M Junaid Akhtar

Junaid Akhtar is a senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) and international development professional with over 20 years of experience providing strategic leadership in results-based management, programme performance, evaluation, research and public-sector governance. He has extensive experience designing and leading MEL systems for complex, large-scale donor-funded and government-led programmes, working with international development partners including FCDO, USAID, the World Bank, ADB and UNDP. His expertise encompasses the development of theories of change, results frameworks and performance measurement systems; evaluation design and management; data quality assurance; impact and outcome assessment; value for money; and the generation and use of evidence to inform policy, programme adaptation and strategic decision-making. He holds a PhD in Public Management and Governance from the University of Rome Tor Vergata and an MSc in Development Studies.