Maria W.
Nutrition Meal (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) Advisor @International Rescue Committee
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WORK HISTORY
Nutrition Meal (Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning) Advisor @International Rescue Committee
Washington, DC, US
Facilitate submission of high-quality quarterly and annual data from 24 countries, providing technical support through training and developing indicator guidance notes and data collection tools, and aggregating and reviewing data on core indicators to monitor progress towards organizational targets. Lead an interdepartmental team in the development of a digital Data Toolkit to streamline routine CMAM program monitoring, including building CommCare forms and developing data visualizations for key program performance indicators, facilitating feedback sessions with end users, and leading pilot in four treatment sites in northeast Nigeria. Strengthen survey capacity of four nutrition Technical Advisors and staff from eight country programs through training and technical support for coverage surveys and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) population-based surveys: supervised a Semi-Quantitative Evaluation of Access and Coverage (SQUEAC) survey in Yemen (Dec ‘23) and two IYCF surveys in DRC (Feb ‘24) and Chad (Nov ‘24), and provided remote technical support for 16 nutrition surveys. Coordinate data gathering and documentation from seven countries impacted by the USAID funding freeze to inform advocacy and fundraising, directly resulting in private donations for lifesaving services.
EDUCATION
Georgetown University
Executive Certificate, Nonprofit Management
Stetson University
Bachelor’s Degree, Global Development Studies, English
The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
Master of Science - MS, Food and Nutrition Policies and Programs
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Master of Science - MS, International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies
University of Oxford
International Literature, Nineteenth Century British Literature
SKILLS
ABOUT MARIA W.
Emergency nutrition specialist with proven track record in technical leadership, quantitative and qualitative research, project management, and monitoring and evaluation. Technical experience with community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), cash and livelihoods, and early warning systems (EWS). Skilled in coordination, oral and written communication, surveys and assessments, and quantitative and qualitative data management and analysis. Enthusiastic team player dedicated to supporting locally-led initiatives and dismantling structural inequities.
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