John is co-director of IRCs Global Programme, lead of the Research and Learning staffing group within IRCs Change Hub and a member of the management team. The Change Hub supports IRCs focus country programmes to deliver innovative and impactful activities that strengthen systems and improve services, facilitates planning monitoring, analysis and learning organisation-wide, and uses evidence and our influencing skills to drive change at regional and global levels.
John is a Briton and European, working from Lodz in Poland where he lives with his family. He has worked for IRC since 2005 and between 2016 and 2019 he was the country director in Ethiopia. He has current roles in the executive committees of the Rural Water Supply Network and the Agenda for Change, and is the Influencing lead for the Destination 2030 Alliance.
There is a need for strong institutional systems and community involvement to address and reduce WASH humanitarian needs over the long term, and to... Read more...
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This review is the first comprehensive evaluation of the External support programs (ESP) literature. It derives a definition of external support... Read more...
Using real life examples to show how Political Economy Analysis (PEA) can be used in practical ways in WASH system planning and promotion. Read more...
Addressing the financing challenges that result from the adoption of the water Sustainable Development Goal (SDG). Read more...
This guide shows leaders and development practitioners how to navigate this complexity and manage their initiatives/organisations successfully... Read more...
Background note to the 3rd IRC event on the limits of aid and the future of trade and presentations of the Keynote presentations by DGIS, Simavi and... Read more...
Aid effectiveness: what does it entail and how to apply aid effectiveness principles in my daily work? Read more...
Progress has been made in recent years with implementing the aid effectiveness framework. Various studies show that the volume of development... Read more...
Although aid effectiveness in the WASH sector has improved in recent years, vigorous steps are needed to counter measures that can jeopardise... Read more...
This fact sheet presents global developments in WASH coverage and discusses its links to aid effectiveness. Read more...
Triple-S think piece examining the contribution of aid effectiveness towards improving sustainability. Read more...
Briefing note on the need to shift from aid effectiveness to development effectiveness to make aid effective at the local level. Read more...