ir. CSL (Cecile) Kusters

Senior advisor Planning, Monitoring en Evaluation

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Cecile is a senior planning, monitoring, evaluation and learning (PMEL) advisor and evaluator with over 30 years of professional experience in international cooperation. Her expertise lies in theory-based, complexity-aware, mixed methods evaluations; strategic design (including Theories of Change); MEL system development; evidence-based adaptive programming/management; and PMEL capacity development and organisational change processes in multi-stakeholder initiatives. She has experience in various resilience oriented (food & sector) system transformation programs, by providing strategic advice on and leading strategic planning, MEL and learning/knowledge co-creation processes that support evidence-based adaptive management for sector and food system (resilience) transformation.

Cecile has led various major evaluations, including the large MFS II evaluation on organisational capacity development (58 organisational assessments). She is the lead author of two books: ‘Managing for Sustainable Development Impact. An Integrated Approach to Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation’ and ‘Making Evaluations Matter: A Practical Guide for Evaluators’. Also, she co-authored a book chapter on strategizing, planning, monitoring and evaluation for sector transformation in a sector guide. This was based on researching MEL practices in our sector programs. Two other book chapters on navigating complexity and on evidence-informed adaptive management for farmer and food systems resilience in protracted crises are forthcoming. Cecile has organised various M&E on the cutting edge conferences, including on M&E for food systems transformation.

Cecile’s experiences lie mainly in Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia), but also in Asia (India, Indonesia), Europe (Bosnia, Hungary, Serbia, Turkey), and the Caribbean (St. Lucia). She worked with a range of multi-lateral organisations, and with national and international organisations including government institutions, companies, knowledge institutes, NGOs, and civil society.

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Droevendaalsesteeg 1
6708PB WAGENINGEN

Postal address

Postbus/POBox 88
6700AB WAGENINGEN

Building

Radix Westvleugel
107/W4.Bd.083

Telephone

+31317481407

Secretary

+31317480100

Expertise

Aquaculture and fisheries, Education, Fisheries, Food sciences, Human nutrition, Information management, Seed production, Knowledge valorisation, Risk analysis, Capacity building, Nutrition, Nutrition and health, Organization, Asia, Community development, Conflict management, System development, System innovation, Monitoring, Multi-stakeholder processes, Data analysis, Data collection, Education programmes, Adaptation, Adult education, Africa, Systems analysis, Agricultural development, Agricultural production systems, Agricultural sector, Analytical methods, Change management, Communication, Communities of practice, Transformation, Food security, Data management, Data processing, Data representation, Decision making, Decision support systems, Developing countries, Development, Development cooperation, Development planning, Diagnostic techniques, Diffusion of information, Indicators, Collaborative learning, Interdisciplinary learning, Participation, Participation methods, Participative management, Evaluation, Social networks, Regional food chains, Afghanistan, Value chain analysis, Planning, Policy evaluation, Information literacy, Information systems, Innovations, Institution building, Integrated systems, Policy processes, Policy support, Information analysis, Interdisciplinary research, International cooperation, International relations, Knowledge management, Knowledge transfer, Multidisciplinary learning, Learning, Group processes, Rural development, Scenario planning, Social change, Social learning, Social processes, Social network analysis, Stakeholder, Sustainability transitions, Social interaction, Food webs, Food supply, Supply chain management, Sustainability, Sustainability indicators, Sustainable development, Action research, Social cognition, Poverty, Process design, Process management, Program evaluation, Public-private cooperation, Regional planning, Research, Research coordination, Research projects, Impact evaluation, Responsible innovation, Learning in communities, Network analysis, Food chains, Learning processes, Innovation management, Interpretative methods, Transformative learning, International organizations, Complex systems, Behavioural change, Qualitative methods, Database design, Dialogue, Development policy, Nutrition programmes, Social innovation, Food markets, Transdisciplinary research, Community management, Communication strategy

Bachelor's

Master's

Applied research

ir. CSL (Cecile) Kusters