Experience

Scotland's International Development Alliance

• United Kingdom
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  working to deliver the Alliance's vision of a Scotland increasingly committed to creating a fairer world, free from poverty, injustice and environmental threats. working to deliver the Alliance's vision of a Scotland increasingly committed to creating a fairer world, free from poverty, injustice and environmental threats.



regional bureau of Arab States, UNDP

• gender team leader

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2021

  working to improve gender equality throughout the Arab region and ensuring that women have the opportunity to realise their full potential. working to improve gender equality throughout the Arab region and ensuring that women have the opportunity to realise their full potential.



Christian Aid

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Middle East Region

  • Dec 2014 - Apr 2017

  providing strategic direction and overall management to a team delivering development and humanitarian assistance to poor communities in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt. Identifying and leading fundraising initiatives and advocacy priorities for Christian Aid in the Middle East. providing strategic direction and overall management to a team delivering development and humanitarian assistance to poor communities in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt. Identifying and leading fundraising initiatives and advocacy priorities for Christian Aid in the Middle East.



UN WOMEN

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Representative

  • May 2012 - Dec 2014

  promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, including promoting more effective political participation by women and encouraging women's access to independent income. promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, including promoting more effective political participation by women and encouraging women's access to independent income.



Foreign and Commonwealth Office

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• HM Ambassador

  • Oct 2006 - Aug 2011

  Responsible for all aspects of UK/Lebanese relations, including political analysis, humanitarian work in a post-conflict setting, trade promotion, consular assistance and press and TV work in addition to managing a staff of around 96 people in sometimes difficult conditions. Aid programme involved capacity building with Palestinian groups as well as conflict response post 2006 war. Responsible for all aspects of UK/Lebanese relations, including political analysis, humanitarian work in a post-conflict setting, trade promotion, consular assistance and press and TV work in addition to managing a staff of around 96 people in sometimes difficult conditions. Aid programme involved capacity building with Palestinian groups as well as conflict response post 2006 war.

• Assistant Director, head of Engaging with the Islamic World Group

  • Sep 2004 - Jul 2006

  setting up new department in response to crisis of confidence in Uk policy towards the Muslim world following the invasion of Iraq. UK representative on Euromed senior officials committee. management of Arab reform projects setting up new department in response to crisis of confidence in Uk policy towards the Muslim world following the invasion of Iraq. UK representative on Euromed senior officials committee. management of Arab reform projects

• H M Ambassador to Yemen

  • Mar 2001 - Mar 2004

  Head of Post where focus was on restarting moribund aid programme and identifying and implementing new counter -terrorism approaches.

• Deputy Head of Mission

  • Mar 1997 - Mar 2001

  Head of Political section and commercial section. responsible for personnel and administration. some oversight of aid policy during introduction of ethical foreign policy which froze aid to Ethiopia in 1997.