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London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Team Manager of five responsible for quality assurance and operational oversight of a portfolio of complex grants and contracts totalling over £45m funded by a range of institutional donors (FCDO, EU, World Bank)
• Developed, mentored and led resilient and high performing team with a key focus on performance management, professional development and wellbeing
• Oversaw operational delivery through development, implementation and adaptation of operational policies and procedures to achieve outstanding results, within budget, timeframe and targets
• Established robust monitoring, evaluation and learning systems, including commissioning and coordination of evaluations that maximised project learning, strengthened quality assurance and enabled communication of.

London, England, United Kingdom

• Management, oversight and consolidation of programme implementation teams (totalling ten) delivering strategic direction and operational oversight of a portfolio of high quality projects totalling over £58m
• Delivered project briefings to senior management updating on portfolio performance against funders’ expectation from project documentation, impact and risk management at programme board meetings
• Strengthened and standardised programme management tools, processes and systems, leading to improved department-wide efficiency
• Promoted learning culture to inform adaptive management of programmes, strengthen delivery and feed into future programme design and inform wider practice across organisation.

Interim Head of Unit providing strategic leadership and oversight for teams designing high quality proposals and securing funding from institutional donors. Managed a programme portfolio of £79m, focusing on quality delivery, effective monitoring and evaluation, and compliance. Collaborated with stakeholders to deliver effective programme outcomes.

London, United Kingdom

Consulted for development agencies, including WaterAid UK and the Humanitarian Leadership Academy (hosted by Save the Children). Developed a multi-year, global £50m fundraising strategy and led project mobilisation of a £3m multi-country corporate donor grant.

• Delivered UN and WB accounts effectively with team management and operational oversight of DFID, EC and ECHO accounts, exceeding annual targets of £120m through strengthened project design, quality and implementation.
• Developed UNICEF and World Bank account strategies with focus on partnership development, engagement strategy, and effective account management
• Proven track record in exceeding stretch targets at both organisational and personal level: in 2012 exceeded personal annual target of £20m to raise £25m across both accounts (UN/WB)

• Extensive bid development and management of wide range of large, successful applications including USAID, DFID, UN and EC ranging from £500k to £135m
• Secondment to East Africa regional office as Business Development Manager, supporting countries in donor engagement and development of funding strategies. Achievements: secured DFID funding in South Sudan (£15m) and.
• Bid manager for £135m multi-year food assistance proposal to US Food for Peace, awarded SC US Presidential Award in recognition of the ‘commitment and hard work’ involved in the bid