Michael Bognini

PMEL and development-programme professional with experience supporting regional and country-level portfolios across West Africa, including agriculture, food security, livelihoods and community-based development. Experienced in designing and operationalising results frameworks, monitoring indicators, coordinating field data collection, analysing programme performance, strengthening data quality and producing evidence-based reports for management and partners. Combines field programme experience with technical skills in Power BI, Excel, KoboToolbox/ODK, CommCare and QGIS.

Brings transferable capabilities relevant to mining-sector Social Performance, Community Development, ESG monitoring and sustainability reporting. Seeking to apply this experience in a mining or natural-resources environment.

Regional Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (PMEL) Specialist – West Africa at Agriterra (2023-08)

• Supported PMEL for regional programmes, including Acting Now and Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) assignments.
• Contributed to the development and use of results frameworks, performance indicators, monitoring tools and reporting processes.
• Supported programme data registration and monitoring through the Agro-Info.Net (AIN) information system.
• Reviewed programme information and performance data to strengthen consistency, completeness and the quality of regional reporting.
• Worked with country teams and partners to follow up on programme implementation, results and reporting requirements.

MEAL Senior Project Officer – PATRIP Project at Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2021-08 – 2023-07)

• Led and supported monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning activities for a cross-border project implemented in Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire.
• Supported the application of the project MEAL framework, indicator tracking, data collection processes and analysis of implementation results.
• Facilitated learning through training, workshops and engagement with project teams and stakeholders.
• Contributed to data quality, evidence generation and reporting to inform programme decisions and improve implementation.

MEAL Officer – PASANAD (Food Security and Nutrition Support Programme) at Save the Children (2019-01 – 2021-08)

• Supported the design and implementation of MEAL plans, data-collection processes and performance-monitoring tools.
• Coordinated field monitoring activities and supported the supervision of enumerators and data-collection teams.
• Analysed programme indicators and performance data, including baseline/endline and knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) surveys.
• Contributed to beneficiary targeting, cash-transfer monitoring and market analysis to inform programme delivery.
• Prepared monitoring information and findings for programme teams and reporting.

Deputy Programme Manager – Food Security & Livelihoods; Emergency Response at Action Against Hunger (ACF) (2017-05 – 2018-12)

• Supported the management and coordination of food security and livelihoods activities, including emergency responses under ECHO Soudure and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida/ASDI) Rapid Response Mechanism.
• Contributed to operational planning, field-team coordination, implementation follow-up and monitoring of emergency activities.
• Supported analysis of food-security and livelihood information to guide programme response and prioritisation.

Project Manager – Food Security & Livelihoods Surveillance at Action Against Hunger (ACF) (2016-02 – 2018-04)

• Managed food-security and livelihoods surveillance activities and supported the production of monitoring information for programme decision-making.
• Contributed to the preparation of pastoral-resource and food-security information bulletins for the Eastern Region.
• Used market, household-economy and food-security monitoring approaches to analyse trends and support targeting of interventions.
• Applied GIS and mapping approaches to present and interpret spatial information.

Master’s Degree in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid – KALU Institute, Spain (2021 – 2022)

Bachelor’s Degree in Gender, Population and Development – Pan-African Institute for Development – West Africa (2016 – 2018)

Higher Diploma in Livestock Farming and Animal Health – National School of Livestock Farming and Animal Health, Burkina Faso (2011 – 2013)