A conflict and humanitarian specialist with extensive senior management experience in fragile states, specialising in the fields of Humanitarian Mine Action and Protection, including the design, delivery and performance management of donor funded programmes.- Extensive experience working with Danish Refugee Council / Danish Demining Group (DRC/DDG) as DDG Head of Programme in Myanmar and South Sudan, in senior management positions, managing DRC/DDG’s Humanitarian Mine Action programme portfolios, including planning, implementation and monitoring- Field and management experience working with Nonviolent Peaceforce in South Sudan, first as a Team Leader (Protection) in northern Jonglei field site and then as Programme Manger in Juba, overseeing the implementation of Protection programming across multiple field sites- Experience working with the UK Government's Department for International Development (DFID) on conflict, governance and humanitarian emergencies research and programme performance, including a secondment to the Stabilisation Unit dealing with the Ebola response- Excellent academic record with a postgraduate (MA) degree from King’s College London in Conflict, Security & Development, and an undergraduate degree from the London School of Economics (LSE) in Government (BSc)
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Ddg Head Of Programme / Humanitarian Mine Action ManagerDanish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp Feb 2020 - Dec 2021Yangon, MyanmarManaged and led DRC Myanmar's Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) team, providing operational oversight and overseeing staff planning and deployment, implementation of HMA activities and coordination with operational partners.Member of the Senior Management Team of DRC Myanmar throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and the military coup that took place in Myanmar in February 2021, supporting development of DRC Myanmar’s strategy development, decision making as well as crisis management, planning and response.Led on DRC's external engagement and on the development of the HMA programme portfolio, furnishing concept notes and proposals for HMA programming, as well as networking with potential new donors and reporting to existing donors.Monitored overall programme implementation and quality, maintaining oversight of outputs and taking quick action upon identification of programmatic shortcomings.Provided thorough financial oversight and budget management, developing budget revisions where necessary and ensuring an appropriate burn rate. -
Ddg Head Of ProgrammeDanish Refugee Council / Dansk Flygtningehjælp Jun 2018 - Feb 2020Juba, South SudanManaged and led DDG’s team of 60 national and international staff, providing operational oversight and overseeing staff planning and deployment, implementation of Humanitarian Mine Action and Peacebuilding activities and coordination with operational partners.Led on DDG’s external relations with donors and partners, representing DDG as national Mine Action Sub-Cluster Co-Coordinator and acting as point of contact for DDG with government authorities, donors, the protection cluster and other humanitarian partners.A member of the DRC/DDG Senior Management Team, served as Acting Country Director for Danish Refugee Council (DRC) South Sudan on multiple occasions, taking overall responsibility for the country programme of more than 500 staff, leading the Senior Management Team and representing DRC externally.Led on the development of DDG South Sudan’s programme portfolio, furnishing concept notes and proposals for both Mine Action and Peacebuilding programming, as well as networking with potential new donors and reporting to existing donors.Provided thorough financial oversight and budget planning and management, developing budget revisions where necessary and ensuring an appropriate burn rate.
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Program Manager (Protection)Nonviolent Peaceforce Dec 2016 - Nov 2017Juba, South SudanProvided technical advice and oversight to field teams implementing civilian protection and violence reduction projects, through supervision and line management of field site team leaders.Represented Nonviolent Peaceforce in coordination and advocacy fora with protection cluster, humanitarian agencies, UN agencies, government officials and other relevant stakeholders.Engaged in nationwide context analysis in order to inform programme implementation, guide adjustments where necessary, and ensure the safety of field teams.Represented Nonviolent Peaceforce to donors, engaging in proactive communication to ensure donors are updated on progress of project activities while also working to identify new funding sources.Provided budget management oversight, coordinating with the finance department to monitor expenditure, ensure appropriate burn rate and appropriate decisions that balance programming needs and the status of the grant. -
Team Leader (Protection)Nonviolent Peaceforce Jul 2016 - Dec 2016Jonglei, South SudanLed a team of 7 national and international colleagues, ensuring implementation of project activities in child protection, GBV prevention and response and general protection thematic areas.Successfully established project activities for a new OFDA/USAID grant, undertaking comprehensive activity planning in line with the project’s anticipated impact and corresponding logical framework.Led on engagement with representatives of state and non-state armed groups in project locations, building strong working relationships required for safe access of the team into new locations.Coordinated activities with key community and humanitarian stakeholders, representing NPSS in weekly coordination meetings with local authorities and other agencies.
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Protection OfficerNonviolent Peaceforce Feb 2016 - Jul 2016Upper Nile, South SudanSupported the expansion of the Wau Shilluk field site to incorporate operation within Malakal Protection of Civilians (PoC) camp, including design and implementation of project activities, formation of relationships with key stakeholders and the recruitment of new national staff.
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Graduate Development SchemeDepartment For International Development (Dfid) Sep 2014 - Aug 2015Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomSupported the DFID Governance, Conflict and Social Development Research Team’s programme portfolio including the coordination of business cases, annual reviews and external communications. Designed and operationalised communications strategies to promote the dissemination of findings in the areas of humanitarian aid delivery, governance and conflict.Undertook a secondment to the UK’s Stabilisation Unit and participated in a review of the Security and Justice Programme in Libya, including post-deployment debriefs of SU staff and conducted a literature review on the implications of Ebola for security and justice in Sierra Leone. -
Project Support OfficerRwamrec Sep 2012 - Sep 2013KigaliSupported in design of grant applications and applications for international donor funding for protection programmes and assisted project management through the production of logframes, implementation timelines and action plans for the organisation’s programme portfolio.
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Liam Harvey attended King's College London, U. Of London, London School Of Economics And Political Science.
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