Claire Walsh
About Claire Walsh
Claire Walsh serves as the Associate Programme Director at Sightsavers, where she leads the monitoring and learning strategy for a £30m DFID funded programme. With extensive experience in international development, she has held various roles at Sightsavers and other organizations, focusing on programme systems, monitoring, and evaluation.
Work at Sightsavers
Claire Walsh has been serving as the Associate Programme Director at Sightsavers since 2018. In this role, she leads the monitoring, evidence, adaptation, and learning strategy for a £30 million DFID-funded programme. Prior to her current position, she held several roles within Sightsavers, including Head of Programme Systems and Monitoring from 2013 to 2018, and Programme Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor for eight months in 2013. Her work at Sightsavers focuses on ensuring effective programme delivery and compliance with funding requirements.
Education and Expertise
Claire Walsh earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University, where she studied History, English Literature, and Sociology from 1999 to 2003. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master's degree in Public Policy from Simon Fraser University, completing her studies from 2005 to 2007. Her academic background supports her technical expertise in policy and systems development within the international development sector.
Professional Background
Claire Walsh has a diverse professional background in international development and monitoring and evaluation. Before joining Sightsavers, she worked as the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager at Theatre for a Change in Malawi from 2009 to 2012. She also served as a Gender Technical Advisor for the World University Service of Canada in 2008-2009 and as a Programme Development Intern at the Human Sciences Research Council in 2007. Additionally, she was a Project Officer at Disability Alliance BC from 2005 to 2007.
Skills and Responsibilities
Claire Walsh possesses skills in consortium management, relationship-building, and team-building. In her current role at Sightsavers, she is responsible for contracting, finance, risk and compliance, and reporting within the Disability Inclusive Development Programme. Her responsibilities encompass overseeing the strategic direction of programme monitoring and ensuring alignment with organizational goals.