Experience

Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

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

• Research and Humanitarian Manager

  • Feb 2021 - Present



ActionAid

• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Research and Policy Advisor

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

  January 2020 – Jan 2021 Senior Research and Policy Advisor, Action Aid, UK• Producing high quality and feminist informed research and policy products: Lead on crossdepartmental research on the quality of the UK Government’s aid spending on gender equality andwomen and girls’ rights, and delivering an impactful policy brief to advocate for more effective spending to advance the rights of women and girls in development and humanitarian contexts.• Developing research uptake strategies: to influence FCDO, key government departments, multilateral agencies, networks and other key stakeholders, with the aim to increase the effectiveness of aid for gender equality, strengthen policy coherence and adhere to international and national commitments to women and girls’ rights in both development and humanitarian contexts.



International Rescue Committee

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adolescent Girls Research Coordinator

  • Aug 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Early Marriage in Crisis project – strengthening analysis and framing of formative research findings for the early marriage project in Lebanon and Uganda to inform and strengthen global package of guidance and tools dedicated to early marriage prevention and response for adolescent girls. A core focus of the formative research is to translate learnings from the study to better inform how early marriage programming responds to the needs and rights of divorced or separated girls and girls with disabilities • Compiling priority research questions on adolescent girls’ in humanitarian settings to support evidence-based programming and policy work.• Develop key recommendations on strengthening qualitative research in VAWG studies – good practice guidelines on design, implementation and use of qualitative data to better inform programming, to complement quantitative research methods and enhance knowledge creation and research expertise from the global south

• Project / Research Coordinator - What Works to Prevent Violence against Women and Girls

  • Sep 2018 - Sep 2019

  • Project management: Providing high quality project coordination to IRC-led consortium to support DFID’s £25 million flagship programme What Works. Managing project plans, schedules, developing effective milestone structures for the final year of the WW project. Milestone quarterly reports and final WW annual report submitted to DFID on schedule and to a high standard. IRC were awarded A+ by DFID in the annual review of the final year of WW.• Research / policy: Providing a high level of technical support on WW research and policy products,supporting consortium members and research teams to deliver high quality content and products onschedule. Research and policy reports included: Violence Against Adolescent Girls: Trends and Lessons for East Africa; Cash Transfers in Raqqa Governorate, Syria; What works to Prevent Violence Against Women and Girls in Conflict and Humanitarian crisis: Synthesis Brief including co-author of peer review journal article Blackwell, Casey et al. “Women’s status and qualitative perceptions of a cash assistance programme in Raqqa Governorate, Syria”.• Research dissemination and uptake: Led successful high-profile panel launch of the Syria Cash Transfer research report and policy briefing in London, attended by key stakeholders, INGOs and humanitarian networks with wide communications uptake. Coordination of the APPG on Women, Peace and Security: “Life in Limbo – adolescent girls in crisis and conflict panel discussion on the needs and rights of adolescent girls in emergencies in June 2019.• In country research uptake: Coordination of a final phase of What Works Data-to-Action workshop held in Juba, on the South Sudan “No Safe Spaces” research report. Supported workshop led by George Washington Institute in collaboration with Raising Voice, Care South Sudan and IRC and delivery of final product: Research to Action Toolkit: VAWG in Conflict and Humanitarian Settings.



Jean Casey Ltd.

• Director

  • Feb 2017 - Sep 2018

  • February 2018 – current: Director of social action listening project Sin Scéal Eile (That's another Story): developing strategy, methodological design, conducting case conversations, analysis of data using creative methods such as poetic enquiry.• March – April 2018: Associate for The Social Innovation Partnership, London Project manager and researcher delivering a current horizon scan report: “Six state of the sector summaries on how current events affect the need for debt advice” for the Money Advice Service. Thematic focus: Migration • August 2017 – Jan 2018: social researcher consultant position for the Overseas Development Institute and UNICEF on Child Poverty Participative Research in Tanzania, developing participative training for in country researchers on qualitative methods, gender, and research with children, executing training, pre -testing of tools, oversight of first days of field data collection and remotely supporting research team to deliver quality qualitative research.• April 2017 – August 2017: Lead researcher and project manager for “International Day of the Girl Research, 2017” for Plan International. A two country, Colombia and Uganda, qualitative and participative primary research study, exploring adolescent girls’ and boys’ experiences of tackling gender inequalities and dominant masculinities, perspectives of how to tackle discriminatory gender norms and bring about gender equality and social change. • March – April 2017: Short term consultancy for The Social Innovation Partnership, London – project manager and researcher delivering a horizon scan report on the "State of the Sector" for the Money Advice Service.



Plan International

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gender Research Manager, Plan International

  • Jun 2012 - Feb 2017

  • Lead Research Manager and project delivery of 5 of Plan’s global flagship “State of the World’s Girls” Report series including: 2013 “Adolescent Girls in Emergencies”; 2014 “Pathways to Power”, 2015 “The Unfinished Business of Girls’ Rights”; and 2016 “Counting the Invisible in the SDG Context”. All global reports translated into 4 languages and disseminated globally with wide global advocacy and media impact. • Designed, implemented and analysed an in-depth mixed methods 3 country study on perceptions and attitudes on GBV, early marriage, early pregnancy, SRHR, value of education, household chores and care, aspirations, challenges and opportunities in the SGD context applying an intersectionality approach.• Training and capacity building of young women researcher assistants, supporting and overseeing teams of local young women Research Assistant carry out field research and contribute to in country analysis. • Co-designed, analysed and managed a representative mixed methods survey of 4,000 young women's perceptions and attitudes on gender-based violence, household chores, school related violence, early pregnancy and early marriage, including survey design support, quality checking and analysis of data.• Strategically developed the cohort longitudinal research “Real Choices, Real Lives” project, developing participative and innovative girl focused methodologies, producing content for journal abstracts and academic publications, and presenting at international conferences. • Developed evidence-based learning reports and conducted action-based workshops harnessing longitudinal evidence to strengthen gender programming, policy and fundraising work streams. Provided gender and research training to country offices.• Building relationships and identifying key strategic partners with research institutions, universities, INGOs, UN agencies and other key stakeholders such as DFID, ODI to raise the profile and influence of the Girls Report and cohort study.



Progressio UK

• United Kingdom
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gender Consultant

  • Jan 2012 - May 2012

  Delivering an analytical report on the impact and transformative nature of Progressio's gender programmes and policy work across 11 countries. Evaluating challenges, achievements and lessons learned in their approach to mainstreaming gender over a 10-year period. Producing recommendations to strengthen a strategic focus on gender and increasing the external gender profile with peer organisations and donors. Delivering an analytical report on the impact and transformative nature of Progressio's gender programmes and policy work across 11 countries. Evaluating challenges, achievements and lessons learned in their approach to mainstreaming gender over a 10-year period. Producing recommendations to strengthen a strategic focus on gender and increasing the external gender profile with peer organisations and donors.



Mama Cash

• Netherlands
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Gender Research Consulant

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2010

  Delivering analytical case study evaluation on the Central American Women's Fund “Ola Joven” programme for the Nike Foundation’s Grassroots Girls Solutions publication, results of which secured a new wave of high income funding for the Central American Women's Fund. Delivering analytical case study evaluation on the Central American Women's Fund “Ola Joven” programme for the Nike Foundation’s Grassroots Girls Solutions publication, results of which secured a new wave of high income funding for the Central American Women's Fund.



Fundacion Puntos de Enuentro

• Social Researcher: Puntos de Encuentro (2006-8) & Central American Women's Fund (2005-6) Nicaragua

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2010

  Social Edutainment: Developing the research strategy and generating thematic episode content for the production of TV programme “Contra el Corriente” (Against the Tide) tackling power relations and harmful gender norms through social edutainment. Delivering weekly content technical workshop to young Central American script writers and actors on themes such as: gender-based violence, economic and labour rights. The social edutainment aired in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Dominic Republic.Social Communications Strategy: Conducted and led a participatory evaluation of Puntos de Encuentro’s social communications strategy “Somos Diferente, Somos Iguales”” with 150 Central American youth community activists on themes including: empowerment, leadership, access & control to economic resources – to strengthen and inform Puntos de Encuentro’s work with young community activists across Central America.Research: design and delivery of qualitative study “The realities of young Central American women: experiences of leadership, empowerment and access and control of economic resources”, with a sample of 120 participants, generating evidence to inform programming, advocacy, grant applications and strategic planning. Research uptake: paper on the intersection of interpersonal communications and young women’s rights: “Rights are nice but …” presented at the International Association for Media and Communications Research conference in Mexico 2009



Amnesty International

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• ICT Analyst

  • Nov 2001 - Jul 2005

  • ICT analyst supporting technology of de-concentrated offices across US, EMEA for all communications infrastructure. • Space planning internal and external office moves: - detailed time planning of projects, collaboration with internal staff and co-ordination of external contractors, conducting evaluations post project delivery • ICT analyst supporting technology of de-concentrated offices across US, EMEA for all communications infrastructure. • Space planning internal and external office moves: - detailed time planning of projects, collaboration with internal staff and co-ordination of external contractors, conducting evaluations post project delivery



OLYMPIC CO-ORDINATION AUTHORITY, Sydney, Australia

• ICT & logisitcs Analyst

  • Aug 2000 - Dec 2000

  • Providing technical and logistic support of mobile equipment and communications to the Minister of Olympics, the offices at the Olympic site in Homebush and entertainment sites around Sydney. • Providing technical and logistic support of mobile equipment and communications to the Minister of Olympics, the offices at the Olympic site in Homebush and entertainment sites around Sydney.