Anne Dowden REWA

I am an Australian citizen, and a New Zealander. I was born in Ōtepoti, Dunedin, in Aotearoa New Zealand into a large Australian family. I have many connections to Australia as almost all of my extended family live in Australia. With my family nearly grown, I am now developing my work links with Australia and Australian communities.

I am an evaluation professional who is a critical thinker with excellent communication skills, strong numeric knowledge, and a passion for promoting equity and understanding of people and their unique needs and perspectives.

I am passionate about my family, our environment, sharing the outdoors, nature and social photography and volunteering in our community.

• Strategic and governance knowhow and experience.
• Leader, executive experience managing teams and delivering complex, high-quality projects.
• Evaluation mentor, evaluation peer reviewer.
• Critical thinker can identify key concepts in all types of information.
• Culturally competent on a continuous growth journey to develop deeper understand of te ao Māori and Pasifika cultures, including learning te reo Māori (language).
• Team player, I spend time learning about and understanding others’ views to ensure they are fully considered.

Sector and knowledge areas include education, special education, giftedness education, (including Māori and Pasifika), equity internet access (including for Māori and Pasifika and for those living with deprivation), equity of access, living with deprivation, living with neurodiversity, refugee and migrants, health and healthcare, harm reduction, addiction management, health promotion, Māori health, mental health and wellbeing, return to work, rehabilitation, health and safety, workplace safety, driving safety, not for profit, community development.

• Accomplished communicator, facilitator and speaker - formal and informal settings, one-on-one, education seminars, course lectures, workshops and large conference audiences.
• Extensive public sector evaluation experience.
• Extensive experience building rapport and gathering information and opinions from individuals and groups of all walks of life.
• Extensive experience working alongside teams of national, regional and community stakeholders.

Evaluation Services

• Evaluation Scoping, Design, Co-design
• Evaluation Theory, Theory of Change, Logic modelling, Rubrics, Indicators
• Evaluation team lead
• Cross cultural evaluation leadership
• Monitoring and Impact frameworks
• Mixed Methodology or Methods Analysis
• Mixed Methodology or Methods Design
• Evaluation Capacity Building
• Stakeholder engagement and workshopping
• Participatory Evaluation or Methods
• Strategic Evaluation
• Programme Evaluation
• Innovative reporting and community feedback
• Qualitative Research
• Quantitative Research, Data project design and lead
• Tender review panel
• Provider contract management – for research, evaluation, data analysts
• Evaluation mentoring
• Expert peer review of evaluation scoping, design, and formal reports
• Evaluation training workshops & Seminars

Evaluation Sectors

• Government
• Community/NGO
• Education
• Health
• Rehabilitation
• Work safety
• Transport
• Philanthropic
• Refugee/New Migrant
• Social Services

Community Group Expertise

• Refugee/New Migrant
• Senior people
• Vulnerable communities/Disability