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London, England, United Kingdom

Managing a small team to drive ASI's international advocacy on modern-day slavery/trafficking, forced labour and child labour, particularly in UN human rights and labour spaces (4 days p/w). Supporting an organizational strategy that prioritizes systemic change, legal frameworks, movement building, and the participation of those with lived experiences of.

I annually review the feasibility of concept notes to the Fund as a member of its technical review group, feeding into proposal shortlisting, the design of the Call and its application process.

London, Bangkok, Hong Kong

I help clients produce clear and compelling written content, mainly in the human rights, gender and development sectors, but also in design and architecture.These range from website, press and social media content, to donor reports and academic research. I've helped clients to successfully submit once-rejected academic research to journals. Recent projects.

15+ Countries

Periodic qualitative research, literature reviews and scoping; monitoring & evaluation; gender analyses, and human rights & detention monitoring. I have written curricula and delivered trainings, mainly on gender, VAWG and issues of detention, but also on advocacy, comms and international human rights. Focus issues: Discrimination; intersectional feminism.

Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Malaysia

Periodically visited and evaluated the mid-term health and impact of EU-funded human rights, gender and development projects in Asia for use by project leaders and EUD Operational Managers. Covered issues of gender & inclusion, torture, gender-based violence, transitional justice, livelihoods & economic empowerment, climate change, religious.

London, United Kingdom

I managed and monitored unrestricted Local Trust’s funding (National Lottery funded; £150 million across ten years) to 'left behind' communities and local organisations across England, in this full time role. This included providing daily support to funded communities, reviewing plans, budgets and programme learning, and leading on strategic reviews and.

London, United Kingdom

Stepped in (f/t sabbatical cover) to launch a nationwide £4 million Open Call grant programme to tackle violence against women and girls in the UK, funded by Comic Relief and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (via the 'Tampon Tax' Fund). Managed partnership with DCMS and three Devolved Administrations, and managed grantee comms.

London, United Kingdom

Co-managed the women's rights grant portfolio of this human rights funder focused on violence against women, feminist movement building and sexual and reproductive rights, covering CEE, FSU, Latin America and South Africa. Active member of what is now the Gender Funder Co Lab (private funders initiative) and its working group on Gender Justice.

Full-time and part-time journalist and consulting editor (mainly 2003 - 2008 based in Hong Kong), focused on international affairs, human rights, design, architecture, lifestyle and travel. Have written periodically since then, as journalist and copywriter. Platforms ranged from Time Magazine, the Guardian, the South China Morning Post and the Asia.

Hong Kong And Asia Region

Managed the advocacy programme of this regional human rights organization across eight country desks in South & SE Asia. Led thematic research and advocacy projects, visited partner countries to support their civil and political rights work, and advocated at the UN Human Rights Council. Key issues: torture, discrimination, disappearance, arbitrary.

International Human Rights Law Ma (Distinction), Human Rights Of Women; Transitional Justice

Dissertation topic: Reconciling Truth and Gender: Lessons from Sri Lanka

Bachelor Of Arts, English Literature