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The Hague, Zh, Nl

The Hague, Netherlands

Responsible for donor relations with HALO’s major European donor governments and institutions, ensuring donor engagement, strategic alignment, quality assurance for proposals and reports, and contract compliance. Lead on the EU and NATO engagement strategy, including meeting partnership, fundraising, and policy goals. Deputise for the Director of Strategy, represent HALO in Europe, and act as Director of the Management Board of the HALO Europe Charitable Foundation. Lead and manage the work of… Show more Responsible for donor relations with HALO’s major European donor governments and institutions, ensuring donor engagement, strategic alignment, quality assurance for proposals and reports, and contract compliance. Lead on the EU and NATO engagement strategy, including meeting partnership, fundraising, and policy goals. Deputise for the Director of Strategy, represent HALO in Europe, and act as Director of the Management Board of the HALO Europe Charitable Foundation. Lead and manage the work of the HALO Europe team, including implementing HALO’s partnership objectives and wider influencing strategy in the fields of Humanitarian Mine Action and Weapons and Ammunition Management. Show less

Appointed by the Mediation Support Team of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre to the OSCE's Roster of Mediation Experts.

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Provide support and advice to the management team of The Hague Humanity Hub as regards programming ideas and strategic direction; represent the views of the Humanity Hub membership; exploring themes of relevance, identifying opportunities for collaboration and kickstarting new initiatives.

Appointed by the Government of the United Kingdom for a three-year term as an independent human rights expert for the OSCE Human Dimension Mechanisms - the Vienna and Moscow Mechanisms - confidence and security-building measures agreed to at interstate level by the 57 participating States of the OSCE.

Kyiv, Ukraine

Responsible for the management of a department of 26 staff, provided overall direction and guidance on reporting and political analysis for the Mission; supervised the preparation of all reports of the SMM, briefing notes and talking points, including for the official peace negotiations and high-level visits; oversaw Mission-wide data and trends analysis, including tracking ceasefire violations and freedom of movement restrictions for SMM patrols; advised the Chief Monitor and his deputies on… Show more Responsible for the management of a department of 26 staff, provided overall direction and guidance on reporting and political analysis for the Mission; supervised the preparation of all reports of the SMM, briefing notes and talking points, including for the official peace negotiations and high-level visits; oversaw Mission-wide data and trends analysis, including tracking ceasefire violations and freedom of movement restrictions for SMM patrols; advised the Chief Monitor and his deputies on the political situation and developments in the Mission area; Early Warning Coordinator for the Mission. Show less

Tbilisi, Georgia

Responsible for the political work of the Office, including all reporting, media and public outreach, speechwriting, and political analysis in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict context; planning confidence-building measures, including support to humanitarian operations; leading ceasefire monitoring exercises including regular travel to restricted front-line areas. Responsible for the security of the Office, including dynamic security risk analysis. Represented the Office to host authorities… Show more Responsible for the political work of the Office, including all reporting, media and public outreach, speechwriting, and political analysis in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict context; planning confidence-building measures, including support to humanitarian operations; leading ceasefire monitoring exercises including regular travel to restricted front-line areas. Responsible for the security of the Office, including dynamic security risk analysis. Represented the Office to host authorities, including the de facto authorities of Nagorno-Karabakh, the ICRC and UNHCR as well as the wider diplomatic community. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for Alert’s peacebuilding programmes in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, including all aspects of strategic development, line management of 28 staff and grants. Led the Eurasia Programme through a period of growth, including trebling the number of staff, diversifying funding sources, improving contract management, tightening overall financial management whilst maintaining high standards in quality of delivery. Oversaw the establishment of a new country programme… Show more Responsible for Alert’s peacebuilding programmes in Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia, including all aspects of strategic development, line management of 28 staff and grants. Led the Eurasia Programme through a period of growth, including trebling the number of staff, diversifying funding sources, improving contract management, tightening overall financial management whilst maintaining high standards in quality of delivery. Oversaw the establishment of a new country programme in Kyrgyzstan. Chaired the management committee of a partnership of five international and 19 local NGOs working in Nagorno Karabakh. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for developing and implementing UK Government policy for the South Caucasus Region including providing advice to Ministers and senior officials, liaison with South Caucasus embassies in London and UK Embassies abroad. Managed the team covering the Georgia conflict. Programme Manager for a cross-Whitehall conflict prevention budget for Russia/CIS countries. Additional work undertaken for the Security Policy and Counter Terrorism Units on duty of care issues related to joint… Show more Responsible for developing and implementing UK Government policy for the South Caucasus Region including providing advice to Ministers and senior officials, liaison with South Caucasus embassies in London and UK Embassies abroad. Managed the team covering the Georgia conflict. Programme Manager for a cross-Whitehall conflict prevention budget for Russia/CIS countries. Additional work undertaken for the Security Policy and Counter Terrorism Units on duty of care issues related to joint civil-military deployments in conflict areas. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Held the corporate responsibility for developing strategic and commercial relationships with over 30 foreign postal administrations. Ran international trade negotiations, account managed clients at international level and represented Royal Mail abroad, including signing contracts worth over $7.6m with 13 postal administrations. Lobbied for changes to postal legislation at EU-level following the deregulation of the postal sector and represented the UK Government at meetings of the UN’s Universal… Show more Held the corporate responsibility for developing strategic and commercial relationships with over 30 foreign postal administrations. Ran international trade negotiations, account managed clients at international level and represented Royal Mail abroad, including signing contracts worth over $7.6m with 13 postal administrations. Lobbied for changes to postal legislation at EU-level following the deregulation of the postal sector and represented the UK Government at meetings of the UN’s Universal Postal Union. Show less

Worked as the Head of the Planning Department, overseeing the migration to single daily delivery in the South London postal area, making reductions in operating costs and reducing headcount across an area with 6,500 employees and a £150 million cost base. Worked as Area Crisis Manager, liaising with the emergency services, and as a Shift Manager in the South London Mail Centre.

Responsibility for developing Royal Mail Group's European mails market entry strategy in Sweden, France, Spain and Italy. Worked with local management in overseas subsidiary companies providing strategic and commercial support.

Stockholm, Sweden

Promoted business with major pan-European accounts for industrial grade paper and packaging products by coordinating technical, financial and market data from eight companies, drafting responses to tenders, and streamlining internal procedures. Increased sales by 39% annually by ensuring a consistent approach to pricing and a common negotiation strategy for pan-European tenders.

Oslo, Norway

Worked on projects supporting re-organisation, the management of change and other organisational performance improvement projects for companies in the manufacturing industry. Developed and ran training courses on leadership, facilitation, and team-building.

Brussels, Belgium

Trainee in the Directorate-General of Economic and Financial Affairs.

Mba (Hons), Strategy And Leadership

Oslo, Norway

Postgraduate Degree, Marketing

Elected to the Chartered Institute of Marketing 2001 London, United Kingdom

Ma, Slavic Linguistics

Providence RI, USA

Ba, International Relations & Russian Language And Literature

Providence RI, USA