Bio
Jamie is a measurement and impact specialist with a particular interest in working across complex contexts at the intersection of gender, climate, and economic inclusion. At Caribou, she contributes to measurement and impact efforts focused on women’s economic empowerment.
Jamie has worked across diverse sectors including climate change, governance, private sector development, and youth employment, with experience spanning 13 countries. She has supported MEL system design and institutionalized learning at both programmatic and organizational levels, combining academic rigor with hands-on implementation. Jamie has extensive donor engagement experience, having worked with major international agencies including FCDO, USAID, the French Development Agency, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Her contributions to the MEL field include co-authoring a chapter in Monitoring Systems in Africa and developing gender-inclusive indicator guidance for the Government of Ghana. Jamie holds an MSc in Development Evaluation and Management from the University of Antwerp’s Institute of Development Policy. She is based in South Africa.
I am deeply curious about the world, nonlinear pathways to development, and how things can, pragmatically, be done better. Caribou gives me new avenues, systems, and networks to explore, learn from, and contribute to.