Tracer Study 2019 Survey Analysis

Tracer Study 2016: Results Framework

The study investigates the Scholarship Program’s effectiveness in meeting its core
objective

1. Individual / Scholar
Results are measured along three 2. Institutional
levels: 3. Country-wide

For each of the three levels, several indicators of results were created and
questions were designed to measure each indicator

The Results Framework and survey instrument were peer reviewed in 2016 by a
senior IEG staff member as good practice
Outreach and Response Rate
Total Number
Total Scholarship
Successfully
Recipients 1987 –
Contacted Via
2017*: 5591
Email: 4,019

2019 Overall
Total ‘N’ (unique
Response Rate:
responses)*:1121
28%

3
 DISTRIBUTION BY GENDER
Outreach and
Response
Rate 39% 37%
50%
45%
Similar Distribution of 40%
Alumni and Survey 35%
Respondents by 30%

Gender. 25%
20%
15%
10%
5%
0%

Share of Female Alumni Share of Female Repondents

 DISTRIBUTION BY PROGRAM TYPE
Outreach & 68% 65%
Response 70%

Rate 60%

50% 35%
32%
Similar Distribution of 40%
Alumni and Survey
Respondents by 30%
Program Type. 20%

10%

0%
Distribution of Alumni by Program Distribution of the Survey
Type Respondents by Program Type
Regular Partner
 EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Individual
Level- Current Studying and
unemployed, 3%
Employment Self-Employed/full

Status time, 4%

What is your current Employed/part

employment status? time, 3%

Employed/full time,
85%
 TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
Academic /
Individual research

Level-Type of institution, 7% Other , 13%

Private Sector
Organization Business, 10%

Type of organization
you work for?

Government
(including Central
International/Reg Bank), 56%
ional NGO, 13%
 LEVEL OF POSITION
Individual
Level- Level of
position 62%

70%
60% 21%
28%
Current level of 50% 29% 5% 5% 7%
40% 18%
position vs. level of 30% 8% 8%
position at the time 20%
of application to the 10%
0%
JJ/WBG scholarship. Below the Manager Director Advisor to an Executive
level of executive
Manager

Current At the time of application

 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS GAINED THROUGH
JJWBGSP
Individual
Level: New
Skills Acquired

How would you grade

the professional skills Others , 5%
you gained through
JJWBGSP-funded
studies?

High & very high,

95%
 PROMOTION

Individual
Level: Career
Advancement No, 27%

At any time since the

completion of
JJWBGSP, have you
been promoted?
Yes, 73%
 NUMBER OF YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF JJWBGSP
THE PROMOTION WAS RECEIVED
Individual N=820
Level: Career 49%
Advancement
50%
45%
How many years after 40%
completion of 35% 24%
23%
master's degree did 30%
you receive a 25%
promotion? 20%
15%
10%
5%
0%
1 year or less 2 year 3 and more
 ATTRIBUTE THE PROMOTION TO THE JJWBGSP
N=820
Individual
Level: Career
Advancement Other, 31%

To what extent do
you attribute the
promotion increase
to JJWBGSP?
A great deal &
entirely, 69%
 SALARY INCREASE
Individual
Level:
Increased
Income No, 19%

Did you receive any Yes, 81%

salary increase
since the
completion of your
Master's degree?
 NUMBER OF YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF
Individual JJWBGSP THE SALARY INCREASE WAS RECEIVED
Level: N=903
Increased
Income 65%
70%

How many years 60%

after completion of 50%
JJWBGSP did
40%
receive your salary 16%
increase? 30% 14%
20%

10%

0%
1 year or less 2 year 3 and more
 ATTRIBUTE THE SALARY INCREASE
Individual TO THE JJWBGSP
Level: N=903
Increased
Income Other, 33%

To what extent do
you attribute the
salary increase to
JJWBGSP?

A great deal &

entirely, 67%
 PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS OR HONORS
Individual
Level: Achieved 32% 36%

Professional 40%
30%
Recognition 20%
10%
0%
Female Male
Since JJWBGSP-
funded studies, have Examples of the received awards provided by the survey respondents
you received any
professional awards, Most influential woman in Africa in 2012 Award of outstanding contribution to
and 2019; decorated by King of Morocco. Community Health Services by Community
recognitions or Health Association in Ondo State.
honors?
Leadership for the African Evaluation Certificate of appreciation for leading the
Association, Human Development Award development of the National Standards
of Excellence. Act and Food Act.
Institutional EXPANSION OF ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES
level:
Expanded 92%

Professional 100%
Role 90%
80%
70%
Over the course of 60%
your career since 50%
completion of 40%
8%
JJWBGSP, has your 30%
20%
role/responsibilities 10%
expanded? 0%
Yes No
Institutional ATTRIBUTE THE EXPANSION OF
level: ROLE/RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE JJWBGSP
Expanded Other, 17%
Professional
Role
To what extent do
you attribute the
expansion to
JJWBGSP?
A great deal
& entirely,
83%
 RELEVANCE OF JJ/WBGSP TO CURRENT
Institutional level:
WORK
Contributed to policy,
strategic or structural Others , 12%
change in your
institution

To what extent do
you believe your
JJ/WBGSP- funded
studies are relevant
to your current (or
most recent) work High & very
environment? high, 88%
 POLICY, STRATEGIC, OR STRUCTURAL CHANGE
Institutional level:
Contributed to
policy, strategic or
structural change in
your institution
Have you contributed
to any structural, policy
or strategic changes at
institution where you
work or have worked
since completing your
master degree?
No, 14%
Yes, 86%
As a policy adviser, I have managed
influencing decision makers in East
Africa to increase investment in
climate smart agriculture using the
skills I gained through the
scholarship. Currently, the countries I
am supporting have mainstreamed
conservation agriculture in their
extension, education and research
programs.
 Reflections of Survey Respondents on Their Achievements
Female Respondents
Led the discussion about policy guidelines and
Institutional level: legal reform for a new cadastral policy in
Contributed to Colombia. I led this work at the National
Planning Department and between different
policy, strategic or national agencies. This policy is fundamental to
structural change in solve economic and social problems related to
land use and distribution, which are also related
your institution to the internal conflict.
Have been involved in the development of
Describe the environmental related/sustainable utilization
development related and conservation management plans, policies
and programs in Eastern Africa region. In
accomplishments/ addition, mobilizing resources to implement
results that affected conservation initiatives and livelihood measures
your institution/ for vulnerable communities while conserving
organization for which nature.
you are most proud of? I have participated in discussions of public policy
in my country. Particularly, I created a technical
and interdisciplinary group to design a hedging
strategy using derivatives to minimize the
exposure of government's income to
commodities' price fluctuation.
Male Respondents
I created new health and social services and
programs for the communities around the Centre
de santé communautaire CHIGAMIK Community
Health Centre. I brought together three
Community Health Centres of the North Simcoe
Muskoka Local Health Integration Network, in
order to foster active offer of health and social
services to the minorities.
I have been in charge of several reforms (financial
sector, capital markets and pension system), as
well as many other economic policies in Peru.
Currently I am in charge of implementing the
National Plan for Competitiveness and
Productivity, the National Plan of Infrastructure,
the National Policy of Financial Inclusion and the
Tax Reform.
Contribute to Afghanistan National Reproductive
Maternal Newborn Child and Adolescent Health
Strategy, Leading the development of national
maternal and newborn quality of care standards
Country level: COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE
Working in a
developing country
to contribute to its Other
developing
development country , 6%
Home country ,
82%
What is your home
country? Where
you are currently
living?
Developed
country, 12%
 SHARING THE GAINED EXPERIENCE
Country level: sharing
the skills and 36%
knowledge acquired 31%
40%
26%
30% 22%

12%
In what ways have you 20%
shared the experiences
and knowledge you 10%
gained through your
JJ/WBGSP studies with 0%

others in your home More than Gave Provide Delivered Peer-

one way informal training lectures reviewed
country/region? talks published
papers
Country level: JOINED OR LED A PROFESSIONAL
Participated In or ASSOCIATION
Led Professional No, 66%

Association or
Societies
Have you joined or
led a Professional
Association or Society
since completion of
JJWBGSP?
Yes, 34%
 NEW BUSINESS OR CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION
Country level: Yes, 18%

Opened New
Business or
NGO No, 82%

I have developed a centre for

After attaining your injury prevention and research. I was able to start up my own
This centre is playing a pivotal company with some of my
degree, did you start a role in saving lots of life in classmate at University. Thanks
new business or Civil Bangladesh and other to my acquired knowledge in
Society Organization countries. I am leading the Japan, my company worked
working on organization with my skill I with Japanese institution in
gained through my education infrastructure projects.
development that under JJWBSP.
employs other?
 HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU EMPLOY
Country level: N=200
Opened New
Business or 501 or more, 5%
25 or less, 81%

NGO

How many people

do you employ? 101 - 500, 2%

26 - 100, 13%
I was the initiator of the
company which started its
operations in 2013. The Degree
from UK, which was supported
by JJ/WBGSP has brought a
major change in my professional
career and I feel proud that I am
JJ/WBGSP alumni.
 NATURE OF THE WORK
Country level: N=200
Opened New
Agriculture, 15%
Business or
NGO Other, 36%
Education, 12%

If you start a new

business or Civil
Society Organization,
what is the Nature of
the work?
Health, Nutrition,
Finance and Population, 10%
Markets, 6%
Trade and Governance, 9%
Environment and
competitiveness,
Natural
7%
Resources, 7%
 DEVELOPMENT-RELATED VOLUNTEER
Country level: ACTIVITIES
Expanding
Involvement in
Development
No, 48%
Since completing
your degree, have Yes, 52%
you been engaged in
new development-
related volunteer
activities?
 The JJWBGSP provided me with a dream come true
opportunity of education to Masters level which
otherwise would have been a far fetched dream coming
from an underprivileged family. The study has contributed
Thank you! towards my deeper understanding of development
concepts, policies, strategies and technical issues. After
my studies I went back home and contribute towards
development by holding various managerial positions
within various International Development Agencies where
I have the capacity to make my voice heard through
decision making and influencing of policies for more
advance societies/communities within The Gambia.