Alistair Lobo - Triple Line Consulting

Triple Line Consulting
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Alistair Lobo
Position
Trainee Consultant
Alistair graduated from University College London where he studied Philosophy
& Economics. He has since provided research assistance and analysis for the
write up of a book focused on the relationship between the state and market in
Oman. Alistair also spent around six months in Goa, India, where he researched
and analysed a number of social welfare schemes, implemented by two
Profile
government departments. His research led to recommendations for potential
future improvements to the schemes and was presented to the Chief and
Deputy Chief Ministers of Goa. Alistair has been a trainee consultant at Triple
Line since September 2013. He has assisted consultants with desk based
research, analysis and quality assurance on a number of key contracts. He has
also contributed considerably to capability and business development.
Research
Problem Solving
Communication
Writing
Key Skills
Analytical
Presentation
Evaluation
Quality Assurance
Nationality
British
Languages
English (native)
Qualifications
BA (Honours) Philosophy & Economics, University College London, UK
Africa: Ghana, Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Sierra Leone,
Zambia, Uganda
Country
Asia/Pacific: India
Experience
Europe: United Kingdom
Middle East: Oman, Jordan
Clients
Main Clients : Comic Relief, DFID & FCO
Employment History
2013 - Present Triple Line Consulting; Trainee Consultant / Research Assistant
2013
Government of Goa; Social Welfare Policy Analyst
2012-2013
The Relationship Between State & Market in Oman; Researcher & Analyst
2011
Obomeng Presby School, Mpraeso, Kwahu, Ghana; Teacher
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Alistair Lobo
Selected Experience
2014
Evaluation of Arab Partnership Fund (DFID), Research Assistant
Egypt, Tunisia, Evaluation of the Arab Partnership Fund, a FCO-DFID initiative to support
Jordan, Libya
political and economic reform across MENA, with a programme worth £110
and Morocco
million over four years (2011-15). This is divided between a £70m Arab
Partnership Economic Facility (APEF) managed by DFID, and the £40m Arab
Partnership Participation Fund (APPF) managed by the FCO (with an agreed
allocation of £5m for 11/12). The APF has projects active in 11 countries
throughout the Middle East and North Africa.
Tasks included:
Portfolio mapping (PM) – Reporting, disbursement, achievement
Project management, resource management, logistical assistance.
Stakeholder engagement.
Creating transition maps.
Setting out the overall evaluation questions based on evaluability report.
Participation in transition workshop with core team.
Designing surveys and email shotting the list of stakeholders.
Review DFID's ToC v our ToT, identify key stakeholders and documentation,
review and revise existing PM, identify of key projects to review.
Background research into donor support to MENA states; research on aid
flows to MENA countries; research and map donor implementation and
coordination arrangements. Standard set of high level indicators.
Draft / Model MENA Transition Map.
Setting up Project trips, logistics, contacting IFIs, liasing with DFID / FCO both
in Whitehall and in country, contact with implementers and partners
Meeting with grantees, discussing projects in relation to evaluation
questions
Provided feedback for and dispersed Whitehall stakeholder survey
Desk based studies:
Elicited data from DFID/ FCO and Implementers/Partners
Analysed project documents in light of evaluation questions and country
strategies
2013
MAANDA (Comic Relief), Research Assistant
South Africa
The new initiative on Women and Girls – known as Maanda - will run over five
years and aims to transform the lives of half a million women and girls in Africa.
It focusses on five areas: Health, Education, Trade, Enterprise and Employment,
Violence Against Women and Girls, and Leadership, building on previous work of
Comic Relief. Triple Line has been contracted for one year to support Maanda
grantees, and some applicants, to develop robust and appropriate MEL designs
and systems for tracking progress and measuring achievements in terms of
women and girl’s empowerment, to support Comic Relief to develop a robust
and appropriate overarching MEL design for the Maanda initiative overall, and
to quality assure individual grantee MEL frameworks Triple Line is focusing on
those elements that feed into the overall Maanda initiative MEL framework,
particularly the key indicators which will be used for reporting to DFID.
Tasks included:
Results framework populating and management
Analysed results framework editing indicators at all levels and the
information that will be collected in relation to them
Theory of change production.
Quality assurance and editing.
Report production and delivery.
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Alistair Lobo
2013
South Africa
Sierra Leone
Zambia and
Uganda
2013
Global
Urban Slums Programme Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (Comic Relief)
Research Assistant
Comic Relief is exploring a new city level approach in addition to its Urban Slums
Work. The MEL framework will be designed as an active and interactive
monitoring and learning tool, and as a basis for decision-making, monitoring
progress of the programme as well as for evaluation. The programme focuses on
four African cities: Cape Town, Freetown, Lusaka and Kampala.
Tasks included:
Desk based research for the team.
Supporting log frame development, assumption drafting, indicator analysis,
user evaluation, evaluation of workshops and analysis of questionnaires.
Producing two reports analysing feedback from grantees on workshops and
overall.
Grant Management: GPAF (Global Poverty Action Fund) and CSCF (Civil Society
Challenge Fund)
Provided inputs on two major Grant Management schemes. The GPAF provides
funding to UK-based and overseas civil society organisations for projects
focussed on poverty reduction and pursuit of the Millennium Development
Goals. The fund is designed to support projects that make tangible changes to
poor people’s lives through: service delivery, empowerment and accountability
and work on conflict, security and justice. The CSCF provides funding to UKbased Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) who are working in partnership with
CSOs in developing and transition economies. The aim of the Fund is to support
initiatives which build the capacity of poor people to understand and demand
their rights and improve their economic and social well-being through service
delivery in difficult conditions.
Tasks included:
Desk based research and proof reading of reports.
Undertaking Triple Line induction of a technical consultant.
Assisting the fund management team when reviewing logframes with grant
holders. Undertook financial and technical assessments of provisionally
awarded grants.
Responded to potential grantholders with queries and analysed their
responses
Involvement in production of CSCF financial guidelines.
Contributing to review of Value for Money (VfM), of the FM and of the
projects.
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Alistair Lobo
2013-2014
United
Kingdom
2013
India
Business Development Team: Capability & Business Development (BD) Work
Assisted the BD team with extended support and inputs, particularly on two
bids.
‘Evaluation Management Unit of AgDevCo’ Bid: Assisted mainly on financial
side
Evidencing ‘Value for Money’ (VfM) of proposal.
Research into company’s business model.
Created clear diagrams to convey information simply.
Drafted key paragraphs for team members to convey experience and
suitability.
‘Assets to Adolescent Girls Initiative’ Bid: Assisted mainly on technical
Involvement in brainstorming and conveying communication & advocacy
strategy, both in written prose and diagrammatically.
Conducted research into numerous assets with potential to empower girls.
Created case studies based on research; featured centrally in final bid.
Designed numerous other diagrams including of ‘deep-dives’ and ‘win
themes’.
Involved in write up workshops and coordination with other consortium
members.
General capability included:
Private sector capability research and production of marketable two pager.
Production of two pager to DFID advising on strategy for DFID going
forward.
Analysis of project accounts.
Social Welfare Policy Analyst; Government of Goa
Alistair compiled a consulting style 55-page report which was reproduced by the
official Government of Goa printing press. This process started with discussions
with staff from various levels of the governmental hierarchy to ascertain areas in
which my assistance would be valuable. This was followed by substantial
research and a proposal which was presented to, and accepted by, the CM
(Chief Minister) of Goa. He was then given official permission and
documentation which granted him admission into two central government
departments, the Directorate of Woman & Child Development and the Rural
Development Agency. Other opportunities which arose in relation to my work
were: attending legislative assembly sessions, including the annual budget
session and attending a full panchayat meeting and interacting with numerous
panchayat members.
Tasks included:
Researching, comprehending and analysing the policies implemented.
Assessing whether schemes achieved objectives and their overall effect on
human development.
Communicating effectively with staff, including directors & policy officers to
ascertain problems.
Understanding issues by speaking to the beneficiaries of the schemes.
Analysing expenditure reports and patterns in annual and per scheme
spending.
Compiling findings & recommendations into a full report, which conveyed
them clearly.
Presenting this report individually to the Director of NRI Affairs, Deputy CM
and CM.
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Alistair Lobo
2012-2013
Oman
2011
Ghana
Researcher and Analyst; Freelance International Development Project
Provided research and analysis to support a book based on a PhD thesis. The
book details the fluctuating relationship between state and market in Oman and
its development policy and success, which resulted in it having the largest uplift
in its HDI of any country between 1970 and 2010. An ODI fellow introduced me
to the project. The author is a former cabinet minister in Oman, who was
integral in the development process. Alistair was commissioned by the leader of
the research team, who is a professional freelance journalist.
Tasks included:
Comprehending complexities of arguments presented.
Producing a concise and accurate summary of the source material.
Report writing to summarise original research.
Original desk based research and analysis.
Editing to ensure a concise and accurate summary.
Constructive criticism in editorial team.
Discussing flaws in structure and missing elements of narrative.
Academic research placing Oman's development in context of development
theory.
Literature reviews on important subjects for editorial team.
Teacher; Obomeng Presbyterian School, Mpraeso, Ghana
Taught at a primary school, alongside two colleagues, in the Kwahu region of
Ghana.
Tasks included:
Researching techniques to plan lessons, ascertain children’s abilities, novel
teaching ideas & more general country & regional info.
Designed, coordinated & implemented original lessons within timetable
confines, all curriculum areas, indoor & outdoor.
Communicating both verbally and in writing clearly and concisely to convey
messages.
Publications
5th May 2013 ‘An Analysis Of Social Welfare Schemes, Implemented By The Government Of
Goa, And Their Impact On Human Development' By Alistair Lobo
5th Dec 2013 Evaluation of the Arab Partnership Fund By James Morton, Imad Salamey,
Richard Burge (with Emily Moss / Alistair Lobo)
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