Experience

E3G

• United Kingdom
• Think Tanks
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Manager

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Research Manager for the Coal Diplomacy team, working to tie together diplomatic and high-level political and research and analytical communities to drive rapid and just phase-out of coal power, mining, and industrial use. Research Manager for the Coal Diplomacy team, working to tie together diplomatic and high-level political and research and analytical communities to drive rapid and just phase-out of coal power, mining, and industrial use.



Overseas Development Institute

• United Kingdom
• Research Services

• Operations and Partnerships Manager / Senior Research Officer, Climate and Energy Programme

  • Sep 2013 - Jan 2020

  Technical, policy and research expertise:- Just transitions in the Global South (particularly decarbonisating the energy sector)- Financing the low-carbon transition (particularly shifting capital from brown-to-green)- Fossil fuel subsidies- Energy finance (particularly minigrids, fossil fuel finance)- Leveraging private investment for low-carbon transitions (financial policies and regulation)- The Water-Energy-Food-security nexus- International Climate Change negotiations- Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) / Long-Term Strategies (LTS)Programme and Budget Management:- Managing consortium between ODI and other CDKN Alliance Partners, including negotiating budgets, coordinating M&E and other forms of reporting to DFID around CDKN's Research workstream.- Business development and fundraising- Managing CDKN's Research programme budget to ensure delivery of high quality, value for money projects;- Managing and supporting the management of research projects in collaboration with regional colleagues in the Global South. - Undertaking impact monitoring, evaluation, financial reporting, and risk management of projects.- Providing or sourcing technical advice and quality assurance of project outputs and deliverables- Managing of subcontractors and project partners- Development and oversight of knowledge management products from the outputs of research work.Commissioning a £3.5m Research Portfolio:- Coordinating the scoping and commissioning of research projects on key global thematic areas of focus for the CDKN programme.- Critically assessing both project scope and budget to drive quality and value for money in projects as well as ensuring a close link to overall CDKN global and country strategies.



Climate and Development Knowledge Network

• South Africa
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CDKN Negotiations Support: Project Manager

  • Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  - Managed a portfolio of projects providing support to the negotiators representing the world’s least developed and most climate vulnerable countries, in their negotiations at the UNFCCC, GCF and other key global climate negotiations.- Conducted monitoring and evaluation and outcome mapping for the CDKN Negotiations Support project portfolio.

• CDKN Global Partnerships Project Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012

  - Supported the design and implementation of 3-day multi-stakeholder workshop on Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS).- Project manager for a portfolio of Climate Compatible Development projects in the Latin America region.- Managed and developed an internal CRM system.- Coordinated a research panel review process for an innovative project funding mechanism.- Contributed to the design, coordination and delivery of a CDKN-wide 2-day internal learning and strategy workshop, including facilitating breakout sessions where required.



Nabarro LLP

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Document Production Specialist

  • 2010 - 2011

  - Edited and proofread legal documents, contracts- Managed portfolios of document editing work on specific legal cases.- Gained strong expertise of all Microsoft Office programs, attaining Microsoft Office Specialist qualification. - Edited and proofread legal documents, contracts- Managed portfolios of document editing work on specific legal cases.- Gained strong expertise of all Microsoft Office programs, attaining Microsoft Office Specialist qualification.



Defra

• Italy
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Parliamentary correspondence officer

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  - Researched and produced parliamentary correspondence relating to environmental issues, on behalf of ministers - Researched and produced parliamentary correspondence relating to environmental issues, on behalf of ministers

• CITES licencing officer

  • Aug 2005 - Apr 2006

  Reviewed and assessed applications for international movements of endangered species under the CITES registration. Reviewed and assessed applications for international movements of endangered species under the CITES registration.