Ingrid van Aalst

Partner @Ps Services

Wellington, NZ

I provide a range of professional services focused on strategic and operational monitoring, evaluation, research and learning. My services are designed for: international and national governments and non-government agencies; development partners and donors; development implementing agencies and multilaterals and private sector entities working both in New Zealand and overseas.My work has involved working directly with Pacific governments and other key stakeholders in the Pacific including the Pacific CROP agencies, NGOs, and development partners such as MFAT, DFAT, WB, UNICEF, UNDP, and ADB. I also have strong networks with several OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members.Country work experience includes New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Latin America, and the Carribean (Barbados, St. Luicia, St Vincent, Grenada and Dominica. In the Pacific, countries have Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands, Vanuatu, Timor Leste, the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji.My recent assignments have included working with the Solomon Islands and the Cook Islands Governments to strengthen their monitoring, evaluation, research and learning systems and undertaking several evaluations, mid-and end of term reviews. These have included an evaluation of the Climate Change Program for MFAT; the MTR and ETR of the Pacific Sports Partnership Program with NZ Rugby and Netball NZ; three mid-term reviews with the Pacific Fisheries Forum Agency; evaluations of the Pacific Fale, the Pacific Business Link and the SME Finance Facility for MFAT as well as an evaluation Pacific Cataract Project for Fred Hallows Foundation New Zealand. I have also provided expert MEL advice and support to the NZ Climate Change Commission and for the Caribbean Geothermal Technical Facility and have developed several culturally appropriate and contextually relevant MERL Frameworks and Plans for a range of clients, including Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand.

Massey University

Master's Degree

The Australian National University

Research Scholarship

The University of Western Australia

Research Scholarship

Victoria University of Wellington

BA Honours Geography

Victoria University of Wellington

Bachelor's Degree