Peter Baynard-Smith Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Interim CEO from December 2023Programs leadership of Hagar's work across Asia & Pacific40 million people are currently living in slavery | 62% are in Asia | 1 in 4 are children | 71% are femalesTrafficking, slavery, and abuse are some of the most significant development issues of our timeHagar works in response to these issues through providing comprehensive trauma-informed recovery to survivors, and by educating communities and authorities on how to recognise and prevent trafficking

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mobilizing surge capacity (over 100 people) for the vital front line community services of the BSL during the time of COVID19 pandemic. Managing BSL's contract with the Victorian Government's Working for Victoria initiative.

Melbourne, Australia

Strategy consulting & interim exec leadership in international development and social impact sectorsStrategic planning | Business modelling | Change leadership | Program evaluation | Interim Executive |Adaptive management | Organizational development | Workshop facilitation | Grants and bidsConsultancy clients include: Australian Business Volunteers, TEAR Fund Australia, DFAT InnovationXchange, Habitat for Humanity.Short-term/interim CEO positions include: dutyof.care (now Oho) - online platform offering organisations real-time verification of professional and safeguarding accreditation with permanent proof of verification via blockchain.CareerSeekers - social enterprise supporting Australia’s humanitarian entrants into professional careers, through 12-week internships with companies across a broad range of sectors.

Melbourne, Australia

Strategic and operational leadership of a dynamic and agile organisation committed to equipping engineering students and professionals to contribute to global and local development outcomes through education, capacity building, innovation, technology transfer, and social enterprise.

Australia

The Development Practice Committee (DPC) is an expert advisory group where learning and development practitioners from the not-for-profit sector meet to:Lead good practice within the sectorUndertake applied research and development of tools and processesProvide relevant advice to ACFID on key issues around development effectiveness affecting the sectorEngage with DFAT on development effectiveness practice

Melbourne, Australia

Strategic advice to World Vision Australia on major shifts in international development context, emergent adaptive development strategies; advising on capabilities and organisational operating model to deliver programs and business development responsive to changing environments

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for leadership of team of technical and sector experts across Economic Development, Child Protection, Food Security, Climate Change, WASH, Health, Social Accountability, and Gender. The team provides strategic guidance on program approaches, gathers evidence and learning, and generates insights into program impact for supporter engagement.Responsible for strategy design, implementation and change management for WVA International Programs Group in context of World Vision-wide organizational change and realignment.Thought leadership in strategy and learning; ensuring alignment of World Vision Australia field facing strategy with the federated World Vision network.

Sydney, Australia

Chair of International Programs Advisory Committee 2014-2015

Melbourne, Australia

Strategic oversight and program development across a range of education, entrepreneurship, volunteering and youth leadership programs. Led program design and implementation of innovative development education and gap year scheme, Young People Without Borders - a large-scale consortium of organisations engaging young people in global citizenship education and volunteering. Driven strategic focus on Asia, equipping young people to engage with and prepare for ‘Asian century’

Melbourne, Australia

Responsible for operational leadership and management of MA Community Services programmes across Victoria, including human resources, financial management, strategic planning, reporting, compliance and continuous improvement

Dublin, Ireland

Responsibility for management and strategic direction of Concern's work in the Asia region (7 countries: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, East Timor).

Maputo, Mozambique

Leadership and management of Irish-based NGO Concern Worldwide’s programme in Mozambique. Strategic focus: Primary Education, Participatory Decentralised District Planning, HIV/AIDS, Emergency response and local NGO Capacity Building. Programme budget: € 3m.

Maradi, Niger

Start-up, coordination and leadership of three new Area Development Programmes in the Sahelian zone of central Niger. Programme priorities included food security, education and community health

Ngara, Tanzania

Coordinator of Community Services Program for refugee camp of 75,000 Rwandese

2012 Asialink Leaders Program, Contemporary Asia Pacific Social, Geo-Political And Economic Studies

Pg Diploma Development Management, Senior Management And International Development

Msc Energy Technology For Developing Countries, Renewable Energy Policy And Practice

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Mechanical Engineering