About Me
I'm Alejandra Navarro, and I'm engaged with impactful social interventions.
I'm a social researcher interested in evidence based public policies, implementation gaps, education, inequalities and gender studies. Social research for better policies.
Graduated from the University of Oxford and currently based in Lima, I'm working in initiatives aimed at increasing access to higher education.
Experience
National Programme of Scholarships and Educational Creditd
(2023 - present)Evidence Management Coordinator
AI currently coordinate the Evidence Management team at the Evaluation and Selection Unit, providing technical assistance for the formulation of government scholarships for undergraduate and graduate studies.
General Directorate of University Higher Education
(2018 - 2020)Access to HE Lead
I coordinated the team in charge of the development of social interventions aimed at increasing the access to higher education and TVET, in the context of the National Policy on Higher Education and TVET.
General Directorate of University Higher Education
(2019 - 2021)Social analyst
I analysed and systematised academic articles, reports and working papers about mechanisms of transition from secondary education to higher education and TVET, as evidence for the development of the National Policy on Higher Education and TVET.
ENACCION SAC
(2018 - 2019)Research Assistant
I headed the development of the National Education Policy for Rural Areas’ implementation plan, based on social research and funded by UNICEF.
Skills
65%
R
50%
Python
85%
Evidence based design
90%
Policy analysis