Jacqueline Thomson Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

Overseeing delivery, monitoring and evaluation of 22 funding contracts across Social Futures' footprintDesigning, implementing and maintaining contract management systemsBuilding and maintaining strong funder and consortia relationshipsDesigning and managing contract evaluations and other quality improvement processesContributing to organisational strategy development and grants applications

Various Locations

Gender Adviser and Lead Trainer - World YWCA, Myanmar, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, ThailandMay-Jul 2014; Sept 2014-Apr 2015; Oct 2015;April- June 2019Supported the design of Phase III of the World YWCA project Mobilising Young Women’s Leadership and Advocacy in Asia and the Pacific through co-facilitating workshops in Myanmar, Solomon Islands and Thailand on project design, monitoring and evaluation, governance and accountability. Provided ongoing tutoring to design country level M&E frameworks. Interviewer - New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Wellington, NZMay 2014 – Mar 2016Undertook telephone interviews with subjects of the longitudinal Competent Learners Research; test marking for standardised test development; data entry.Policy and Programme Adviser, New Zealand Red Cross, Wellington, NZJul – Sept 2014Developed strategic and programme policies and procedures for the national roll out of the Refugees Pathways to Employment Programme.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Developed the Commission's 2018-2019 Strategy and Business PlanDeveloped the Commission's Compliance and Enforcement Strategy for the Public Sector Equality Duty Laid ground work for 2019-22 Strategic PlanLed the development of Commission's 2019-22 strategic planning processFacilitated Theory of Change workshops across the Commission with staff at all levelsEstablished critical decision-making group and process for agile decision-makingFacilitated equality and human rights regulators forumAdvised Board and Executive on key strategy and planning issues Managed and mentored staff

London, United Kingdom

Due to my strong background in policy development, I was employed to develop processes and standards and build strong supplier relationships to aid the establishment of a new company and drive the growth of New Zealand Beer in the UK.

Wellington & Wairarapa, New Zealand

Key Achievements:Implemented sector-wide code of best practice for New Zealand international development NGOsBest Practice programme and policy advice to New Zealand international development NGOs; knowledge building across sectorDesigned and implemented a monitoring, evaluation and compliance strategy for code of best practiceAdvised Board and Executive on key best practice and governance issues

Canberra, Australia

Key Achievements:Managed a AUD 8m portfolio of global and multi-country women's economic empowerment initiativesLed gender contribution to Australia's Aid Policy FrameworkDeveloped Gender Performance Assessment FrameworkRepresented AusAID at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, 2012Negotiated UN resolutions and outcome documentsPrepared high level policy briefs and talking points for ministers and senior officialsDeveloped Gender e-learning moduleParticipated on Gender Research Grants CommitteeLiaison with multi-lateral agencies including the World Bank and Asian Development BankManaged staff

Canberra, Australia

Key Achievements:Led the development of Australia's consultation draft of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and SecurityManaged Australian participation in the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), including coordinating all policy inputDeveloped Australia's first UN CSW Negotiations FrameworkNegotiated UN resolutionsManaged and mentored staff

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Gender Focal Point, APEC

Canberra, Australia

Key Achievements:Produced survey research papers and literature reviewsDeveloped and processed labour market surveysDesign forms and survey instrumentsConducted focus groups and cognitive interviews

Melbourne, Australia

Key Achievements:Prepared files for court; minute taking in client meetings; diary management.

Melbourne, Australia

Key Achievements:Managed preparations and produced resource material for the National Network of Women’s Legal Services Conference.

Master'S Degree, Social Research, Social Policy And Development

Masters by Course work with a focus on Development and Social Policy. Course studied: Mathematics for Social Scientists; Statistics.

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Sciences - Policy And Research, First Class Honours

First Class Honours Thesis: Exploring the impact of trade liberalisation policies on the garment industry. Courses studied: Gender Policy.