Consultant specialised in project design, logframe methodology, management, monitoring and evaluation of interventions managed by civil society organisations.

Johan van Geijn has a unique track record as a specialist in international corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the world of sports, particularly in football and international development cooperation. With more than 25 years of experience – heading the international programs at the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB) since 1998 to build local capacity through football in developing countries and low-income countries. More than 20,000 young volunteer coaches have been able to improve themselves in their local environment through programs developed by Johan.
As founder of the WorldCoaches program, Johan has proven many times how sport can serve as a means for social development. Using football as a catalyst for social cohesion, for the position of girls and women in society, for awareness of communicable diseases, drugs and addictions or clean water.
With the international challenges surrounding migration and refugees, using football as an initiator for programs to tackle youth unemployment in these countries. A range of thematic social challenges where Johan has been able to let football contribute to the approach and often to the solution.

Joaquin, director of To the core of things, is a monitoring, evaluation, researcher and programme manager of multimillion regional programmes and projects specialised in human rights, media, gender, community tourism and children/youth.

As the director and principal consultant of To the core of things consultancy firm, I bring over two decades of experience in results-based management, monitoring, and evaluation of international development programs, with a deep familiarity with EU and UNEG norms and standards. Throughout my career, I have developed and refined evaluation systems, policies, and related guidance for various DGs, national authorities, international NGOs and UN agencies. My work spans multiple regions, including Africa, Latin America, and Asia, focusing on human rights, media, gender, and education and youth programs. Notably, I have led strategic consultancies for different EU instruments including EIDHR, the EU social fund and also outside the EU for UNESCO and OHCHR. These consultancies focused on monitoring, evaluation, and reporting functions of international organizations including the assessment of these functions of UN agencies, OECD, the Council of Europe and the European Union.

My methodological expertise includes mixed-methods approaches and quasi-experimental designs that emphasise client and partner ownership, coherence with learning curves, and pragmatic solutions. These tools, developed under the Creative Commons IP from To the Core of Things, include research guidelines, organisational capacity assessment, modular reconstruction and adaptation of theories of change, stakeholder network maps methodologies, case study guidelines and approaches, outcome harvesting through Most Significant Change stories and implementation of machine learning approaches to development cooperation programmes.

The principles I apply in all my works are ownership of the works and the processes by the client and partners (through a strong participatory approach); alignment with latest trends in the field (including ICT4D, statistical techniques and humanistic considerations); coherence with the learning curve of the clients, and; pragmatism, proposing solutions in line with the interests, philosophy and capacities of the clients and its partners.

Key relevant work that reflects this range of skills and passions include ROM reviews for multi-country EU programmes, consultancies for UNESCO (evaluaitons, periodic reporting consultancies or MEAL system TA). Also for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) I have developed as well another strategic consultancy assessing their in-house monitoring and reporting function plus other programme and country evaluations. Other donors, include USAID, with consultancies carried for US Internews setting up the methodologies, managing seven multicultural teams and producing seven research products for their Rooted in Trust programme and leading several programme evaluations. Some other relevant examples of my works are the evaluation of an agriculture cooperative based project in Ethiopia funded by NORAD, the evaluation of a community radios programme in Zambia funded by the Netherlands; the research manager position for ECORYS and also academic publications in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Evaluation.

For more information visit https://tothecoreofthings.consulting; check our track of projects.

I am the Partnerships Specialist with UNICEF Pacific Multi Country Office

I graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 2005 with an MA in Arabic and Philosophy. I have since worked extensively on issues of sustainable development, focusing on peace and justice in the Middle East (working with Givat Haviva and The Abraham Fund Initiatives), the fight against poverty and inequality, participation, and environmental sustainability. I was the Co-Founder and Director of Beyond 2015, a global civil society campaign of 1500 organisations across more than 100 countries, focusing on ensuring that the voices of those most affected by poverty and inequality were meaningfully included in the processes to develop the SDGs. I was also the Co-Founder of Transform Together, a Multi Stakeholder Partnership to drive progress on SDG12, Sustainable Consumption and Production. I was Director of the European Anti-Poverty Network for 5 years. I'm also is a Rotary Peace Fellow, an Ambassador for the Institute for Economics and Peace.

Professionnel expérimenté dans le domaine du conseil en gestion et en stratégie pour les entreprises, associations, coopératives et politiques publiques, mon parcours est marqué par une diversité d'expériences, notamment dans le champ de l'intérêt général. Cela m'a permis de développer une expertise solide dans des domaines tels que la gestion de projets, l'analyse stratégique et le développement des ressources humaines. Au cours de ma carrière, j'ai travaillé dans des environnements multiculturels et dynamiques, ce qui m'a permis d'acquérir une vision globale et intégrée des défis auxquels les acteurs socio-économiques sont confrontés.
En tant que fondateur, gérant et consultant senior chez Axone Consultant, je joue un rôle clé dans l'accompagnement de nos clients dans leurs projets de transformation et d'optimisation, afin d'allier performance et intérêt général. Mon rôle inclut la conception et la mise en œuvre de solutions stratégiques, la gestion de projets complexes, et le développement de programmes de formation et de coaching pour les équipes dirigeantes, ainsi que les enjeux d’évaluation et de mesure d'impact social.
Axone Consultant est un cabinet de conseil spécialisé dans plusieurs domaines clés, notamment la stratégie et la transformation, la gestion des ressources humaines, l'innovation et la technologie, la création et l’outillage de coopérations, ainsi que l’évaluation et la mesure d'impact social. Nous accompagnons nos clients dans la définition et la mise en œuvre de leurs stratégies de transformation, l'optimisation des processus, la gestion du changement, la gestion des talents, le développement des compétences, la gestion de la performance, l'intégration des nouvelles technologies, la digitalisation, l'automatisation des processus, et les démarches d’utilité sociale et sociétale.
Mon parcours et mon rôle chez Axone Consultant me permettent de contribuer de manière significative à la réussite de nos clients, en leur offrant des solutions innovantes et adaptées à leurs besoins spécifiques, aux côtés d’une équipe experte de 7 personnes, alliant doctorants, professionnels de l’accompagnement de la vie associative, développement stratégique et digitalisation de processus.

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An experienced professional in management and strategy consulting for businesses, associations, cooperatives, and public policies, my career path is marked by a diversity of experiences, particularly in the field of public interest. This has allowed me to develop solid expertise in areas such as project management, strategic analysis, and human resources development. Throughout my career, I have worked in multicultural and dynamic environments, which has given me a global and integrated view of the challenges faced by socio-economic actors.
As the founder, manager, and senior consultant at Axone Consultant, I play a key role in supporting our clients in their transformation and optimization projects, aiming to combine performance and public interest. My role includes designing and implementing strategic solutions, managing complex projects, and developing training and coaching programs for management teams, as well as addressing issues related to evaluation and measurement of social impact.
Axone Consultant is a consulting firm specializing in several key areas, including strategy and transformation, human resources management, innovation and technology, the creation and tooling of cooperations, as well as the evaluation and measurement of social impact. We support our clients in defining and implementing their transformation strategies, process optimization, change management, talent management, skills development, performance management, the integration of new technologies, digitization, process automation, and initiatives of social and societal utility.
My career path and my role at Axone Consultant allow me to make a significant contribution to the success of our clients by providing innovative and tailored solutions to meet their specific needs, alongside a team of 7 experts, including PhD students, professionals in supporting associative life, strategic development, and process digitization.