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London

Leading the integration of Orsted's global biodiversity ambition into our UK Business, including a quantitative framework Net Positive Impact, project plans for Biodiversity Net Gain, and supporting the development and rollout of company-wide Nature Based Solutions.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

- Drove development of new opportunities to promote and secure measurable gains to biodiversity through strategic partnerships with the private sector - Led biodiversity net gain/net positive approaches and promote best practice for the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the extractives, and infrastructure sectors across FFI's global project portfolio- Led landscape-level assessments and support the integration of these into national and regional planning initiative for priority landscapes- Supported the development of cross-sectoral partnerships and collaborations in priority landscapes- Technical leadership to guide and challenge approaches to managing the impacts of development projects, including the development of frameworks for biodiversity net gain and biodiversity offsetting- Designed, developed and supported the implementation of global best practice biodiversity conservation measures to meet IFC PS6, EBRD PR6 and Equator Principles standards and guidance to achieve net gain or no net loss of biodiversity

London, United Kingdom

- Provided leadership to the Business and Biodiversity team with 11 technical specialists working on a range of business sustainability projects- Technical leadership on biodiversity net gain and aligning with global best practice standards such as IFC PS6- Led development of private sector partnerships to develop and roll out more sustainable business practices in priority conservation landscapes- Technical input and oversight of ZSL's flagship SPOTT programme producing a global transparency dashboard on palm oil, and timber, paper and pulp, and rubber companies- Technical input on managing development impacts across ZSL's country programmes with a focus on Cameroon, Indonesia and Kenya

Cambridge, United Kingdom

- Technical leadership to BirdLife's corporate partners on the assessment and valuation of environmental risk and opportunity provided by different land management practices- Led a number of projects to screen, avoid and manage biodiversity and environmental risks and achieve Biodiversity Net Gain across several sectors.- With several corporate partners, worked to implement conservation initiatives by matching scientific expertise, tools, biodiversity and environmental databases with business needs and global conservation priorities. These partnerships and projects are driven by the need for risk management, securing and maintaining license to operate and meeting lender safeguards such as IFC PS6.

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Working globally with Rio Tinto business units and corporate departments to ensure mutual benefits for both organisations around environmental and social risk screening and management, biodiversity conservation, securing and maintaining license to operate. The partnership is driven by Rio Tinto's commitment to delivering NPI and BirdLife's mission of biodiversity conservation through strategic partnerships for science, education and informing policy.

Chennai Area, India

This role involved overseeing a staff of 30 technical and operational staff at a leading environmental conservation research organisation in India, with a captive breeding and education facility near Chennai and a number of research stations and field projects across the Indian sub-Continent. The role involved overseeing the activities of the Trust including business development, fundraising, project coordination, facilitating corporate engagement, communication with donors and fundraising. Included liaison with private and Government agencies (at the State and National levels).

Bangalore, India

- Business development and overall leadership of the Environmental Team- Coordinated environmental projects including Environmental Impact Assessment and associated field surveys and assessment - Provided technical leadership to soil and water analysis team, including internal auditing and preparation for ISO 14000 and ISO/IEC 17025 certification- Led business development activities for environmental projects, including developing tender documents, client engagement and project delivery and management- Provided leadership on cross-divisional integration (water supply, pipelines and geotechnical divisions) with the company, as well as liaison with external agencies.

Executive Mba

Master Of Philosophy, Conservation Leadership

Activities and Societies: Cambridge University Clay Pigeon Shooting Club St. John's College MCR Cricket Team Thesis on biodiversity.

Partnership Broker'S Training, Brokering Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships

Partnership brokering and management with a focus on developing cross-sector partnerships with the private sector

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Biotechnology

Molecular biology and biotechnology

Fellowship, Market-Based Tools For Conservation

Kinship Conservation Fellows operates on three primary strategies: Capacity building allows for greater implementation of market-based.