Lenka Blanárová is an expert in community engagement and accountability (CEA) with more than 12 years of progressive professional experience in humanitarian and development sectors. She is an experienced qualitative researcher and an ardent advocate of participatory research techniques and mixed methods’ research design with a track record of ~ 40 successfully conducted and/or supervised assignments globally. She delights in the optimisation of data collection and data analysis processes to increase data quality and efficiency. An enthusiastic coach and mentor, Lenka has rich experience in developing and delivering in-person and virtual trainings and workshops, including technical back-stopping and qualitative assurance support.