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Kaileigh Wenstrup

Stockholm

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Program Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation

ParlAmericas
Ottawa
06.2023 - Current
  • Provide guidance to project teams with activity planning and delivery including the preparation of activity-level workplans, budgets, and monitoring and evaluation plans, ensuring compliance to donor requirements, effective use of project resources, and advancement of intended results as defined in performance measurement frameworks
  • Coordinate with relevant ParlAmericas staff and partner organizations to ensure the timely collection and consolidation of activity evaluation and participant data and maintain quality control
  • Monitor project performance against indicators involving external datasets, surveys, interviews and other periodic data collection efforts
  • Ensure that gender responsive approaches are applied across the planning, implementation and evaluation of projects and their activities in line with their respective Gender Equality Strategies and Canada's Feminist International Assistance Policy
  • Prepare annual and semi-annual donor narrative and financial narrative reports that meet requirements specified in Contribution Agreements
  • Support the preparation of project implementation plans, baseline and end line reports, project annual work plans, and other donor reporting deliverables

International Development Researcher

ParlAmericas
Ottawa
06.2022 - 09.2022
  • Conducted a stakeholder mapping of 200+ women's organizations and organized data collection for baseline project research focused on existing parliamentary engagement practices across the Caribbean region
  • Analyzed data and led the creation of a published report to inform activity planning and dissemination of findings to key activity partners, including UN-Women Multi-Country Office for the Caribbean
  • Maintained project files and contributed to database updates and improvements of information management systems
  • Provided ad-hoc support to activity teams in the delivery of parliamentary programming, including a training programme on transformational leadership, inclusive decision-making, and parliamentary procedure for young women leaders in Saint Lucia

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Education Development Center
Monrovia
12.2021 - 05.2022
  • Adapted and customized M&E data collection and survey and assessment tools for the first year of the Youth Advance Liberia Project, funded by USAID and implemented in collaboration with Plan International and Resonance Global
  • Supported the M&E Technical Advisor to develop and adapt research protocols for project assessments
  • Conducted a desk review of the Gender Analysis and Rapid Education and Risk Analysis (RERA)
  • Provided orientations to project tools and facilitated M&E capacity-building sessions for local Liberian staff

Settlement Counselor

Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington
Guelph
08.2018 - 09.2021
  • Provided direct settlement services to 250+ newcomer youth and families (primarily from refugee backgrounds), including case management, adjustment counseling, information, referrals, and advocacy
  • Designed and facilitated group information and orientation sessions for participants from 25+ countries, and led overall youth programming for the agency
  • Planned and coordinated an annual Youth Leadership Program to engage newcomer youth in community service initiatives
  • Identified service gaps in the region, represented the agency at local community events, and championed newcomer-inclusive supports

Regional Program Officer

Global Youth Volunteer Network
Guelph
08.2015 - 06.2016
  • Facilitated a grassroots partnership with Living Positive Kenya, an African-based NGO supporting women and children living with HIV/AIDS
  • Recruited and managed a group of 10 student volunteers in a cross-cultural exchange program focused on women's economic empowerment projects
  • Worked with both local and international contacts to plan and evaluate program pre-departure and in-country
  • Led administrative duties, including grant writing, fundraising, organizational correspondence, and project budgeting

Education

Master of Arts - International Migration And Ethnic Relations

Malmö University
Malmö, Sweden
01-2023

Ontario College Graduate Certificate - Research And Evaluation

Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology
London, Canada
2021

Bachelor of Arts - International Development

University of Guelph
Guelph
2017

Skills

  • Cross-Cultural Communication
  • Research and Data Analysis
  • Report Writing
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Programme Management and Evaluation

Certification

  • Intermediate French, beginner Swedish and Spanish
  • Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) - Project Management Institute
  • Core Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Accountability Certification (MEAL DPro) - Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection

Timeline

Program Officer, Monitoring and Evaluation

ParlAmericas
06.2023 - Current

International Development Researcher

ParlAmericas
06.2022 - 09.2022

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Education Development Center
12.2021 - 05.2022

Settlement Counselor

Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington
08.2018 - 09.2021

Regional Program Officer

Global Youth Volunteer Network
08.2015 - 06.2016

Master of Arts - International Migration And Ethnic Relations

Malmö University

Ontario College Graduate Certificate - Research And Evaluation

Fanshawe College of Applied Arts And Technology

Bachelor of Arts - International Development

University of Guelph

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