Kaz Obuka Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, Gb

The farming sector is going through a once-in-a-generation change following the UK's departure from the European Union. It is one of the biggest industry changes anywhere across Government.I lead a team that develops and coordinates digital and physical engagement mechanisms, and delivers insight-driven engagement activities on behalf of the Farming and Countryside Programme. I make sure that stakeholders and farming communities get the information they need, can express their views, and are involved in the design of policies and schemes to provide maximum benefits for the industry, food production, and the environment.

I lead, support, and advise the people (clinical commissioners) who plan, design, and buy (commission) health and care services in Wandsworth and Merton.I bring expertise in policy, strategy, and good practice relating to public involvement to ensure that clinical commissioners can shape operational and strategic commissioning activities in partnership with local people. I ensure that equality, diversity, and inclusion forms a key part of strategic plans and policies so that commissioning decisions are informed by the views of a wide cross section of the local population.The insights gathered by my team have shaped public consultations on £500M investment in hospital development, and engagement on service transformation totaling over £200M.I connected deprivation indices and flu uptake data to highlight geographies that would need targeted communications and engagement as part of the COVID vaccination programme. My prioritisation methodology was adopted across the entire SW London patch.I structured, planned, and prioritised my team’s workload in collaboration with vaccine delivery leads to run more than 150 events on health, wellbeing, and the COVID vaccination programme. The resilience of my team has been tested during this difficult time, but with humour, honesty, and kindness, I have been able to keep them motivated – and they have delivered.

London, United Kingdom

I lead on patient and public engagement for the NHS Cancer Programme. I developed our engagement strategy in collaboration with our stakeholders - including patients and carers - which is now in delivery. I provide expert advice and training, and design processes to involve a diverse range of people in the earliest stages of our policy development and implementation.

I led the development and implementation of engagement and communications strategy in collaboration with our local and national stakeholders.I strengthened relationships with civil society through principles of co-production, to improve health outcomes and reduce inequality in Westminster.I led a small team to deliver engagement activities and manage communications to internal and external audiences.

Ensuring the CCG carries out its role as an NHS commissioner, in line with the individual and collective statutory participation duties of the NHS Act 2006, and the Health and Social Care Act 2012.Providing guidance and promoting effective patient participation within the CCG’s programme teams.Delivering meaningful engagement with patients, carers, and communities; and for improving patient experience.Facilitating service-user participation in the planning, design, monitoring, and evaluation of healthcare services.

Generating income through community fundraising, corporate partnerships, and the development of project proposals to charitable trusts and foundations.Creating internal and external communications material to fundraising audiences and stakeholders.Development and management of fundraising volunteers.Planning and implementing fundraising campaigns in collaboration with national Brand and Communications teams, and regional programme leads.

Promoting St John Ambulance as a membership organisation, including recruitment and training of young people and adult volunteers. Analysis of membership data to develop outreach and recruitment strategies, and facilitate donor reporting. With particular emphasis on recruiting members from areas of deprivation.

Developing new projects and programmes addressing conflict and human rights issues in South Asia with MRG’s Asia Coordinator, and in-country partner organisations.

India

Design and implementation of projects for corporate, government, and civil society clients.Management of external contributors/consultants, from development of contracts and ToRs to completion of deliverables.Writing proposals, concept notes, and developing M&E tools.ACHIEVEMENTSProcess design and implementation – including materials, activities, event management, facilitation, agendas, and logistics – for: A community-building and dialogue initiative, supported by the Netherlands, to address outbreaks of violence between Christian and Hindu communities. Drew funding with project proposal. - Cultivated and managed relationships with over 30 members of the Christian Community.- Convened 7 meetings over 10 months of dialogue process.- Convened meetings of four-member working group advising on development of dialogue.A multi-stakeholder dialogue and consensus-building project to address issues in the Indian garment industry:- Engaged with over 20 stakeholders from multi-national brands, Indian manufacturers, civil society, and government agencies.- Convened over 9 dialogues, and 6 workshops over 18 months with 20-40 participants in dialogue and consensus building process.- Coordinated work of six-member working group, three curriculum development consultants, and 30 experts to design, fund, and implement a skill-building programme for women garment workers. Drew USD 20k of funding, and liaised with programme officer from international donor.- Conducted Joint Fact Finding research into Indian garment industry labour patterns – including forced and child labour – with ILO partners, and clients from six stakeholder groups. Conducted qualitative interviews, managed the administration of 500 questionnaires to garment workers throughout India, and data entry.

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for synthesising programme to assess Meta-Culture’s training in dialogue, and measure clients’ RoI in such training. Communicated frequently with Head of Consulting and Client Manager to plan and implement project.Learned organisational needs, elicited and assessed training programme theories and objectives, and generated options for measuring achievement of those objectives.

Facilitated design of programme to fund science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degree scholarships. Led 2 dialogue sessions to elicit and evaluate underlying assumptions behind programme, the change process it is expected to induce, expected results, and how programme would be monitored and evaluated.Identified over 100 potential donor organisations.Identified data sources, synthesised research strategy to analyse context, provide baseline data, and ground programme logic.

Connected with 30 representatives of Liberian civil society, local, and national government organisations to evaluate personal and institutional level impacts of training in skills for social inclusion and transitional justice.Collaborated with programme manager to plan evaluation project, develop deliverables, and assess options for data collection in developing country context.Analysed pre and post-programme surveys; developed and administered follow-up surveys and qualitative interviews.Delivered 9-page report to CI on personal and organisational impacts of training.

Evaluated organisational activities, designed framework for monitoring JIPI advocacy. Advised at board level on sensitivity to minority groups, and policies that affirm values of equality and diversity. Produced 4-page report detailing recommendations to address strategic and organisational development needs.Published 11-page introduction and 69-page translation of policy essays on immigration, and social inclusion by one of Japan’s top former civil servants.Initiated strategic outreach to over 80 key humanitarian and minority advocacy organisations. Interacted with English-language press and other organisations to translate in interviews, build relationships, and handle inquiries.

Identified patterns across case study material from 2 CDA projects, spanning 35 countries in 5 continents, and collated evidence of gaps between policies and programmes of aid delivery, peace building, and development.Produced 30-page summary of evidence for donor conference. Conference participants included Sida, USAID and UN agencies.

Facilitated synthesis of effective policy pertinent to foreign residents of Saitama prefecture as one of 103 people selected by the local government. Communicated frequently with foreign residents to learn perceptions of local government and their suggestions for change. Delivered feedback to liaison at the Prefectural Government, highlighted issues facing foreign residents, and submitted proposals for further development of policies and services. Led to establishment of support centre for residents with migratory backgrounds.

Mediated disputes between Japanese and non-Japanese colleagues.Evaluated student attainment. Assisted in lesson planning and teaching 12 hours a week of secondary school, main instructor for 5 hours a week of primary school classes. Presented at conferences and international association meetings on social issues, including the impact of immigrants on Japanese society.

M.A, Coexistence And Conflict

B.A, Philosophy And Politics