Lorraine Breen (She/ Her) Email & Phone Number

Netherlands

The Hague Area, Netherlands

Set up the SED Fund. Provides the leadership, and management necessary to ensure optimal delivery of the SED Fund's team, systems, policies, processes, and partnerships to fulfil the foundation's mandate and goals.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Support the work of organisations in developing strategies• Proposal development and reporting• MEL Framework • Budget planning • Operations and financial management• Fund and grants management• Change management• Team management

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Support the work of organisations in the UK, Germany, Poland and working at an EU level • MEL Framework • Fund and grants management • Budgeting and financial planning• Proposal development and reporting• Team co-ordination• KPI development, Monitoring and evaluation

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Research specialist and analyst on a 5-person independent evaluation team (including Chris Harris (Project Director and lead author), Barry Knight, Carolyn H. Williams, and Huub Schreurs). Tasked with examining BvLF's impact on the lives of young children in Kenya, Columbia, Poland and Germany, and the impact BvLF had on developments in the field of early childhood development – as a field of inquiry, research and practice. The team conducted an in-depth examination of aggregate work funded by €92 million in investments over the course of 40 years. The work culminated in the report 'Learning from Experience'. https://bernardvanleer.org/publications-reports/learning-from-experience/• Personally responsible for Kenya and Poland• Gathering data from primary and secondary sources going back 40 years in Kenya and 16 years in Poland to assess theories of change, complete logic models and present situation assessments• Analysis of trend data from country files and external sources (World Bank, national bureaus of statistics) • Input and participation in workshops• Drafting sections of the final report. Presenting on findings.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Project Managed development of automated and integrated budget and finance workflow compliant with EC regulations; delivered integrated and intelligent tools and workflows for the Corporate Services Unit using Microsoft InfoPath, Outlook and Dynamics, produced a business case for remote mobile access to enterprise systems, and prepared and launched the EC regulated procurement procedure for Eurojust's new mobile telephony contract (provision of services and devices element €1.5M)• Gathered requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, market research, business analysis, task and workflow analysis. Critically evaluated information gathered, reconciled conflicts, and ensured compliance. Proactively communicated with users and developers to analyse functional requirements and potential solutions. Produced business process descriptions, use cases, technical specifications, tender documentation, business analysis reports and business cases• Involved user profiling, activity based costing, assessment of risks and solutions, expenditure analysis, tracking issues, risks, changes and interdependencies, and managing deadlines

London, United Kingdom

• Member of grant project teams. Responsible for marketing, administration, project and budget planning, monitoring, reporting and following up on corrective action• Project managed research and consultation projects, included management of procurement process, liaising with grant holders, external contractors and suppliers, and project control• Tasked with drafting reports for the Executive Team, compiling the Annual Report and Annual Review, reporting, and quarterly re-forecasting• Member of Process Team tasked with business process management involving cross departmental working and negotiation. Took responsibility for managing projects and stakeholder engagement on projects aimed at developing processes for grant making, procurement and contracting, direct mail campaigns, business continuity, data protection, and Microsoft Dynamics. Achievements led to increased auditor satisfaction levels for each process, increased value for money and a 40% increase in response rates to marketing campaigns

London, United Kingdom

• Successfully project managed ISO 9001 accreditation project through as-is and gap assessment, reconfiguring, and integrating 12 core business processes, impacting 450 staff. Processes included tendering, procurement, accounts payable, marketing, conference management, and non conformance• Responsible for project planning and control, staff engagement through meetings and workshops, and the development of planning, policy and process documents including manuals and work instructions

Masters, Cultural Policy & Arts Management, First Class Honours

Business Studies: management; business administration; accountancy; marketing; and employment policy Policy studies: social and economic.

Aib Commercial Banking Graduate Management Programme

Bachelors, English Literature, History Of Art, And Psychology