Keith Smith Email & Phone Number

As an Independent Consultant, Keith provides expert consulting services to various international organizations across multiple donors, focusing on business development, commercial strategy, programme delivery, and client relationship management. Recently, he reviewed and enhanced an organization's commercial strategy to improve its positioning with the.

Kings Langley, England, United Kingdom

As Managing Director of DAI Global UK and Senior Vice President (SVP) of the HMG Business Unit, Keith was responsible for providing vision, leadership, and operational direction, delivering a profitable growth trajectory with excellent development results, the highest standards of ethical performance, and extensive synergies with other DAI businesses and.

Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

As Commercial Director, Keith Smith provided various business support functions spanning the whole business. He led and managed the pricing team, contracts/legal team, entity management (business registrations) and the compliance and relationship management team interfacing with HMG clients. These services supported all the business units across DAI Global.

Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom

Keith provided the core programme management functions and leadership of DAI and HTSPE's expanded portfolio. The combined portfolio delivered circa £100 million in annual revenue for DAI Europe with the newly acquired HTSPE. In conjunction with the Director of Programme Management, he led a team of over 30 development professionals to deliver over 40.

United Kingdom

Assisted the Director of PMU in managing the PMU unit; directed and supervised the delivery of a portfolio of projects and programmes to achieve customer satisfaction, budget targets and business growth; assuring the technical quality of work delivered by and on behalf of HTSPE; direct responsibility for programmes in Pakistan, Liberia, Ethiopia and South.

London, United Kingdom

Key member of the DAI Europe project management unit responsible for over 20 projects in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe with DFID, EC and World Bank; responsible for the oversight, quality assurance and profitability of the DAI/Europe portfolio in coordination with the Director of PMU; acting Director of PMU when the Director was travelling or absent.

London, United Kingdom

• Technical advisor for the London office in areas of post conflict and project management
• Provided guidance and technical assistance for new business in Pakistan especially related to DFID programme opportunities.
• Assisted the European office on new business and proposals; primarily for, but not limited to, Pakistan, Nepal, Uganda, Sierra Leone and Liberia.
• Undertook fact-finding missions for new business in Uganda and Nepal.
• Provided backstopping support to USAID funded… Show more
• Provided backstopping support to USAID funded FATA Capacity Building Project to enable a smooth and effective closedown.

Pakistan

• USAID-funded Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Capacity Building Program (CBP). The FATA Capacity Building Project was a 3-year project which aimed to assist the Government of Pakistan and FATA institutions.Key.
• Led and managed a team of over 150 people; including 7 expatriates across 7 offices.
• Managed all components of programme that covered diverse subject areas; such as civilian/military coordination, strategic communications, IT infrastructure… Show more USAID-funded Federal Administered Tribal Areas.
• Managed all components of programme that covered diverse subject areas; such as civilian/military coordination, strategic communications, IT infrastructure, training of government officials, economic growth, capacity.
• Ensured that the Task Order was adhered to and moved the programme in the right direction.
• Worked closely with the FATA Secretariat and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to ensure programs were designed and implemented to their needs and requirements.

Liberia

• USAID-funded Liberian Community Infrastructure Programme (LCIP)
• Conducted a programme review and evaluation of USAID-funded LCIP for activities completed between March 2006 and March 2008. The review targeted identification of lessons learnt and recommendations for the remaining 18.
• Information gathered was compiled for the final report of the first phase of the programme which was submitted to USAID in June 2008.

Sri Lanka

• USAID/OTI-funded Sri Lankan Transitional Initiative Programme, Sri Lanka (March 2007 – April 2008), This programme supported the 2003 peace process and 2004 tsunami recovery through community based programmes and.
• Managed a 20-person field office.
• Managed… Show more USAID/OTI-funded Sri Lankan Transitional Initiative Programme, Sri Lanka (March 2007 – April 2008), This programme supported the 2003 peace process and 2004 tsunami recovery through community based.
• Managed over 30 grants to local government, NGO, INGOs and CBOs with total value exceeding $3 million.
• Worked closely with local government to deliver key infrastructure repair projects, including 4 market rehabilitations, a lighthouse, 4 libraries, roads and educational buildings through regular site visits.
• Facilitated the team’s focus to deliver effective programming that brought communities together and reduced ethnic tensions.

Liberia

• USAID-funded Liberia Community Infrastructure Programme (LCIP), the US Government’s major programme in Liberia to support the 2003 peace process through labour- intensive infrastructure rehabilitation and psycho-social.
• Managed the USAID and DfID funded $8 million programme
• Development of a work plan and budget to secure $32 million extension for LCIP II.
• Managed a team of three international staff and 30 national staff… Show more USAID-funded Liberia Community Infrastructure Programme (LCIP), the US Government’s major programme in Liberia to support the 2003 peace.
• Managed a team of three international staff and 30 national staff operating in 6 counties.
• Managed the development of major infrastructure repair of government buildings, including the Capitol Building (parliament), Executive Mansion (President’s residence) and major national road segment.

Liberia

• USAID-funded Liberia Community Infrastructure Programme
• Oversaw the USAID-funded $41 million Disarmament, Demobilization, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (DDRR) Programme in Liberia
• Supervised and provided technical assistance to infrastructure projects (rural roads and bridges).
• Carried out duties of Chief of Party in his absence, including regular meetings with USAID Director and managing a staff of 100 across ten counties.
• Briefed US Ambassador on many occasions on… Show more USAID-funded Liberia Community Infrastructure Programme
• Briefed US Ambassador on many occasions on the progress of the programme and the genuine difficulties faced in dealing with a post-conflict transition society.

Liberia

• USAID-funded Liberia Community Infrastructure Programme
• Played a key role in the Programme start up.
• Oversaw and managed projects for agriculture; road repair; water; sanitation; construction.
• Developed Quick Impact Work Programmes in response to a lack of activities for ex-combatants as they left disarmament and demobilisation (D2) camps, which no other organisation could deliver.
• Developed grants to ensure programmes were in the DDRR frame work and met USG… Show more USAID-funded Liberia Community Infrastructure Programme
• Developed grants to ensure programmes were in the DDRR frame work and met USG objectives

Chelmsford, United Kingdom

• Essex County Council, Chelmsford, UK. The Department of Emergency Planning was responsible for the local authority’s response to emergencies in support of the emergency services in Essex.Key Responsibilities:
• Providing engineering and disaster management assessment, preparation, planning and advice to senior staff on pipeline structures, industrial sites, harbours, airports and general infrastructure.
• Conducted, through a series of workshops in 2003, training and capacity… Show more Essex County Council, Chelmsford, UK. The Department of Emergency Planning was responsible for the local authority’s response to.
• Conducted, through a series of workshops in 2003, training and capacity building of employees in disaster preparedness and recovery. Training included all levels from Chief Executive to social workers.
• Maintaining County Emergency Response Centre for emergency co-ordination; involved the constant readiness of communication equipment, GIS, computers, protective room structures and administration staff.
• Managing the emergency response arrangements of local voluntary agencies in the County. Show less

Sierra Leone

• DfID funded Community Reintegration Programme (CRP), Sierra Leone
• Supervised, monitored and managed eight engineering projects (to DFID specifications), including police border posts, police stations, custom barracks and local government offices.
• Supervised works including, estimating, monitoring and controlling bills of quantities.
• Ensured reintegration issues were addressed within projects and were an active component of the programme.
• Promoted rural livelihoods at… Show more DfID funded Community Reintegration Programme (CRP), Sierra Leone
• Promoted rural livelihoods at district level through: work practices: ensuring construction contractors employed and trained local residents/ ex-combatants to be able to enter private enterprise after project.

Liberia

• Responsible for implementing and supervising over 40 community development projects on the European Commission Resettlement and Reintegration Programme (ECRRP)
• Initiation and capacity building of seven local implementation partnerships (based across five counties of Liberia) in technical skills for field operations and in European Commission administration practices.
• Supervision of the rural livelihoods programmes, including to help setup blacksmiths, carpenters, bridge… Show more Responsible for implementing and supervising over 40 community development projects on the European.
• Supervision of the rural livelihoods programmes, including to help setup blacksmiths, carpenters, bridge engineers/ labourers and farmers to enter private enterprise with a clear market base within the Liberian economy
• Supervised 18 community based organisations alongside the local NGO’s in sustainable farming techniques to enable a focus upon cassava and rice production.
• Supervision and management of technical assistance, contract adherence and control of bills of quantity to the rural bridges programme and infrastructure projects.

Liberia

• Managed and supervised all logistics work in the MERLIN Liberia programmes, with an emphasis on prioritisation and quality control.
• Managed a logistics team of over 30 staff.
• Responsible for security of MERLIN team of 6 expatriates and over 60 local staff.
• Responsible for organisation and implementation of stock control management including local and international procurement. Trained four senior local staff in these procedures. Supervised and co-ordinated vehicles and….
• Responsible for organisation and implementation of stock control management including local and international procurement. Trained four senior local staff in these procedures. Supervised and co-ordinated vehicles and.
• Worked in partnership with local communities to rebuild medical clinics. Show less

Macedonia & Kosovo

• Was a member of the HELM technical advisory team to UNHCR for water and sanitation in the Macedonian refugee camps

Turkey

• Gained a practical, specific understanding of post-earthquake disaster engineering and related issues. Undertook reconnaissance of the structural integrity of buildings and disaster management problems in the aftermath.
• Gained a practical, specific understanding of post-earthquake disaster engineering and related issues. Undertook reconnaissance of the structural integrity of buildings and disaster management problems in the aftermath.

Stansted Airport, Essex, United Kingdom

Experienced and fully qualified mechanical engineer on maintaining, repairing and testing systems and solving complex design problems