Experience

Justice Studio

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair

  • Sep 2021 - Present

• Managing Director & Chair

  • May 2020 - Sep 2021

  Leading this boutique social justice consultancy working to build the capacity of not for profit organisations and governments.

• Foundress and Director

  • May 2011 - May 2020

  Founded this boutique social justice consultancy working to build the capacity of not for profit organisations and governments. Providing strategic leadership and management to the team. Led over 60 consultancy projects. Some examples include: RM Team: Building the capacity of staff in this Syrian NGO through designing and delivering training on communication, change management, performance and time management. International Civil Society Centre: Reviewed the Scanning the Horizon initiative aimed at building the capacity of ICSOs so that they are able to adapt to change, and be effective in shaping the future.Child Rights Observatory Albania: International capacity building expert supporting the Albanian Ombudsman to improve the monitoring tools, inspection methodology, and mechanisms of child justice institutions.RISE Mutual: Baseline assessment and evaluation of the outcomes achieved for prisoners and prison officers during a year long reform in HM Prison High Down. Show less



Department for International Development (DFID)

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Safeguarding Lead & Deputy Team Leader: Fiduciary Risks and Safeguarding

  • May 2019 - Mar 2021

  Leading the safeguarding component of this three year £1.82 million project reviewing DFID Uganda’s portfolio. Designed the safeguarding component of this pioneering programme which conceptualises safeguarding from five pillars: Governance, staff, beneficiaries, the community and the environment. Conducting reviews, and building the safeguarding capacity, of DFID’s programmes and partners in Uganda, the reviews encompass and assessment of: o Organisational leadership and governance including diversity, commitment to safeguarding and safeguarding structures, policies and procedures. o Gender: including abuses arising from patriarchal power structures, discrimination or stigmatisation arising from a person’s sex, gender or sexual identity, including those who identify as LGBTQI+; Minorities including religious, ethnic and cultural minorities; Disability and aging; Refugees; Health including mental health and HIV/AIDS; and the Environment o Outcomes for beneficiaries and the communities including children and adults. o Uncovering instances of physical abuse; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; psychological abuse; neglect; financial abuse; domestic abuse; discriminatory abuse; modern slavery and trafficking; and organisational/institutional abuse. Show less



Equality and Human Rights Commission

• Public Policy Offices
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead Consultant: Pre-trial adjustments for disabled defendants

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

  - Assisting the Equality and Human Rights Commission with an Inquiry into the court modernisation process that has introduced new technology into Courts in England, Wales and Scotland from 2019-2021. The Inquiry examines the procedural and practical adjustments required at the pre-trial stage. It seeks to understand the extent to which adult defendants with cognitive impairments, mental health conditions and/or neuro-diverse conditions can participate equally and effectively in criminal proceedings against them. - Conducted a comprehensive assessment of all of the existing secondary literature available publicly on the court transformation process in England, Wales and Scotland. - Undertook an extensive mapping exercise of police departments in England and Wales, Police Scotland, Prisons and Courts in all jurisdictions in order to understand the extent of modernisation to date and the extent of court modernisation across Great Britain. - Designed and administered a survey for defendants/accused, their supporters and Criminal Justice professionals includingcourt staff; Judges and Magistrates; prison staff and probation officers; solicitors and barristers; police officers; liaison and diversion practitioners; intermediaries; and professionals from the third sector. Show less



Equality and Justice Alliance

• Commonwealth countries

• Lead Consultant: Intergenerational approaches in LGBT+ & women’s rights movements

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

  - Exploring the role of intergenerational movement building and engagement within in women’s and LGBT rights movements campaigning for political equality. - Mapping the approaches and movements in the regions of Pacific and Caribbean and Southern Africa with a country focus of: o Pacific: Fiji, PNG, Samoa, Tonga o Caribbean: Barbados, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago o Southern Africa: Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia and Uganda. - Undertook a comprehensive literature review on intergenerational movement building and the implications this has on ensuring diverse intergenerational representation, i.e. among lines of race, socio-economic class, religion, ethnicity, within LGBT and women’s rights movements. - Undertook qualitative semi-structured interviews with representatives youth activists and older generations activists from LGBT and women’s movements to qualitatively explore engagement best practice. - Produced a narrative research brief, and a civil society focused tool-kit outlining best practice and practical case studies for replication. Show less



Comic Relief

• Fundraising
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Feminist movements and women’s activism consultant

  • Aug 2016 - Dec 2018

  UK Women and girls scoping study: incubating feminist ideas into action - Delivered a scoping study to uncover pioneering examples of feminist action from around the world that was successfully empowering women and girls. - Carried out a mapping exercise of feminist groups and funders operating in the UK and abroad. Interviewed key stakeholders to outline the different approaches used to generate feminist action and evaluate the impact made and differences in intended outcomes. - Assessed a number of specific examples of good practice, identified successes, as well as barriers and challenges to progress. - Reviewed how Comic Relief can add value to the sector by supporting women to incubate ideas and issues that become causes or movements, uncover current thinking, approaches and activities, and promote leadership within the sector. Scoping study for the Power Up grant - Designed and carried out a scoping study of women’s and girls’ organisations and movements in Comic Relief’s 15 priority countries to inform the Power Up grant. - Identified and analysed 350 organisations and movements through a rapid mapping exercise, including identifying purpose, activities, funders and key action areas. - Interviewed representatives from organisations in each key priority country to better understand the challenges and needs of women and girls, and women and girls’ organisations and movements, in each country. - Analysed the political, legislative and economic landscape for women and girls in each of Comic Relief’s priority countries, and the key challenges facing women and girls in the priority countries. - Developed recommendations on the trends in funding and capacity building needs of women’s and girls’ organisations and movements overall, as well as providing country specific context. Show less



Hampshire Cultural Trust

• United Kingdom
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2018

  Horizon 20:20 project: Evaluating the process, outcomes and impact of the Horizon 20:20 project working with young people in Hampshire’s Education Centres. The project provides cultural interventions at the centres, over a four year period from September 2016 to July 2020. Using a mixed method evaluation approach including quantitative, qualitative and participatory and collaborative elements within it. Offering on-going constructive criticism to shape the project to be as effective as possible Hampshire County Council, Wessex Dance Academy: Assessed the achievements of the Wessex Dance Academy for young people with complex needs in the UK since their establishment in 2010. Undertook a unique personal outcome analysis for a cohort of young people as well as an analysis of data for the duration of time that the project had been operating. Show less



International Juvenile Justice Observatory

• Belgium
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Mar 2012 - May 2018

  Created an on-line training course on Alternative Care for children in conflict with the law with mental health issues. Edited a volume on children and radicalisation. Author of the European Council on Juvenile Justice’s White Paper on youth justice in an economic crisis: The white paper showed that in a period of economic crisis it is still possible to innovate and improve youth justice systems through prevention, diversion, the use of restorative justice and community sanctions Author of Volume II of ‘Mental Health Resources for Young Offenders: Manual for improving professional knowledge and skills, and developing an advocacy program’. A manual to improve the professional skills of the police, prosecutors, lawyers and magistrates, social welfare workers, prison staff, government officials and other policy-makers when dealing with young offenders with mental health problems. Including best practice from seven countries: France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the UK. Show less



UNICEF

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

• Consultant

  • Oct 2011 - Dec 2017

  UNICEF Turkey: International expert to the Directorate General for Prisons and Detention Houses Probation Department under the Ministry of Justice for a project to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the child justice system in Turkey. UNICEF CIS-CEE Regional Office and the European Commission: Conducted an evaluation of the impact of justice system reforms in eleven CIS and CEE countries including Kyrgyzstan, Armenia and Azerbaijan. UNICEF Macedonia: Designed and delivered capacity building training to police officers on how to work with, and question, child victims of crime and children in conflict with the law based on the leading child protection and justice for children standards. Developed by-laws on the roles and responsibilities of correctional officers working with children in detention as well as a methodology for working with children from admission to release based on international standards. UNICEF Tanzania: Devised and delivered training to the Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance (CHRAGG) UNICEF Turkey: Improving the conditional release system for children in Turkey by reference to practice in 27 European Union countries UNICEF Afghanistan: - Acting Child Protection Officer in Justice for Children - Contributing to future reduction in the number of children going to court by designing and advocating for a new diversion system Show less



Terre des Hommes Suisse

• Switzerland
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2017

  Leading the development of a global advocacy strategy on global youth justice between a group of NGOs including Penal Reform International, Defense for Children International, The International Juvenile Justice Observatory (OIJJ), Child Rights Action Network (CRIN), World Organisation against Torture (OMCT), the International Association of Youth and Family Judges and Magistrates (AIMJF) and Vivere. Facilitated the formulation of Tdh’s juvenile justice strategy in Eastern Europe. Conducted country-wide research on alternatives to detention for children in Afghanistan. Show less



Crisis

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lead Consultant

  • Sep 2016 - Nov 2016

  Crisis with Thames Reach, St Mungos & Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest: Led a client consultation to provide a package of employment support for workless people who are experiencing severe and multiple disadvantage. We used a mixed qualitative and quantitative methodology in order to consult with clients in a variety of ways including focus groups interviews and a survey. The survey was co-created with community researchers who had experienced homelessness who also administered the survey to the participants. In total 82 clients connected with the four partners were part of the consultation either as a participant of the survey (39), focus group (30) or interviews (13). The service managers at the four partner organisations were also consulted. Show less



Penal Reform International

• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 2011 - Oct 2016

  Training on monitoring children in detention settings in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. Evaluation of a programme tackling violence against children in closed institutions in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Sustainable funding review including implementation of full cost recovery. Evaluated a three year juvenile justice programme carried out in Armenia. Produced a human rights manual for prison personnel in Commonwealth countries. Training on monitoring children in detention settings in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia. Evaluation of a programme tackling violence against children in closed institutions in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Sustainable funding review including implementation of full cost recovery. Evaluated a three year juvenile justice programme carried out in Armenia. Produced a human rights manual for prison personnel in Commonwealth countries.



Save the Children International

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

• Consultant

  • Oct 2014 - Mar 2016

  Afghanistan: with Amin Consulting Group: Team leader on an evaluation of the Children of Uruzgan programme aimed at improving services for women and children in Uruzgan. Evaluated Save the Children’s AUD35.7million Children of Uruzgan (CoU) program, funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). The CoU program focused on healthcare and education with two key objectives: 1) Increase access and use of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) services including the treatment of acute malnutrition, and 2) Increase access to basic education and improve delivery of comprehensive education services for children. The evaluation was conducted according to do-no-harm principles and leading ethical guidelines and used a results orientated evaluation methodology which looked at outputs, outcomes, effectiveness, sustainability, and equity. The evaluation applied a mixed methods approach of document review, qualitative focus groups and interviews with key informants, community stakeholders and program beneficiaries. In total, 328 respondents participated in the research. Of these, 115 (35%) of the respondents were women and girls. Myanmar: Baseline assessment of child protection case management: Conducted a baseline review of the child protection provision for children in 19 Townships of Myanmar. Designed tools to capture quantitative and qualitative information and through checklists, focus groups and interviews, assessed and presented an overview of the situation of child rights in Myanmar. Show less



Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Somaliland

• Somalia

• Technical Advisor and Consultant

  • Jan 2015 - Feb 2016

  Led the development of the first Child Rights Act for the Republic of Somaliland: • Provided a high level technical expertise to guide a comprehensive process of developing a well-grounded Somaliland Child Rights Act. • Worked closely under the leadership of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) and the task force which includes Save the Children and UNICEF. • Conducted focus groups with all strata of society including children, women, community groups International NGOs and government departments. • Drafted a Child Rights Act which takes into account existing Somaliland legislation and customary law, as well as sharia law, international and regional conventions and instruments such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC), the ILO convention 182 and its optional protocols. Show less



Sustain For Life

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

• Consultant

  • Jun 2011 - Sep 2015

  Safeguarding review, April – Sept 2015: Carried out a comprehensive safeguarding review for this NGO working with vulnerable children in Uganda. Assessed and re-drafted a comprehensive Safeguarding policy and Procedures package for Safeguarding of Children and Adults at risk. Worked with the Board to embed safeguarding governance and performance throughout the organisation. June 2011 - April 2012: Strategic advice for a programme in three juvenile detention facilities in Uganda. Safeguarding review, April – Sept 2015: Carried out a comprehensive safeguarding review for this NGO working with vulnerable children in Uganda. Assessed and re-drafted a comprehensive Safeguarding policy and Procedures package for Safeguarding of Children and Adults at risk. Worked with the Board to embed safeguarding governance and performance throughout the organisation. June 2011 - April 2012: Strategic advice for a programme in three juvenile detention facilities in Uganda.



Secure Action Network

• England

• Consultant

  • May 2013 - May 2014

  Conducted a study of the outcomes of vulnerable children and children in conflict with the law. Using the outcomes to assess the value for money that the homes are able to demonstrate for the Ministry of Justice and providing recommendations for the future efficiency of the homes. Conducted a study of the outcomes of vulnerable children and children in conflict with the law. Using the outcomes to assess the value for money that the homes are able to demonstrate for the Ministry of Justice and providing recommendations for the future efficiency of the homes.



Justice Defenders

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

• Advisor

  • Sep 2009 - Sep 2011

  Advocated for street girls in Sierra Leone by producing a report based on consultations with girls living on the streets, in detention, and being sexually exploited in collaboration with AdvocAid, and Defence for Children International Sierra Leone. Informed the Ugandan Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the needs in their juvenile and adult detention facilities by undertaking a critical assessment of practice and conditions against international standards. Advocated for street girls in Sierra Leone by producing a report based on consultations with girls living on the streets, in detention, and being sexually exploited in collaboration with AdvocAid, and Defence for Children International Sierra Leone. Informed the Ugandan Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the needs in their juvenile and adult detention facilities by undertaking a critical assessment of practice and conditions against international standards.



Cordis Bright

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Nov 2007 - May 2011

  The Youth Justice Board for England and Wales: • Project Lead, Evaluation of Long term units. Informed UK youth secure estate strategy by leading a team of researchers and consultants in a 9 month evaluation of custodial provision for young people on indeterminate, life and other long term sentences in the UK. • Project Lead, Evaluation of the Keppel unit, Wetherby Youth Offending Institution. Influenced specifications for future custodial units and custodial policy and strategy by leading a team of researchers and consultants over a two year period in an evaluation of this specialist custodial unit for children. • Project Lead, Review of Education and Skills in Cookham Wood YOI. Contributed to the structure of provision of education and skills across the youth secure estate in England and Wales by leading a review of an education and skills pilot. Youth Offending Services in England and Wales: Improved the performance of over 20 youth offending services by increasing compliance with Youth Justice National Standards through conducting service audits against the British Inspectorate for Probation’s criteria; reviewing social worker, probation and police assessments of young people; and coaching them in a better standard of reporting. Home Office Violent Crime Unit & the Research and Analysis Unit. Informed the Home Office’s “Violence against Women and Girls” strategy by undertaking an assessment of Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARACS) by consulting with key stakeholders such as police chief constables and victim support workers. Essex Youth Offending Service: • Informed the re-design of the final warning (diversion) scheme across Essex Youth Offending Service by undertaking a critical assessment and analysis of the scheme across the four teams within Essex Youth Offending Service. • Improved services to black and minority ethnic groups across Essex by undertaking a service gap analysis into organisations meeting their needs. Show less



Tribal Group

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Nov 2006 - Oct 2007

  London Borough of Newham: Commissioning strategy lead. Improved commissioning in the Community Safety Unit by critically appraising, re-designing and overseeing the implementation of a new outcomes based commissioning strategy. Working closely with professionals in the police service, the third sector and Community Safety Team I formulated the management, monitoring and reporting procedures for implementation. London Borough of Lambeth: Improved programme oversight and impact by re-designing the core materials and monitoring and reporting procedures for the Phoenix Gun and Gang programme. Hackney Local Area Agreement Team: Informed commissioning decisions by undertaking a gap analysis and commissioning specifications for projects to reduce reoffending. Show less



Capita

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consultant

  • Sep 2005 - Nov 2006

  National Health Service Institute of Innovation and Improvement: Produced the requirements document and design briefs for the NHS institute for innovation & improvement No Delays project website. Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council: Supported a review into the Children’s Services Information Sharing and Assessment Project and researched issues for the Crime Disorder Reduction Partnership. Sport England: Finalised the implementation of Sport England’s new application process and procedures, delivered training for the new process, updated policy and undertook a cost benefit analysis of legal forms for community sports partnerships. Harrow Borough Council: Developed procedures for core business requirements such as change control and new business cases and supported the Programme Manager. Show less



HTSPE Ltd

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Co-ordinator

  • May 2004 - Sep 2005

  Department for International Development (DFID): Managed a range of multi million pound communications projects as part of a secondment to DFID’s Central Research Department. European Commission: • Project manager for an extensive range of world-wide overseas EC Framework projects with budgets up to 200,000 EURO. • Represented the delegation for overseas projects in Moldova and Serbia. Department for International Development (DFID): Managed a range of multi million pound communications projects as part of a secondment to DFID’s Central Research Department. European Commission: • Project manager for an extensive range of world-wide overseas EC Framework projects with budgets up to 200,000 EURO. • Represented the delegation for overseas projects in Moldova and Serbia.