Curriculum vitae Personal Data Name: Reade First Name(s): Nicolà Marie Academic Degree: M.A. Nationality: USA Date of Birth: 14.04.1977 Place of Birth: Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA Civil Status: single Contact: n.reade@ceval.de; n.reade@web.de Professional Education Dudweilerstr. 33 66280 Neuweiler, 1996 2004 University of Saarland Sociology, American Studies, Economics In Brief: Professional Experience Date Country Employer Position Projects/Activities/ Team Leading Experience Since 2004 Center for Evaluation Researcher and Consultant - Organization and performance of formative and summative evaluations (national and international), expertise in impact evaluations - Implementation of M&E systems (International) - Trainer in evaluation and social research methods (national and international) - Acquisition of evaluation projects - Organization and management of conferences, workshops and further training courses Special Experience Planning, execution and backstopping of evaluations in different contexts: e.g. education, further education, vocational education, administration, development cooperation (various sectors). Focus on measuring impacts, impact evaluation design and execution. Responsible for: research design, questionnaire design, data collection and analysis, reporting. Solid experience with surveys, online surveys, guided interviews, expert interviews, group interviews, city walks, observation, data management and analysis with SPSS, Excel etc. Team Leader experience. Implementation of results based M&E systems in several sectors, e.g. vocational education. Responsible for: M&E-design, further qualification of program staff, development of data gathering instruments, assistance in data analysis. Planning, execution and backstopping of further education training programs on evaluation (FEEZ,, InWEnt, UdS, TrainEval, BMZ): Topics: evaluation in research and practice, impact evaluation, organization of evaluation, indicator development and assessment, quantitative and qualitative data gathering methods, data management and analysis, reporting, results based monitoring.
Short Term assignments in following countries: China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, USA, Vietnam, Zambia. Further Qualifications Further training EPOS Summer School Methods and Tools for Impact Assessment. (5 days) Further training on Academic Writing Skills - How to write English papers. DAAD (2 days) 2005 Further training on Moderation of Workshops on the Implementation of Results-oriented Monitoring Systems () (Milango GmbH) (5 days) Publications Reade, Nicolà (): Durchführung von Pilot-Wirkungsevaluationen am Beispiel des Wassersektors. (Pilot-Impact Evaluations in the Water Sector) In: Zeitschrift für Evaluation (Journal for Evaluation). To be published Reade, Nicolà (): Ländervergleich: Evaluierung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. (County Comparison: Evaluation in Development Cooperation) In: Widmer, Beywl und Fabian (Hrsg.): Evaluation. Ein systematisches Handbuch. (Evaluation. A systematic Handbook) Wiesbaden: VS Verlag. Meyer, Reade, Stockmann (): Wirkungsmessung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Rigorous Impact Evaluation. (Measuring Impacts in Development Cooperation: Rigorous Impact Evaluation. In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften (Ecological Economy), 4/. P. 23f. Reade, Nicolà (): Konzept für alltagstaugliche Wirkungsevaluierungen in Anlehnung an Rigorous Impact Evaluations. (Concept for real world impact evaluations based on Rigorous Impact Evaluation Approaches) Saarbrücken: Center for Evaluation. CEval-Workingpapers; 14. http://www.ceval.de/typo3/fileadmin/user_upload/pdfs/workpaper14.pdf Silvestrini, Reade (): CEval Ansatz zur Wirkungsevaluation./ Stockmann scher Ansatz. (CEval Approach for Impact Evaluation / Stockmann scher Approach). Saarbrücken: Center for Evaluation. CEval-Workingpapers; 11. http://www.ceval.de/typo3/fileadmin/user_upload/pdfs/workpaper11.pdf Reade, Nicolà (): Summer School Evaluation an der Peking Universität in China Ein Erfahrungsbericht. (Summer School Evaluation at the Peking University in China a field report.) In: Zeitschrift für Evaluation (Journal for Evaluation), 1/. P. 135-140. Speeches Reade, Nicolà (): Sound Impact Evaluations of German DC Programs. Experiences with Quasi-Experimental Designs & Mixed Methods Approaches: Case Studies from the Zambian and Kenyan Water Sector. AFREA, Nonie & 3ie Conference on Perspectives on Impact Evaluation. March 29 April 2, Cairo, Egypt. Reade, Nicolà (): Organization and Implementation of Impact Evaluations under Restricted Resource Conditions: Challenges and Lessons Learned. (Example: Water Sector Reform Program, Zambia.). DIE Workshop on Impact Evaluations, September 16-17, Bonn, DIE. 2
Languages Language Speaking Writing Reading/ Understanding German 1 1 1 English 1 1 1 Dutch 1 2 1 French 3 3 2 Spanish 4 4 4 Other skills Microsoft Office Applications, SPSS, GrafStat Professional Experience in Detail Date Country Employer Projects/Activities/ Team Leading Experience Backstopping and quality assurance of Formative and Summative Evaluations (National and International): Bolivia, Philippines Backstopping and quality assurance of impact evaluations in cooperation with Usbekistan Backstopping and quality assurance of on-going, final and ex-post evaluations in cooperation with Turkey, Sambia, Kenia Peru, Mexiko, Ghana Nepal, Thailand, Mongolia, Brasil, Turkey, SADC August - - September- Kenya Zambia Nepal Vietnam Backstopping and quality assurance of impact evaluations in cooperation with Backstopping and quality assurance of on-going, final and ex-post evaluations in cooperation with Backstopping and quality assurance of on-going, final and ex-post evaluations in cooperation with Organization and Performance of Evaluations (National and International): On-going joint impact evaluation of the Water Reform Program, Kenya. Organized partly as joint evaluation (/SIDA/DANIDA) Team Leader for s special focus On-going impact evaluation of the Water Sector Reform Program, Zambia Team Leader On-going evaluation of the Small Hydropower Promotion Project, Nepal (SHPP) Team Leader Ex-post evaluation of the Social Forestry Development Project, Black River Region, Vietnam (SFDP) June Philippines Ex-post Evaluation of the Community Forestry Project 3
2005 2005 August 2005 2004 June 2005 January 2004 2005- March Thailand Quirino, Philippines (CFPQ) Ex-post Evaluation of the Urban Environmental Management Project (UEMP) HRK Study on the Importance of Development Cooperation in German Federal Higher Education Politics DAAD Study on the Market Potential of India for German University Marketing and USA UdS Study on the US Government Performance and Results Act Function and Consequences Implementation of M&E Systems (International): Individual three week training on Running an M&E System for the TVET Program (Information- and communication technologies), Uzbekistan. Improvement of M&E Concept. Egypt, Cairo China, Xi An EU () () Design of M&E Concept for the EU TVET Reform Program in Egypt Design and Implementation of M&E System for the Vocational Qualification and Employment Promotion Program in the Western Regions of China - - September Trainer in Monitoring, Evaluation and Social Research Methods (National and International): Belgium TrainEval Modul 3: Quantitative Data Collection Instruments FEEZ FEEZ Further Training Program Evaluation in Development Cooperation Quality Assessment, Concept, Support of Trainers & Implementation of Modul 4 Quantitative Data Collection Methods and Modul Impact Monitoring and Evaluation EU Design & backstopping of two week training program for M&E Expert in TVET Reform Program, Egypt July InWEnt Design & backstopping of two week training program for M&E Experts in the Ugandan TVET Sector May FH Osnabrück Workshop Organizational Readiness for Impact M&E May BMZ Further Training in M&E - Quantitative and Qualitative Data Collection Methods - Data Analysis and Interpretation April InWEnt Design, organization and backstopping of two week training program for international TVET Experts on Monitoring & Evaluation September Design & organization of the three week training program for M&E Experts in the TVET Program Uzbekistan Uganda InWEnt Further Training on Monitoring & Evaluation in BTVET - Data Analysis & Interpretation 4
July Uganda InWEnt Further Training on Monitoring & Evaluation in BTVET Design, organization and backstopping Trainer of Modules on: - Monitoring & Evaluation - Quantitative & Qualitative Data Collection Instruments April May - InWEnt Training on Quality Management, Monitoring & Evaluation in the TVET Sector. Design, organization and backstopping. Trainer of Modules on: - Quantitative Social Research Methods InWEnt Quality Management, Monitoring and Evaluation in the TVET Sector - Uzbekistan UdS Seminar Evaluation Studies in the Field of Development Cooperation China () May Ethiopia InWent () March Ethiopia InWent () Training on M&E Methods - Data Management, Analysis and Reporting Training Needs Assessment Methods: - Data Management - Data Analysis Training Needs Assessment Methods: - Data Gathering Methods - Guided Interview - Interview Training March InWent Industry Country Training (ILT) - Evaluation Methods in Change Management Processes China () Training on M&E Methods - Results-Oriented Monitoring System - Data Gathering Methods - Guided Interview - Interview Training July 2005 China DAAD Summer School at Peking University on Evaluation Research - Evaluation of Universities - Data Collection Methods June 2005 FEEZ (CBM) Modul 1: Organization of Evaluation in Development Cooperation 5