ADELE HARMER

Partner

Humanitarian Outcomes
Phone : + 256 778 894 954
Email: adele.harmer@humanitarianoutcomes.org

Summary

12 years aid policy and research experience as a Research Fellow at ODI,

as a Departmental Advisor and Policy Officer in the Australian
Government, and as an independent consultant.
Comprehensive knowledge of international humanitarian aid architecture,
humanitarian reform, operational security management and aid policy
issues.
MSC (Econ) in Development Management from the London School of
Economics. First in Political Economics, University of Sydney, Australia.

Education
MSc (Econ) Development Management
London School of Economics and Political Science

2002

BEc (Hons) (1) Political Economics

University of Sydney, Australia.

1994

Professional Experience
Partner, Humanitarian Outcomes, 2009 to date (based in Uganda)
Co-founder of Humanitarian Outcomes, an independent team of professionals
providing evidence-based analysis and policy consultations to governments,
and international organisations on their humanitarian response efforts.
Consultations, evaluations and commissioned studies are regularly undertaken
for donor governments, the United Nations, and non-governmental agencies.
Research Fellow, Humanitarian Policy Group, Overseas Development
Institute, 2002-2008
Led a cluster of research on international humanitarian architecture,
including examining aid financing trends, humanitarian reform agenda,
operational security in humanitarian action; military-humanitarian relations in
humanitarian action and the role of DAC and non-DAC donors in humanitarian
response.
Departmental Adviser for the Australian Agency for International
Development (AusAID), to the Office of the Parliamentary Secretary to
the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Senate, Parliament House,
Australia, 2000-01
Adviser to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs on
policy and programming issues regarding the implementation of the
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Australian Governments $1.7 billion international aid programme, including

all major aid programme financial approvals.
Senior Civilian Peace Monitor with the Australian Army - contributing
force to the Multinational Peace Monitoring Force, Bougainville, South
Pacific, 1999-00
Adviser to the Peace Monitoring team on the political and development issues
of relevance in the peace process and ceasefire agreement, as well as advice
and planning on the rehabilitation of Bougainville.
Policy Officer, Australian Agency for International Development
(AusAID), Australian Government, 1998-01
Policy and programming responsibilities included:
Overseeing agreements with UN humanitarian and development agencies
(UNICEF, UNHCR and OCHA) and International Health (WHO);
Researched and drafted policy papers and departmental statements,
including: Ministerial Statements and Speeches and Press Releases; Annual
Reports; Budget Documents; and the formulation of policy papers,
including Australias good governance policy; and,
Programmatic responsibilities for Philippines Country Programme and Asia
Regional Programme, including overseeing contractual management and
funding of private consultants and NGOs.

Consultancies, commissioned research and evaluations

Donor Governments
DFID commissioned study to identify common principles in aid for building
resilience (2012)
Lesson learned on GIZs cash transfer programme in Karamoja, Uganda
(2011)
Scoping exercise examining priorities for the Australia Governments
humanitarian assistance to Africa (2011)
Review of the Australian Government response to the floods in Pakistan in
2010 (2011)
Background paper for the German Government on good practice in food
assistance standards for in-kind food aid, cash transfers and vouchers
(2011)
Background paper study in support of the 2010 OCHA Donor Support
Group field mission on humanitarian coordination in the Asia-Pacific region
(2010)
Feasibility study commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs on designing a Thematic CAP for disaster preparedness (2009)
Study commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the
relevance and applicability of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness in
humanitarian assistance
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Non-Government Organisations
ODI and Norwegian Refugee Council study on strengthening principled
humanitarian response capacities (South Sudan) (2011/12)
Transparency International commissioned study examining issues of
corruption, accountability and transparency in food assistance in Kenya in
relation to the 2011 drought response (2011)
ALNAP commissioned study on the State of the Humanitarian System
(2012, and pilot 2009)
ODI commissioned revision of Good Practice Review 8 on Operational
Security Management in Violent Environments (December 2010);
International Organisations
OCHA commissioned study on good practice for humanitarians operating in
complex security environments (2011)
IFRC commissioned background paper for the International Dialogue on
Strengthening Partnership between national authorities and international
aid agencies in Disaster Response (2011)
IASC Evaluation of the Cluster Approach to humanitarian coordination
(2007)
Multiple donor commissioned Monitoring and Evaluation of Common Funds
for Humanitarian Action in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo
(2006)
UNICEFs Engagement with Peacekeeping and Peace Support Operations:
Assessment study and drafting of organisational policy and operational
guidance (2007)
UNIECF lessons learned exercise on Coordination in Humanitarian
Response (2006)
Background paper for UNDPs Human Development Report 2005 on
security, humanitarian action and post-conflict recovery (2004)

Publications
Harmer, A. A. Stoddard, K. Haver, and L. Schreter (2012) Identifying Common
Principles in Aid for Building Resilience. Commissioned by DFID, forthcoming.
Taylor, G., A Stoddard, A Harmer, K Haver and P Harvey (2012) State of the
Humanitarian System: Assessing Performance and Progress, Commissioned by
ALNAP, July 2012
Harmer, A. and M Odhiambo (2012) Food Assistance Integrity Study: Analysis
of the 2011 Drought Response in Kenya, Transparency International
Harmer, A. GIZ Cash Transfer Programme in Karamoja, Uganda lessons
learned Commissioned by GIZ (2011)
Harvey, P., and A Harmer (2011) Building Trust: Challenges for National
Authorities and International Aid Agencies in Working Together in Times of
Disaster. Commissioned by IFRC.

Stoddard, A., A Harmer and K Haver (2011) Aid Worker Security Report 2011:
Spotlight on security for national aid workers: Issues and perspectives
Humanitarian Outcomes.
Egeland, J., A Harmer and A Stoddard (2011) To Stay and Deliver: Good
Practice for Humanitarians in Complex Security Environments Commissioned
by OCHA
Harvey, P., M Metz, and A Harmer, (2011) Good Practice in Food Assistance
Standards for In-Kind Food Aid, Cash Transfers and Vouchers, Background
paper for the German Government (BMZ), January 2011
Harmer, A, A Stoddard and V DiDomenico (2011) Aiding Education in Conflict:
the role of international education providers operating in Afghanistan and
Pakistan. Background paper for the 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring
Report, Commissioned by UNESCO
ODI (2010) Good Practice Review: Operational security management in violent
environments, Humanitarian Practice Network at ODI, September.
Harvey P, A Stoddard, A Harmer, and G Taylor (2010) State of the
Humanitarian System: Assessing Performance and Progress, Commissioned by
ALNAP, January 2010
Harvey, P., K Haver, A Harmer and A Stoddard (2010) Humanitarian coordination in
the Asia-Pacific region, Study in support of the 2010 OCHA Donor Support Group
field mission, February.
Harmer, A., G Taylor, K Haver, A Stoddard and P Harvey, (2009) Thematic CAP
for Disaster Preparedness: Feasibility Study, Commissioned by the Norwegian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 2009
Harmer A and E Martin (eds), (2009) Diversity in Donorship: Field Lessons,
HPG Report 30, Overseas Development Institute, London.
Harmer A., and Deepayan Basu Ray (2009), Study on the relevance and
applicability of the Paris Declaration on aid effectiveness in humanitarian
assistance, Overseas Development Institute, London.
Stoddard, A., A Harmer and V DiDomenico (2009) Providing Aid in Insecure
Environments: Trends in policy and operations HPG Briefing Paper No. 34,
Overseas Development Institute, London.
Harmer, A., Integrated Mission: A Threat to Humanitarian Security?
International Peacekeeping Special Issue: Integrated Missions Revisited:
Policy and Practitioner Perspectives, Volume 15, Issue 4 August 2008
Stoddard, A, A Harmer (2008) The use of private security providers and services in
humanitarian operations; in collaboration with OCHA. Consultancy for the
Government of Canada.
Stoddard, A, A Harmer, K Haver, D Salomons and V Wheeler, (2007) Cluster
Approach Evaluation (2007) Evaluation for the Inter-Agency Standing Committee.
Stoddard, A, A Harmer and K Haver, UNICEFs engagement with peacekeeping
and peace support operations; Lessons learned study and strategy development
consultation. Consultancy for UNICEF, 2006-07.
Stoddard, A, D Salomons, K Haver, and A Harmer Monitoring and Evaluation
of the Common Funds for humanitarian action in Sudan and the Democratic
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Republic of Congo. Evaluation for the Department for International

Development (DFID), UK and a multi-donor group. May December 2006
Stoddard, A, A Harmer and K Haver (2006) Providing Aid in Insecure
Environments: Trends in policy and operations HPG Report No. 23, Overseas
Development Institute, London.
Wheeler, V, and A Harmer (2006) Resetting the rules of engagement: trends
and issues in military-humanitarian relations HPG Report No. 21, Overseas
Development Institute, London.
Stoddard, A, and A Harmer Coordination in Humanitarian Response: Lessons
Learned for UNICEF Evaluation for UNICEF. October 2005 - March 2006
Stoddard, A, and A Harmer (2005) Little Room to Manoeuvre: The Challenges
to Humanitarian Action in the New Global Security Environment, Journal of
Human Development, Volume 7, Number 1.
Harmer, A, and A Stoddard, Review of Good Humanitarian Donorship
Domestic Strategies, Consultancy for the Government of Canada. June
August 2005
Harmer, A, and L Cotterrell (2005) Diversity in donorship: the changing
landscape of official humanitarian aid, HPG Report No. 20, Overseas
Development Institute, London.
Harmer, A. et al. Achieving the Health MDGs in Fragile States Background
paper for the High Level Forum on Health MDGs. Consultancy for the
Department for International Development (DFID), UK. October - November
2004
Harmer, A, A Stoddard, L Cotterrell (2004) From Stockholm to Ottawa: a
review of progress on the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative HPG
Briefing Paper No 18, Overseas Development Institute, London.
Harmer, A and J Macrae (eds) (2004) Beyond the Continuum: An overview of
the changing role of aid policy in protracted crises, HPG Report No. 18,
Overseas Development Institute, London.
Harmer, A (2004) Bridging the gap? The international financial institutions
and their engagement in situations of protracted crisis, in Harmer, A and J
Macrae (eds) HPG Report No. 18, Overseas Development Institute, London.
Joanna Macrae, Andrew Shepherd, Oliver Morrissey, Adele Harmer, Ed
Anderson, Laure-Hlne Piron, Andy McKay, Diana Cammack and Nambusi
Kyegombe, (2004) Aid to Poorly Performing Countries: a Critical Review of
Debates and Issues. Overseas Development Institute, London.
Macrae J., and A. Harmer, (2004) Good humanitarian donorship and the
European Union: Issues and options, Background paper prepared the Informal
Humanitarian Aid Committee, Dublin 25-26th March 2004, Humanitarian
Policy Group, Overseas Development Institute, London
Darcy J., A. Harmer, F. Watson, A. Greikspoor (2003), According to Need? The
relationship between needs assessment and decision making in the
humanitarian sector in a slow-onset crisis: Case Study of Southern Africa,
HPG Report No. 15, Overseas Development Institute, London.
Macrae J., and A. Harmer (eds) (2003) Humanitarian Action and the Global
War on Terrorism: a review of trends and issues, HPG Report No. 14, Overseas
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Development Institute, London.

Harmer, A., Changing Aid Policies of the Major Donors: case study on DFID
Consultancy for the Japanese Bank for International Co-operation (JICA),
Tokyo. 2003
Macrae J., A. Harmer et al (2002) Uncertain Power: the Changing Role of
Official Donors in Humanitarian Action, HPG Report 12, Overseas
Development Institute, London.
Macrae J., A. Harmer, J. Borton (2002) Background Paper in support of the
proposed investigation by the National Audit Office of the Humanitarian
Assistance provided by the Department for International Development,
Consultancy for the UKs National Audit Office (NAO). May September 2002