Stefano D'Errico

Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Strategy and Learning

Full biography

Expertise

Development of organisational monitoring evaluation and learning (MEL) systems, evaluation methdologies: participatory, theory based, case based; impact evaluation, development of logic models using a range of different methodologies including theory of change, effective budgeting for monitoring, evaluation and learning, capacity development, donor liaison

Before IIED

Worked internationally with both civil society organisations and funders in developing monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) systems. Monitoring and evaluation manager at Comic Relief. Co-wrote Comic Relief's MEL strategy in 2012 and responsible for MEL of the following programmes: education, women and girls, People living in urban slums, people affected by conflict, and people affected by HIV. Set up M&E system for Search for Common Ground Nepal. Led evaluations of projects funded by the World Bank and the Foreign Commonwealth Office.

Current work

Designing and operatinalising the IIED's monitoring evaluation and learning system, leading on the delivery of internal capacity building, strengthening the capacity of projects and programmes to design and implement robust and appropriate MEL plans, supporting project proposal authors in the development of appropriate monitoring and evaluation systems, leading IIED's monitoring and evaluation working group and implementation of its agreed workplan across the organisation.