Liam Sollis Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Previously 'Head of Policy and Advocacy'I led a team of advocacy experts across a wide range of UNICEF priority themes including health, nutrition, education, climate change, migration, humanitarian crises, child.
• Led UNICEF advocacy on COVID-19 vaccines in the lead up to the G7 which helped drive a G7 commitment to donate 1 billion surplus vaccine doses.
• Directed advocacy strategy on ending preventable childhood mortality. This led to the inclusion of UNICEF UK language in the Conservative party manifesto and subsequently published FCDO approach to EPD.
• I led advocacy towards the 2020 GAVI (vaccine) replenishment, including innovative cross-organisational collaboration between advocacy, communications and fundraising which contributed to a UK commitment of £1.65.
• I oversaw advocacy and technical support to the Scottish Government, helping deliver the Incorporation of UN Convention of the Rights of the Child into Scottish law.
• Led departmental fundraising significantly increasing the advocacy department’s income.

London, United Kingdom

I led Plan UK’s policy, advocacy and research related to public health and managed the organisation’s flagship policy and advocacy programme, the Young Health Programme (YHP). Responsible for a portfolio of policy, advocacy and research investments in excess of £1.5m per year and led a team of advocates across multiple countries (India, Kenya, Indonesia.

London, United Kingdom

I coordinated Action for Global Health (AfGH), a network of NGOs working to advance the cause of global health. The network primarily focused on pan-health issues such as development financing, universal health coverage and the SDGs. I was the primary intermediary between network partners and the Department for International Development’s health team on.

London

I facilitated the management and administration of the Action for Global Health (AfGH) cross European network, maintaining its day to day coordination across seven countries. I oversaw the project deliverables, including the coordination of sub-grantees, network risk register, monitoring and evaluation of partner deliverables and steering committee.

London, United Kingdom

Development and implementation of communication and events strategies. Communications advisor to research colleagues. Managing programme of both public and closed events.

Urbanisation And Development, Msc, Geography

A study of urban poverty and social exclusion in towns and cities in the 'Global South.' The course offers a grounding in the theoretical.

Politics And International Relations, Political Science And Government, First Class Honours