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Coventry, England, United Kingdom

- Leading Reall’s data and evidence agenda, transforming housing data access and availability to inform and influence strategic decision making both internally and externally.- Leading on key external research, policy, and evidence collaborations, and development of strategic partnerships with a wide range of diverse stakeholders.- Designing and delivering engagement plans to influence changes in policy and practice and unlock the potential of affordable housing.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

- Leading Reall’s data and evidence agenda, building it into a core part of Reall’s housing delivery model.- Led the development and ongoing implementation of Reall’s Data Dashboard, a publicly available platform providing data on Reall’s projects and the affordable housing markets in which it operates.- Managing wide-ranging data and evidence programmes across 12 countries, in close partnership with the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa and local research institutions in India and Pakistan.- Leading implementation of new project baselining tools and household surveys across Reall’s network.- Represented Reall at multiple international forums, presenting on Reall’s data and evidence work.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

- Led the monitoring of low-income housing projects implemented by a network of partners across 15 countries, monitoring project implementation and impact, and evidencing the success of Reall’s model.- Developed and implemented a network-wide Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework.- Led the design and implementation of a bespoke database to hold and manage all monitoring data.- Managed impact evaluations in India, Pakistan and Kenya, capturing changes in incomes, living conditions and wellbeing. - Managed wider Monitoring and Reporting team, including line management of two other staff.

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

- Managed portfolio of grant projects with budgets of £30k to £3m+ focusing on urban WASH and housing.- Prepared donor-specific annual reporting packages and supervised external evaluations of three projects.

Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

- Prepared concept notes, funding proposals and project reports, and supported programme design.

Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

- Managed the operations of a UK-based international volunteer agency across 6 countries, managing a network of 60+ organisations across 6 countries, and supervising volunteer placements from start to end.

Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

- Assessed and recruited new partner NGOs to host future volunteer placements.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Development With Overseas Experience, 2:1

- Included a three-month volunteer placement in Guatemala during the final year. - Dissertation: Analysing the Relationship Between.

Diphe, Computing Science

- Modules included: Software Construction, Database Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Graphics and Maths.