Thomas M.

Highly experienced designer and implementer of planning models, performance and programme tracking, monitoring, evaluation and research manager with extensive global (Africa, Asia, South Eastern Europe, Former Soviet Union, and South America) field / international NGO senior management experience. Track record includes: designing, developing and implementing planning models, a global quantitative and qualitative tracking systems, participatory research approaches and statistical research and introduction of rigorous monitoring and evaluation which redefined policies and funding approaches to infrastructure development, micro-finance enterprises, child rights and child protection and capacity building programmes; providing technical support and capacity building to staff and partnering organisations towards making informed decisions on program operations and service delivery, on the most efficient use of resources and on measuring the extent to which their development interventions have achieved results and impacts; shifting organisations to focus on results-based management, results-based financing to ensure achievement of predefined results and accountability; extensive experience in development of organisational wide reporting structures and instruments/tools for annual and quarterly reporting of progress and performance. Throughout my professional career I continue to upgrade knowledge and skills on subjects such as results-based management and financing, social impacts: planning for success and project management. An intelligent, conscientious and disciplined team player with strong management and communication skills and extensive experience of securing staff and stakeholder participation at all levels.