Maria Carmen Alpin Lardies
Functional Title:
Regional Advisor Poverty and Social Policy
Institution:
ESCWA - Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
Email Address:
maria.alpinlardies@un.org
Phone Number:
+961 1 978 710
Bio
Spanish national, graduated in Barcelona and finalised postgraduate studies at the LSE in the UK. I joined ESCWA’s gender justice, population and inclusive development cluster as a poverty reduction and social policy advisor in 2022. Previously I was a research specialist at UNICEF Angola, where I led on the impact evaluation of the first ever cash transfers programme in the country.
Previously, I was the head of data management for Afrobarometer. Afrobarometer produces nationally representative household surveys in 37 African countries. I led the introduction of electronic data capture. I published policy papers on gender equality in Africa. I also worked for IDASA, the Institute for Democracy that pioneered budget analysis in the African continent.
Prior to moving to Africa, I was a principal research officer at the former UK’s Department for Trade and Industry, where I managed the Workplace Employment Relations Survey, and I was part of the team writing the book of findings, a reference text in the field.
Spanish national, graduated in Barcelona and finalised postgraduate studies at the LSE in the UK. I joined ESCWA’s gender justice, population and inclusive development cluster as a poverty reduction and social policy advisor in 2022. Previously I was a research specialist at UNICEF Angola, where I led on the impact evaluation of the first ever cash transfers programme in the country.
Previously, I was the head of data management for Afrobarometer. Afrobarometer produces nationally representative household surveys in 37 African countries. I led the introduction of electronic data capture. I published policy papers on gender equality in Africa. I also worked for IDASA, the Institute for Democracy that pioneered budget analysis in the African continent.
Prior to moving to Africa, I was a principal research officer at the former UK’s Department for Trade and Industry, where I managed the Workplace Employment Relations Survey, and I was part of the team writing the book of findings, a reference text in the field.
Social
Years of experience 11-15 Years
Additional fields of expertise:
Gender equalityGovernance and Institutional
Years of experience 11-15 Years
SDGs Expertise:
Countries of Expertise:
- Capacity building
- Data analysis
- Project management
| Degree Title | University | Graduation Date |
|---|---|---|
| MSc in Development Management | The Open University, UK | 2007-06-29 |
| MSc in Industrial Relations & Personnel Management | The London School of Economics and Political Science | 1995-06-29 |
| Title | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Licentiate in Industrial & Social Psychology | 1993-06-29 |
| Title | URL | Author/Co-Author |
|---|---|---|
| Gains and gaps: Perceptions and experiences of gender in Africa | https://www.afrobarometer.org/publication/pp61-gains-and-gaps-perceptions-and-experiences-gender-africa/ | Co-Author |
| Support for African Women’s Equality Rises: Education, Jobs & Political Participation Still Unequal | http://afrobarometer.org/publications/pp8-support-african-womens-equality-rises-education-jobs-and-political-participation | Co-Author |
| Governments Falter in Fight to Curb Corruption, | http://afrobarometer.org/publications/pp4-governments-falter-fight-curb-corruption | Co-Author |
| Social Accountability in Africa: Practitioners’ experiences and lessons | https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1920409203 | Co-Author |
| Inside the Workplace: Findings from the 2004 Workplace Employment Relations Survey | https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1136007660 | Co-Author |
