Curriculum Vitae
Associate Research Fellow
As an associate research fellow for the QEII Academy for Leadership, contribute to the design, execution and presentation of research projects on a variety of international affairs themes, including fieldwork.
Represent Chatham House at relevant events and expert briefings.
Contribute Expert Comments and media articles.
Assist with the recruitment and retention for new Chatham House fellowship positions.
Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs)
2022 – Present
Chatham House (Royal Institute of International Affairs)
2021 – 2022
Research Fellow
Conduct high quality research on international development, the G-Summits and Asia-Pacific foreign policy at a world renowned policy institute.
Publish academic writing and relevant media articles in a variety of formats.
Present and lead effective engagement on international affairs with high-level counterparts from government, private sector and academia at global events and roundtables.
Work collaboratively with high-profile clients and funders to deliver effective and influential research projects.
Receive expert mentorship and training at the QEII Academy for Leadership that develops future policy makers.
Government-to-Government Partnerships Commercial Lead
Led specialist commercial advice to policy teams for all new Government-to-Government (G2G) infrastructure opportunities, assessing their risk level and providing effective proposals for outsourced delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Successful delivery of multiple approved programmatic Business Cases up to Full Business Case level.
Supported programme teams in the establishment of strong and proportionate contract management processes.
Extensive experience in drafting and contributing to high quality submissions, briefs and Parliamentary Questions up to ministerial level.
Led on the commercial development of a standardised DIT operating model for how different types of G2G agreement with foreign governments are delivered globally.
UK Department for International Trade
2020-2021
Official Development Assistance (ODA) Commercial Lead
Accountable for the commercial delivery of ODA spending by the Department for International Trade. Delivered DIT’s first significant ODA spending programme worth £50m.
This included the design and signature of DIT’s first ever trust fund agreement with the World Bank.
The commercial representative on international scoping visits to inform programme design, engaging with national government and private sector stakeholders.
Effective cross-departmental engagement, in particular with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), to embed best ODA practice and share learnings.
Provided specialist commercial advice to programmes regarding contract changes, dispute resolution, exit planning, transition and termination.
UK Department for International Trade
2019-2020
Commercial Lead
The senior contact for all commercial activity across the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) , providing quality advice and counsel to senior stakeholders, up to ministerial level, regarding potential routes to market and value for money choices.
Effectively delivered legal and compliant commercial activity in a fast paced, highly pressurised environment.
Embedded commercial processes and approvals from scratch within teams and key stakeholders across the department.
Ascertained and managed the pipeline of commercial projects and workloads of commercial colleagues delivering procurements.
Provided contract management support to cross-functional colleagues across the department for key strategic contracts.
UK Department for International Trade
2017-2019
International Food Buyer
Solely responsible for a buying area delivering over £110 million sales turnover a year.
Day-to-day management of a cross-functional team of supply chain, technical and finance colleagues.
Negotiated and developed the best possible commercial relationships with suppliers.
Project managed VCA (Value Chain Analysis) projects in collaboration with suppliers to truly understand costs, find essential savings and deliver efficiencies for the joint business. Delivered an intelligent and complex price and promotions strategy that fits into the overall Sainsbury's corporate vision.
Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd.
2015-2017
King’s College London
2018-2020
MSc Emerging Economies and International Development
Distinction
University of Nottingham
2010-2013
B.A. (Hons.) History
Upper 2:1