Experience

Rose Castle Foundation

• United Kingdom
• Strategic Management Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Strategy and Operations

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  - Oversee the evolution of our strategy - refining our approach to division and conflict and how we work with others to maximise our contribution to peace and reconciliation. - Manage and support the development of the team. - Oversee operations, governance and liaison with Trustees. - Develop and oversee strategic partnerships. - Ensure a flexible and predictable funding model. - Oversee the evolution of our strategy - refining our approach to division and conflict and how we work with others to maximise our contribution to peace and reconciliation. - Manage and support the development of the team. - Oversee operations, governance and liaison with Trustees. - Develop and oversee strategic partnerships. - Ensure a flexible and predictable funding model.



Self Employed

• United States
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Jan 2019 - Aug 2021

  I am working on policy and programmes which develop the roles of mediation and reconciliation within situations of conflict. I am interested in how to best facilitate difficult conversations across boundaries of difference. I am working on policy and programmes which develop the roles of mediation and reconciliation within situations of conflict. I am interested in how to best facilitate difficult conversations across boundaries of difference.



Gatsby Africa

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Insights and Partnerships Director

  • 2016 - Dec 2018

  - Part of the Senior Management Team responsible for supporting Gatsby Africa through an exciting stage in our growth. - Leading a new team responsible for capturing what we have learnt about structural transformation from our programmes in East Africa and sharing these lessons with Governments, businesses and donors to support wider economic transformation. - Overseeing the development and management of Gatsby Africa's strategic institutional partnerships. - Part of the Senior Management Team responsible for supporting Gatsby Africa through an exciting stage in our growth. - Leading a new team responsible for capturing what we have learnt about structural transformation from our programmes in East Africa and sharing these lessons with Governments, businesses and donors to support wider economic transformation. - Overseeing the development and management of Gatsby Africa's strategic institutional partnerships.



Department for International Development (DFID)

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Office

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

  - Responsible for leading the delivery of the Office's strategy and development of its people.- A member of the Embassy's Senior Management Team

• Deputy Head of Office and Senior Governance Adviser

  • Oct 2013 - Dec 2014

  - Lead a Team of 17 to deliver programmes including state owned enterprise reform, support to SMEs, technical assistance to the private sector to fight corruption and strengthening the voice of civil society.- Leading donor engagement with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Government to strengthen the policy environment for private sector development.



Department for International Development (DFID)

• Zimbabwe

• Team Leader, Economics and Governance Team, Senior Governance Adviser

  • Jan 2009 - Sep 2013

  - Led a Team of 7 to design and implement UK support to (i) a peaceful democratic transition and (ii) economic stability. Included public financial management, transparency and accountability in the extractives sector, public sector governance, constitutional reform and support to the 2013 elections. - Demonstrated strong influencing skills as the ‘go to person for PM Tsvangirai on elections’ and Chair of the 50 strong Embassy/ Donor Governance Group. - Led a Team of 7 to design and implement UK support to (i) a peaceful democratic transition and (ii) economic stability. Included public financial management, transparency and accountability in the extractives sector, public sector governance, constitutional reform and support to the 2013 elections. - Demonstrated strong influencing skills as the ‘go to person for PM Tsvangirai on elections’ and Chair of the 50 strong Embassy/ Donor Governance Group.



UK Department For International Development (DFID)

• Governance Adviser

  • Oct 2006 - Dec 2008

  - Led the drafting of DFID’s Public Financial Management Strategy- Redrafted DFID’s approach to Fiduciary Risk Assessments- Led coordination of HMG’s work on corruption.

• Governance Adviser

  • Sep 2005 - Sep 2006

  - Led large multi donor programmes on public financial management, decentralisation and public service management.- Worked with the Minister of Finance to redesign the National Budget Cycle.



CARE Peru and Anglican Church Mozambique

• Peru and Mozambique

• Consultant

  • Apr 2003 - Sep 2003

  - Worked with District Councils and women’s and rural farmer groups to establish participatory budgeting processes. - Designed and implemented a new accounting system for the Anglican Church. Recruited staff, set up internal controls and reviewed management accounts. - Worked with District Councils and women’s and rural farmer groups to establish participatory budgeting processes. - Designed and implemented a new accounting system for the Anglican Church. Recruited staff, set up internal controls and reviewed management accounts.



PricewaterhouseCoopers - Business Process Outsourcing Division

• London

• Change Management Consultant

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2002

  - Assessed business structures and key transaction cycles for blue chip clients and led the implementation of resultant change processes. - Assessed business structures and key transaction cycles for blue chip clients and led the implementation of resultant change processes.



PricewaterhouseCoopers

• London

• Assistant Manager/ Auditor

  • Nov 1998 - May 2001

  - Led a team of 15 for the audit of Centrica Plc and coordinated the work of 8 teams carrying out subsidiary audits. - Qualified as a Chartered Accountant and audited a number of clients, primarily in the energy sector. - Led a team of 15 for the audit of Centrica Plc and coordinated the work of 8 teams carrying out subsidiary audits. - Qualified as a Chartered Accountant and audited a number of clients, primarily in the energy sector.