SUMMARY
An experienced humanitarian leader with a broad skillset, seeking remote or short-term work.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Freelance consultancy
Tbilisi, Georgia, October 2025 – present.
- Interim leadership
- Strategic & organisational development
- Grant management
- Accountability & compliance
- Security management & access
Programme Leadership, Project Coordination, Partnerships, Funding, and Communications, Medair
August 2017 – September 2025.
As Programme Development Coordinator – Lebanon
Zahle, Lebanon, January – September 2025.
- Contributed to strategic direction as part of the Senior Leadership Team.
- Improved financial strategy and budget tracking and management for USD 9M+ grant funding.
- Enabled the MEAL department to clarify and deliver its core functions.
- Revised and updated internal policies and processes.
- Supported staff development and improvements to team communications and productivity.
- Provided coverage as Acting Country Director.
As Project Coordinator – South then Project Coordinator – Uruzgan
Kandahar & Uruzgan Provinces, Afghanistan, July – December 2022; Uruzgan Province only from January 2023 to February 2024.
- Oversaw implementation of multi-sector emergency response projects, including work planning, monitoring and evaluation, and budget management.
- Led teams in Kandahar and Uruzgan Provinces, including growing the Uruzgan team from 35 to 120 staff, supporting continued improvements to collaboration, quality, and productivity.
- Managed grants from DG ECHO, Swiss Solidarity, and the US Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance, ensuring compliance with Medair and donor policies, and contributing to proposals and reports.
- Facilitated safe access to project areas through engaging key security stakeholders, improving security policies, preparedness, and day-to-day management.
As Deputy Country Director – South Sudan
Juba, South Sudan, September 2021 – May 2022.
- Collaborated with country leadership to refine strategic priorities, make key programming decisions, accelerate international staff recruitment, and improve internal communications.
- Worked with colleagues to analyse and address operational challenges.
- Represented Medair in meetings with funding partners (DG ECHO, BHA, FCDO, and the SDC); annual funding portfolio c. USD 16M.
- Supervised seven direct reports, including Project Coordinators, Logistics, IT, Base, and MEAL Managers, and WASH Advisor, with collective responsibility for over 150 staff members.
- Supported Project Coordinators to ensure the safety of their field teams working in highly insecure locations, including facilitating evacuation when security deteriorated.
As Project Coordinator – Kirumba
Kirumba, DR Congo, July 2020 – July 2021
- Oversaw implementation of multi-sectoral emergency responses to conflict-related displacement and disease outbreaks, incl. work planning, monitoring and evaluation, and budget management.
- Led a team of 40 staff members, supporting collaboration, quality, compliance, and productivity.
- Managed USD 2M+ grant funding from DG ECHO, the SDC, and BHA.
- Facilitated the safe continuation of Medair’s work through day-to-day security management, engaging key security stakeholders, and refining security protocols and planning/preparedness.
As Communications & Programme Funding Manager – DR Congo
Goma, DR Congo, March 2019 – June 2020
- Coordinated proposals and reporting for a funding portfolio that grew from USD 6.5M to USD 20M, including grants from OFDA, DG ECHO, the SDC, UNICEF, Pooled Fund, and private funders.
- Led the External Relations team – including line management of two international staff.
- Supported strategy development: Country Strategic Plan and review of funding opportunities.
- Represented Medair externally in workshops, coordination, advocacy, and donor meetings.
- Seconded to a crisis management team for over two months.
As Communications & Programme Funding Officer – DR Congo
Goma, DR Congo, August 2017 – February 2019
- Proactively and reactively produced written, photo, and video content to support global communications and Affiliate office activities.
- Ensured compliance with internal and donor branding/visibility guidelines.
Freelance Writer & Advisor
Chester, UK, September 2016 – July 2017
- Wrote a position paper on strengthening fracture care in LMICs for the AO Alliance Foundation.
- Advised an NGO on key considerations for organisation structure, values, and funding.
Junior Business Development Officer, Forcier Consulting
Cairo, Egypt, May 2016 – August 2016
- Led or co-led the submission of 19 bids for research consultancies in conflict-affected countries, with a total proposed contract value of over $750,000.
Partnerships & Communications Associate, Last Mile Health
Zwedru, Liberia, September 2014 – February 2016
- Coordinated donor visits and wrote grants during portfolio growth from USD 2.3M to USD 10.1M.
- Flexibly filled staffing gaps during the Ebola Crisis, creating an organisation-wide file sharing system on Google Drive and representing the organisation at coordination and donor meetings.
- Interviewed community members and frontline staff to create compelling written/photo stories.
VOLUNTARY WORK
Volunteer, ICS Tearfund, Burundi, Summer 2013
High Impact Tourism Training Intern, SNV Netherlands Development Agency, Nepal, Easter 2013
EDUCATION
Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, UK, April 2017
History BA, 2:1 (GPA equivalent = c. 3.6)
University of York, UK, July 2014
SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES, & TECHNICAL TRAINING
- French (B2 CEFR; full professional proficiency).
- Experienced user: Google Suite, Office365, MS Teams, Box, Trello, Slack, Salesforce, and WordPress.
- Adept off-road motorcyclist and international driving license holder.
- Photography, videography, and creative writing (samples available on request).
- Physical & mental endurance: hiked the Pacific Crest Trail (>4,200km), ran a 100K ultramarathon, cycled solo across Africa.