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    Kick-starting your career in monitoring and evaluation

    What was once considered an option if there was a budget — and often assigned to an outside consultant — monitoring and evaluation is now being integrated into most global development projects at the design stage. This translates to a field ripe with career options for those with M&E skills. Two experts with Social Impact share what they’ve learned from their own careers.

    By Kelli Rogers // 23 June 2015
    Monitoring is about good project management, according to Kasia Kedzia, performance management and training specialist for Social Impact. The same goes for evaluating a project’s theory of change, shared Danielle de Garcia, Social Impact’s deputy director of performance evaluation, innovation and learning. Kedzia started as an implementer, and whether she was working with women in Poland or launching a project in Darfur, she was asking: “How are we checking progress?” The field of monitoring and evaluation has taken off in international development, as investors and their implementing partners put an increasing premium on measuring the impact of their work. What was once considered an option if there was a budget — and often assigned to an outside consultant — monitoring and evaluation is now being integrated into most global development projects at the design stage. This integration translates to a field ripe with career options for those with M&E skills. Kedzia and de Garcia share what they’ve learned from their own careers. Tune in to the full webinar to find out what other skills, education and training you need to be successful and how trends in the M&E sector are impacting future opportunities. Looking to make a career move? Visit our career center for expert advice on how to navigate your job search - all you need is a Devex Career Account to get started.

    Monitoring is about good project management, according to Kasia Kedzia, performance management and training specialist for Social Impact. The same goes for evaluating a project’s theory of change, shared Danielle de Garcia, Social Impact’s deputy director of performance evaluation, innovation and learning.

    Kedzia started as an implementer, and whether she was working with women in Poland or launching a project in Darfur, she was asking: “How are we checking progress?”

    The field of monitoring and evaluation has taken off in international development, as investors and their implementing partners put an increasing premium on measuring the impact of their work. What was once considered an option if there was a budget — and often assigned to an outside consultant — monitoring and evaluation is now being integrated into most global development projects at the design stage.

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    • Kelli Rogers

      Kelli Rogers@kellierin

      Kelli Rogers has worked as an Associate Editor and Southeast Asia Correspondent for Devex, with a particular focus on gender. Prior to that, she reported on social and environmental issues from Nairobi, Kenya. Kelli holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri, and has reported from more than 20 countries.

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