Kirsty Evans Email & Phone Number

Donetsk, Ukraine

South Sudan

Field-based in a static site in Akobo County, Jonglei State. On a quarterly basis, we conduct short- (3 day) and long- (up to 3 weeks) missions to facilitate intra- and inter-clan peace dialogues, shuttle diplomacy and de-escalation engagements, and reconciliation ceremonies. We also are engaged in regular strategic protection patrols with the community to identify ICV, GBV and CP hotspots and conduct conflict monitoring activities and meetings with community stakeholders.Our small, diverse team of national and international staff deliver a variety of trainings and awareness-raising sessions with different community groups including armed youth, women, local and state authorities, military and non-state actors, chiefs, block leaders, other humanitarian actors and peace partners. Trainings include: - Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) - Early Warning Early Response (EWER)- Child Protection (CP) trainings and CP referrals- Gender Based Violence (GBV) - Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) - Protection MainstreamingResponsible for forming, monitoring and capacity building Women's Protection Teams, Youth Protection Teams and EWER Committees. Working with the community and with peace partners in different areas of Jonglei state, we coordinate rumour control and conduct conflict analyses to strategise interventions.

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Khíos, Northern Aegean, Greece

This is a movement I am extremely proud to have been one of the founding members of and to watch continue to grow.

Lésvos, Northern Aegean, Greece

▪ Project Coordinator (UAMs) within Section A, Moria: - Coordinated caretaking of 170+ UAMs, incl. distributions of food & NFIs. R4R focal point for RIC staff, authorities & other NGOs within Moria RIC Section A. Responsible for recruiting, inducting & pre/debrief of UAMs team. Accountable for safety, behaviour & upskilling of UAMs team. Collaborated with other actors to develop Evacuation Plan & SoPs for Section. Responsible for Child Safeguarding Policies & Child Protection Protocols, Behaviour Management Code & De-escalation Training• Project Coordinator (Emergency Response) aftermath Moria Camp fire:- Collaborated with other actors to identify & recover UAMs unaccounted for. Coordinated team responsible for specific field area for search & recovery. Coordinated team who were in caretaking role for recovered UAMs in safe shelter. Responsible for Emergency PSS Response for team mental health & developed the organisational PSS Structure for short- & long-term future interventions. Coordinated weather response ops in weeks after fire and COVID compliance.• Comms, Reporting & Advisory Role (supplementary support)- Comms: field content for online platforms. Donor Reporting, Relations, Tracking. Comms support re other NGO requests. Advisory capacity: vulnerable populations, safeguarding policies

Greece

Point of contact for CESRT/Offene Arme, Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario and Port Authorities in Emergency Response situation. Lead representative for CESRT in Emergency Operations.Responsible for final decisions regarding Emergency Response Operations.Oversee Inductions, Landing Emergency Response Trainings, Briefings, Team Rotations and Handovers.Responsible for ER team, equipment, protocols and logistics. Key focus on volunteer and beneficiary protection (children and women).Ensure Warehouse Stock is pre-prepared for Emergency Response needs and Vial Camp distributions. Oversee restock after landings and distributions.Document and report on operational circumstances. Update Refugee Landing Data on regular basis, and ER Protocols when necessary.Project Coordinator for Vial Refugee Camp overspill cleaning and waste management operations. Focal point for on-camp community, other Ngos and camp management. Lead for community and mobilisation.

Eastern Europe (Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia)

As part of 2019 Development Expedition was initially trained by experts across key areas: Sport and Play Learning, Psychosocial Wellbeing Sessions, Intercultural Awareness, Disability Inclusion, Peace-Building Interventions at UWC Atlantic College Wales. Knowledge gained was used to deliver Sport and Developmental Play Learning sessions on Refugee Camps, in Centres for PwDs and within Roma Communities across Eastern Europe. Also involved in Networking, Partnership-building and Relationship-managment with local partners and Logistics Coordination. Coordinated Communications and Advocacy messaging, with focus on advocating Child Rights in post-conflict Balkan setting related to UN CRC's Article 31.

Greece

Volunteered as part of the On-Shore Search and Rescue Unit in Lesbos and involved in landing response and emergency relief action, distribution of basic needs items (food and nfi) in UNHCR Stage 2 Transit Camp and refugee boat spotting shifts (night and day) across Gulf of Edremit (Aegean Sea). Response efforts were coordinated with Hellenic Coastguard. Also stationed on mainland Ritsona Camp as a Child Safe Space Officer providing psychosocial response interventions, delivering developmental sport and play learning sessions, identifying and/or referring child protection issues and ensuring high levels of child safety in our on-camp space. After this I was stationed on Skaramangas and Elefsina Camps for one further month.

Cambodia

Based in FCA'S Country Office (Phnom Penh) with field travel to disaster prone and rural areas.Capacity Building:▪Support Cambodia ACT Alliance forum (i.e. update EPRP)▪Deliver Disability Inclusion in Development training to local staff▪Develop and apply Child Safeguarding as part of CHS integration▪Deliver Environmental Awareness training for local partners on 3R's ▪Part of Logistics Coordinating team in preparation for FCA field eventResearch and Analysis:▪Provide recommendations on Resilience-Based Education programming.▪Map activities/materials regarding resilience on Right to Quality Education and Disability Inclusion.▪Identify stakeholders on Resilience on the Right to Quality Education at different levels in Cambodia▪Compile a Right to Quality Education paper which identifies at-risk demographics & the barriers facedCommunication and Advocacy:▪Involved in development of Resilience Based Programming paper▪Communicate on the work done by FCA & ACT Alliance▪Develop and procure environmentally-friendly EU Visibility MaterialsProgramme Implementation:▪Contribute to Country programme implementation: annual planning, reporting, monitoring, proposals.▪Represent FCA in relevant fora as required.

Nepal

▪ GIS Multi-Hazard Mapping Strategy Action Plan Research Officer; specialist area: Social Vulnerabilities▪ Relationship building and maintaining with foreign dignitaries, INGOs, NASA representatives & GoN officials; involved in high level meetings, and conducting interviews with this set of key stakeholders and national / international figureheads ▪ Curriculum Planning, Development, Implementation strategising for EPR module collaboration between UN WFP and ICMS. ToT Technical/Financial Proposal and Detailed Planning Report for UN WFP.▪ Facilitated early stages of research partnership between ICMS and NASA; focus: Pre-Earthquake Processes▪ Designing Communications Materials for donors and editing Academic Journal for DM• Coordinating with ICMS staff, students and faculty in the production of an academic publication on Crisis Management• Acting as a special adviser to contributors and in an editorial role for publication

Birmingham, United Kingdom

I was supporting staff and students at a Fully Accessible Mainstream Secondary Academy. Hall Green School has a diverse student population with a vibrant mix of ethnicities. I established links between this school and two international NGO Education Centres (in India and Cambodia) I worked in previously. The links between these schools has resulted in: ▪ UK trained teachers going out to volunteer at the NGO school in Cambodia▪ The initiation of Skype sessions between UK and Indian students (using the British Council's Connecting Classrooms platform) ▪ Over £6000 being raised for NGO's capacity building purposes by Hall Green Secondary School. I also delivered presentations to students about the importance of voluntary action and raised awareness of educational inequalities to encourage global awareness and social activism.

Bangalore, India

Aspire is a KPMG India CSR scheme designed to build the skills and confidence of vulnerable girl students through quality education, regular mentoring and pertinent inputs to enhance their future opportunities. I worked in Shishu Mandir NGO (Education Centre) based in an area of multiple deprivation in Bangalore delivering KPMG's Aspire Programme. I ran Capacity-Building Workshops, Self-Development Sessions and Personal Identities/Societal Barriers Classes and acted as a specialist point of contact aligning KPMG's CSR ambitions with students' needs. I created content for the Aspire Curriculum to ensure diversified learning styles and developed a thematic Guidance Handbook for future Aspire Educators (detailing Session Focus, Methodology, Materials/Resources, Interaction and Outcomes).I produced regular reports detailing student and project progression. I also compiled detailed M+E reports (such as one focused on efficient allocation of KPMG CSR funds and programme delivery analysis of an NGO Language Learning Initiative).I was involved in KPMG Marketing and used Social Media to share Education and Development Content and raise awareness of Issues of Inequality. On occasions I presented to KPMG's Chairman (Audit and Citizenship) and the wider KPMG team; this included being flown to Delhi to present to KPMG's International Global Head of Corporate Citizenship / UK House of Lords peer. I was involved in 'Aspire' trips that took students out of school to broaden their education experience. These initiatives were successful in increasing Citizenship understanding and encouraging Life Long and Real Life Learning.I have since established a meaningful link between this NGO in India and the UK school I am currently working in using the British Council's Connecting Classrooms Platform.

Mumbai Area, India

I was initially hired as part of the British Council collaboration scheme with KPMG India supporting an urban school with students who born into extreme poverty and multiple deprivation. During this tenure, I became increasingly involved in KPMG India's Education and Development Programme (Aspire) and was given much greater responsibility by KPMG's CSR team. This resulted in my contract in India being extended by KMPG due to my successes delivering the Aspire Programme (see Jan - June 2017). Aside from my dities with the British Council India and KPMG India team, I was asked to be a Guest Speaker at two separate events in Mumbai:• I delivered a thematic lecture on 'Inclusion + Global Citizenship Education' at an International Conference hosted at G.S.B. College of Education (Mumbai) in collaboration with Mumbai’s Centre for Study of Society + Secularism. This lecture was translated into a short academic paper to be published in College’s research.• I led an Interactive Workshop for B.Ed students (training to be teachers) discussing ‘The Challenges of Teaching Language in a Diverse Classroom'. My focal point was on methods to facilitate learning for marginalised students who were not catered for in mainstream education. The aim was to provide B.Ed students with practical techniques they could implement in school to meet all learner needs.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

I returned to my position as an Education and Support Officer (see November 2014 - June 2015). I worked with vulnerable and at-risk children born in low socio-economic areas. Many of those I supported were experiencing a myriad of behaviour issues, disabilities, family problems etc; the combination of which had a direct negative impact on their education engagement. In this role, I liaised with health-care officers, social workers, councils, teachers and parents to ensure these childrens' Education + Health needs were prioritised. I was also involved in Education Re-integration plans for children who were ready to return to mainstream education. Part of my duties saw me research materials for specific SEN/EAL needs.

Taipei City, Taiwan

I worked as an ESL teacher in Taiwan in areas of multiple-deprivation delivering the APEX Education Curriculum which focused on the CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) approach to language acquisition. As an APEX teacher, I taught classes of twenty children and organised events to foster real-life learning. All such events required Risk Assessments, Health and Safety Checks and appropriate SafeGuarding Measures. I monitored students' progress and completed regular reports to ensure learning was in line with the APEX objectives. Whilst here, I worked with a team of Canadian, British and Chinese educators to deliver APEX lessons and create teaching materials.This job provided me with an income to volunteer at Eden Social Welfare Foundation (a Taipei based Disability-Rights NGO). See Volunteer Experience Section to find the details of this role.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

I worked with vulnerable and at-risk children born in low socio-economic areas. Many of those I supported were experiencing a myriad of behaviour issues, disabilities, family problems etc; the combination of which had a direct negative impact on their education engagement. In this role, I liaised with health-care officers, social workers, councils, teachers and parents to ensure these childrens' Education + Health needs were prioritised. I was also involved in Education Re-integration plans for children who were ready to return to mainstream education. Part of my duties saw me research materials for specific SEN/EAL needs. I was asked to return for another contract in this position in 2016.

Botswana

Having initially been interviewed and assessed for a voluntary position, I was subsequently asked to take up the more senior position of Project Leader in this placement under UK DFID. During this contract I lived in a village in Botswana which faced a myriad of social issues i.e. HIV spread, Youth Education Disengagement and Political Sensitivity. As Project Leader: ▪ Delivered programmes focused on Alternative Education Provision + increasing Health Prevention Uptake▪ Established and managed relations between Companies, Local Government, Schools + NGOs to promote Skillshare UK's Capacity Building and Participatory Development initiatives▪ Responsible for independent INGO fundraising and exceeded the target amount by 50%▪ Co-ordinated a fundraising event for local Social Enterprise for vulnerable OAPs▪ Wrote an Education Program Briefing on behalf of Skillshare International UK. This was presented to the British Consulate and Botswana Education Minister ▪ Submitted a successful project proposal directly linking unregistered youths with education and employment services to encourage lasting change▪ Responsible for a team of UK volunteers in Botswana and oversaw their Personal Development Plans ▪ Interviewed for a short news bulletin on Botswana's National Television channel (BTV). Excerpts of this interview were subsequently aired.▪ Delivered Team-Building Activities for UK/Batswana Volunteers▪ Researched Local Community Needs to ensure projects were appropriate and targeted. ▪ Represented Skillshare UK at Community Meetings with the Kgosi (Village Chief)

Birmingham, United Kingdom

As an FAM Academy in Birmingham, Hall Green has a diverse student population with a vibrant mix of ethnicities. In this role I worked with students who had SEN and EAL needs. I also supported Looked-After children as part of the Pastoral Department team.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Based in an area of multiple-deprivation in Glasgow, Yooz Reuse and Recycle focused on developing initiatives to bring positive environmental and social impact for both the local community and wider nation. Yooz provided vocational work experience for vulnerable NEETs and Long Term Unemployed Adults, offered Construction Companies assistance in reducing their landfill waste and encouraged mentoring schemes and school visits to improve community cohesion. A percentage of Yooz's overall profit went into a fund for local people with disabilities (Active4All SC 036591). I worked as an intern for this Social Enterprise for one year to gain valuable Project Cycle experience.Whilst here, I established successful relationships with MSPs/MPs and mobilised an MSP (Michael McMahon: 1999-2016) to become our Ambassador. I also gained lobbying skills which I employed to convince the Youth Minister for Youth Employment (Angela Constance: 2011-2014) to visit our NGO. I wrote a Parliamentary Motion which was supported by a Cross-Party selection of 22 MSPs and secured a three-day exhibition space for our Social Enterprise in Scottish Parliament. I liaised with the Press, Construction Companies and Schools to raise awareness of the Yooz's positive youth development and environmental impact. I also conducted in-depth research into Local Area Needs (using SIMD) and Environmental Aims (using Zero Waste Scotland targets) to produce related Organisational Reports and compiled Impact Assessments and Case Studies for recording purposes. Another responsibility I undertook was the writing of Press Releases which were regularly published in local newspapers. I was involved in the co-ordination of Mentor Schemes and organised School Visits to broaden the horizons of young people from this disadvantaged area. I helped to set up the Yooz's Twitter and Facebook page and managed Social Media communications sensitively. I would also update and edit website content (using WordPress).

Gis Hazard Mapping

3 ECTS Credits

Sustainable Development For All

MOOC

Ma (Hons), English Literature, Upper Second (2:1)

Certtesol, Teaching English As A Second Or Foreign Language/Esl Language Instructor

Level 5 Foundation Degree

English Literature And Language, Psychology, Media Studies, Critical Thought And Development

A Levels; Level 3 Ofqual

9 Gsce'S A*-C & 1 Gnvq