Ahmed Koroma
Freetown
Summary
Dynamic Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager with extensive experience at BRAC International Sierra Leone. Proven expertise in data analysis and capacity building, successfully developed a comprehensive result-based M&E system. Adept at fostering collaboration and enhancing program quality, driving impactful outcomes for vulnerable communities.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager
BRAC International Sierra Leone
Freetown
10.2019 - Current
- Coordinate M&E activities for all BRAC and consortium/partner projects.
- Develop gender-sensitive tools and instruments for monitoring and evaluation.
- Facilitate M&E capacity-building activities for BRAC Sierra Leone and partners' staff.
- Contribute to new program development, leading the theory of change/logic process.
- Prepare technical briefing papers and status updates for project management teams.
- Ensure program quality monitoring and prepare M&E reports.
- Analyze data to form a coherent basis for impact analysis and strategy development.
- Contributed to developing and rolling out a comprehensive result-based M&E System in BRAC Sierra Leone.
Senior HIV M&E Officer
King’s Sierra Leone Partnership
Freetown
09.2019 - 10.2019
- Deliver training on the use of the DHIS2 tracker in HIV clinics.
- Provide one-to-one training to improve confidence in using the surveillance tool.
- Identify and provide solutions to challenges in the implementation of the patient tracker.
- Provide monthly reports on patient tracker usage.
- Assist in contextual analysis processes for the HIV program.
Quality Improvement Coordinator
Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services
New York
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Build the capacity of caseworkers to enter data accurately and consistently.
- Collect, analyze, and assess program-related data.
- Lead development of TOR for study consultants and facilitate associated activities.
- Develop tracking systems for the implementation of recommendations from evaluations and reviews.
- Played a leading role in showing academic, socio-emotional, and health outcomes for kids in the After-school programs in New York City.
Manager Monitoring & Evaluation
BRAC International Sierra Leone/Bangladesh
Freetown
05.2017 - 07.2018
- Coordinate M&E activities for all BRAC projects.
- Build M&E capacity for BRAC Sierra Leone’s staff.
- Prepare technical briefing papers and status updates.
- Ensure program quality monitoring and prepare monitoring reports.
- Established a result-based M&E System in BRAC Sierra Leone, focusing on enhancing organizational learning.
- Supported the development of the Annual strategic plans for BRAC Sierra Leone.
Program Manager -Ebola Emergency Response Fund (DFID)
BRAC International Sierra Leone
Freetown
11.2014 - 04.2015
- Managed a DFID Ebola Emergency Response Fund to help quarantined households.
- Led distribution of supplies to quarantine households.
- Facilitated capacity-building activities for communities.
- Helped 500 affected households in 50 communities observe quarantine rules to prevent the spread of Ebola.
- Member of the Country Management Team (CMT)
Development Professional (Human Rights and Legal Empowerment Lead)
BRAC International Sierra Leone
Dhaka Bangladesh and Freetown
11.2013 - 11.2014
- Provided leadership and technical support to BRAC’s Human Rights and Legal Empowerment Programme.
- Managed a $2,000,000 grant from NAMATI and Trocaire for women and children suffering from gender-based violence.
- Facilitated coordination with donors and partners on women’s rights and empowerment.
- Helped 1500 women access legal aid services and alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Education
Master of Science - Security, Strategic And Development Studies
Fourah Bay (University of Sierra Leone)
Freetown, Sierra Leone12.2024
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy & Sociology
Fourah Bay (University of Sierra Leone)
Freetown, Sierra Leone04.2013
Skills
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Data analysis
- Survey design
- Report writing
- Capacity building
- Program management
Affiliations
. COVID-19 Impact Review (2021): Evaluated socioeconomic effects of the pandemic and proposed mitigation measures.
Certification
• Monitoring and Learning (BRAC International Diani, Kenya, October 2025)
• Monitoring and Learning (BRAC International, Kigali, Rwanda January 2024)
• MERL Training (BRAC International, Monrovia, Liberia, March 2023)
• M&E Diagnostic Training (IPA/BRAC, Monrovia, Liberia, November 2019)
• Atlas Corps Fellowship (Atlas Corps Service, New York, USA, July 2018 - July 2019)
• European Commission Grant Management Training (Online, July 2020)
• Program Management (Monitoring and Evaluation) (BRAC Sierra Leone, Freetown, February 2016)
• Development, Leadership, and Management (BRAC University, Bangladesh, February - May 2014)
• Data Platform Training (DHIS2), DFID/IRC
• Monitoring and Learning (BRAC International, Kigali, Rwanda January 2024)
• MERL Training (BRAC International, Monrovia, Liberia, March 2023)
• M&E Diagnostic Training (IPA/BRAC, Monrovia, Liberia, November 2019)
• Atlas Corps Fellowship (Atlas Corps Service, New York, USA, July 2018 - July 2019)
• European Commission Grant Management Training (Online, July 2020)
• Program Management (Monitoring and Evaluation) (BRAC Sierra Leone, Freetown, February 2016)
• Development, Leadership, and Management (BRAC University, Bangladesh, February - May 2014)
• Data Platform Training (DHIS2), DFID/IRC
Accomplishments
BRAC International Young professional, Nov. 2013
Timeline
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Manager
BRAC International Sierra Leone
10.2019 - Current
Senior HIV M&E Officer
King’s Sierra Leone Partnership
09.2019 - 10.2019
Quality Improvement Coordinator
Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services
07.2018 - 07.2019
Manager Monitoring & Evaluation
BRAC International Sierra Leone/Bangladesh
05.2017 - 07.2018
Program Manager -Ebola Emergency Response Fund (DFID)
BRAC International Sierra Leone
11.2014 - 04.2015
Development Professional (Human Rights and Legal Empowerment Lead)
BRAC International Sierra Leone
11.2013 - 11.2014
Master of Science - Security, Strategic And Development Studies
Fourah Bay (University of Sierra Leone)
Bachelor of Arts - Philosophy & Sociology
Fourah Bay (University of Sierra Leone)