United Kingdom
Program Associate at Climate Policy Initiative, an NGO with expertise in climate finance and policy that supports governments, businesses and financial institutions to address climate change. I support programme delivery across their Tracking and Integrity workstreams, which provides the most comprehensive data and insights into global finance flows supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation outcomes. I have over three years of experience in international development and climate consulting, spanning project management, business development, and research facilitation. At DAI Global UK, I worked across the Climate Change and Environment and Development Finance and Investment business teams, for clients including the FCDO, British Investment International, World Bank, Green Climate Fund, and USAID. Through leading bid management and project delivery of several multimillion pound programmes, I developed the capability to build and manage strong working relationships with diverse stakeholders; coordinate global teams; draft technical content; and prepare and monitor budgets. Academically, I have been awarded two distinctions in climate-related degrees, and was awarded a High Distinction for my Masters dissertation investigating the uses of cash transfers for deforestation prevention, in collaboration with environmental and social justice NGO Cool Earth. I was also awarded the Leeds Human Rights Journal’s 2022 Prize for Best Original Research, for an article exploring the benefits of decolonising the human rights framework for environmental protection.
Managing climate and environment programmes and proposals for clients including the FCDO, Defra, Green Climate Fund, and the UN. - Project Coordinator on British Investment International’s Financial Services Group Plus programme, catalysing low-carbon, climate resilient investment in underserved markets across South Asia and Africa. - Programme Manager for DAI’s Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation portfolio, delivering two market systems development programmes to advance climate-friendly agriculture in Armenia and Mozambique. - Bid Manager for the submission of multimillion pound tenders, including most recently seven simultaneous successful bids to join the Green Climate Fund Readiness Support Services Providers framework.
Supporting business development and programme management efforts for international development programmes, with clients including the FCDO, EC, USAID and KfW.
Worked within the Global Research Development team to support the facilitation of research projects at the University of Leeds. - Supported the team’s media strategy, utilising web pages, blog posts, social media posts, newsletters, and more. - Designed and piloted a website facilitating access to funding for researchers across the globe, gathering feedback on the user interface, applying qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse results and integrating these into the website design. - Supported the facilitation of a workshop facilitating research into climate and health co-benefits.
Student Ambassador for Social Sciences at the University of Leeds. Involves facilitating workshops and talks for a range of ages to encourage children to apply for university, and pursue a degree in social sciences.