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United Kingdom

New York, United States

Executive Office of the Secretary-General, Sustainable Development Unit.Support of United Nations leadership in policy and communications.• Working across relevant humanitarian, peace and development topics, regional issues, and thematics.• Authoring daily briefings and key messaging across the portfolio of sustainable development, including finance and climate.

Subotica, Vojvodina, Serbia

Provision of ambulatory primary health care to displaced populations on the ‘Western Balkans route.’• Directly providing advocacy in interactions with local services.• Negotiating access to populations. • Reporting of violations of rights.

Dnipro, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

Doctor leading medical evacuation teams for critical care cases in Dnipro and the east of Ukraine. • Engaged with OCHA and other lead UN agencies across clusters, e.g., health and WASH.• Working with cultural competence across languages and cultures.• Training in procedures and operational security in conflict zones.• Logistics and procurement.

Whangarei, Northland, New Zealand

Working in internal medicine then offered a further role in intensive care.• Independent decisions that improved patient outcomes, utilising problem-solving and critical analysis, combing qualitative (interviews) and quantitative (test results) data.• Emergency and intensive care management. Primary emergency responder and team leader for ‘codes.’• Medical transport and evacuation, including helicopter transfers.

Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia

Project coordinator in Colombia, placing English language teachers with local schools and NGOs.• Coordinating and negotiating with local stakeholders and service providers.• Interpersonal skills managing, and advocating for, individuals in disputes with other organisations and relating to personal events, e.g. robberies, contract disputes.• Advanced Spanish language skills, organising events and logistics.

Australia

Independent contractor in multiple locations, working in mostly rural Australia in acute (emergency) roles.• Worked in rural and remote roles, necessitating increasing responsibility and adaptation.• Demonstrated professional interpersonal skills, having to lead and work with unfamiliar staff. Described as having a “mature and self-reflective” approach by supervisors.• Entrepreneurial, planning contracts and negotiating terms. Significant business savings, managing my own accounts, through accounting and financial skills.

Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

Working as an emergency and internal medicine doctor• Wide range of exposure to medical specialties: including mental health, paediatrics, obstetrics and reproductive health, and nutrition. • Seniors praised collegiality and constructive attitude, stating “receptive of critique and interested in improving his skills and knowledge, collegial, fits in well with the team,” with a “great attitude and shows professionalism.”

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand

Completed the second year of medical internship and then worked in emergency medicine. • Organisation and time management skills; with significant patient numbers in teams over 30+ patients. • End-of-year award of recognition (less than 10% of peers), described as a “global, big picture thinker” by senior staff.

Palmerston North, New Zealand

First year medical internship

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, Development Economics And International Development

Master Of Science - Ms, Public Health For Development

Bachelor Of Medicine, Bachelor Of Surgery - Mbbs

Education record