M&E system
M&E Capacity Development for New Zealand INGOs, Development Action, M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Training course:
Taking Stock of your M&E System
imGoats: Goat Value Chains in India and Mozambique, International Livestock Research Institute, M&E Specialist, Mozambique, India, Support development and implementation of an M&E framework, system and tools (combining Logframe and Outcome Mapping approaches)
FORECAST-Georgia, a Human and Institutional Capacity Development Program funded by USAID, World Learning, M&E Specialist, Republic of Georgia, Develop, test and refine M&E framework, system and tools
Develop local capacity for designing and managing the M&E system for FORECAST-Georgia
Pacific Invasives Initiative (PII), University of Auckland, M&E Adviser, New Zealand, Development of M&E system and tools for PII
Sepik River Livelihoods Program, Papua New Guinea, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Team Leader, Papua New Guinea, Mid-term review of Sepik River Livelihoods Program focused on sustainable harvesting of crocodiles and on ecotourism)
Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degredation (REDD) Pilot Projects, Papua New Guinea, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), M&E Adviser, Papua New Guinea, Facilitate preparation for self-assessment by WWF of REDD pilot projects and policy work in PNG
Pacific Prevention of Domestic Violence Programme (PPDVP), New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), Team Leader, Fiji, Kiribati, Mid-term Evaluation of PPDVP
Sepik River Livelihoods Program, Papua New Guinea, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), M&E Adviser, Papua New Guinea, Development of WWF-PNG's M&E system for the Sepik River Livelihoods Program
Mentoring and technical support
New Zealand Philippines Bilateral Country Strategy, New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), Team Leader, Philippines, Mid-term evaluation of NZ-Philippines Bilateral Country Strategy
Octagon Leadership and Community Development Programme, Fiji, New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), Team Leader, Fiji, Evaluation of Octagon Leadership and Community Development Program, Fiji
Papua New Guinea Law and Justice Sector, EvalConsult, M&E Adviser, New Zealand, Peer Review of draft plan for and Evaluation of progress int he Papua New Guinea Law and Justice sector commissioned by the Government of PNG and AusA
UNDP Pacific Centre Strategy 2008-2011, UNDP Pacific Centre, Team Leader, Fiji, Review of UNDP Pacific Centre Strategy 2008-2011 with a focus on assessment of the Gender and Human Right Based Approach, internal operating values
Development Resource Centre (DRC), Development Resource Centre, M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Development of M&E framework for DRC
Mentoring and technical support for implementation of annual M&E plans
Preparation of Development Practice Themes Report 2007, New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Summary of reviews and evaluations carried out by NZAID during 2007 and identification of key development practice learning
M&E Capacity Development for New Zealand Agency for International Development, New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Training course:
Managing M&E in NZAID
M&E Capacity Development for NGOs supported by the New Zealand Council for International Development, Council for International Development, M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Training course:
Introduction to Outcome Mapping
Australia-Papua New Guinea Incentive Fund, TRE Group, M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Peer Review of the Independent Evaluation of the Australia-Papua New Guinea Incentive Fund Phases I and II
InnovAndes, New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Assessment of the InnovAndes M&E Plan
Gunung Rinjani Ecotourism Trek Project, Lombok, Indonesia, New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), Team member, Indonesia, Participatory Evaluation of Gunung Rinjani Ecotourism Trek Project, Lombok, Indonesia
Evaluation Training Needs Assessment, New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Evaluation Training Needs Assessment for NZAID
Phytosanitary Capacity Building in the Mekong Region, New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID), M&E Specialist, New Zealand, Assessment of the M&E framework for the regional program: Phytosanitary Capacity Building in the Mekong Region
Capacity Development in Participatory Research and Gender Analysis, International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Team Leader, Syria, Tunisia, Egypt, Assessment of Capacity Development in Participatory Research and Gender Analysis in ICARDA and partner organisations
Publications
Over 90 publications comprising evaluation and other consultancy reports, reviews, book chapters, learning resources and 25 research articles in peer, (a complete list is available)