Robert Buck Email and Phone Number

Lead on the UK's ODA funding to Unitaid, aimed at saving lives by making new health products available and affordable for people in low- and middle-income countries. Unitaid works with partners to identify innovative treatments, tests and tools, helps tackle the market barriers that are holding them back, and gets them to people who need them most - fast. I also work on FCDO's broader market-shaping policy and localised manufacturing of essential medicines' agenda.

FCDO lead for global polio eradication, including being senior responsible owner for UK Government's funding to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).

Leading policy, advocacy and strategy as part of UK Aid's response to Ebola outbreaks and longer-term global health security in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Global Health Security Policy Manager and Response Officer based in the British Embassy Kinshasa, shaping policy, advocacy, and programming on infectious disease outbreaks and global health security issues in Democratic Republic of Congo.

Managed UN-implemented elements of DFID's £100 million Global Mine Action Programme (GMAP2), leading on programme management in complex, fragile environments of Iraq, Sudan and Yemen. DFID institutional lead for UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS). Oversaw DFID's arms exports control policy and operational processes.

Third Fast Stream posting, leading DfE's programmes and policy on integration and community cohesion, working across the Department and across Government as part of the cross-government Integrated Communities Strategy.

Graduate trainee on the Civil Service's flagship graduate leadership development programme.

- Led on the development of a new digital system for processing Petroleum Revenue Tax - Led on technical consultation with oil and gas industry accountants and lawyers on draft government Transferable Tax History legislation

- EU exit policy advisor for Floods and Water cluster leading on implementation of secondary legislation and negotiation of international UN water resolutions.

- The Institute for Government (IfG) is an independent, award-winning think tank committed to making government more effective. It provides rigorous research and analysis, topical commentary and public events to explore the key challenges facing government - Interned with the IfG's Brexit team, acting as a full research member- Authored 'Brexit Explained' pieces, giving concise explanations of key Brexit issues- Produced my own blogs, commenting on topical Brexit issues - Co-led a research project exploring the options for a UK-EU Free Trade Agreement, publication expected Autumn 2017

- Developed policy briefs on alcohol and health. - Conducted literature searches and prepared briefing notes and background documents for the implementation of programme activities on alcohol and drugs. - Acted as secretariat for technical consultations and meetings on alcohol and drug epidemiology. - Researched on field testing of draft diagnostic categories for disorders due to substance use and behavioural addictions.

• CHEA is an Indian NGO, established 1981, committed to the sustainable development of the Central Himalayan Region through capacity building in rural communities and environmental conservation• Developed funding proposals for expansion of CHEA's projects• Produced academic abstracts for CHEA's publications • Prepared materials for CHEA's 'Learning from the Nepal Earthquake' international conference in Delhi• Gained first-hand experience in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating rural development projects through participating in the Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative, a transboundary collaborative programme between China, India and Nepal managed by ICIMOD and funded by DFID-UKAID and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ)• Carried out fieldwork research with rural village communities in Kumaon region of Uttarakhand state, leading focus group discussions and interviews through a translator

• The Moller Centre is a leading provider of award-winning Executive Education programmes, committed to providing excellence in education that covers: financial services, healthcare, construction and engineering, media, education and government• Supervised research intern identifying centres of excellence globally for academic and practitioner research and training on leadership• Presented my findings to Moller Centre Executives to aid the development of their new leadership-focused programmes