Jimmy Laycock
Senior Grants Officer (Forests and Energy) at ClientEarth- Claim this Profile
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish Limited working proficiency
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Italian Professional working proficiency
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Credentials
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Grant Writing & Proposal Development
Amsterdam Summer UniversityJun, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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ClientEarth
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United Kingdom
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Civic and Social Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Grants Officer (Forests and Energy)
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May 2021 - Present
Key achievements:- Management of a £10 million+ portfolio of mainly technical expert organisations in forests and energy- Led the delivery of a successful funding proposal to, for the first-time, take our work to protect the Amazon rainforest and a multimillion pound proposal to phase-out coal in Europe- 11 (and counting) detailed narrative reports submitted on our forests and energy workKey responsibilities:- Stewardship and oversight of the Forests and Energy funding portfolios, brokering new relationships with funders and developing existing ones- Act as the focal point between programmes and funding, working with Heads of Programmes and the Head of Grants- Compile of project management plans and oversight of the efficient and timely delivery of all deadlines; working with multiple teams across ClientEarth’s European and international offices - Research into key topics in Forests and Energy to present our approach to external audiences Show less
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Grants Officer (Forests & Energy)
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Mar 2019 - Apr 2021
Key achievements:- Led the delivery of 10 successful funding proposals totalling £4 million (including a multimillion pound proposal to the UK Foreign Office for technical forests governance work in Africa) to protect forests, phase-out coal and improve the energy system to support climate goals- Grew funding portfolio by £800,000 between 2020 and 2021- Submitted more than 30 high-quality reports to technical and non-technical audiences in relation to law and the environment Key responsibilities::- Management of Forest and Energy funding portfolios; including processing of grant agreements, drafting of proposals and reports, brokering relationships between the funder and programmes, stewarding relevant stakeholders, conduct ad hoc research into current affairs relating to forests and energy. - Maintenance of relationships with funders through timely communications; meeting with funders to discuss proposals and programmatic work, attending fundraising events. - A strong understanding of the medium-long term financial budgetary needs and requirements of the organisation; work with finance and programme staff to develop individual budgets for funding proposals; have a strong understanding of the budgetary needs of individual programme teams. Show less
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Amref Health Africa UK
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United Kingdom
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Programme Assistant
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Jan 2018 - Mar 2019
Key achievements: - Developed a matrix to track progress training health professionals in 13 African countries - Contributed significantly to a successful funding proposal to the UK Government's DFID - Travelled to and worked from Uganda on a monitoring and evaluation trip Key responsibilities: - Identification and design of new projects - establish locations, target groups, and themes of new projects; identify suitable calls and requests for proposals. - Monitoring and evaluation of projects - develop six-month evaluative project reports, post-project impact summaries, identify lessons learned and facilitate knowledge transfer. - Administrative and financial support - analyse project budgets, conduct fund transfers, perform any administrative tasks related to the management of Amref's projects Show less
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SEED Madagascar
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Madagascar
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Development and Administrative Assistant
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May 2017 - Nov 2017
Key responsibilities: - Conduct donor and project-based research - Liaise with the Madagascar project development team to prepare reports - Proof-reading of external documents, written communications and media - Office administration Key responsibilities: - Conduct donor and project-based research - Liaise with the Madagascar project development team to prepare reports - Proof-reading of external documents, written communications and media - Office administration
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IDLO - International Development Law Organization
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Italy
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International Affairs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Africa Programme Intern
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Nov 2016 - Jan 2017
Key responsibilities: - Conduct research into political, legal and other aspects of the current situations in Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Somalia and South Sudan; - Assist coordination between IDLO headquarters and the various Field Offices to ensure timely responses to requests; - Provide support in proposal development, financial and budgetary monitoring, and communications activities; - Assist with day-to-day administrative and logistical duties; - Assist with the planning and coordination of regional strategic activities Show less
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Covalence SA
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Switzerland
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Research Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Ethical Information Analyst
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Sep 2016 - Nov 2016
- Select relevant information through a quick reading and analysis process: information related to multinational companies’ economic, social and environmental global impact. - Enter information into Covalence database, coding it according to 50 sustainability criteria inspired by the Global Reporting Initiative’s sustainability reporting guidelines, positive or negative orientation, countries, sources. - Select relevant information through a quick reading and analysis process: information related to multinational companies’ economic, social and environmental global impact. - Enter information into Covalence database, coding it according to 50 sustainability criteria inspired by the Global Reporting Initiative’s sustainability reporting guidelines, positive or negative orientation, countries, sources.
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Education
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2016 - 2016
University of Amsterdam
Certificate, Grant Writing & Proposal Development -
2014 - 2015
University of Amsterdam
Master's Degree (MSc), Human Geography -
2011 - 2014
University of Leeds
Bachelor's Degree, (BA) Geography -
2005 - 2010
Clifton College
High School, A-Levels Geography, Economics and Psychology, 10 GCSE's (including Maths, English & Science)
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