Jack Ord Email & Phone Number

United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

London/Nairobi

- Accountable for the stewardship and management of a grant portfolio worth over £15mill, covering multi-year and multi-thematic programmes in Kenya and Tanzania, working with donors such as VISA inc, The HILTI Foundation, IKEA Foundation, and SIDA.- Secured €5mill in funding for a four year, multi-country business accelerator programme by successfully guiding fundraising, programme, and MEAL teams through the entire proposal development process, including the creation of proposal… Show more - Accountable for the stewardship and management of a grant portfolio worth over £15mill, covering multi-year and multi-thematic programmes in Kenya and Tanzania, working with donors such as VISA inc, The HILTI Foundation, IKEA Foundation, and SIDA.- Secured €5mill in funding for a four year, multi-country business accelerator programme by successfully guiding fundraising, programme, and MEAL teams through the entire proposal development process, including the creation of proposal narratives, budget, logframe and theory of change, implementation plans, and MEAL frameworks.- Designed digital programme management, and MEAL tools and processes, and embedded their use across the Hand in Hand network of partners through oversight of change management and internal capacity building.- Providing thought leadership and technical expertise, across the Hand in Hand network, in climate resilient livelihoods, regenerative agriculture and circular economies, and business acceleration. Feeding this expertise into organisational strategies and proposals.- Nurturing new and existing donor relationships, synthesising their objectives and priorities to the Hand in Hand network’s senior management and fundraising teams, and identifying opportunities for regional and thematic growth. Show less

London, United Kingdom

• Led international, cross-organisational teams through the project development cycle and in creating project concepts and proposals in excess of £5.5million, for a variety of donor audiences.• Designed multi-country livelihoods, natural resource management and social accountability programmes, across the contexts of Nepal, Nicaragua, Tanzania and Costa Rica.• Managed the handover of confirmed grants and their requirements to project implementation teams.• Provided guidance and… Show more • Led international, cross-organisational teams through the project development cycle and in creating project concepts and proposals in excess of £5.5million, for a variety of donor audiences.• Designed multi-country livelihoods, natural resource management and social accountability programmes, across the contexts of Nepal, Nicaragua, Tanzania and Costa Rica.• Managed the handover of confirmed grants and their requirements to project implementation teams.• Provided guidance and training for in-country and head office staff on quality project design and proposal development.• Supported the creation of project and proposal development systems, building tools and guidance to be used by country and head office staff.• Created organisational and programmatic communications materials such as capability statements and proof of concepts, for a various donor and partner audiences. Show less

Fort Dauphin, Madagascar

• Secured funding from the Darwin Initiative for the promotion of community-based management models for secure fisheries, biodiversity and livelihoods in Southeast Madagascar.• Developed sustainable livelihood projects across all stages of project development and progress reporting. • Supported Project Development Officers and Interns in compiling budgets, grant applications and progress reports, conducting research into potential donors, funding opportunities and international best… Show more • Secured funding from the Darwin Initiative for the promotion of community-based management models for secure fisheries, biodiversity and livelihoods in Southeast Madagascar.• Developed sustainable livelihood projects across all stages of project development and progress reporting. • Supported Project Development Officers and Interns in compiling budgets, grant applications and progress reports, conducting research into potential donors, funding opportunities and international best practice with regards to sustainable livelihoods projects.• Reviewed and edited, budgets, grant applications and progress reports compiled by Project Development Officers and Interns.• Managed Project Development Officers and Interns, providing in-country orientation, supervision and appraisal.• Devised and implemented quantitative and qualitative MEL tools for sustainable livelihood projects, providing training in MEL methodology for international and Malagasy staff.• Coordinated SEED Madagascar’s corporate fundraising strategy and materials. Show less

Fort Dauphin, Madagascar

• Led the implementation of Project Renitantely, which develops beekeeping as an alternative livelihood in rural communities, and raised the value chain for honey and beeswax in the region by over 250%.• Compiled and disseminated grant proposals, project reports and maintained database of donors for environment and sustainable livelihood projects, securing substantial funding across those projects.• Developed logframes and theory of change for environment and sustainable livelihoods… Show more • Led the implementation of Project Renitantely, which develops beekeeping as an alternative livelihood in rural communities, and raised the value chain for honey and beeswax in the region by over 250%.• Compiled and disseminated grant proposals, project reports and maintained database of donors for environment and sustainable livelihood projects, securing substantial funding across those projects.• Developed logframes and theory of change for environment and sustainable livelihoods projects.• Managed and developed project budgets and provided clear budget reporting to donors.• Assisted in the development of MEL tools for projects, collaborating with international and Malagasy staff to ensure their successful implementation. Show less

Hong Kong

• Constructed specialised teaching resources, lesson plans and curricula alongside an editorial and design team.• Increased number of paying students by 50% by initiating and running the company’s social media, writing and developing website content and devising marketing campaigns.

Lhaviyani Atoll, The Maldives

• Secured funding from USAID and UNDP to develop marine conservation and livelihoods projects alongside a small team of marine biologists.• Orchestrated the logistics of arrival, departure, visas, work permits and insurance of international volunteers coming to work with the NGO in the Maldives.

Master'S Degree, International Politics

Bachelor’S Degree, Human Geography