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Working with the International President in Switzerland. Help design long-term strategy, while exploring new avenues for collaboration.Conceptualised and co-created the first of its kind Impact Report ratified by KPMG

Greater New York City Area

Senior leadership role, reporting to the Assistant Secretary General, responsible for sustainable partnerships; fortifying internal structures partnership development; providing thought leadership and the development of high value partnerships across the organization. Strategy and PlanningFormulated and materialized strategy, vision and results for private sector.Organizational DevelopmentAssessed division’s structure, fitness for purpose and designed… Show more Senior leadership role, reporting to the Assistant Secretary General, responsible for sustainable partnerships; fortifying internal structures partnership development; providing thought leadership and the development of high value partnerships across the organization. Strategy and PlanningFormulated and materialized strategy, vision and results for private sector.Organizational DevelopmentAssessed division’s structure, fitness for purpose and designed solutionsStrategic Dialogues with member states Explored SDG aligned market opportunities and mobilised capital from multiple players Knowledge management systemsDeveloped tool kits, due diligence protocols and knowledge-management mechanismsProvided training and templates for securing million-dollar funding across industry sectors. Trends and analysesThought leadership and advice on trends and implications to USG, ASGs and senior leadership teamAdvisory services to Human Resources on learning needs for the organisationChange ManagementTask force member in the change management of the Division. Show less

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Senior leadership role, responsible for delivering UNICEF’s private sector strategy across 20 OECD countries; Global oversight portfolio of USD 800 Million.Results based actionOversight portfolio increased from $160 million to $800 million in five years.Change Management and restructure implementationPresented business cases, accountability matrices, organizational reform plans for organizational excellence across 20 OECD contexts. Stakeholder and staff… Show more Senior leadership role, responsible for delivering UNICEF’s private sector strategy across 20 OECD countries; Global oversight portfolio of USD 800 Million.Results based actionOversight portfolio increased from $160 million to $800 million in five years.Change Management and restructure implementationPresented business cases, accountability matrices, organizational reform plans for organizational excellence across 20 OECD contexts. Stakeholder and staff engagementMitigated risks and resistance through engagement, root cause analyses, creating solutions which reconciled conflicting perspectives whilst upholding the integrity of the change management objectives in National Committees. Talent Management to Develop Emerging LeadersResponsible for mentoring and coaching in-country leaders at Executive / Governing Board-level resulting in greater internal coherenceContinuous process improvementReviewed policies, frameworks and tools; annually refreshed, upgraded or completely redesigned them. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for rolling out a customer segmentation analyses and initiative globally. Change Management: Drew on analyses form the Research, Analytics and Business Intelligence teams to conduct what-if scenarios, build alternative models and ensure strong business cases were developed to ensure financial viability of different teams in the Division. Capacity Development: Helped transform the British Council into a forward-thinking, results-based and well-resourced organisation… Show more Responsible for rolling out a customer segmentation analyses and initiative globally. Change Management: Drew on analyses form the Research, Analytics and Business Intelligence teams to conduct what-if scenarios, build alternative models and ensure strong business cases were developed to ensure financial viability of different teams in the Division. Capacity Development: Helped transform the British Council into a forward-thinking, results-based and well-resourced organisation by facilitating training workshops for 125 staff globally. Show less

Chennai Area, India

Responsible for the outreach programmes, events and partnerships of the British Council in South India. Led a business and marketing analysis for all-India, an initiative that went onto become the foundations of the British Council's priorities in India.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), International Leadership And Management

Leadership; Creativity, Innovation Change; Strategic Human Resources; Finance for Strategic Decision Making; International Marketing

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), English Language And Literature, General