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PROFILE
Currently:
Mr. Peter Lorri is currently the M&E Advisor, SNV Netherlands Development Organization. In an integrated programme called SUSTAIN Africa, dealing with integrated sectors of Agriculture, Water security, Energy and Environment in Tanzania. Mr. Lorri supports the developing of collaborative working relationships with the government institutions, agencies and private sectors in determining the scope and priorities of the Information Systems component in collaboration with other stakeholders to harmonize existing parallel information systems through data mapping, rationalizing indicators, convening key stakeholders and promoting streamlined reporting, strengthens supportive supervision systems for ensuring high quality data at the central level, the timely submission of data, and supporting use of data for decision-making. Support high level understanding and working on Information Systems Integration, harmonization and where possible interoperability. Providing technical assistance to SUSTAIN implementing partners in assessing and designing M&E systems, conduction data quality assessment, designing data collection tools and training M&E staff in basic quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Previously: In the course of the over 5 years work experience, Mr. Lorri has made several achievements such provided capacity building to over 20 different projects in Tanzania implemented by sub grantees (CSOs & CBOs) and NGO's with funding from different sources such USAID, DFID, EU and UNDP/GEF in Monitoring & Evaluation and Learning. The focus being on basic M&E concept and skills, developing M&E plans, M&E data collection and reporting forms/templates, how to conduct data quality assessment, develop project work plans, milestone tracking, data collection, analysis and report writing. Developed M&E system for integrated projects in the field of environment, agriculture, water and energy contributed in the development and piloting of an internal and integrated data quality assessment (DQA) tools. Throughout his career he has developed responsible professional experience in project management particularly in providing Monitoring &Evaluation (M&E) technical backstopping to the management, in the development and implementation of monitoring, evaluation and learning systems and processes to support accountability and adaptive management of program through learning.
SUMMARY AREA OF EXPERTISE
M&E System Development
Need Assessment &Capacity Building in M&E tools and manuals
Planning and Budgeting
Facilitation of Learning Multistakeholders Dialogue.
Report writing and success stories documentation
Protected Area assessment (use Global Environmental Facility METT tool).
Program Review & Evaluation
Data Analysis (quantitative and qualitative)
Quantitative and qualitative research
Data Quality Assessment (DQA)
Communication material preparations i.e. Newsletter, Policy briefs, fact sheets, case studies & infographics
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1. Personal Details
2. Education and Training
3. Research Projects Undertaken & Consultancies: i. Lead data analyst: Documenting & Communicating Background Information for A Climate
Vulnerability Assessment in the RUMAKI Seascape, Tanzania with funds from WWF UK, 2013.
ii. Team Member: Securing Small Holder Farm Production Against Climate Induced Risks In The Tanzania Breadbasket Area Of The Southern Highlands,2012
Mr/Mrs/Miss/Ms Mr.
Surname: LORRI
Forename(s): PETER DAFFI
Home Address: P.O.BOX 31930 DAR ES SALAAM
Telephone No (Home): +255 688 740 413
Telephone No (Mob): +255 687 629 005
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
Dates Obtained Qualifications Gained and Institution 2012 MSc. Degree in Biodiversity Conservation at University of Dar
Es Salaam 2009 BSc. Degree in Forestry from Sokoine University of
Agriculture 2007 Acquired GIS training that was offered by Sokoine University
Collage of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism, Morogoro November 2014 Acquired Training on Value for Money Assessment Offered
WWF UK Address Rufford House, Brewery Road, Woking Surrey GU214LL
June, 2013 Acquired Training on use of Protected Area (PA) Management Effective Tracking Tool (METT). Conducted by UNDP/GEF in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
30th April – 3rd May 2012 Certificate of Attendance in Result Based Monitoring and Evaluation offered by Centre for Institutional Competitiveness-Dar es Salaam
April 2015 Training on Population, Health and Environment (PHE), Offered by USAID & John Hopkins Bloomberg school of public
health.
September 2014 Certificate of completing training on Application of GIS Technique for M&E in programs/projects. Offered by USAID & Measure Evaluation
2011 Attended training on specimen sorting and identification (Taxonomy), at University of Oslo-Norway.
2014 Empowering Communities on Climate Change, PFM and REDD, Forest Training Institute & MJUMITA
2013 Training on Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, WWF UK.
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iii. Lead Data analyst: Impacts of Climate Change on Water Resources and Agriculture - and Adaptation Strategies in Tanzania.
iv. Team Member: Dynamic Interactions among People, Livestock and Savanna Ecosystems under Climate Change,2013
v. Team Member: Needs Assessment to Identify Areas that Requires Capacity Building in the District’s Natural Resources Management Institutions in Kibondo District Council, Kigoma. February - April 2007.Funded by Danish Embassy through the Refugee Hosting Area Programme phase II.
vi. M&E Expert and Trainer: Train Project staff, M&E and Planners from various Environmental related NGO’s, local government staffs (natural resources sector) and CSO’s in project Monitoring & Evaluation principles and tools, Kilwa Masoko,2014 .
vii. Researcher: The Role of Indigenous Knowledge in Adaptation to Climate Change and Variability: Mwanga and Same Districts, Tanzania, 2012
viii. Supervisor for Mid Term Review (Evaluation): Collaborative Fisheries Management Project in Tanzania for EU/WWF Tanzania, 2015.
ix. M&E Expert: Task team member to Develop Data collection customized forms used in smartphone for Fisheries Catch Data collection (CAS) – project funded by DFID through PPA, 2015
4. Employment Experience Employer 1 (Name and Address)
SNV Netherlands Development Organization –Tanzania Country Office.
Duration of Appointment (state dates)
2016-To Date SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES: SAGCOT CLUSTER.
Position Held M&E Advisor-IUCN/SUSTAIN PROGRAME
Description of Duties and Responsibilities
Responsible for developing an effective participatory and
learning oriented M&E system to monitor and evaluate
progress, performance and impact of the Sustainability
and Inclusion Strategy for Growth Corridors in Africa
(SUSTAIN) programme, Tanzania work package in
Sumbawanga SAGCOT Cluster, which includes impact to
the beneficiaries. Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor
of Tanzania (SAGCOT).
Develop comprehensive assessment and M&E framework
at Sumbawanga cluster level, articulated with SUSTAIN
programme-level M&E framework and relevant
indicators, including participatory monitoring, learning
and internal evaluation of programme’s effectiveness and
success.
Supporting the private sectors engaging with SUSTAIN
project (in contract farming with small holder farmers) in
agriculture intervention to establish tracking tools
monitoring their interventions in terms of facts in order
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to making sense of their investment and in showcasing
results for wider public learning.
Responsible for capturing of lesson learnt, success stories
through application of several tools/methods such Most
Significant Change Method (MSC), KAP survey, Outcome
mapping.
Lead in periodic M&E mentoring and training activities
which also includes field visits to project partners from
government and institutions, local capacity builders
(CSO’s & CBO’s) and other involved stakeholders,
including monitoring indicators, data collection, analysis
and compilation methods, writing success project
stories, capturing of lesson learnt and best practices
under Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Good
agricultural practices (GAP) interventions and other
landscape level.
Developing Performance monitoring and evaluation
indicators across the programme i.e. for gender, Income
generating activities, community well-being, collaborative
natural resources management and Value for Money
(VFM) practices.
Provide advisory and leading role in the establishment of
a cluster-level Multi Stakeholder Platforms (MSP) and
database information system for use by investors,
stakeholders and partners in Southern Agricultural
Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT).
Train programme staffs a n d l o c a l c a p a c i t y
b u i l d i n g ( L C B ) C S O ’ s t o u s e p r o g r a m
q u a l i t y c h e c k l i s t s e n s u r e consolidation into an
analytical database and regular reporting decision
making. That includes data validity, data reliability, data
timeliness, precision and integrity.
Develop and maintain a repository system for archiving
projects M&E guidelines, tools data files, analysis, reports
and presentation. I.e. use of cloud storage sites, external
hard drives, Google drive.
Carrying out and management of LCB’s/grantees M&E
capacity assessments, direct grants implementation
quarterly monitoring; progress review of PR’s periodic
update reports and on-site data verification (OSDV)
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Coordinating M&E activities including support for
development and operationalization of the M&E and
reporting system; the M&E training materials and
guidelines; local capacity building Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) capacity needs assessment; capacity
building for CSOs implementing various programme
components; monitoring operations research projects;
facilitating the flow of data information and periodic
reporting.
Supervising baseline, midterm and final evaluation
surveys
Employer 2 (Name and Address)
WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF) TANZANIA P.O. Box 63117 Dar es Salaam
Duration of Appointment (state dates)
2013- March 2015
Position Held Programme Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator-WWF Description of Duties and Responsibilities Deliverables Championed
Working with CSOs and CBOs from 5 Coastal Districts of
Rufiji, Mafia, Kilwa, Mtwara rural and Temeke in Tanzania
Mainland. (in Marine context)
CSO’s engagements, ranking and performance appraisal
Lead team of evaluators in conducting assessment
of WWFs Civil Society Organizations (CSOs
including CBOs) benefiting from WWF
conservation and livelihood grants.
Responsible for establishing and reviewing CSOs
assessment tools per respective beneficiary list
from 5 programme working areas. i.e. 200
Beneficiary CSOs.
Overseeing of the strengthening the capacity of
beneficiary CSO’s under conservation programme
in areas of M&E tools, database and systems
management, DQA, reporting that contemplates
the USAID procedures and guidelines.
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Capacity building CSOs on promoting Small-scale
Enterprise, Capacity building CSOs on issues of
Natural Resources good governance, legislations,
policies, marketing, networking, entrepreneurship
and income generating activities.
General Practice as M&E for the programme:
Developing Monitoring and evaluation Framework
across WWF Conservation Programme.
¬ Developing Performance monitoring and evaluation
indicators across the programme i.e. for gender, Income
generating activities, community well-being, collaborative
natural resources management and Value for Money
(VFM) practices.
Team member in developing Theory of Change
(TOC) for the WWF Conservation programme as
part of new WWF Tanzania Country Strategic
Plan (CSP for period 2016-2020).
Align WWF Global performance indicators with
contextual indicators which are tracked by
Donors i.e. European Union, DFID (UK AID).
Provide overall M&E oversight, design,
implementation in 5 districts of Rufiji, Kilwa,
Mafia, Mtwara rural and Temeke including
Primary &Secondary Schools.
Data collection and Data management
¬ Developing data collection plan and tools for data
collection including the use of Smart phones under open
data kit (ODK) tool in collecting real time data in the field
and provide training to project partners/enumerators at
district on the same.
Responsible for applying GIS techniques in M&E
work and use mobile technologies through Open
Data Kit to collect data.
Supervising field officers/staffs in data collection
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activities.
¬ Developing data collection tools regarding to each
indicators.
¬ Develop and maintain a repository system for archiving
projects M&E guidelines, tools data files, analysis, reports
and presentation. I.e. use of cloud storage sites, external
hard drives, Google drive.
¬ Prepare complete and high quality reports, ensuring
data quality from the field and ensure their effective
tracking.
¬ Ensure effective storage of assessment, research work,
survey and evaluations and/or organization knowledge in
shared folders, and use this knowledge base to promote
learning across organization structures.
Data quality:
¬ Ensure that data collection process obeys data quality
standards and monitor data collection
¬ Providing technical support to WWF Tanzania project
partners in developing performance (PMP)
tracking/Monitoring Plans.
¬ Ensure that relevant data is timely and correctly
computerized and sorted in order to adhere Reporting
timelines.
¬ Conducting data quality assessment (DQA) to WWF
Marine program in collaboration with partners such EU,
USAID, Districts councils, Government ministries.
¬ Work closely with program coordinators and managers
to identify key thematic indicators to monitor and track
from each sector
¬ Ensure that each program has the quality checklist for
the program activities and that they are regularly
implemented, data consolidated, analyzed and acted
upon.
Responsible for oversee the compliance of Value
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for Money (VFM) practice(s) in all programme
engagements.
Conducting Program Quality assessment (PQA):
¬ To see the impact of WWF program to beneficiaries
through conducting Focus group discussion
¬ To identify the program needs and what to be changed
or strengthened.
Supporting implementation of Program’s
Performance Monitoring Plan (USAID PMP
document)
Capacity building:
¬ Identify capacity gaps and provide capacity building and
technical support when relevant to the WWF sector.
Conducted M&E training activities and field
visits to project partners and field
stakeholders, including Monitoring indicators,
data collection, analysis and compilation
methods, writing success project stories and
WWF Standards
¬ To provide training for partners in data collection,
quality check and analysis for reporting and programs
improvement with in WWF
¬ Train staffs t o u s e p r o g r a m q u a l i t y
c h e c k l i s t s e n s u r e consolidation into an analytical
database and regular reporting decision making
Baseline Assessment:
¬ In depth needs assessment and gathering baseline data
to organization department including Gender related
works and girls empowerment
Partners:
¬ Working closely with partners including EU, DFID,
GEF/UNDP, WWF-UK, Ministry of Education and Vocation
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Training, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security,
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Development, Ministry
of Natural Resources and Tourism, Ministry of Energy and
Minerals, Rural Energy Agency, NGOs and target
communities on quarterly and annual basis.
Project Planning and Budgeting:
As a responsible person in overseeing all activities are
implemented according workplans,
I lead other programme team staffs in creating
financial year workplans with its associated
budget and means tracking status of
implementation on monthly basis.
Reporting, Dashboards and Reviews:
Undertake the analysis of secondary data sets
baselines and targets for programs activities.
Review EU Result Oriented Monitoring systems
(ROM) on semi-annual and annual basis and
assess whether the team is on right track to
achieve developmental objective and if
developmental hypothesis still holds.
Manage WWF/EU Information system
(Implementing Partners Reporting System web
based database & Annual Plan Monitoring
System)
Employer 3 (Name and Address)
WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF) TANZANIA P.O. Box 63117 Dar es Salaam
Duration of Appointment (state dates)
2012-2013 Project(s) name: (1) UNDP/GEF-Extending the Coastal Forest
Protected Area Subsystem in Tanzania
(2) Dar Charcoal Project
Position Held Project Executant
Description of Duties and Responsibilities
Oversaw implementation and quality control of 3 programs
per year on Community Based Natural Resource
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Management (CBNRM), Sustainable Charcoal Project (SCP),
and Climate Change (CC) Mitigation and Adaptation.
Responsible for conducting periodic assessment of
protected area (PA) management of both community based
forest (Village land forest reserves) and government forest
reserves. This was done by using GEF Management
Effectiveness Tracking Tool (METT).
Project planning, Budgeting, Implementing, Monitoring,
Evaluation, Retirement and Projection for overall project.
I lead the preparation of Land Use plans to create different
uses including Village Land Forest Reserves (VLFR’s)and
WMAs outside Selous Game Reserve in villages surrounding
Coastal Forests, Rufiji Landscape.
Coordinating with other CSO's in southern coastal districts
to promote awareness on land use rights to local
communities.
Coordinating with other CSO's in Coastal districts to
promote awareness on land use rights and Climate Change
drivers, mitigation and adaptation to local communities.
Provided technical or programme backstopping to the cross-
cutting Governance programme.
Published regularly (online newsletters) the results of work
done in relation to WWF’s & Community initiatives
communication packs.
Prepared policy-related briefs, papers and guidelines
To provide technical training and capacity building of the
agriculture farmers, livestock and poultry rearers so as to
increase income per house hold level.
Capacity building to villagers through trainings and
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advocating on sustainable forest management aspects.
To advice better/modern farming techniques to farmers in
order to conserve the environment so as to produce high
yielding crops per acre.
Organizing awareness raising activities with media, hosting
discussion regarding conservation with other NGO’s and
local communities through media, including TBC and TV,
ITV, local radio and newspaper.
Organizing events/ activities with Regional officials, District
Councils, Ward Councilors and Village Leaders to advocate
forest crimes incidences and the related forest management
initiatives to the stakeholders.
Support project implementation of project activities in
accordance to project indicators and goal.
Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of project
activities to all project implementing partners including
Tanzania Forest Service (TFS), WWF Tanzania, Foundation
for Civil Societies (FCS), Wildlife Conservation Society, Green
Resources, PFP, New Forest Company and local NGOs
ensure attainment of project objectives and goal.
Prepare regular project progress reports on monthly and
quarterly basis and submit to donors
Employer 4 (Name and Address)
TAF Environmental Conservation Programme , KARATU DISTRICT Council under facilitation by NCAA
Duration of Appointment (state dates)
2010-2011
Position Held Programme Officer Description of Duties and Responsibilities
Conducted operation research in four environmental projects and independently contributed to the reports, debrief and presentation with management
Land Evaluation Project- conducted interviews with rural farmers to identify land ownership systems and surveyed selected villages to asses
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land use and land management techniques.
Agriculture Innovation Project- conducted both individually administered interviews and focus group discussions (FGD) with farmers to assess the pattern, reason and rate of adoption of different agricultural innovations. Investigated the rate of adoption of these agricultural innovations and the impact of innovations to the environment.
Facilitate training on: Environment Management, Conservation and Protection, Climate Change and Alternative Energy in 5 pilot villages surrounding Northern Highland Forest Reserve, Karatu district.
5. Additional Research Skills i) Research Assistant, University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), 2011
I was a team member in joint research project between UDSM and Oslo University, Norway on Biodiversity Research entitled Vascular Plants Diversity and Abundance along altitudinal gradient in Pare mountains.
Assessing the conservation status of Pare Mountains using indicator species. I took part in the assessment of forest condition (status, threats, diversity by using indicator species (Vascular plants) and socio-economic benefits.
ii) Research Assistant, Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2007 Participated in research on poverty-collected data on the welfare of rural
communities in Mvomero district through household’s survey among farmers and pastoralist communities focusing on their access to basic needs such as food, shelter and water.
iii) Research Assistant, Sokoine University of Agriculture & TAFORI 2008
“Socio-Economic Threats and importance of Cedrela odorata tree species”.
Participated in discussions with leaders of Mvomero district on how to incorporate research findings in the development plans of Mvomero villages.
The Impacts of Participatory Forest Management and Local Peoples’ perceptions on its implication to communities surrounding Kimboza Forest Reserve, Morogoro.
Publications/Manuscript Jan-2016: Lorri, P. and Ndangalasi, H.J (2016) Study on the distribution of vascular
plants along altitudinal gradient at Kindoroko Forest Reserve, Eastern Arc Mountains. Research report in press (Masters Dissertation).
5. Personal Skills
Programme Management/Implementation
Monitoring and evaluation
Climate Smart Agriculture interventions.
Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) guidelines, requirements, best practices and principles
Programme Management /Implementation: ¬ Manage the preparation of Implementing Partners proposals, work plans and budgets within
donor guidelines and established procedures
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¬ Supervise the design and development of sub agreements with implementing partners and provides on-going monitoring of the agreed activities.
¬ Analyze Implementing Partners submitted budgets and reports according to donor requirements.
¬ Assist Implementing Partners, in designing sub-project activities including the preparation of budgets, implementation schedules and evaluation criteria.
¬ Assists Implementing Partners in annual work plan and budget development and provides leadership in meeting programmatic and financial reporting requirements.
¬ Develops, oversees, coordinates and supervise country specific activities in a WWF Tanzania Conservation program portfolio. Links with field based site coordinators
Monitoring and Evaluation: ¬ Responsible for and oversees the preparation of program reviews, reports (monthly, quarterly
and annual), and other M&E-related documents for review and approval ¬ Developed the overall frame work for program M&E quarterly and annually reviews, impact
assessment, process monitoring, operation monitoring to achieves organization objectives. ¬ Lead the process of identifying and designing key indicators design the format such as
performance report and set out the frame work and procedures for evaluation projects with partners.
¬ Lead study implementation, data collection and data analysis of quantitative and qualitative studies and other data collection processes, ensuring quality and reliability of generated information.
¬ Experienced about the application and use of Smartphone and GIS technology in data collection of projects in REAL TIME hence ensuring accuracy, quality and saving costs to projects/programs.
¬ Support/lead recruitment, training, mentoring and supervision of enumerators during quantitative and qualitative studies undertaken by the M&E unit.
¬ Carry out spot checks of data collection processes as needed and document and share findings during internal meetings.
¬ Lead capacity building of M&E and programme staff in the unit through sharing training materials and providing sessions to share knowledge gained in M&E related trainings.
6. Information Technology Skills
Computer / IT and software skills that I have.
In pursuing my analysis for research or any M&E related data, Computer Application and Forest Management the below software’s have played a role in assisting with analysis and preparation of presentation and reports.
(a) Computer Application Software’s GIS application software
Image analysis software
Database management systems and Programming
ArcGIS 9.x, //ArcView 3.x ERDAS Imagine 9.x MS Access QGIS, SAGA and GRASS ENVI 4.5 R-statistics, Python and C++
(b) Forest Resource Management Forest Resource Assessment Surveying and mapping Silviculture Forest Mensuration GPS surveying Tree seed technology Forest Inventory Chain and compass
surveying Tree nursery
Participatory Forest Resource Assessment
Leveling Planting and tending of trees and forests.
Others include: Microsoft office package, Internet and Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS), M&E log framer 2.0. Use of Excel Pivot Table in the Analysis of Data, Community Analysis Package ver.4.0, Species Diversity and Richness ver.4.0, EpiInfo and Stata and GraphPad InStat software ver.3.1
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Referees Referee 1: Referee 2: Name: Ms. Matrida Simfukwe Name: Dr. Noah Makula Pauline Organization: WWF Tanzania Country Office Organization: University of Dar es Salaam Position: M&E Manager Position: Lecturer Address: P.O. Box 63117 Dar Es Salaam Address: P.O. Box 35097 Telephone number:+255 715 114 888 Telephone number: +255 754 817 734 Email address: [email protected] Email address: [email protected]
[email protected] Referee 3: Name: Mr. Novati Kessy Organization: SNV Netherland Development Organization Tanzania Country Office Position: National Programme Manager-SUMBAWANGA SAGCOT Cluster. Address: Regional drive, P.O. Box 375, Rukwa, Tanzania Telephone number: +255 785 838 408 Skype: novati.philipo Email: [email protected] Referee 4: Name: Mr. Francis Ndenje Organization: Airtel Tanzania Position: Senior Manager, Human Resource. Address: P.O Box 9623. Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania Telephone number: +255 784 670 301 Name: Peter Lorri
Signed: Date: 16H February ,2017
