About Maria Emilia Accioli Nobre Bretan

I am currently working full time as an Evaluation Manager at FAO HQ (Italy). I continue to support OMLC because I believe in these approaches and in the community. My consultancy services include planning, monitoring and evaluation of projects, programs and policies for national and international organisations (governmental and non-governmental). My work has an emphasis on monitoring and evaluation of complex interventions and, where possible, using participatory methodologies. I am also a qualitative researcher with field experience with populations in vulnerable situations, as well as in data analysis. I offer strategic planning workshops and trainings to empower local organizations in M&E and OM. Based in São Paulo, Brazil, I have a particular interest in working in southern and eastern countries of Africa, in Portuguese-speaking African countries, Latin America and the Caribbean and in projects for South-South cooperation. My previous experiences as a consultant and researcher in development programs include - UNHCR - I managed a participatory evaluation of a community solar lights project in a refugee settlement in Uganda, training and engaging refugees in data-collection (survey) and community data-analysis (2016); - The World Bank (IBRD), DC - independent evaluation of an international Organizational Knowledge Sharing Program using Outcome Harvesting (2016) - The World Bank (IBRD), Brasil - M&E of a technical assistance focused on drought preparedness and resilience to climate change - Plan International - Because I am a Girl Research - UNDP/ Ministry of Justice, Brazil as well as evaluation services for international and brazilian firms.

Interest in OM

Among other qualities, Outcome Mapping and Outcome Harvesting are excellent methodologies for planning, monitoring and evaluation of complex initiatives, also referred as "difficult to assess". OM fits also very well into community based initiatives, and is very friendly to be used with all ranges of public (including children).

Skills

- Excellent written and spoken communication in Portuguese (mother tongue), English and Spanish with various audiences, including adaptation of language and technical content for the general population.
- Interdisciplinary experience, training and perspective (have worked and studied with social workers, social scientists, anthropologists, educators and psychologists).
- Participatory and qualitative methodologies (interviews, focus groups, questionnaires) with various audiences, including people in vulnerable situation and high-level personnel/officers.
- Training and Facilitation: design, organization and facilitation of trainings, workshops and seminars.
- Theory of Change and evaluation matrix design
- Outcome Mapping and Outcome Harvesting (and integration of these methodologies with other approaches to M & E).

Academic training and research:
- BA, MSc and PhD in law (University of Sao Paulo - USP); these last 2 titles were obtained with interdisciplinary researches focused in child rights and criminology.
- Eight years of experience in research, planning, management, monitoring and evaluation of national and international projects on children\'s rights, prison, justice system and, more recently, drought management and resilience to climate change. I have consulted in these areas for UNDP, Plan International, IICRD and the World Bank.

My experiences also include teaching for 8 years in public and private colleges (law schools and universities), training at undergraduate and graduate level of law students and professionals (social workers, psychologists etc), and training of civil society in child rights and criminology)/

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About Maria Emilia Accioli Nobre Bretan

Atualmente trabalho em tempo integral como gerente de avaliação na FAO em Roma, Italia. Continuo apoiando a OMLC porque acredito nas metodologias e na comunidade de pratica. Ofereço serviços de planejamento, monitoramento e avaliaçāo de projetos, programas e políticas para organizações nacionais e internacionais, governamentais e nāo governamentais. Meu trabalho tem ênfase no monitoramento e avaliaçāo de intervenções complexas e, sempre que possível, utilizando metodologias participativas. Sou também pesquisadora qualitativa com experiência de campo com populações em situação de vulnerabilidade, assim como realizando análise de dados. Planejamento estratégico de organizações não governamentais. Oficinas e treinamentos para capacitar organizações locais em M&E e OM. Tenho particular interesse em trabalhar como consultora em M&E em países do sul e leste do continente africano, nos países africanos lusófonos, na America Latina e Caribe e em projetos de cooperação Sul-Sul.

Interest in OM

Entre outras qualidades, Outcome Mapping é uma metodologia excelente para avaliar iniciativas "difíceis de avaliar", o que a torna muito especial.

Skills

Excelente comunicaçāo escrita e falada em português (língua materna), inglês e espanhol com diversos públicos-alvo, incluindo adaptação de linguagem e conteúdo técnicos para população em geral.
Formaçāo interdisciplinar.
Metodologias participativas e qualitativas (entrevistas, grupos focais, questionários) com diversos públicos-alvo, incluindo pessoas em situação de vulnerabilidade e oficiais de alto nível.
Treinamento e facilitaçāo: desenho, organizaçāo e facilitaçāo de treinamentos, oficinas e seminários.
Desenho de Teoria da Mudança e Matriz de Avaliaçāo
Outcome Mapping e Outcome Harvesting (e integraçāo dessas metodologias com outras abordagens de M&E).

Tenho formação em Direito, mestrado e doutorado (USP) interdisciplinares e 8 anos de experiência em pesquisa, planejamento, gestão, monitoramento e avaliaçāo de projetos nacionais e internacionais em direitos da criança, prisão, sistema de justiça e, mais recentemente, gestão de secas e resiliência às mudanças climáticas. Nestas áreas, fiz consultorias para o PNUD, Plan International, IICRD e Banco Mundial.

Minhas experiências também incluem docência por 8 anos em faculdades publicas e privadas e cursos de formação e capacitaçāo em nível de graduaçāo e pós-Graduaçāo e para a sociedade civil, além de experiência em advocacia pública e privada.