Experience

Delivery Associates

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Leader (Management)

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Consultant specialising in government delivery and senior level project leadership. Leadership portfolio has included direct-to-government work (Prime Minister, Ministry and State level delivery units), and leading key practice areas across the company (Delivery Institute; and the Global Funds practice). Portfolio extends beyond government advisory to social impact clients, including Bloomberg Cities Climate Challenge USA, Islamic Development Bank, and IFAD), with a cross-sectoral focus (education, health, agriculture, infrastructure, economy and more). Worked closely with Leadership and led client partnerships and relationships in multiple geographies Show less



WILDcard Design Studio

• Global

• Founding Partner

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Better governance exists. We’ve seen examples around the world of people and their city governments working together to solve local problems. But too often these actions – these behaviours – struggle to become the norm for everyone. Meaningful opportunities to act only exist for some people. And they are often one-off: too complex and expensive to last That’s what we want to see change. People are asking not just for concrete government action, but to play an active role in changing their situation. Governments too recognise this need to work with their residents. WILDcard design studio works with emerging cities to understand, spread and normalise the behaviours that made their one-off solutions work. So that interaction between people & city governments becomes the new norm in tackling the complex problems they face each day. Show less



eM Consulting

• Global

• Independent Consultant

  • Jul 2017 - Present

  Consultant working in strategy development, systems change, government engagement, and direct government technical assistance with a specialist focus on multi-sector policy delivery, and education. Consultant experience includes: • FCDO (DFID) – Strengthening Education Systems for Improved Learning (SESIL) programme, Uganda • The Education Commission (UN) – Education Workforce Initiative strategy, Global. Contributing author to the report, with focus on systems frameworks and strategy development • Porticus Foundation – government engagement and overall strategy development for the foundation with a specific focus on their education portfolio, Uganda • Educate! – government engagement and systemic reform facilitation, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda. Includes developing a strategy for a skills campaign; a government fellowship programme and a codified approach to supporting government agenda in strengthening education systems Show less



STIR Education

• Kampala, Uganda

• Founding Country Director, Uganda; and Founding Global Team

  • Sep 2013 - Jul 2017

  Founding Country Director of STIR in Uganda, an international NGO that impacted over one million children through its system-strengthening partnerships with the Governments of Uganda and India. I was a founding member of STIR globally, co-led the establishment of our first office in India, and founded the Uganda country office, seeing it through to government-led implementation at near-national scale in just three years. • Launched, iterated, and scaled intervention to work with ~10,000 teachers and over 3,000 schools across 66 districts of Uganda by year 4 of implementation • Built organisation infrastructure from scratch, including governance systems, the Uganda Board, registration and legal framework • Launched partnerships with the Ugandan Government, global bilaterals, the teachers Union and other strategic players, who implement the model directly (system-embedding) at meaningful scale • Global strategy work – programme growth from 25 teachers in 2012, to 27,000+ teachers globally (year-end 2016); generating interest in replication from Ministers in Rwanda, Kenya, Ghana • Policy alignment & influencing – developed global business case for economic return on investment from teacher motivation interventions, tool alignment with government inspectorate system • Full 5-year strategy funding secured for secondary programmes and significant un-restricted funding, including STIR’s largest grant of circa US$5 mil; Foundations & Bilateral Funders (e.g. FCDO/DFID, Mastercard Foundation, World Bank). Managed country budget of US$1mil +/year • Formed & developed talent: leading 35 staff in Kampala office by 2017. Show less



World Child Cancer

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fundraising Manager - Major Gifts, Corporate, Individuals

  • Oct 2012 - Sep 2013

  Major Gift Manager working in Major Donor Fundraising (Trust & Foundations, Statutory, Corporate Accounts, Individual Philanthropy, and Cultivation including events management & networks). I led this arm of the fundraising in World Child Cancer, an innovative start up, and international healthcare NGO. Raised income from major donors, corporates, trusts & foundations as well as secured the Financial Times Seasonal Appeal for 2013. Major Gift Manager working in Major Donor Fundraising (Trust & Foundations, Statutory, Corporate Accounts, Individual Philanthropy, and Cultivation including events management & networks). I led this arm of the fundraising in World Child Cancer, an innovative start up, and international healthcare NGO. Raised income from major donors, corporates, trusts & foundations as well as secured the Financial Times Seasonal Appeal for 2013.



STIR Education

• London and India (Delhi)

• Consultant

  • Jul 2012 - Sep 2012

  Part of the founding team, that worked with the Founder and Chief Executive to develop the idea; build a global advisory board; and launch the pilot programme in Delhi, India. Part of the founding team, that worked with the Founder and Chief Executive to develop the idea; build a global advisory board; and launch the pilot programme in Delhi, India.



Ambition School Leadership

• United Kingdom
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Participant Experience Manager

  • Mar 2010 - Jul 2012

  Project Management and Relationship Management - working with a cohort of middle leaders in challenging schools in and around London. Responsibilities included: - International Policy Opportunities - developed relationships to fund international exchange projects with the British Council and Leading Educators in New Orleans - Managed a cohort including training & development, events organisation and monitoring & evaluation - Designed and implemented a competency structure and assessment & selection process for middle leaders in education - Designed and launched an Alumni programme - Managed a marketing season and marketing team - Managed external relations with schools, policy bodies and sister organisations in the US - Managed assessment centres over an 18 month period, and led recruitment interviews for both internal team members and teachers on the programme Show less