Summary
I am a highly experienced climate change and development consultant with extensive experience in the Pacific region working with national and sub-national governments, NGOs and Red Cross Societies. I have designed, managed and evaluated climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction projects in Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu and Timor-Leste. Some project I have recently been involved in include: (i) Development of an activity design document (ADD) on ocean acidification in the Pacific (funded by NZ MFAT and implemented by SPREP); (ii) Review of sanitation and water services in informal settlements in Melanesia (commissioned by the World Bank); (iii) Evaluation of the Vanuatu Humanitarian Team (Oxfam); (iv) Design of marine ecosystem based community based adaptation project in Nissan district, Bougainville, PNG (CARE International); (v) Evaluation of the project "Supporting Community Planning for a More Resilient Vanuatu" (French Red Cross and Vanuatu Red Cross Society)
Qualifications and credentials
PhD, 1996-2001, Completed, Murdoch University
Master of Tropical Environmental Management, 2011-2013, Completed, Charles Darwin University
BA (1st Class Honors) Politics, Philosophy and Sociology, 1990-1994, Completed, Murdoch University
Australasian Evaluation Society, 2012 to present
Tetun, Average, Average, Average, Average
Bislama, Average, Average, Average, Average
Work experience
Gender mainstreaming
M & E specialist
Community development specialist
Proposal writing/Report writing
Capacity building specialist
Environmental and social safeguards specialist
Hau Meni & Associates, Principal Consultant, Timor-Leste, Solomon Islands; Vanuatu; Fiji, Melanesia WASH Specialist, Review of Sanitation and Water Services in Informal Settlements in Melanesia, Samoa, Project Design Consultant, Ocean Acidification in the Pacific, Develop activity design document (ADD) for NZ MFAT for SPREP implemented project researching, monitoring and adapting to the impacts of ocean acidific, PNG, Climate Change Consultant, Community based adaptation to climate change, Vanuatu, Evaluation Consultant, Vanuatu Humanitarian Team, Led external evaluation of the Oxfam managed, EU funded, Vanuatu Humanitarian Team, Vanuatu, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Strengthening Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific, PNG, Project Design Consultant, Community based adaptation to climate change - marine extension, Vanuatu, Proposal Development Consultant, Together Becoming Resilient: a multi-hazard approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific”, Vanuatu, Evaluation Consultant, Supporting Community Planning for a More Resilient Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Design Team Leader, Climate resilient food and water security project
CARE Australia, Program Director, Vanuatu
Caritas Australia, Senior Program Coordinator, Australia
Timor-Leste Community Policing Programme, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Timor-Leste, Methodology
Draft Activity Design Document
Process Report
Final Activity Design Document
Development of an Ocean Acidification Activity Design Document, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Activity Design Consultant, Samoa, Methodology
Progress Report
Draft ADD
Final ADD
Community Based Adaptation, CARE Australia, Climate Change Consultant, Vanuatu, Draft PACAM proposal
PNG project briefs
process report
Strengthening Coastal and Marine Resources Management in the Coral Triangle of the Pacific, Asian Development Bank, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Vanuatu, List of Data Units by Priority to be Contained in the M&E System Indicating Those Aligned to CTI M&E Indicators
National Capacity Assessment Report
Vanuatu Humanitarian Team, Oxfam, Evaluation Consultant, Vanuatu, Methodology
Draft Evaluation Report
Final Evaluation Report
Community based adaptation - marine extension, CARE International in PNG, Program Design Consultant, PNG, Draft PACAM proposal
Process Report
Final PACAM Proposal
Review of Sanitation and Water Services in Informal Settlements in Vanuatu, World Bank, Melanesia WASH Specialist, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Methodology
Country reports
Consolidated Report
Together Becoming Resilient: a multi-hazard approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in the Pacific, French Red Cross, Proposal Development Consultant, Vanuatu (Malampa Province), Lessons Learned Workshop; Field trip report; Project proposal (USAID/OFDA format)
Supporting Community Planning for a More Resilient Vanuatu, French Red Cross, Evaluation Consultant, Vanuatu (Torba Province), Evaluation Report; Lesssons Learned Workshop
Community based adaptation to climate change in Nissan District, CARE Australia, Design Team Leader, Bougainville, PNG, AusAID concept note; Design Document; Process Report
Integrated Pest Management for small farmers, Caritas Australia, Evaluation Consultant, Nepal, Evaluation Report
Community based DRR and CCA, Caritas Australia, DRR Advisor, Asia-Pacific, DRR/DRM concept notes for submission to AusAID as part of Humanitarian Partnership Agreements