E10 - Leading A Cause Bigger Than Self: Mariana Branco’s Evaluation Career Path Story

Monitoring and Evaluation Boost

Godfrey Senkaba spoke with Mariana Branco, an Evaluation Specialist at the World Bank. Mariana discusses her professional life journey that is punctuated by service to others including causes that make evaluation simple, useable, and accessible. She discusses her motivations and experience helping emerging evaluators, what she has learned, and the strategies you should take to boost your evaluation career. Below are the specific topics discussed:

· Child and youthhood choices and career decisions; education; and working in Africa provided the foundation for professional evaluation practice.

· How to build three top in-demand skills through active membership to professional evaluation associations or networks.

· Top 4 skills every evaluation professional should have.

· How failure to manage “expectations” is the biggest obstacle evaluators face today, and tips to overcome them.

· Top monitoring and evaluation tools and/or methods used.

· Role of professional evaluation associations in an evaluator’s professional life.

· The Peer-to-Peer Career (P2P) and Advisory for Emerging Evaluators

· What it takes for evaluators to succeed in the new normal (COVID19 era)

· Big plans for this year including supporting the World Bank’s Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), World Bank Performance Report, and the P2P.

Connect with Mariana Branco:

Website: www.mariana-branco.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/MBsocialValue/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MBSocialValue

P2P: https://www.p2peval.com

Find Godfrey Senkaba: https://www.mandeboost.com

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/senkaba_g