Responsible for Mercy Corps’ $400m portfolio in Asia, which serves populations in Afghanistan, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kyrgystan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Tajikistan, Timor Leste and Thailand, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The region is at the nexus of poverty and development, of disaster and resilience. The Regional Director develops and implements strategies that are in line with agency direction and policies and supports country programs to develop a healthy portfolio that enables the… Show more Responsible for Mercy Corps’ $400m portfolio in Asia, which serves populations in Afghanistan, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Kyrgystan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Tajikistan, Timor Leste and Thailand, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The region is at the nexus of poverty and development, of disaster and resilience. The Regional Director develops and implements strategies that are in line with agency direction and policies and supports country programs to develop a healthy portfolio that enables the region to better achieve Mercy Corps' mission. Across the region there is booming private sector led growth, with many multinational companies seeing these countries as market opportunities as well as an area for them to develop new market channels and ways of doing business, focusing on the large numbers of poor. Mercy Corps actively engages with these private sector partners in the region and expands on those strategic partnerships as a way of achieving greater impact. Show less

Head of Mercy Corps European Migration response from Athens Greece, including management of all Greece, Balkans and Italy programming.Key AchievementsStrategic Management: With UNHCR, ECHO and Greek Government, developed the Greece Cash Alliance, an entity to streamline and transit emergency cash assistance to government run social welfare.New Business Development: Using the refugee.info platform developed in Greece, launched a digital platform for Mercy Corps to extend this tool to… Show more Head of Mercy Corps European Migration response from Athens Greece, including management of all Greece, Balkans and Italy programming.Key AchievementsStrategic Management: With UNHCR, ECHO and Greek Government, developed the Greece Cash Alliance, an entity to streamline and transit emergency cash assistance to government run social welfare.New Business Development: Using the refugee.info platform developed in Greece, launched a digital platform for Mercy Corps to extend this tool to the Italian migration response. Show less

As a member of Executive Team set up GOAL’s Business Development Department with a specific remit to develop and diversify GOAL’s institutional funding portfolio through program development and strategic partnerships.Key AchievementsStrategic Donor Development and Diversification: Increased GOAL’s annual institutional funding portfolio ensuring appropriate diversification across main institutional donors.Project Management: Developed GOAL’s Middle-East engagement strategy… Show more As a member of Executive Team set up GOAL’s Business Development Department with a specific remit to develop and diversify GOAL’s institutional funding portfolio through program development and strategic partnerships.Key AchievementsStrategic Donor Development and Diversification: Increased GOAL’s annual institutional funding portfolio ensuring appropriate diversification across main institutional donors.Project Management: Developed GOAL’s Middle-East engagement strategy, including extensive humanitarian response and recovery work in Syria, Turkey, Yemen and Iraq.International Advocacy: Set up GOAL USA affiliate.Developed a Brussels advocacy strategy and set up a representation office to broaden GOAL’s engagement within the European CommissionGovernance, Risk and Oversight: Appointed board director to both GOAL’s US and Kenya affiliates as an sat on the Global Board Sub-Committees on Global Governance and Programme Strategy. Show less

As part of the Middle-East Regional Management Team, was responsible for new program development throughout the Middle East region. This involved working to identify strategic and high value submissions to institutional donors. Key Achievements:Strategic Donor Development and Diversification: Part of the development a successful USAID Gaza recovery intervention with USAID.New Country Development: Set up Yemen Country Programme focusing on Conflict Mitigation Management at community… Show more As part of the Middle-East Regional Management Team, was responsible for new program development throughout the Middle East region. This involved working to identify strategic and high value submissions to institutional donors. Key Achievements:Strategic Donor Development and Diversification: Part of the development a successful USAID Gaza recovery intervention with USAID.New Country Development: Set up Yemen Country Programme focusing on Conflict Mitigation Management at community level, securing USAID and UN funding and providing platform for large scale emergency intervention. Show less

Key Achievements:Strategic Management: Significant change management to develop IRC’s program from emergency response to recovery-focused Health, Youth, and GBV programming.Advocacy and Representation: Led the drafting and development of the three landmark Gender Bills and drove the advocacy to have these successfully passed by Parliament.Represented the NGO community in the Development Partners group. This group acted as an advisory body to the Sierra Leonean government and was… Show more Key Achievements:Strategic Management: Significant change management to develop IRC’s program from emergency response to recovery-focused Health, Youth, and GBV programming.Advocacy and Representation: Led the drafting and development of the three landmark Gender Bills and drove the advocacy to have these successfully passed by Parliament.Represented the NGO community in the Development Partners group. This group acted as an advisory body to the Sierra Leonean government and was especially involved in the development of both the Reproductive and Child Health Plan and the Education Strategic Plan. Show less

Key Achievements:Strategic Management: Following 2 years extensive emergency programming as CD in South Sudan, restructured GOAL Sudan’s programming in response to an altered donor landscape following the CPA Peace Agreement. Designed Irish Aid Multi Annual Programme. This became the framework used to design the entire Sudan program and was used to leverage substantial further USAID, DfID and EC funding.Security Management: Designed and led the Darfur emergency intervention targeting 1… Show more Key Achievements:Strategic Management: Following 2 years extensive emergency programming as CD in South Sudan, restructured GOAL Sudan’s programming in response to an altered donor landscape following the CPA Peace Agreement. Designed Irish Aid Multi Annual Programme. This became the framework used to design the entire Sudan program and was used to leverage substantial further USAID, DfID and EC funding.Security Management: Designed and led the Darfur emergency intervention targeting 1 million displaced persons in Northern and Central Darfur, operating on both government and rebel held locations. Show less

Overall program coordination of GOAL’s Kenya based program, including Urban Refugee Assistance and Social Assistance to Urban Youth.