Evaluation
Impact, process and mid-term evaluations of programmes and portfolios, from the inception phase to the final report and management response.
Impact, Process, Mid-term reviews, Theory of change, Results framework
Independent research & evaluation · South-East England
Finding out what's working, for whom, and why.
I'm Anita Pavic. I work with public and third sector organisations, from government departments to charities and international development programmes, to understand what's working and what people need. I do it through interviews, focus groups, workshops and surveys, turned into clear reports and briefings.
Worked with
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
- World Bank
- Wellcome Trust
- Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)
- World Food Programme (WFP)
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
- Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN)
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
- LEGO Foundation
- British Council
- Youth Endowment Fund (YEF)
- Itad
Services
I can take on a whole research or evaluation project, or join your team for one part of a bigger study.
Qualitative research
Interviews, focus groups and workshops, online and in person, with programme teams, partners, funders and participants. I code and analyse the data in MAXQDA, Dedoose and similar tools, then turn it into clear findings. Where it fits, especially with charities, I love using participatory methods so people help shape the research and make sense of the results.
Interviews & KIIs, Focus groups, Workshops, Qualitative coding, Participatory methods
Quantitative research
Surveys of people you can already reach, such as programme participants, grantees, partners or staff. I design the questionnaire, set it up on an online survey platform, then analyse and report the results. I also analyse existing survey and programme data.
Questionnaire design, Online surveys, Data analysis, Reporting
Also:
- Policy & stakeholder research
- Market research & comms testing
- Evaluability assessments
- Conflict & political economy analysis
- Validation workshops
- Policy briefs & learning products
- Multi-country project coordination
Published reports
Danish support to gender equality, 2014–2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark · with Itad
An evaluation of how Denmark's development cooperation supported gender equality from 2014 to 2021. I coordinated the project, wrote country case studies on programmes in Mali, Kenya and Burkina Faso, and case studies of UNICEF, UNFPA, Marie Stopes and the Green Climate Fund.
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Children, Violence and Vulnerability 2024
Youth Endowment Fund · at Savanta
The Youth Endowment Fund's report on teenage children's experiences of violence, based on a national survey. I was project lead and co-author.
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CEPI 2.0 mid-term review
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations · with Itad
A review of CEPI's progress halfway through its second strategy. I analysed the survey data, ran key informant interviews, did the qualitative analysis and co-wrote the final report.
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Future of Global Health Initiatives process evaluation
Wellcome Trust · with Itad
An evaluation of the process behind the Future of Global Health Initiatives, a multi-stakeholder effort to change how global health initiatives work together. I led the stakeholder mapping and analysis and co-wrote the report.
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Next Generation UK 2024
British Council · at Savanta
Research into the lives, priorities and attitudes of young people in the UK, part of the British Council's international Next Generation series. I was project lead and co-author.
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Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse evaluation
World Food Programme (WFP) · with Itad
An evaluation of WFP's approach to protection from sexual exploitation and abuse. I carried out the benchmarking analysis and coded the programme documents.
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MOPAN assessment of UNAIDS, 2023
Multilateral Organisation Performance Assessment Network (MOPAN) · with Itad
An independent assessment of how well UNAIDS performs as an organisation. I designed and ran a survey, reviewed documents, conducted and analysed key informant interviews, and refined the data collection tools and stakeholder sample.
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Independent summative evaluation of the Fleming Fund, 2017–26
Department of Health and Social Care · with Itad
The final evaluation of the UK's nearly £500 million programme to strengthen antimicrobial resistance surveillance in 22 countries. I was quantitative data lead, building the indicator dataset from global sources and cross-checking the results framework data. My role is listed in the annexes.
Read the reportMore evaluations
- Blue Planet FundDepartment for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
- Supporting Inclusive Growth in SomaliaForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
- Global Challenges Research FundDepartment for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
- LEGO Foundation evaluationLEGO Foundation
- British International Investment (BII)Technology and telecoms
Where I've worked
Countries I've focused on in my work, alongside global and multi-country evaluations. Select a country to see what I did there.
Home baseCountry work
Europe
Africa
South America
Testimonials
I worked with Anita over about a year on a range of data collation and analysis tasks. The work required a mix of more interesting advanced data analyst skills (Excel, Python, Power BI) and more routine tracking down and cleaning data from international databases, project monitoring and other sources. Throughout I found Anita proactive, capable and reliable. She was always happy to adapt, take on different or more work, and be flexible in how and when this needed to be done. All in all a great colleague and team member.
I have worked with Anita on several projects including a Wellcome-funded evaluation of the Future of Global Health Initiatives and a Gates-funded landscaping analysis mapping roles and capabilities across the global health market shaping ecosystem. Anita brings considerable experience across coding tools and leveraging AI for evaluation; and her work ethic, responsiveness and analytical rigour mean she is a pleasure to work with.
I have known Anita for years through development projects supporting vulnerable communities, victims of sexual violence and young people at regional and international level. She is highly efficient, with strong skills in programme management, advocacy and communications for development. Intelligent, dependable and dedicated.
Hi, I'm Anita
Anita Pavic, pronounced PAH-vich
I have over ten years' experience across international development and the public and third sector. That includes running programmes myself, managing employment and housing projects for young homeless people in London and reporting to their funders. So I make sure my evaluations are useful to the people delivering a programme, the people it serves, and the people paying for it.
I work as a freelance evaluator on donor-funded programmes in global health, gender equality, climate and governance.
As Associate Director in the Public team at Savanta, I worked on policy research, stakeholder research, comms testing, participatory research and youth research for government departments, charities and other organisations. Young people are a particular interest of mine. Outside research, I founded a youth policy association in Croatia, served as Under-Secretary-General of the International Youth Federation, and was a youth ambassador for the WAVE Network (Women Against Violence Europe).
- Research Hero 2022Market Research Society (MRS)Read the feature
- ESOMAR YES AwardFinalist, 2022See the finalists
Languages: Croatian, English, French, Spanish, Russian
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Questions
How do you charge?
I usually work on a day rate, which depends on the complexity of the work and the level of effort involved, and I can offer a reduced rate for larger contracts. I'm also open to other arrangements, such as a fixed fee for a clearly defined piece of work or a set number of days each month for ongoing support. Send me your terms of reference or a short description of the project and I'll suggest what fits.
Can you do fieldwork outside the UK?
Yes. I'm based in South-East England and travel for fieldwork both in the UK and internationally, and I also run interviews, focus groups and workshops online.
How do you handle data protection and research ethics?
I follow UK GDPR and recognised research ethics standards on every project: informed consent, anonymisation, and secure storage and deletion of data. With young people and other vulnerable groups, I build in safeguarding, age-appropriate consent and a trauma-informed approach. For children under 16, I follow the Market Research Society (MRS) guidance on getting consent from both parents or guardians and the children themselves. My approach draws on research I've done on young people's experiences of violence and on protection from sexual exploitation and abuse.
Can you run a survey if we don't have a sample?
Not on my own, as I don't provide survey participants. If you don't already have a way to reach the people you want to survey, we would work with a panel provider who recruits them. I can design the questionnaire, plan the sampling, and do the analysis and report writing.
Which languages can you work in?
I work fluently in English and Croatian, speak, read and write French and Spanish to an advanced level, and have intermediate Russian.