Viet Nam

Capacity development and communication consultant

A governance and M&E expert with a background in financial and sociological economics, I have more than 30 years of experience in programme management, policy development and M&E in a variety of fields including research, review and assessment in the areas of public administration reform, justice & home affairs, finance, regional development, as well as sectoral restructuring.
My professional experience covering 30 years has been gained in developing economies and economies in transition in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, for a large number of international bi- and multilateral organizations, including DfID, Dutch Development Cooperation, EU, FAO, IFC, GIZ, Norwegian Aid and UNDP.
I have more than 15 years of M&E experience encompasses both leading M&E assignments in the field and the development of M&E systems. A specialty concerns the identification and formulation of key performance indicators, including researching baseline data and the framing of benchmarks. I am fully conversant with project cycle management methodology, as well the latest development in M&E, including results-chain and theory-of-change.
I have highly developed interview skills gained in a variety of cultural settings, which combined with outstanding documentation review and statistical skills, are honed to arrive at sophisticated analytical results. I know how to deliver high-quality, user-friendly M&E reports, which effectively collocate and present the contributions and findings of professionals with widely varying backgrounds and fields of expertise. 

Program Officer

Delegation of the European Union, Maputo

Engineer & agro-economist by education, I have been specialized for 20+ years in design, management, monitoring and evaluation of development interventions. Besides methodologies for developmeent, the following thematics have been my main fields: agriculture & rural development, environment & waste management, forest & natural resource management, local & territorial development, CSO & local authorities, capacity development & adult learning.

After 7 years of in the NGO sector, I have started as a free-lance consultant in 2007. I work mainly as an evaluator, facilitator, coach and trainer, with a diversity of actors (national public sector, local authorities, private sector, CSOs, grass-root communities...) and in a diversity of contexts (micro-projects, sector programmes, regional programmes, sector budget support) and countries (more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Pacific, Middle-East, Latin America and Europe). *

My methodological background, made me one of the experts selected to train and support EU staff on project design and MEAL topics (MKS - Methodological knowledge sharing programme). In this capacity I was/am also part of the helpdesk and quality assurance service for the European staff for i) the design of monitoring and performance measurement frameworks (SQ2M - Quality Monitoring Systems and Methodologies of Projects and Programs); ii) the evaluations of the European Commission's cooperation programs managed by DG INTPA (ESS - Evaluation Support Service).

Long-term (35+ year) experience in sustainable economic development, climate change, environment in different economic sectors as an institutional development, strategic planning, capacity development, and knowledge management and communication expert in programmes and projects in Asia, Africa and Caribbean. Working in multi-disciplinary teams and for international organisations (ADB, UNICEF, UNDP, FAO, UNESCO, AU-NEPAD, IFAD-BSF, UNESCO-IHE, DFID, EC-DG-DEVCO/DG-INTPA, ACP-CTA, CAREC Institute), government and research institutions, universities, NGOs, private sector and (inter)national networks in Asia, Africa, Caribbean and Pacific.
In last two decades advising government institutions, international organisations and civil society organizations and networks in Asia/Pacific and Africa on institutional development, strategic and business planning, capacity development, knowledge and information management, communication, partnerships, use of ICTs, and innovation in different socio-economic sectors.
I have worked with international networks, NGOs, community-based organizations and local communities in the broader context of sustainable development with a focus on poverty reduction, gender equality, sustainable livelihoods, life-long learning, health and education. Before 2000 specifically focused on research and management of fisheries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

For more information on my projects see: https://nl.linkedin.com/in/ruudcrul