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London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Organisation-wide lead strategic and operational responsibility for the Evaluation, Research and Learning (ERL) function, working across WSUP's 7 country programmes. Functional responsibilities within the ERL portfolio include research delivery, research management, research-into-policy, technical publications writing and editing, programme evaluation and peer-to-peer learning.Selected consultancy projects conducted within this period include:• Study to develop a roadmap for regulating sanitation – WHO (ongoing) (Lead Researcher);• Technical editing of Green Climate Fund Annex for climate-resilient sanitation – WHO (ongoing);• Urban sanitation in times of climate change – World Bank, 2024 (PIRF lead - Policies, Institutions, Regulation and Financing)• Global report on sanitation and wastewater management in cities and human settlements – UN-Habitat (2023) (Consortium Lead and Principle Investigator);• Landscape analysis of WASH in Healthcare Facilities – Save the Children (ongoing) (Lead Researcher);• Clarifying responsibilities and strengthening accountability to support the effective regulation of sanitation services – background paper for RegNet, WHO (2022) (Lead Researcher);• Production of Citywide Inclusive Sanitation (CWIS) publications on Responsibility and Accountability – Eastern and Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Regulators Association (ESAWAS) (2021);• Study of PIR interventions for water supply and sanitation services in informal and peri-urban areas in Africa – World Bank (2021) (Task Manager);• Support to design of State PIR plans in Nigeria – World Bank (2020).

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Lead strategic and operational responsibility for WSUP’s learning portfolio and organisation-wide knowledge management• Strategic development, coordination and production of WSUP’s technical publications• Strategic planning and implementation of WSUP participation in sector conferences, learning events and knowledge exchange forums• Responsibility for annual reviews of WSUP’s country programmes, informing future programme direction• Planning and delivering knowledge management components of multi-country urban WASH programmes• Support to the development and rollout of WSUP’s 2016-2020 research programme• Research management• Support to externally-led programme evaluations

London, United Kingdom

• Lead responsibility for WSUP's technical publications on diverse aspects of urban WASH. Author or co-author of 12 WSUP Publications, including a comprehensive guide to Urban WASH programming; editor of an additional 20 WSUP publications.• Management of urban WASH research projects; supporting strategic development and rollout of WSUP’s 2016-2020 research programme.• Responsibility for WSUP’s internal evaluations of urban WASH programmes, informing future programme direction.• Planning and delivering knowledge management components of multi-country urban WASH programmes.• Facilitating workshops and presenting research findings to diverse audiences; convening sessions and presenting at international conferences, learning events and knowledge exchange forums in the urban WASH sector.• Diverse consultancy projects, including development of a national urban WASH strategy for UNICEF Pakistan.

London, United Kingdom

• Managing, writing and editing WSUP technical publications• Management of individual research projects as part of WSUP’s 2012-2015 research programme• Leading the internal annual review process for WSUP country programmes• Coordination of externally-led evaluations of WSUP programmes• Presenting and convening sessions at international conferences, learning events and knowledge exchange forums

Cambridge, United Kingdom

• Contribution to and management of contract research, policy and programme evaluations for public and third sector clients.• Facilitating workshops and presenting research results to diverse audiences including the European Commission.• Authoring published reports and policy briefs; applying a broad spectrum of qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation methodologies.• Example projects include development and implementation of a Research Evaluation Toolkit (and associated indicators) for the American Association of Medical Colleges; coordination of the European Platform for Investment in Children for DG Employment of the European Commission; Evaluation of the European Programme of Integration and Migration; Evaluation of Atlantic Philanthropies Migration Programme; Evaluation of CLAHRCs – Collaborations in Leadership for Applied Health Research and Care – for the Health Services and Delivery Research Programme, UK National Health Service.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Pan-organisation research and research support. Example projects include a Rapid Evidence Assessment (REA) of the acceptability to the public of interventions to change behaviour, for the UK Government Behavioural Health and Research Unit; and an Evaluation of the Leading Improvement Teams Programme for the Health Foundation. Managing and contributing to research proposals; day-to-day management of the RAND Europe Quality Assurance Database.

London, United Kingdom

Researching and writing a literature review on Ministerial Effectiveness, since published; pan – organisation research and research support; distilling information in the form of research briefings and summaries; presenting findings to external stakeholders (NAO; civil service departmental boards); maintaining a contact database with Senior Civil Servants and ex-Ministers.

Brussels Area, Belgium

Working with the President’s office in researching and drafting the 2010 Group I (Employers' Group) Strategy; drafting articles, minutes and reports; conducting research at the behest of Group I Members; translating documents from French to English.

Bachelor’S Degree, Philosophy, First Class Honours

Master’S Degree, European Studies