Integrity welcomes Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Integrity is delighted to welcome Niki Wood as Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL).

Integrity Head of MEL, Niki Wood

An award-winning mixed-methods expert, Niki joined Integrity in November in a trans-Atlantic role. She will lead MEL technical design and delivery across Integrity’s global portfolio, bringing her blended expertise in systems thinking, theory-based and participatory evaluation approaches, and cross-disciplinary and human-centred approaches to MEL. She has worked across West and East Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Western Balkans.

Niki is interested in MEL innovation and has developed mechanisms and tools to measure the ‘unmeasurable’ that have been showcased on global platforms. She said: “I am thrilled to be working for a specialist evidence provider like Integrity that centres the blend of kindness, innovation, and excellence in their practice. I look forward to leading the team of talented experts here and developing the depth and breadth of Integrity’s MEL technical practice.”

“I am thrilled to be working for a specialist evidence provider like Integrity that centres the blend of kindness, innovation, and excellence in their practice. I look forward to leading the team of talented experts here and developing the depth and breadth of Integrity’s MEL technical practice.”

Niki joins Integrity after four years as the MEL Practice lead for Chemonics UK, where she built and led the MEL Practice and technical function. Previously she worked for the international development supplier Palladium and then moved to the UK government, where she was MEL lead in the UK Stabilisation Unit.

Integrity founder and CEO, Anthony Ellis, said: We are so fortunate to have Niki join us at Integrity. Niki is an inspiring leader in the MEL sector, trusted and relied on by our key clients. We wish her the warmest of welcomes and are already seeing her transformational approach to organisational learning.

Find more details of Integrity’s MEL offer and our capabilities statements here.