Isabel M. Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Peru & Costa Rica & Cambodia

Carrying out Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) studies in Cambodia, Costa Rica and Peru on the impact of the plastic value chain on marginalised and oppressed communities. The work is led by South Pole and conducted collaboratively with local experts and with a rigorous application of feminist research principles.

Ecuador & Panama

Carrying out Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) studies in Ecuador and Panama on the impact of the plastic value chain on marginalised and oppressed communities. The work is led by South Pole and conducted collaboratively with local experts and with a rigorous application of feminist research principles.

London Area, United Kingdom

Intersectional feminist consulting collective that offers services and support to non-profits, social sustainable enterprises, international organizations, governments, and private companies looking to grow, change, innovate, or develop in new ways.

London, Uk

Lima, Peru & London, Uk

Created an innovative and award-winning sanitation system to achieve the Human Right to Sanitation (UN SDG 6). The first and largest of its kind in South America, it is operationally efficient and contributes to the development of sustainable and inclusive cities. I led the organisation (formerly known as x-runner Venture) as its director from its startup period through to early-stage consolidation. Since 2017, I have successfully and safely guided the organisation in its leadership transitions. Currently, I lead the organisation’s board work, including selecting new members, implementing good governance policies, and decision-making processes. I work closely with the director on strategy and vision, as well as on developing governance policies that focus on gender, representation and self-reflexivity as an organisation.Some of my selected achievements are:● Established and managed a talented team of 30 highly skilled at delivering viable and world-class services to 6K people, all of it in a highly challenging social context. ● Created a high-quality sanitation system based on mobile dry toilets connected to a service that eliminates the hazardous waste from households in a climate friendly way.● Co-founded a cross-sector alliance to further container-based sanitation policy (CBSA).● Authored and published an article on the Urgency of Reflexivity in Social Entrepreneurship on the LSE Engenderings blog, as well as a recent op-ed on the Human Right to Water in Peru’s leading newspaper.● Safely guided organisation's leadership transitions through strategic and robust decision-making.● Registered Peru’s first B Corporation; pioneered ground-breaking social entrepreneurship across the WASH sector.● Built the sector’s only entirely locally-led board, with members including former ministers and leading researchers.● Spoke on a panel at last year’s COP27: United Nations Climate Change Conference.

London, Uk

London, Uk

Steered the FCDO funded Community-Led Innovation Partnership (CLIP) to support the emergence and development of locally-driven solutions to humanitarian problems. Delivered viable innovation management support to project portfolios at different stages. Cultivated and maintained trusted relationships with partners. Planned, organised, and facilitated interactive workshops by interacting with major stakeholders to initiate new ideas.● Contributed to driving humanitarian innovations with special reference to core issues identified by communities across India, Indonesia, Guatemala, and the Philippines.● Researched, wrote and published a paper on latest critical debates about decolonising the humanitarian sector.● My role was elevated to Senior Programme Innovation Manager owing to the volume of responsibility taken on during my tenure.

London, England, United Kingdom

Co-authored policy report analysing gender inequality in Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to inform Chile’s constitutional convention. Led strategy consulting work with the leadership team to design and carry out Agile work methodologies and goal setting.● Identified and provided individualised training and mentorship of Agile and Objectives and Key Results (OKR) methodologies to Chile team for the development of a goal-driven organisational strategy.● Designed and co-created project with primary focus on mainstreaming gender perspectives regarding Chile’s new constitution via digital platform; implemented OKR strategy system for two team leaders.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania; Antananarivo, Madagascar; Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Traineeship for microcredit agent in Tanzania, subsequently assisted management in developing a mobile banking service. Consulting projects on microcredit processes in Madagascar & Tajikistan.

Paris, France

Developed and created online network/platform for small microfinance organisations around the world.

Madrid, Spain

Analyzed and developed strategies to improve organisation's communication among employees, as well as internal communication of future goals.

Master Of Science - Ms, Gender, Development And Globalization, Distinction

Dissertation on subaltern resistance in Lima, Peru, with a focus on gender, citizenship & rights within context of water & sanitation.

Ecla Programme - Entrepreneurship In Latin America

Programme for entrepreneurs from mid-sized Latin American companies seeking to expand and better compete in today’s global environment.

Master Of Science - Ms, International Business Management

Thesis on mobile technology’s social and economic impact in Sub-Saharan Africa. Studies carried out in three languages: English, Spanish.

Undergrad, International Business Administration