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London Area, United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

Leading on the British Academy The Net Zero Policy programme -which is exploring the transition to net zero from a governance perspective.Leading on the British Academy programme on Science, Trust and Policy-making, which aims to provide recommendations to the Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology.Contributing to the work on the Future of the Corporation programme which explores the role of purpose in business

Geneva, Canton Of Geneva, Switzerland

Convened high-level policymakers from across sectors to discuss international conflicts, resolution strategies and advance Norwegian foreign policy at the Oslo ForumConducted research and wrote briefs on international conflicts and their implications for policymakersFocal point with Oslo Forum senior participants and the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Researched and contributed to the design of policy sessions and overall programming for the Oslo ForumResearched and wrote various briefing materials and the Oslo Forum reportDue to the pandemic, led shift in strategy towards digital engagement and set-up the Oslo Forum podcast - The Mediator’s Studio, featured in The Washington PostWorked on project proposals, including creating the Logframe of a proposal which secured €1m

Cologny, Canton Of Geneva, Switzerland

Organised 7 successful IGWEL ( IGWEL- Informal Gathering of World Economic Leaders are the WEF’s most exclusive sessions) sessions with public and private sector representatives across a range of geopolitical, environmental and geoeconomic topics, increasing participation by 5% Managed the relationship with the Director-Generals of two Geneva-based UN organisationsWorked with internal teams to ensure key business and government leaders were included in the programme Presented weekly session briefs to the President of the WEFProduced an in-depth, analytical report on the sessions for the President and the Founder of the WEF

Geneva, Switzerland And Yangon, Myanmar

*Conflict sensitivity (Exploring how business and other organisations can positively contribute to the conflict dynamics in fragile environments)Supported on the capacity building of partner INGOs to assist them in integrating conflict-sensitivity in their programmesProvided support to local Myanmar NGO and business partners on operating in fragile statesSeconded to the Myanmar office (Sep-Oct 2018) to work on the monitoring and evaluation of the projectsConducted Political Economy Research to guide the organisational strategy on Dialogue with Business

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Liaised with Geneva Permanent Missions, board membersResponsible for communications, events organisation and logistics including for GCERF board meetingsResearched and wrote a report on the enabling environment for NGOs in partner countriesIn charge of providing up-to-date political briefings on member countries

Lagos, Nigeria

Assisted the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) officers and presented briefings to the Head of DepartmentSupported the Senior Development Geologist in the reading of well logsLearnt about the use of geographic information system (GIS) in oil spill mapping

Certificate, Sustainable Business Strategy, Complete

This program provided a set of practical tools designed to enable business leaders to play a major role in building a just and sustainable.

Master'S Degree, Development Studies

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Geography

International Baccalaureate

Awarded a full merit-based scholarship

West African Senior School Certificate Examination (Wassce), Graduated With 8 Distinctions

Graduated with 8 distinctions in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) (GCSE equivalent)