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About the webinar

With the launch of their new Global Programmes & MEAL System (GPMS) Islamic Relief is enabling a “bottom-up” approach to project design led by the local country teams.

In this session, we are excited to welcome Claire Bedwell-Thomas, Global Programme Impact & MEAL Manager at Islamic Relief who will walk us through the GPMS rollout journey and share lessons learnt.

We will see how putting local teams at the very heart of the design and the process led to a system that can be used and leveraged by all stakeholders for understanding and showcasing global impact.

During the one-hour session, Claire will cover:

• The key activities undertaken, from the initial stakeholder consultations to the pilot and the global rollout itself
• The composition of the implementation team, including roles and responsibilities of internal staff and external partners along with required skillsets
• The tools used to implement the new system, including considerations for implementing at a global scale while empowering local staff

There will also be a Q&A session.

Read more about Islamic Relief’s Global Programmes & MEAL System.

Is this webinar for me?

• Are you looking for inspiration on designing an information system for your global programs and MEAL?
• Would you like to explore how putting local teams at the very heart of the process can support the design and development of a system that can be leveraged by all stakeholders for impact measurement?
• Would you like to ask questions about the approach and the implementation to get ideas for your own system?

Then, join our webinar!

About the presenter

Claire Bedwell-Thomas is the Global Programme Impact & MEAL Manager for Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW). She leads a team of seven members at a headquarters level, that provide both remote technical support as well as field-based capacity building of MEAL staff for all IRW’s country offices. She works on enhancing Islamic Relief’s (IR) commitment for results-based programming, increased accountability, and institutionalised learning.

Claire and her team are the custodians of IR’s Quality Management System, which acts as the backbone for the Core Humanitarian Standard certification. They are also responsible for embedding IRW’s Global MEAL Framework, including associated tools, templates and guidelines. They also champion and assure systematic and effective processes are in place for rightsholder feedback and complaints, and internal/external evaluations for continual improvement and innovation.

She has recently launched IR’s first Global Results Framework and is also leading on the design, implementation and roll out of a Global Programmes & MEAL System (GPMS) in 27 countries worldwide. She liaises with different organisational departments, donors and country offices to ensure quality and accountability is at the core of IRW’s programmes in both humanitarian and development contexts.

Previously Claire worked in the international programmes team at CARE International UK. She holds an MA in Conflict, Security and Development from Exeter University.