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International Development Advisory

Delivering Measurable Impact
Across the Global
Development Landscape

Results Advisory partners with governments, international organisations, NGOs and consulting firms to design, manage and evaluate programmes that create lasting change in the world's most complex environments.

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15+
Years MEL Experience
20+
Countries Served
$6.4B
Portfolio Value Supported
97%
Reform Recommendation Implementation
Evidence-Based
Advisory
Results Advisory
Who We Are

A Trusted Partner in International Development

Results Advisory is a specialist international development consulting firm delivering Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) advisory and programme assurance services to multilateral institutions, bilateral donors and implementing partners across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Pacific.

We bring together engineering insight and development evaluation expertise — designing MEL systems, performance dashboards and results frameworks that translate programme logic into accountability and learning.

15+ Years MEL Expertise

Specialist MEL design across Islamic Development Bank, bilateral donors and implementing partners

Engineering-Informed Advisory

Rare combination of civil engineering background and development evaluation expertise

$6B+ Portfolios Supported

Rigorous performance dashboards, results frameworks and KPI systems for large-scale infrastructure programmes

What We Do

Our Core Practice Areas

01
Strategic Advisory

High-level strategic counsel for governments and institutions navigating complex development challenges, policy reform, and institutional transformation.

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Programme Management

End-to-end programme design, implementation management, and adaptive governance for complex multi-donor and multi-country development programmes.

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03
Policy Support

Evidence-based policy analysis, design and implementation support, helping governments and institutions translate strategy into actionable, sustained reform.

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04
Stakeholder Engagement

Facilitation of complex multi-stakeholder processes, community consultation, coalition building and inclusive participation frameworks.

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05
Monitoring & Evaluation

Robust MEL system design, developmental evaluation, real-time data systems, and independent programme evaluation to demonstrate and strengthen impact.

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06
Development Impact

Impact measurement, theory of change design, results frameworks, and learning systems to maximise and communicate programme outcomes.

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Thought Leadership

Latest Insights & Perspectives

MEL & Infrastructure
MEL & Infrastructure
Designing MEL Systems for Large-Scale Infrastructure Portfolios: Lessons from US$4.7B in Development Finance

Drawing on experience co-establishing the Islamic Development Bank's President's Delivery Unit and overseeing a US$4.7 billion infrastructure financing portfolio, this piece explores how engineering rigour and MEL expertise must combine to build performance systems that drive real accountability — not just compliance reporting. From executive dashboards to results frameworks, the architecture of a MEL system determines whether programmes learn or simply document.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
February 2025
10 min read
Programme Assurance
Programme Assurance
Quality at Entry: How Upfront MEL Design Determines Infrastructure Programme Success

Lessons from a nine-country QaE review of IsDB Country Engagement Frameworks across Asia, Africa, MENA and Latin America — and what weak MEL design costs in delivery.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
January 2025
8 min read
Capacity Development
Capacity Development
From Reporting to Learning: Building Institutional MEL Culture That Outlasts the Consultant

What actually builds lasting evaluation capability in development institutions — from mentoring MEL practitioners at the IsDB's Kuala Lumpur Centre of Excellence to designing learning frameworks that survive programme cycles.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
September 2024
9 min read
Clients & Partners
DFAT World Bank UNICEF UNDP Asian Development Bank GIZ USAID FCDO
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Ready to Drive Meaningful,
Measurable Change?

Whether you are designing a new programme, strengthening an existing initiative, or navigating complex development challenges — Results Advisory brings the expertise, networks and commitment to deliver.

Results Advisory — About

Purpose-Led Advisory.
Global Perspective.

We exist to make development work better — for the people and communities at the centre of it.

Our Mission

Advisory Grounded in Evidence and Accountability

Results Advisory brings specialist MEL and programme assurance expertise to some of the world's most complex development portfolios. Our practice is built on 15+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing and reviewing monitoring, evaluation and learning systems for large-scale infrastructure and development programmes across Asia, Africa, MENA and Latin America.

We combine rare engineering insight with rigorous evaluation expertise — translating programme logic into practical, results-oriented MEL frameworks that build institutional evaluation culture and enable evidence-based decision-making. We understand the accountability demands of multilateral institutions including the Islamic Development Bank, World Bank, and DFAT.

"Effective MEL is not a reporting exercise — it is the architecture that connects evidence to decisions and decisions to lasting results."

From programme inception through to independent evaluation, we walk alongside our clients to ensure that strategies translate into outcomes and that those outcomes endure beyond the programme cycle.

Our Values

What Guides Everything We Do

01
Evidence Over Opinion

Every recommendation is grounded in rigorous analysis and contextual evidence, not assumption.

02
Partnership & Respect

We work alongside — never above — governments, communities and implementing partners.

03
Adaptive Leadership

We embrace complexity, iterate in real-time, and adjust when contexts demand it.

04
Accountable Results

We are measured by outcomes delivered, not inputs provided or reports submitted.

How We Work

Our Approach to Complex Challenges

Adaptive Implementation
Real-time monitoring and structured adaptation at every stage
01

Contextual Analysis

We invest deeply in understanding the political economy, institutional landscape, and stakeholder dynamics before recommending any course of action.

02

Co-Design with Partners

Strategies and frameworks developed together with clients and counterparts — not delivered top-down — ensuring local ownership from inception.

03

Adaptive Implementation

Real-time monitoring, reflective practice and structured adaptation built into every engagement so we can respond to changing contexts without losing sight of results.

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Learning & Accountability

Rigorous evaluation and knowledge management ensure that lessons are captured, shared and applied to strengthen future programming and development practice.

Results Advisory — Services

Expert Advisory Across
Every Stage of the
Development Cycle

From programme design to independent evaluation — our services span the full spectrum of international development advisory.

Practice Areas

Specialist Services for Complex Environments

Our capabilities are built around six integrated practice areas, each grounded in deep sector expertise and tested across some of the world's most challenging development contexts.

Strategic Advisory

We provide independent, evidence-based strategic counsel to governments, bilateral donors, multilateral institutions and implementing organisations navigating complex development challenges.

  • Development strategy design and review
  • Institutional assessment and reform advisory
  • Political economy analysis
  • Senior leadership coaching and mentoring
  • Government relations and diplomatic advisory
Programme Management

Comprehensive programme design, implementation oversight and adaptive management for complex, multi-stakeholder development programmes across all sectors and geographies.

  • Programme design and log frame development
  • Implementation management and oversight
  • Risk management and adaptive programming
  • Budget management and financial reporting
  • Donor reporting and contract compliance
Policy Support

Rigorous policy analysis, design and implementation support — translating complex evidence and political dynamics into actionable policy reform that governments can sustain.

  • Policy analysis and options papers
  • Legislative and regulatory review
  • Policy implementation support
  • Public financial management advisory
  • Sector strategy development
Stakeholder Engagement

Facilitation of inclusive, meaningful stakeholder processes — from community consultation to high-level policy dialogue — ensuring all voices are heard and the right people are at the table.

  • Stakeholder mapping and analysis
  • Community consultation and participatory design
  • Multi-stakeholder dialogue facilitation
  • Coalition and partnership building
  • Conflict-sensitive engagement approaches
Monitoring & Evaluation

Independent, credible MEL services that provide accountability to donors and learning opportunities for implementers — built for the complexity and pace of development programming.

  • MEL system design and implementation
  • Baseline, mid-term and end-line evaluations
  • Real-time and developmental evaluation
  • Data systems and visualisation
  • Independent programme review
Development Impact

Impact measurement, theory of change design, and learning architecture — helping programmes demonstrate results to donors, communicate value to communities, and improve continuously.

  • Theory of change development
  • Results framework design
  • Impact assessment and attribution
  • Knowledge management systems
  • Donor communications and reporting
Institutional Partners
DFAT · World Bank · ADB · UNDP
Government & Institutional

Trusted Advisers to Governments and International Institutions

Results Advisory has a strong track record advising national governments, bilateral donors — including DFAT, FCDO and GIZ — and multilateral institutions including the World Bank, ADB and UNDP.

We understand the accountability demands, procurement frameworks and reporting requirements of institutional clients, and we work within them — while always advocating for what will actually deliver results on the ground.

Results Advisory — Insights

Thought Leadership &
Published Research

Analysis, perspectives and practitioner knowledge from our team of international development specialists.

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MEL Systems
MEL & Infrastructure
Designing MEL Systems for Large-Scale Infrastructure Portfolios

Drawing on experience overseeing a US$4.7 billion infrastructure financing portfolio, this piece explores how results frameworks and performance dashboards must be engineered — not just designed — to drive real-time accountability.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
Feb 2025
QaE Review
Programme Assurance
Quality at Entry: Why MEL Frameworks Determine Programme Success

Lessons from a cross-country Quality-at-Entry review of nine Country Engagement Frameworks spanning Asia, Africa, MENA and Latin America — and what poor upfront MEL design costs in delivery.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
Jan 2025
Dashboards
Data & Reporting Systems
From Data to Decisions: Executive Dashboards in Development Finance

How well-designed KPI dashboards transformed performance accountability within the Islamic Development Bank's President's Delivery Unit — and the principles that made them work across a $4.7B portfolio.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
Nov 2024
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Capacity
Capacity Development
Institutionalising Evaluation Culture: A Practitioner's Framework

Building lasting MEL capability within institutions requires more than training — it demands mentoring, embedded practice and structured learning frameworks that outlast individual consultants.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
Sep 2024
IWRM
Infrastructure & Climate
IWRM and Climate Resilience: Linking Field Performance to System Insights

Performance assessment tools for Integrated Water Resource Management programmes must bridge engineering reality and development logic — translating field findings into system-level evidence for decision-makers.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
Jul 2024
Evaluation
Evaluation & Learning
Country Programme Evaluations in Fragile Contexts: Lessons from West Africa

Evaluating infrastructure and sector programmes in Guinea, The Gambia and Sierra Leone revealed systemic patterns in delivery failure — and a common thread: weak results frameworks at programme inception.

Kamal Al-Hashedi
May 2024
Published Research

Academic & Policy Publications

2025
Infrastructure Strategy Review: Cross-Country Synthesis of Nine Country Engagement Frameworks
Al-Hashedi, K. — Independent Evaluation Department, Islamic Development Bank
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2024
Quality-at-Entry Assessment: Delivery Readiness and MEL Systems in Infrastructure-Led Portfolios
Al-Hashedi, K. — IsDB Independent Evaluation Department (IEvD)
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2022
Formulation of the Central Delivery Unit, Ministry of Economy, Planning & Cooperation, Senegal
Al-Hashedi, K. — Islamic Development Bank, Kuala Lumpur Centre of Excellence
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2018
Country Programme Evaluations: Bahrain, Guinea, The Gambia and Lebanon — Infrastructure & Sector Investment Performance
Al-Hashedi, K. — IsDB Independent Evaluation Department
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2015
IsDB Group 40-Year Portfolio Assessment: Institutional Learning and MEL Reform
Al-Hashedi, K. et al. — IsDB Independent Evaluation Department
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Results Advisory — Projects

A Track Record of
Measurable Results

Selected engagements from our portfolio of development advisory and programme management work across the globe.

59+
Infrastructure Projects Coordinated
$6.4B
Portfolio Value Supported
14+
Independent Evaluations Completed
97%
Reform Recommendation Implementation Rate
Selected Projects

Engagements That Made a Difference

Infrastructure
Infrastructure Delivery & Programme Management
Senegal Central Delivery Unit — US$1.7 Billion Infrastructure Portfolio
📍 Senegal

Led formulation of the Central Delivery Unit under Senegal's Ministry of Economy, Planning and Cooperation — overseeing implementation coordination and outcomes delivery across 59 infrastructure projects in transport, energy and water.

Performance
MEL Systems & Performance Management
IsDB President's Delivery Unit — US$4.7 Billion Portfolio Performance System
📍 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Multi-Country)

Co-established the IsDB President's Delivery Unit and designed executive-level dashboards and performance reporting systems — achieving 97% implementation of reform recommendations across a US$4.7B infrastructure financing portfolio.

Strategy Review
Independent Evaluation & Strategy Review
Infrastructure Strategy Review — Nine Country Engagement Frameworks
📍 Asia, Africa, MENA & Latin America

Led a Quality-at-Entry review of nine Country Engagement Frameworks, assessing delivery readiness, institutional capacity, risk, and MEL systems across infrastructure-led portfolios — delivering a cross-country synthesis with strategic recommendations for the IsDB Independent Evaluation Department.

MEL Design
MEL System Design & Operationalisation
Multi-Country Infrastructure MEL Systems — IsDB Pilot Initiatives
📍 Bangladesh, Indonesia, Egypt & Morocco

Designed and implemented pilot MEL systems to strengthen project delivery performance and results tracking across infrastructure-related programmes — establishing monitoring frameworks, indicator suites and reporting protocols across four countries.

Evaluation
Independent Programme Evaluation
Country Programme Evaluations — Bahrain, Guinea, The Gambia & Lebanon
📍 Middle East & West Africa

Co-led country programme evaluations assessing the performance of infrastructure and sector investment portfolios — alongside independent evaluations of 14 infrastructure projects spanning transport, water, wastewater and energy across Africa, Asia and MENA.

Climate & Water
IWRM & Climate Resilience
IWRM & Climate Resilience MEL Framework — Programme Assurance
📍 Multi-Country (Remote Advisory)

Developed and applied performance assessment tools for Integrated Water Resource Management and climate resilience programmes, linking field delivery findings to system-level insights for programme assurance and evidence-based adaptive management.

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Let's Discuss Your Programme
or Advisory Requirements

Whether you are responding to a tender, designing a new initiative or seeking independent evaluation — we welcome the conversation.

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We welcome enquiries from governments, donors, NGOs, implementing partners and consulting firms. All enquiries are treated with the strictest confidence.

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