A global expert in strategic planning, business and partnership development, program delivery and organization development. Her robust and exceptional 30+year career in the private sector, international development and consulting at national, regional and global levels, includes lived experience in four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.A marketer by profession, Lydia started her career in the private sector with P&L responsibility in the FMCG industry, before transitioning to international development. She has experience working with multilateral and bilateral donors, the private sector, philanthropic foundations, government, international and national NGOs, civil society and academia in multiple global partnerships and alliances, to produce development impact, scale and value for stakeholders.A champion of the fourth sector, Lydia's passion lies in the provision of services that assist the private sector and philanthropy, alongside other actors, develop practical, innovative, scalable, systemic and sustainable solutions that address international development challenges. Throughout her career, she has been responsible for developing and delivering compelling, shared-value propositions with a focus on combining market-based approaches of the private sector with the social and environmental goals of the public and non-profit sectors. Experience & expertise; Strategy development, leadership, social impact, SDGs, partnership development, program development, sustainability, ESG, market-based approaches to development, marketing, business development, CSR, CSI, corporate engagement, resource mobilization, social marketing & behavior change, communications, advocacy, micro, small & medium enterprises, social enterprise development, livelihoods, economic development, innovation, grant management, youth skills and development, among others.Sectors; Health, Education, Economic Development/Livelihoods, Agriculture, Entrepreneurship, Youth Skills/Life Skills & Employment, Governance, Manufacturing, Micro-finance, amongst others.
Listed skills include Leadership, Strategic Planning, Public Private Partnerships, Business Strategy, and 39 others.