Humanitarian Policy and Practice Officer

• Aug 2019 - Present

Advocating on people-centred humanitarian response at EU level: empowering local actors through funding commitments, inclusion in planning and active engagement in governance and project design. This includes calling for flexible, unearmarked funding for front line activities to allow actors to shift between crisis response and longer term development and peace initiatives. Raising awareness of the role of faith actors in humanitarian response by facilitating frank exchange and discussion, gathering and promoting evidence and contributing to the development aid community discussion. Coordinating a working group of 8 humanitarian organisations in EU humanitarian policy and advocacy, and connecting EU advocacy to field experience of ACT members globally and to UN level advocacy. Show less

Project Officer: Localisation of Humanitarian Aid

• Jul 2022 - Jan 2023

Supporting the launch phase of the DCA-ICVA project: Local Capacity Strengthening for Enhanced Humanitarian Response in Mali, Sudan and Iraq Supporting the launch phase of the DCA-ICVA project: Local Capacity Strengthening for Enhanced Humanitarian Response in Mali, Sudan and Iraq

Research Consultant

• Apr 2019 - Aug 2019

IDS CREID Programme IDS CREID Programme

EU Policy and Research Officer

• Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

EuroparlTV - television of the European Parliament

• Aug 2013 - Sep 2016

English pivot for translation team and involved in production and reporting. • • Drafting and editing media scripts and content for web and social media in an engaging, concise manner. • Monitoring legislation and policy developments and producing summaries. • Production of programmes involving liaison with MEPs, EU stakeholders and civil society organisations. • Subtitling and producing translations from French, Spanish and Italian into English. • Writing news articles on EU policy for the European Commission homepage. Relevant policy fields covered: o EU Development aid: ACP-EU Cooperation, Gender, tax evasion and financing for development. o Migration and EU humanitarian aid. Show less

ICS Team Leader

• Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

Leading two cycles of the International Citizens Service programme with teams of 10 British and Bolivian volunteers. I was Based in Sucre, Bolivia working in prevention of child sexual abuse and HIV/Aids with the local organisation Patsida to combat a sharp increase in cases. Tasks and responsibilities included: • Working with the partner organisation Patsida to reduce the increasing rate of HIV and child sexual abuse through education, public outreach campaigns and community participation. • Responsible primarily for the operational planning and coordination of tasks to ensure the team executed the targets set in the project brief. • Building relations with multi-level stakeholders including government officials, school directors, NGOs, the local community and business and church leaders. • Delivering International Development training, including the progress of the MDGs and SDG priorities. Show less

DG interpretation: communications stagiaire

• Mar 2013 - Jul 2013

• Assisting with management of communication projects and web design development. • Preparing, editing and proofreading news items. • Conducting interviews and documentary research for web and video publications. • Assisting with management of communication projects and web design development. • Preparing, editing and proofreading news items. • Conducting interviews and documentary research for web and video publications.