Irene-Nora is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Settlements Studies. She has over a decade experience in development research and experience in designing and managing development programmes for non-profit organisations, government and private sectors. She also has experience in public policy analysis, impact evaluation and micro-data analysis in a developing context and has worked extensively with household surveys and administrative databases design and implementation of M&E Systems. Irene has a broad but in-depth experience of donor and governmental relations and working at community and national policy level.

Prior to joining the Centre, Irene has worked as the Country Lead at The Khana Group and Project Officer at Participatory Development Associates in Accra. Irene has completed a wide range of consultancy assignments and has held various positions including National Consultant, Project Coordinator, Team Lead, Technical Advisor, Principal Researcher and Trainer. She has carried out assignments for the United Nations (UNICEF, UNODC), DFID, NORC and several national, regional and local governments nationwide.
 
Irene has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cape Coast.