Emmanuel Nene Odjidja is a highly accomplished Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) expert and implementation researcher with more than a decade of progressive experience in developing evidence-based systems for learning, accountability, and strategic decision-making in development and humanitarian contexts. His career reflects a deep commitment to building utilization-focused evaluation frameworks that drive adaptive management, equity, and systems change.

With a Master of Science in Global Health (Distinction) from Queen Margaret University in the UK and a Bachelor’s degree in Geography and Rural Development from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana, Emmanuel brings a powerful combination of academic excellence, technical skill, and field expertise to every engagement.

He currently serves as Monitoring, Assessments and Evaluation Specialist at the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) in Geneva, where he provides technical leadership for M&E activities across the Sahel region, Sri Lanka, and Tunisia. His role spans the full spectrum of MEL—from theory of change development and results framework design to advising on baseline, midline, and endline evaluations. He is also responsible for establishing evaluation guidelines and quality assurance tools to ensure rigor across diverse country portfolios.

Prior to GCERF, Emmanuel led the M&E and Epidemiology unit at Village Health Works in Burundi, where he designed robust data systems to monitor complex, multi-sectoral programs spanning health systems, food security, and infectious disease control. He successfully led the implementation of a $100,000 grant to assess baseline indicators using a quasi-experimental evaluation design, demonstrating his technical leadership and grant management capacity.

Emmanuel has also served as a consultant to several international organizations, including UNICEF Latin America and the Caribbean Office, Pact Ghana, Global Partners for Development, AVSI Foundation in South Sudan, and PATH Ghana (USAID MalariaCare). His consultancy work spans a wide array of evaluations and assessments, including social protection frameworks, family-based care systems, WASH project impact studies, and multisectoral nutrition surveys in fragile settings. His ability to navigate complexity and conflict-sensitive environments has earned him assignments in over 13 countries, including Ghana, South Sudan, Burundi, Mali, Niger, Tunisia, Chad, Sri Lanka, and Switzerland.