Bangladesh
International Development
Nick de Bois (Enfield North, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development
(1) what assessment she has made of the position of the Results and Evaluation Advisor appointed in 2011 as mentioned in her Department's Operational Plan in Bangladesh 2011-15;
(2) what the salary is of the Results and Evaluation Adviser appointed in 2011 as mentioned in her Department's Operational Plan in Bangladesh 2011-15.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
The results and evaluation adviser for DFID Bangladesh was appointed in October 2011. This is an A2/civil service grade 7 position and the salary range for this post is £49,168-£56,293.
The position is held by a member of the Statistics Cadre and has proved valuable in increasing the capacity of the staff and delivery partners to improve the evidence base in programmes, by improving the use of data sources and more effectively applying rigorous methodological approaches for tracking results. The post holder is also working across teams to embed improved monitoring systems and independent evaluation into programme design.
