Claire is a Global Adviser on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning for Oxfam GB, with a particular focus on advocacy evaluation.  As part of the Programme Performance and Accountability team, she supports the development of organisational systems and a culture that promotes learning, accountability and measurement of results; provides strategic leadership and a global overview of organisational Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) processes; and builds capacity to carry out high quality M&E. 

Prior to joining Oxfam, Claire worked with Aboriginal Groups in Western Canada on rights and title cases. Claire's academic background includes undergraduate work in international development management and political science, a masters degree in human rights from the University of Sussex, and training with the Independent Evaluation Group of the World Bank in programme evaluation.

Claire is a member of the American Evaluation Association and the European Evaluation Society, and an active contributor to a number of M&E communities of practice. Most recently Claire co-managed the evaluation of Oxfam GB's climate change campaign and helped to develop Oxfam International's approach to Monitoring and Evaluating campaigns, co-presenting lessons learned from these at the 2010 EES Conference, and the innaugural webinar for InterAction's Evaluation and Program Effectiveness Working Group.

Please note: Claire is currently on maternity leave.