Simona  Somma

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Evaluation Specialist

Simona  Somma

Italy

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+39 06 5459 2124

Master degree in design and management of development projects Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Master-equivalent in Economics Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Simona has 15 years of experience in the international development arena, managing large development programs and leading complex evaluations across the globe. She has in-depth knowledge of evaluation methodologies and processes at the corporate, sector, country and project levels and of the evaluation architecture in large organizations. For IFAD, in addition to the preparation of the Evaluation Manual, she was the Lead Evaluator for various country level evaluations, impact evaluations and the Annual Report on the Results and Impact of Operations. Before joining IFAD, she was an Evaluation Specialist for finance and private sector operations at the Asian Development Bank.

Professional affiliations and distinctions Member of the International Development Evaluation Association

15 years of development experience covering Latina America, Africa, the Middle East, Central and South East Asia.

15 years of international evaluation experience.

2020 Rome, Italy

2018 Manila, Philippines

2014 Rome, Italy

2012 Rome, Italy

Evaluation Specialist Independent Office of Evaluation IFAD

Evaluation Specialist Independent Evaluation Department Asian Development Bank

Evaluation Officer Independent Office of Evaluation IFAD

Results and Impact Assessment Officer UNCCD

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