MrsElla Haruna

Ella Haruna is an international adviser with 23 years' international professional experience, supporting governments, multilateral organisations and international NGOs to address complex organisational and strategic challenges in Global Sustainable Development. Working across more than 40 countries, she helps organisations strengthen performance, learning and long-term impact through evaluation, organisational learning, systems strengthening, capacity development and strategic facilitation.

She has led more than 60 international consultancy assignments for over 35 organisations, including United Nations agencies, multilateral development banks, bilateral donors and national governments. Her work spans the full programme cycle—from strategy and Theory of Change development through organisational assessment, monitoring, evaluation and learning, to institutional strengthening. She is skilled in bringing together evidence, learning, strategy and implementation to create practical, participatory solutions that build capability and support sustainable organisational change.

Working at the interface between academia and practice, Ella is recognised for strategic leadership of knowledge exchange, consultancy and continuing professional development, translating research and evidence into practical approaches that improve organisational performance and development effectiveness.