An engaged - and engaging - COO and senior strategic director and process developer, with strong leadership skills and experience in leading and collaborating with senior, cross cultural multi-disciplinary teams in the climate change and wider development and humanitarian sectors. Jason has a background in Country Director/Representative and regional leadership of international aid organizations in various contexts (Middle East, SE Asia, Africa); and a long experience in implementation and managing large multi-sectoral humanitarian and development programs in challenging environments. → Experience in leading design, implementation, evaluation and management of large multi-sectoral programs in challenging environments. → Senior-level government, donor and multi-stakeholder engagement; management of significant change in fast-paced environments; financial and security risk management and mitigation; solid understanding of the challenges of managing geographically dispersed programming.→ Technical focus: background in operations and health systems strengthening, community level Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), multi-sector responses in food security, nutrition, WASH and protection. Now focusing on the nexus space between DRR and climate: resilience, preparedness and response. A foundational understanding of International Law.→ Background in country and regional leadership of international organizations in various contexts (Middle East; SE Asia; South, East and West Africa); recent experience as Director for the Australian Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) focusing on the DRR, preparedness and resilience space. → Strong coaching and leadership skills; significant humanitarian and development experience; and a proven track record in working with large multi-disciplinary teams to excellent effect. → 20 Years progressive experience leading diverse operational and technical teams to deliver meaningful and effective results.