Jeske Verhoeven

Jeske Verhoeven began working at IRC in October 2008 and her work focuses mainly on WASH finances, Aid Effectiveness and Process Documentation.

In the WASHCost project she is responsible for development, coordination and facilitation of the Life-cycle cost approach training package and the Costing Sustainable Services online course. Within WASHCost, Jeske was also responsible for the development and implementation of life-cycle cost approach database protocol, research on expenditure on direct and indirect support, support to project management and involved in process documentation.

Within the IRC Aid Effectiveness thematic team, Jeske is responsible for development of training package to facilitate training on aid effectiveness, research on aid effectiveness in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector. As part of the IRC finance theme, she is involved in research on WASH finance, specifically of capital maintenance and urban sanitation. In the IRC Uganda country programme, Jeske is involved in the facilitation of training on process documentation and facilitation of writeshops, specific research on decentralised learning and Joint Sector Reviews.

Technical assistance: analysis of External Support Agency surveys for GLAAS report 2012, EUWI research on implementation of code of conduct for division of labour.

Jeske has a BA in Journalism from the School of Journalism in Utrecht, The Netherlands and an MA in International Development Studies from the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Speaks Dutch (mother tongue), English, German and French.

Selected publications

Verhoeven J. and Bury B, 2012. Writeshops, A guideline on output types and style. [online] The Hague: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Available at: http://www.irc.nl/page/75551

Verhoeven, J., Fonseca C, 2012. Costing Sustainable Services training package. [online] The Hague: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Available at: http://www.washcost.info/page/2150

Verhoeven, J., Uytewaal, E., and Harpe, J. de la, 2012. Aid effectiveness in the water and sanitation sector: policies, practices and perspectives. (Thematic overview paper / IRC; 26). [online] The Hague: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Available at: http://www.irc.nl/home/information_services/publications/publications_by_date/aid_effectiveness_in_the_water_and_sanitation_sector

Smits, S., Dietvorst, C., Verhoeven, J. and Butterworth, J. (2011). Scanning the 2020 horizon : an analysis of trends and scenarios in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector. (Occasional paper series / IRC ; no. 45). The Hague, The Netherlands, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Available at: http://www.source.irc.nl/page/66826

Verhoeven, J. and Smits, S., 2011. Post-construction support for sustainable rural water supply services. Expenditure on direct and indirect support. In: RWSN-Rural Water and Sanitation Network, 6th Rural Water and Sanitation Network Forum. Kampala, Uganda 29 November - 1 December 2011. [online] St. Gallen: RWSN Secretariat. Available at: http://www.washcost.info/page/1831

Fonseca, C., Dubé, A. and Verhoeven, J., 2011. Cost-based decision support tools for water and sanitation.(WASHCost Working Paper 4) [online] The Hague: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Available at: http://www.washcost.info/page/1473

Smits, S., et al., 2011. Arrangements and cost of providing support to rural water service. (WASHCost Working Paper 5) [online] The Hague: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Available at: http://www.washcost.info/page/1567

Verhoeven, J., et al., 2010. WASHCost Data Organization and Coding Protocol. [online] The Hague: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Available at: http://www.washcost.info/page/1029

Zipper T., Hofbauer S., Verhoeven J. (Country studies), 2010. EU donors and Aid effectiveness in the WASH sector. Study on the implementation of the Code of Conduct: progress and challenges in improving division of labour and donor alignment. HYDROPHIL, Vienna, with support from The Hague: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. [online] Available at: http://www.euwi.net/files/EU_donors_and_Aid_effectiveness_in_the_WASH_sector.pdf