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London, United Kingdom

• Key Projects: Commitment to Development Index and Climate ResearchI managed and oversaw two projects, including Commitment to Development Index (CDI) and research on climate finance. I monitored data and modelling side.
• Led technical research on the CDI, which has been adopted as an official metric of policy performance by two European governments and cited by a policy report of the UK House of Commons International Development.
• Contributed to the growing discussion on Climate financing with a policy paper and Excel model which estimates climate finance obligations abased on countries’ historical CO2 emissions priced at the prevailing social.
• Conducted research into UK funding of innovation, cited in a parliamentary report as evident for need to reform policy, by collaborating with a leading development theorist.
• Collaborated with an influential trade policy group to conduct research on the impacts of post Brexit trade policy on developing countries, the results of which were cited in an article published in The Economist.
• Improved the team performance and productivity in creating professional blogs and briefings by developing an Excel based CDI Analysis Tool, resulting in instant analysis and CDI visualisations.

International

• I created a sophisticated Excel model of the Tanzanian Natural Gas Sector, facilitating the client in analysing this sector and recommending improvements on government policies & optimum fiscal rules using model results.
• Coached and effectively guided a team of young Tanzanian professionals regarding modelling and analysis expertise, which improved public capacity to scrutinise government contracts in the public interest.
• Developed a bespoke Python module to identify locate usable data on fossil fuel projects, which is instrumental in efforts to build a global carbon database by an alliance of carbon focused NGOs.
• Enhanced the diversification capabilities of economic planner's by developing industrial strategy guidelines and formulating insight into optimal approaches through conducting literature analysis/economic survey of.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

• I led and managed the Natural Resource Charter project to advocate regulatory reforms of the gas sector to mobilise natural gas for development while avoiding the resource curse. I presented robust regulatory solutions.
• Increased diversity of knowledge represented in project’s recommendations by organising various seminars and conferences for academic, media, and government audiences to present findings, rationale and consult on their.
• Defended our findings/rationale in front of academic, journalists, and government officials to inform regulations by organising various seminars and conferences.
• Improved/reformed natural resources regulations by conducting research into the best practice sector and recommending improvements, resulting in enhanced sector regulations and improved public sector revenue shares.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

• I conducted fast response investigation, analysis, and writing intelligence updates on real-time political/economic issues in Tanzania.
• Improved the knowledge base and coverage of the EIU’s suite of reports by writing intelligence updates on various political and economic development across Tanzania, including sustainability of Tanzania’s public debt.
• Enhanced the EIU’s professional services output by producing a bespoke report for an investor on business and investment climate in Tanzania, selected for this consultancy based on quality of intelligence update work.

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

• I carried out various research duties, including drafting talking points for the commission’s director and notifying research projects, including challenges of commercialising agriculture, strategies for addressing.
• Improved the capabilities of the President’s office to develop the private sector and integrate Tanzanians into the economy by designing, overseeing, and efficiently managing a research project into private sector.
• Enhanced the skill and knowledge base of the ministry by designing and delivering training courses to, including economic analysis, Excel, research skills, and report writing.

Msc, Development Economics And International Development, Distinction

Activities and Societies: President of the Economics SocietyI was awarded a distinction in my MSc in Development Economics. The Department.

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Business/Managerial Economics, 1St

I was awarded first class honours in my BSc in Management and International Business Economics. Manchester Business School (formerly.

Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Computer Science 101Beginner to intermediate level programming concepts in Python