Simon Hearn

Simon joined RAPID in 2007 with responsibility for the coordination, facilitation, and development of the Outcome Mapping Learning Community – a global group of advocates, trainers, specialists and users of Outcome Mapping. As well as this, he facilitates the BetterEvaluation online community – a network of evaluators, commissioners of evaluation and users dedicated to developing resources on appropriate use of evaluation methods. He carries out research, capacity building and advisory work on policy influencing strategies, monitoring, evaluation and learning, communities of practice, networks and the use of social media and online communications.

Recent work includes:

• Researcher and co-author of a review of the Publish What You Pay advocacy coalition model;

• Design and development of the online 3ie policy impact toolkit: http://policyimpacttoolkit.3ieimpact.org;

• Managing online community engagement component of the BetterEvaluation project;

• Co-author Maximising the impact of transdisciplinary research with a novel approach: ROMA (RAPID Outcome Mapping), Claudia Michel, Simon Hearn, Gabriella Wurst, Thomas Breu. NCCR North-South Dialogue, no. 48. 2013;

• Piloting of Outcome Mapping into the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) programme results measurement framework;

• Review of strategic planning processes in Accountability in Tanzania (AcT) programme funded organisations;

• Lead author: Not everything that connects in a network. ODI Background Note.

• Facilitation of more than ten Outcome Mapping training workshops for NGOs, donor agencies and research institutes in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Prior to joining ODI, he worked as a research assistant at Gamos Ltd, a consultancy specialising in information and communication for development. His work included website design, quantitative data analysis, desk research and video production. He has a BSc in Astrophysics and an MSc is Biomedical Engineering. He is a member of the European Evaluation Society and the American Evaluation Association.