Corrie Bell is in an in-house consultant at ITAD. She has experience in monitoring and evaluation systems, programme evaluation, training design and delivery; survey design and analysis, communication of research outputs and project coordination. She has been with ITAD since 2003 and was a core team member on the recent evaluation of the Japan Social Development Fund, a World Bank managed trust fund. She is currently designing, implementing and analysing surveys for the DFID Country Programme Evaluations, the evaluation of Norweigan HIV/AIDS Intervention in Africa and the evaluation of DFID funded Knowledge Services. Corrie has experience reviews and impact assessments and for a range of agencies (European Training Foundation, the Council of Europe, World Bank, DFID, WFP. She is also experienced in the development of a Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) System for the Zambia Social Investment Fund and development of communication materials for a variety of audiences. Prior to working with ITAD she worked in Uganda for eight years with both the public and private sectors at district and community level. Previous experience in Uganda includes the design and implentation of the Resettlement Action Plan (RAP) for the communities affected by a proposed dam construction in Uganda.
- Evaluations: programme & project evluations; use of quantitative and qualitative methodologies; data analysis & presentation.
- Performance measurement: Monitoring & Evaluaiton system design, design of reporting systems; susrvey design and implementation.
- Communication; dissemination, communicaiton & uptake, design and testing of communication materials; preparation of guidelines and manuals.
| Nationality |
British |
|
|
 |
| Languages |
English, French, Swahili
|
|
| Country Experience |
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Uganda, United States, Viet Nam,
Zambia
|
| Qualifications |
|
|
|
| 2002 - 2003 |
MSc Applied Development Studies
Reading University, UK |
|
| 1991 - 1994 |
Bsc Honors Agricultural Economics
Newcastle University, UK |
| Employment |
|
|
|
| January
2004 -
November
2006 |
Consultant
ITAD Ltd |
| |
|
|
|
| January
2003 -
June
2004 |
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Design Project
ITAD Ltd/ Zambia Social Investment Fund |
| |
Project Officer. The ZamSIF participatory M&E system is designed for nationwide coverage to support PM&E at both district & community levels. Main Inputs: Designing and testing the Community Facilitators Guide, testing the PM&E framework at community and district level; supporting the design and development of three manuals; assisting with training district, programme and NGO staff in PM&E and presenting at the final workshop. |
|
|
| April
1999 -
February
2002 |
Manager of community information officers & Field Office Administrator
AES Nile Power |
| |
AES Nile Power is a subsidiary of AES Corporation, an international power company. AES Nile Power was developing a US $500 million project to construct a 250MW dam on the River Nile, which involved the compensation and resettlement of local communities from eight villages. Responsibilities included: Supported the designed survey and valuation of affected land, the socio economic survey of affected households and the resettlement action plan; managing a team of community information officers, ensuring the flow of information between the community and the company; supervising the process for assessing the impact of the project on sites of traditional cultural value; managing contracts for specialised community work (legal training, PRA studies, business training); administrating an office of 80 people. |
|
|
| September
1996 -
February
1999 |
Manager of Ugandan Distributor Service Centre.
Golden NeoLife Diamite (GNLD) |
| |
GNLD is an international direct marketing company dealing with homecare, healthcare and personal care products. Uganda has a Distributor Service Centre (DSC), answerable to a South African Head Office. Responsibilities included: setting up the Ugandan DSC, training staff and developing a service culture, designing and managing systems to control stock. Annual sales amounted to over US $2 million. Received an award for excellent performance for the DSC in 1998
|
|
|
| January
1995 -
April
1996 |
English Teacher
Self Employed |
| |
Teaching English and a second language. |
|
|
| November
1994 -
October
1995 |
Manager
Kabira Club |
| |
Kabira Club was a residential members club with 30 rooms, a restaurant, bar and swimming pool. Responsibilities included: managing and training staff in all areas of service, designing and implementing systems for stock control and monthly billing, organising functions and conferences. |
| Training |
|
|
|
| 2007 |
Plain Figures () |
|
| 2007 |
Models of Evaluation Practice (UKES) |
|
| 2006 |
Plain English (The Plain English Campaign) |
|
| 2004 |
Training in Participatory Techniques (AtLast) |
| Project Experience |
|
|
|
| 2007 - 2008 Ongoing |
Evaluation of Norad (, )
Survey designer |
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
| 2007 - 2008 Ongoing |
Evaluation of the Department for International Development's Country Programmes 2007-2008 (DFID, Moldova, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Zambia, CASCM)
Survey designer & data analyst |
| |
Country Programme Evaluation (CPE) for DFID of its country programmes assessing DFIDs strategy choices and the effectiveness of its strategy implementation. Primary point of contact with DFIDs Evaluation Department for the CPE, including seminars presenting the findings.
|
| |
Supporting the evaluation team in conducting surveys and analysing data. For the CASCM region assessing administration costs of operating country and regional programmes. For the Pakistan study conducted an assessment of DFID's media presence in terms of critical analsyis of DFIDs work.
|
|
|
| 2007 - 2007 Ongoing |
Evaluation of Knowledge Services (DFID, UK)
Survey designer & data analyst |
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
| 2006 - 2007 |
Evaluation of the Japanese Social Development Fund (World Bank, USA, Indonesia, Uganda)
Team Member |
| |
The evaluation of JSDF is reviewing the progress and development impact to date of the JSDF; to assess the achievements of the JSDF as a whole, and of selected grants, in the light of the Fund's objectives; and to make recommendations on ways in which the Fund might better achieve its objectives in the future.
|
| |
Involved in the design of the evaluation methodology (including semi-structured interview surveys, questionnaires & web based survey); conducting stakeholder interviews; field visits to Indonesia & Uganda; analysis of surveys & case study information; and, key contributor to inception, interim & final reports.
|
|
|
| 2005 - 2006 |
Review of the German Quality Improvement Grant (WFP & BMZ (Government of Germany) , UK)
Data Analyst |
| |
The German Quality Improvement Grant is a competitive grant scheme that has been running since 1998. It provides funds for WFP Country Offices and Regional Bureaus, to help improve the quality of their operations. This review assesses the relevance and appropriateness of the fund, the effectiveness of its use, and managerial issues of efficiency. It also considers the partnership and agreements between BMZ, GTZ and WFP.
|
| |
Designed system for collection of data from docuemtn reveiw. Conducted data analysis.
|
|
|
| 2005 - 2005 |
Evaluation of the European Training Foundation (European Training Foundation (ETF), UK)
Survey Coordinator |
| |
ETF contributes to human resource development, labour market reform and the development of vocational education & training (VET) systems in four regions. ETF also provides a range of expert policy advice services to support the European Commissions external policies.
|
| |
Design and implementation of web based survey. Analysis of Data. Contribution to interim and final reports.
|
|
|
| 2005 - 2005 |
NRSP Communications Synthesis Study (Department for International Development, DFID, Uganda, Bangladesh)
Consultant |
| |
DFID is commissioning several synthesis studies to learn lessons as its Renewable Natural Resources Research Strategy (RNRRS) comes to the end of its 10 year cycle. This research project examines whether the communication strategies put in place by 6 of the programmes have made a difference and what can be learnt from them about improving research outcomes. The project looked at 20 projects from three countries with the intention of producing mini case studies for each project and developing an evidence based framework for DFIDs renewable natural resources research
|
| |
Main Inputs: Literature review, conducting and managing the evaluation studies in Uganda and Bangladesh.
|
|
|
| 2005 - 2005 |
Review & Development of M&E System (International HIV/AIDS Alliance, , United Kingdom)
Consultant |
| |
The Alliance is an international non-governmental organisation that works in partnership with local NGOs/CBOs across the world, providing support to communities in their response to the AIDS epidemic.
|
| |
An ITAD team designed the new monitoring and reporting system for Alliance partners worldwide. Main input: Re-designing and editing the New Reporting Guidelines.
|
|
|
| 2004 - 2004 |
Evaluation of S. Caucasus Joint Program (Council of Europe, UK & Strasbourg)
Evaluation Specialist |
| |
The programme aims to promote human rights and strengthen democratic stability in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
|
| |
Main inputs: Literature Review and project administration.
|
|
|
| 2004 - 2004 |
Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) system for the Zambia Social Investment Fund (ZamSIF) (Zambia Social Investment Fund , Zambia)
Project Officer |
| |
The ZamSIF participatory M&E system is designed for nationwide coverage to support PM&E at both district & community levels.
|
| |
Main Inputs: Designing and testing the Community Facilitators Guide, testing the PM&E framework at community and district level; supporting the design and development of three manuals; assisting with training district, programme and NGO staff in PM&E and presenting at the final workshop.
|
|
