Caroline Dean Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for overall management oversight of a pioneering five-year £13 million UK government and philanthropic donor funded education programme in Zimbabwe. The programme successfully enabled over 13,000 disadvantaged students aged 10-19 years to improve learning outcomes and transition to skills, employment or further education. • Programme quality was recognized with two consecutive ‘A+’ ratings, visited by the FCDO Director of Education, Gender and Equality and verified in an… Show more • Responsible for overall management oversight of a pioneering five-year £13 million UK government and philanthropic donor funded education programme in Zimbabwe. The programme successfully enabled over 13,000 disadvantaged students aged 10-19 years to improve learning outcomes and transition to skills, employment or further education. • Programme quality was recognized with two consecutive ‘A+’ ratings, visited by the FCDO Director of Education, Gender and Equality and verified in an external evaluation. • Led positive and collaborative relationships with donor and delivery partners which included charities, academic and private sector partners and represented the consortium and Plan International UK within external education networks and events.• Oversaw contracting, distribution of funds, delivery plans, partnership management and donor liaison which enabled Plan International and consortium partners to achieve outstanding results, within the intended budget, timeframe and targets.• Maximised programme learning and evidence through establishing robust monitoring and evaluation systems and commissioning external evaluations, with outputs strengthening quality assurance and communication of impact to inform wider sector practice. Show less

• Provided technical support to Plan UK and in-country teams to design and deliver programmes to advance girls and young women’s access to inclusive and high-quality education.• Provided technical inputs to develop high-quality for inclusive and quality education interventions in complex contexts for a range of funders including institutional, corporate and philanthropic donors.• Established productive relationships with external Education sectoral networks, donors and partners to… Show more • Provided technical support to Plan UK and in-country teams to design and deliver programmes to advance girls and young women’s access to inclusive and high-quality education.• Provided technical inputs to develop high-quality for inclusive and quality education interventions in complex contexts for a range of funders including institutional, corporate and philanthropic donors.• Established productive relationships with external Education sectoral networks, donors and partners to identify new funding opportunities and develop new partnerships and represented Plan International at international education events. Show less

Athens, Greece

• Led a large team delivering multiple projects which provided high quality non-formal education including Maths and English to refugee children and youth across five locations including refugee camps, urban settings and a shelter for unaccompanied youth.• Oversaw overall programme assurance and delivery including identifying new partners, technical oversight, budget management, supporting programme design for new funding opportunities and mentoring and line management of a team. •… Show more • Led a large team delivering multiple projects which provided high quality non-formal education including Maths and English to refugee children and youth across five locations including refugee camps, urban settings and a shelter for unaccompanied youth.• Oversaw overall programme assurance and delivery including identifying new partners, technical oversight, budget management, supporting programme design for new funding opportunities and mentoring and line management of a team. • Co-led with UNICEF, a sub-working group of the National Education Working Group which included monitoring needs within refugee sector and available sector capacity. Show less

Gaziantep, Turkey

• Established and managed RI Turkey’s first Education programme, which centred on a UNICEF-funded project (£1.5 million) providing access to non-formal education activities, psychosocial support (PSS) and outreach and referral services to over 5,000 vulnerable out-of-school Syrian refugee children and youth in Gaziantep, Turkey. • Responsible for successful programme delivery, ensuring ambitious objectives were achieved and all donor obligations met which resulted in excellent donor… Show more • Established and managed RI Turkey’s first Education programme, which centred on a UNICEF-funded project (£1.5 million) providing access to non-formal education activities, psychosocial support (PSS) and outreach and referral services to over 5,000 vulnerable out-of-school Syrian refugee children and youth in Gaziantep, Turkey. • Responsible for successful programme delivery, ensuring ambitious objectives were achieved and all donor obligations met which resulted in excellent donor feedback and selection for high-level EU and UNICEF visits.• Management of 50-person team consisting of Syrian and Turkish staff, with direct line management of five members of national staff, plus international technical consultants. • Member of RI senior management team and led initiatives to aid wider organizational capacity and standards spanning safeguarding, training and mental wellbeing. Show less

Antakya,Turkey

•Coordination of two consecutive DFID-funded high value and complex cross-thematic humanitarian projects covering health, education, nutrition, WASH, NFIs and food security and livelihoods programming in Syria, undertaken through direct and partner-led implementation. Projects valued at £ 11.5 - 22.6 million.•Responsible for overall project and budget management and ensuring project objectives were efficiently achieved by programme delivery teams in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and… Show more •Coordination of two consecutive DFID-funded high value and complex cross-thematic humanitarian projects covering health, education, nutrition, WASH, NFIs and food security and livelihoods programming in Syria, undertaken through direct and partner-led implementation. Projects valued at £ 11.5 - 22.6 million.•Responsible for overall project and budget management and ensuring project objectives were efficiently achieved by programme delivery teams in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan and the UK. Show less

London, United Kingdom

•Short-term surge position responsible for efficient and effective coordination of Humanitarian Awards/grants portfolios for Save the Children programmes in Asia and South Sudan, including Award Administration, compliance reviews and assisting financial report reviews and submissions for donors including ECHO and DFID.

South Sudan

•Coordination of large and complex grant portfolio (£9.5 million programme) and business development, with extensive experience gained in business development, reporting and compliance for donors including DFID, UN-CHF, UNHCR, USAID, ECHO, Irish Aid and EC.• Strengthened wider programme management through programme and strategy development, monitoring of programme quality through field visits and analysis received via monitoring and evaluation systems, assisting client visits and external… Show more •Coordination of large and complex grant portfolio (£9.5 million programme) and business development, with extensive experience gained in business development, reporting and compliance for donors including DFID, UN-CHF, UNHCR, USAID, ECHO, Irish Aid and EC.• Strengthened wider programme management through programme and strategy development, monitoring of programme quality through field visits and analysis received via monitoring and evaluation systems, assisting client visits and external representation of GOAL. Show less

Ethiopia

Consultancy post to strengthen delivery of multiple projects (up to £1.2 million) through contract management, assuring programme quality and supporting strategic processes including development of emergency response framework and preparatory work to establish PIE’s first emergency education interventions.

Uk And Ethiopia

One-year programme managed by Save the Children UK and included two six-month placements with Plan UK and Plan Ethiopia.Successfully project managed a DEC-funded grant (£1.35 million) and developed funding bids and donor reports for funders including ECHO, DEC, AusAid and Plan national offices.

Cardiff, Uk

Built public sector capacity in youth engagement practice by supporting the roll-out of the ‘National Children and Young People’s Participation Standards’ in Wales. This included developing training resources for ‘Young Inspectors’ teams, monitoring projects’ progress, maintaining a website, organizing a national launch event, presenting at national events and working with government, charities, schools, local authorities and youth.

Post-Graduate In Primary Education (Pgce), Education, Passed- Qualified Teacher Status

Bsc, Psychology, 2:1