DENNIS BOURS

Dpbours@yahoo.com / https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisbours / http://climate.dennisbours.com/

Tel. Thailand: +66 (0) 80 60 40 329 • Tel. Netherlands: +31 (0) 6 412 25 312

Committed performance-driven professional with 12+ years of continuous international advancement in

capacity development, sustainable development, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), climate change

knowledge management, change management initiatives and operations management improvements

Creative and enthusiastic change agent with proven track record in knowledge management, learning and

capacity development initiatives, and operational process improvements

Highly analytical thinker with demonstrated ability to scrutinize technical, performance and financial data

Strong networker, communicator and presenter with excellent multicultural, cross-cultural and cross-

thematic experience in leveraging stakeholder relationships. Stakeholder analysis, relationship management,

dialogue mapping expertise in team and stakeholder environments, organizational and virtual networks

Skilled trouble-shooter / problem-solver who recognizes issues clearly and focuses on options

Longer term missions in: Angola, Brazil, Cambodia, Congo Dem. Rep., Indonesia, Kenya, Libya, North Sudan

and Thailand. Short term training and capacity building in: Ethiopia, India, Jordan, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria,

Papua New Guinea, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Uganda

Fluent in English and Dutch, good French understanding, basic understanding of Portuguese and German

Monitoring and evaluation towards process and

output improvement initiatives

Climate change and sustainable development

Training and capacity development

Creation of buy-in and change management

Cross-functional and –thematic leadership

Management of stakeholder (virtual) networks

Large complex interdisciplinary projects

Problem solving and decision making

Operational and process management

High professional ethics

M.Sc. Supply Chain Management w. merit, climate risk indicators and climate risk management in global

supply chains, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Business School, Aberdeen (UK), 2014

Certificate in Business Leadership Skills (BLSHRPC1), Cornell University, Johnson Graduate School of

Management and the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, New York (USA), 2011

Certificates in Executive Leadership (LSMC04) and Managing for Execution (MEC1), Cornell University's

Proactive Leadership program, New York (USA), 2011

Certification in Technology for Sustainable Development, TDO department, Eindhoven University of

Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven (NL), 2003

M.Sc. Technology and Society, international knowledge transfer and technology policy on renewable

energy, Technology Management faculty, Technology & Society department, Eindhoven University of

Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven (NL), 2003

B.Sc. Commercial Engineering, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, Eindhoven (NL), 1998

Professional Profile

Key Areas of Expertise

Education

Adaptation and resilience M&E consultant, Thematic Evaluation team, Global Environment Facility -

Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO), August 2014 to present

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a financial mechanism for international cooperation providing funding to

meet the agreed incremental costs of securing global environmental benefits. It works in partnership with the GEF

Agencies, national governments and civil society

The GEF Independent Evaluation Office has following functions: 1. To ensure the evaluation function within the

GEF, 2. To set minimum requirements for monitoring and evaluation (M&E), 3. To ensure oversight of the quality of

M&E systems, and 4. To share evaluative evidence within the GEF partnership

Thematic evaluations conducted by the GEF Independent Evaluation Office assess topics of concern to all GEF

activities and provide a basis for decision making and lesson learning on specific themes

Provide support as thematic evaluation team member to the two adaption funds managed by the GEF: the Least

Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)

Development and co-authoring of the GEF IEO good practice study on indicator development, selection and use

principles for climate change adaptation M&E

Other elements of work focus on enabling activities, capacity development 2, country case studies, evaluability

assessments and methodological development on cross-cutting issues.

Co-editor of a Special New Directions in Evaluation journal on “Climate Change Adaptation/Resilience

Monitoring and Evaluation”, New Directions in Evaluation - Wiley Periodicals, October 2013 to present

This journal issue will address emerging scholarly and professional interest, research, and practical debate surrounding

climate change adaptation and resilience (CCAR) monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

Guiding the process of abstract submission and selection, guaranteeing rigor, originality, timeliness and detail in the

CCAR M&E abstracts being chosen and developed into final chapters

Supporting the development of final chapters, meeting with the NDE editorial board and going through the iterative

process of peer-reviewing, final approval and publication of this special NDE journal edition.

Steering Committee Member, Climate Knowledge Brokers group, CDKN/REEEP, May 2012 to present

The Climate Knowledge Brokers (CKB) Group is an emerging alliance of around 50 of the leading global, regional and

national websites specialising in climate and development information. It brings together a diverse set of information

players, from international organisations to research institutes, NGOs and good practice networks, and covers the full

breadth of climate related themes

Support and provide feedback and guidance towards the climate knowledge brokers workshops in Bonn, knowledge

sharing events and collaborative projects developed.

Steering Committee Member, 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change & Development,

Global Environment Facility - Independent Evaluation Office (GEF IEO), February 2014 to December 2014

Provide guidance, overall strategic direction and planning support towards the development and execution of the 2nd

International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development

The 2nd

International Conference will build upon the gains made by the first one held in Alexandria, Egypt in 2008, but it

will pivot around emerging challenges of the evaluation of climate change mitigation and adaptation and the policies

and its relations to natural resources management.

Board Member, Pan Asia-Africa Results-Based M&E Forum, RBM&E Forum, August 2012 to September 2014

The Pan Asia-Africa Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation (RBM&E) Forum was founded to fill a identified gap in the

market for opportunities for M&E/RBM&E practitioners to meet, learn, and share their knowledge, skills, and

experience related to project and program performance management

Professional experience

Provide input regarding the general positioning of the Results-Based M&E Forum, identification of M&E knowledge

gaps, how each Forum program should be structured and support in the facilitation of the Forums

Two highly successful and interactive Pan Asia-Africa RBM&E Forums took place, the first one in November 2012 and

the second one a year later in September 2013.

After an extensive consultation process with M&E stakeholders as well as training providers in the region, a decision

was made in September 2014 to not continue the Forum in its current configuration. Instead, an approach will be

sought to complement other existing M&E workshops and engagements in the region by focusing on specific M&E

knowledge niches and by tailoring training elements to the particular target populations of these workshops.

Team Leader SEA Change CoP, Pact / Rockefeller Foundation, Cambodia/Thailand, December 2011 to June 2014

Provide leadership and constant direction and momentum to the SEA Change Community of Practice for Monitoring

and Evaluation of Climate Change Interventions in Asia ‘www.seachangecop.org’

Development and implementation of the Knowledge Generation Strategy to move the Community from knowledge

dissemination to knowledge development, based on identified knowledge gaps in climate change M&E

Development of webinars, resources, conference facilitation and the coaching of members on publishing articles and

presenting at regional and international conferences on the M&E in climate change initiatives

Development of the SEA Change Knowledge Management Strategy on the sharing and dissemination of information

and the further development of M&E tools and techniques through strategic partnerships and strategic knowledge

generation through e-discussions, a technical advisory committee and focus groups

Responsible for achieving all outputs for the SEA Change project; knowledge dissemination through conferences,

publications, online platform and webinars and specific climate change M&E knowledge generation

The method of active hands-on online as well as offline knowledge management is being copied by other KM networks.

Related Activities

Technical Working Group Member of the TWG on VOPE toolkit development, EvalPartners, August 2013 to present

2014: Guest lecture “Monitoring & Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation / Resilience Interventions”, The Challenge

of Climate Adaptation ENV 670-660 course, Masters in Environmental Sciences program, University of Pennsylvania

2013: Co-facilitator at the regional workshop on gender and climate-smart agriculture in ASEAN, focusing on gender-

sensitive M&E in climate-smart agriculture. FAO, WOCAN and GIZ, December 2013, Bangkok - Thailand

2013: Presenter and panellist at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference, focusing on resilience thinking

to build evaluation knowledge for climate change adaptation. AEA. October 2013, Washington DC - United States

2013: Panellist at the Asia Regional Evaluation Summit, focusing on M&E local capacity development in Asia. USAID

and UNEDAP. September 2013, Bangkok - Thailand

2013: Co-organizer and facilitator at the Evaluation Conclave, focusing on three sessions on the M&E of adaptation,

mitigation and related capacity development. Community of Evaluators South Asia. February 2013, Kathmandu - Nepal

2012: Presenter and pre-conference workshop trainer at the European Evaluation Society (EES) Conference, focusing

on theory of change and the M&E of climate change adaptation. EES. October 2012, Helsinki - Finland

2012: Participation and co-facilitation as Steering Committee member in the Climate Knowledge Brokers workshop,

focusing on climate change related knowledge management. CDKN and GIZ. May 2012, Bonn - Germany

2012: Speaker support at the Asia Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum, focusing on the M&E of climate change

interventions. AKP, APAN and ADB. February 2012, Bangkok - Thailand.

Mediation Leadership Summit Operations Manager / Co-owner, From Talk To Action, Asia Pacific Mediation

Leadership Summit, Thailand, March 2010 to December 2011

Linking up and coordinating the efforts of virtual collaborators, actors, delegates, donors and members of the APMF

community to develop action themes and cross-cutting topics in relation to mediation leadership

Co-owner and manager of ‘From Talk To Action’ and ‘www.mediation-leadership.com’

Development of an online collaborative platform on mediation and other conflict transformation and peacebuilding

processes in the Asia Pacific region and beyond

Operations management and coordination of the three-day Asia Pacific Mediation Leadership Summit held in Bangkok

2 – 4 December 2011 under the umbrella of APMF – Asian Pacific Mediation Forum

Web development, venue planning, budgeting, sourcing and staging towards a successful Summit

The Summit’s format has been copied by the UN Friends for Mediation Group in other regions, given its success.

ERP Operations Manager Fragile States, Save the Children UK, Congo Dem. Rep., Eastern Libya, Kenya, South-

Sudan, Ethiopia, June 2010 to July 2011

Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and operational profiling for bringing about changes in the use of international

procedures, policies, systems, minimum standards and general standards of good practice regarding procurement,

general operations management, supply chain management and medical and food commodity management

The use of M&E to come to improvements in international policies and minimum standards for Save’s programmes

Change management initiatives to come to operational improvements with a focus on operational process

management and resource utilization in the DRC-wide mission for the next programme cycle

Training of commodity management staff Ethiopia on audit preparedness regarding commodity management systems,

procedures, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (MER)

M&E of supply and warehousing procedures in two South Sudanese field locations; audit preparedness development

and M&E guidance training of trainers for all field locations to be used by roving operations trainers in South Sudan

Improvement of linkages between thematic programme elements and project support services

Capacity building through formal training, training of trainers and one-on-one coaching and support

Work with fragile states country programme teams to implement the integral operational structure ensuring that

fragile states programmes are in the best possible state for scale up if required.

Communication Consultant, Mediators Beyond Borders, at the Climate Change Conference, Denmark, December

2009 to February 2010

Creating awareness and an agenda for mediation and other alternative dispute resolution techniques in conflicts

related to climate change initiatives

Supporting the mediators in their international collaboration and networking efforts with international delegates and

other INGO’s at the UNFCCC COP-15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Project Manager Worldwide Implementation National Staff Database, Doctors Without Borders, Worldwide,

August 2008 to August 2009

Evaluation of current human resource practices and payment structures 22 field missions, both technically and with

respect to country-specific labour law

Management of implementation of the ‘Homère’ national staff human resource database in the organization, being at

head office and in 22 field missions under the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) operational centre Amsterdam

Development of work procedures, policies, manuals and communication management

Helpdesk and front-office development, as part of the bigger support structure - technical, functional and helpdesk

Development of a Memorandum of Understanding between the various MSF operational centres and software

suppliers towards future product development

Training of trainers and staff at head office and in the field, i.e. Nairobi (Kenya), New Delhi (India), Kampala (Uganda),

Port Moresby (PNG), Yangon (Myanmar), Amman (Jordan) and Sokoto (Nigeria)

The Homère national staff database and trainings developed were later implemented by all operational centres of MSF.

Operations and Supply Chain Coordinator, Netherlands Red Cross Tsunami Intervention, North Sumatra, Banda

Aceh and Nias, Indonesia, October 2006 to November 2007

Disaster Risk Reduction and direct emergency assistance towards affected communities

Monitoring and managing performance of the supply pipeline, with a focus on timber products and the certification of

hardwood timber and implementation of operational process improvements if needed

Coordination of international tenders for high value medical procurement and capital procurement

Sumatra capital logistics and supply chain coordination from Medan towards the Tsunami reconstruction efforts in

Banda Aceh and on Nias Island, including managing the logistics support towards ICT, communications, energy systems

and vehicle parks in collaboration with the local Red Cross branch and the International Federation of the Red Cross.

Procurement Manager, GOAL Ireland, Sudan, March 2006 to September 2006

M&E of current practices with a focus on medical ordering procedures and procurement systems in place

Management and capacity building of national procurement, cargo and logistics staff to improve the Sudan operational

capacity to international standards and monitoring of implemented improvements

Improvement of GOAL Sudan procurement capacity up to GOAL international procurement standards ensuring donor

compliance and efficient resource utilization and monitoring of implemented improvements

Coordination of international tenders for high value medical procurement under multi-donor funding

Transport management and collaboration with other actors to arrange convoys through the most dangerous areas.

Operations and Security Manager, War Child Netherlands, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, July 2004 to March

2006

M&E of country programme operational practices, with a focus on logistics, ordering and procurement

Development of international logistics standards with linkages towards operational security management, and

international ordering and procurement systems and pipeline monitoring tools

M&E of security procedures and operational profiling in Sierra Leone, Sudan and Uganda missions

Development of the security framework, security standard operating procedures and incident management guidelines

for all War Child missions (Afghanistan, Balkans, Caucasus, DRCongo, Sudan, Sierra Leone and Uganda)

Coordination and evaluation of War Child Netherlands / Center for Safety and Development security trainings

The security system and trainings developed became a spin-off company, which is now a recognized training institute

on security management called Center for Safety and Development, ‘http://www.centreforsafety.org’.

Field Logistics and Procurement Manager, Doctors Without Borders, Angola, September 2003 to May 2004

Base / field logistics management in M’Banza Congo and Kuimba primary healthcare and malaria projects

Managing rehabilitation work to health centers, maintenance supervision of cars, energy and communication

equipment and control of administration and finance

Responsible for the all-day logistical supervision and the monitoring of stocks, stores, pharmacy systems, cold chaining

and ordering of pharmaceuticals, in line with international standards and best practice.

Researcher Sustainable Market Development of Amorphous Solar PV Technology and Climate Change

Benefits, Free Energy Europe, Brazil, January 2002 to June 2003

Research on the market potential of amorphous solar PV panels, with a focus on off-grid rural households, through

M&E of rural electricity needs, decentralized electricity generation and the market for electrical appliances and

equipment in the Central Amazon region

Creation of practical guidelines for sustainable market development of renewable energy in the Central Amazon

Region, area, taking into account the needs of the potential customer as well as the local business environment

Creation of a guideline towards climate change benefits when using solar amorphous PV panels and the applicability of

CDM certificates in small scale PV projects.

Course Instructor and Project Group Evaluator, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands,

September 2000 to March 2001

Instructing the course “Technology assessment”, managing and evaluating the work of project groups of adult part-

time students under the guidance of Dr. Ir. G. P. J. Verbong.

Researcher on Economic and Social Development Indicators, Eindhoven University of Technology, the

Netherlands, March 1999 to October 2000

Evaluation of data sources and compatibility of raw statistical data related to social development indicators

Updating of raw statistical data on economic and social development indicators and statistical analysis of these

indicators under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Adam Szirmai, preceding the revision of Mr. Szirmai’s book "Economic and

Social Development, Cambridge University Press 2005, www.dynamicsofdevelopment.com", department International

Technological Development Studies, Technology Management faculty.

Course Development for Small Scale Product Developers, Mikrocentrum, the Netherlands, March 1997 to

February 1998

Needs analysis and the development of technical courses for SME product developers, focusing on mechatronics,

product development strategies, opto-electronics and data- and telecommunications in product development

environments. Under the authority of Mikrocentrum, an Eindhoven-based training institute and knowledge centre.

Bours, D.P., Leagnavar, P., 2014. Good Practice Study on Indicator Development, Selection and Use for Climate Change

Adaptation Monitoring and Evaluation. Study, Climate-Eval and the Global Environment Facility Independent

Evaluation Office, Washington, DC.

Bours, D.P., McGinn, C. and Pringle, P., 2014. Monitoring and Evaluation for Climate Change Adaptation: A Synthesis of

Tools, Frameworks and Approaches – 2nd

Edition. Report, SEA Change CoP, Phnom Penh and UKCIP, Oxford.

Bours, D.P., McGinn, C. and Pringle, P. 2014. Evaluation Review 3: Evaluating programmes through a climate adaptation

lens: Reflections from coastal areas in Asia and the Pacific. Evaluation Review, SEA Change CoP, Phnom Penh and

UKCIP, Oxford.

Bours, D.P., McGinn, C. and Pringle, P., 2014. Evaluation Review 2: Lessons Learned from International and Donor Agency

Portfolio Evaluations: Past, Present, and Emerging Trends in the Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change

Adaptation Programmes. Evaluation Review, SEA Change CoP, Phnom Penh and UKCIP, Oxford.

Bours, D.P., McGinn, C. and Pringle, P., 2014. Evaluation Review 1: Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change

Adaptation in Asia. Evaluation Review, SEA Change CoP, Phnom Penh and UKCIP, Oxford.

Bours, D.P., 2014. Climate Proofing Supply Chains: Identification of Climate Risk Indicators to Improve the Supply Chain Risk

Management Process (SCRMP). Thesis, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

Bours, D.P., McGinn, C. and Pringle, P., 2014. Guidance Note 3: Theory of Change Approach to Climate Change Adaptation

Programming. Guidance Note, SEA Change CoP, Phnom Penh and UKCIP, Oxford.

Bours, D.P., McGinn, C. and Pringle, P., 2014. Guidance Note 2: Selecting Indicators for Climate Change Adaptation

Programming, Guidance Note. SEA Change CoP, Phnom Penh and UKCIP, Oxford.

Bours, D.P., McGinn, C. and Pringle, P., 2014. Guidance Note 1: Twelve Reasons Why Climate Change Adaptation M&E is

Challenging. Guidance Note, SEA Change CoP, Phnom Penh and UKCIP, Oxford.

Bours, D.P., McGinn, C. and Pringle, P., 2013. Monitoring and Evaluation for Climate Change Adaptation: A Synthesis of

Tools, Frameworks and Approaches. Report, SEA Change CoP, Phnom Penh and UKCIP, Oxford.

Bours, D.P., 2013. Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation Interventions - What Can We Learn From

Existing Climate Change Adaptation Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks and Principles? Webinar, SEA Change

CoP, Phnom Penh.

Bours, D.P., 2013. The Role of Power in Single Sourcing Relationships - Negotiation Strategies to Enhance Collaboration

During the Relationship. Report, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Business School, Aberdeen.

Bours, D.P., 2013. Financial Rewards Alone Will Not Increase Job Performance and Satisfaction - A Study Into the

Relationship Between Rewards, Job Satisfaction and Performance. Report, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

Business School, Aberdeen.

Publications and professional reports

Bours, D.P., Pruna, L. and Sok, S., 2012. Communities of Practice - Lessons Learned From the SEA Change Experience. Article,

Monitoring and Evaluation of Climate Change Adaptation, MECCA Africa monthly, 1(7), Addis Ababa.

Bours, D.P., 2010. Switching Between Supply Chain Types. Report, CILT Certification in Humanitarian Supply Chain

Management, Fritz Institute, San Francisco.

Bours, D.P., 2008. Homère Global Staff Database - Training Manual. Manual, Médècins Sans Frontières, Amsterdam.

Bours, D.P., 2006. Security Policy and Standard Operating Procedures. Manual, War Child Netherlands, Amsterdam.

Bours, D.P., 2003. The Dissemination of Amorphous Solar PV Panels in the Manaus region, Amazonas – Brazil; A Guideline

for the Development of a Sustainable PV Market. Thesis, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven.

International Organization for Cooperation in

Evaluation (IOCE)

International Development Evaluation Association

(IDEAS)

RedR UK training institute (UK)

Climate-Eval Community of Practice, Global

Environment Facility – Independent Evaluation Office

network (US)

Fritz Institute (US)

“Dennis has a talent for cutting through the waffle to get to the point, and has brought a lot of useful experience to the

Climate Knowledge Brokers Steering Group on convening online communities, knowledge management, capacity

development as well as the challenges of effective monitoring and evaluation of climate initiatives as well as related

knowledge management environments.”

- Geoff Barnard, Knowledge Management Strategy Advisor, Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN).

“Dennis is a highly valuable member of the "Climate Knowledge Brokers" Group and its Steering Committee. He always is

keen to share his strong experience in M&E and sustainable development, which is a big asset for the group and helped lots

of group members to improve their own work substantially. I personally value his opinion and experience on setting up and

running ‘Communities of Practice’ and managing virtual networks (especially in a cross-cultural environment) very much

and can highly recommend working with Dennis.”

- Florian Bauer, Operations Director, Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP).

“Dennis is a very experienced, academic as well as practical manager and has much to offer. He adjusted quickly to the

more advisory role of the Regional Operations Manager position when in Nairobi. His willingness to travel to field locations

that have not seen support for a long time was much appreciated.”

- Ben Boxer, Regional Financial Manager East and Southern Africa, Save the Children UK.

Professional endorsements

Professional affiliations

“Dennis did a very good job in driving the project home, in resourcing the project and also through technical solutions and

by having good ideas about the support structure. He has proven to be a very good project manager with a wide set of

skills, very result oriented and practical but also creating intelligent solutions, having bigger ideas and able to see the bigger

picture and contribute to that.”

- Ramon Baijens, Head of Human Resources, Doctors Without Borders OCA.

“Dennis has a strong focus on detail and quality when it comes to support in the operational areas of humanitarian

interventions and related analysis and auditing. In terms of guidelines and procedures development as well as field audits

and reports, his level of detail is unmatched. And then he is a great guy to work with.”

- Tjipke Bergsma, Deputy CEO, PLAN International.

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