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Appendix 1: CV of Dr Tamsyn Barton

Summary of expertise

25 years of work in international development. Delivering and overseeing a wide variety of programmes including those run by UK government bilateral and multilateral, small NGOs and International Financial Institutions.

Extensive experience of senior leadership and representation, including roles such as Director-General at the European Investment Bank, CEO of Bond, the umbrella body for UK-based international civil society organisations, and Senior Civil Servant at DFID.

Experience of management at scale, including responsibility for portfolio of around €30bn with 220 staff, including 12 country and regional offices.

Professional background as social development specialist, with long experience of delivering and overseeing evaluation and review, following early career as academic historian.

Curriculum vitae

Dates

Job Title

Main Responsibilities

Feb 2017

April 2018

CEO, Bond

Bond is the UK membership body for 420 organisations working in international development

To provide the leadership to enable Bond to fulfill its mission, within the strategic and accountability frameworks set by the Trustees.

Brought Bond back to a sustainable financial position and led the membership through the first stage of the safeguarding crisis, establishing the basis for regaining public trust.

July 2015

Now

Trustee, School of Oriental and African Studies

Lay Trustee, responsible for HR.

Chair of South East Asian Arts Academic Programme Board, implementing governance review and accountable for the success of SOAS’s largest ((£5m) donor-funded project.

July 2015

July 2017

BoardMember

Oxford University Humanities Advisory Board

June 2014

Aug 2016

ExecutiveDirector, EBRD

EBRD is a multilateral public bank promoting transition to sustainable market economies in Eastern Europe, Turkey, Central Asia and North Africa.

Member (on behalf of EIB) of the resident Board of Directors supervising the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Chair of the Financial Operations and Policies Committee.

Established better coordination in programmes and at HQ between EBRD and EIB, including a new procurement framework which led to an increase in co-financing,

Nov 2010

April 2014

Director-General, Lending Operations Outside the EU, European Investment Bank

EIB is the EU’s bank for financing investment projects in line with EU policy, and is the world’s largest International Financial Institution by balance-sheet

Responsible for around 220 staff and portfolio of about €30bn, with €4.5bnof annual lending to public and private sector clients in developing countries across the world, including Africa and Asia. Regularly appeared before the European Parliament to answer questions and present to the relevant Committees. Responsible (working with the Representation in Brussels) for negotiating increased Mandate with Brussels bodies. Member of EU Task Forces to Egypt and Myanmar. Established a Results Framework to measure the outcomes of projects and overhauled monitoring systems. Oversaw increase in climate financing to 39%. Played leading role in getting EIB to become a signatory to the International Aid Transparency Initiative. Increased external office presence, and relocated offices into EU Delegations.

2007

2010

Head, Europe Department, Department for international Development (DFID), UK

Led DFID’s work on policy and resource management in relation to the EU institutions, involving many negotiations in Brussels. Alternate Director on European Investment Bank Board. From October 2008, additionally responsible for five offices administering UK bilateral programmes in the Western Balkans and Moldova. Managed around 70 people, responsible for around £400m programme spend. Also managed secondment programme, seconding 25 staff to EU bodies, recognised as one of the two best run in Whitehall by the Cabinet Secretary. Oversaw DFID contribution to ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and led input on EU to Multilateral Aid Review

2006

2007

Deputy Head, Conflict, Humanitarian and Security Department, DFID

Led DFID’s work on conflict policy, drafted conflict prevention policy paper for Hilary Benn, had responsibility for pooled funds with the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Led the process of a review streamlining the management of the funds.

2005

2006

Head of Strategy and Services/Joint Head of Sustainable Development Group, Policy Division, DFID

Led strategy and resource planning for Policy Division (270 people), responsible for Central Planning and Communications. Established corporate systems to enable achievement of spending target. Co-led Sustainable Development Group (55 people), covering policy and management of research and spending programmes on environment and climate change, infrastructure, energy, water and sanitation, transport and natural resources, overseeing DFID input to Stern Review on Climate Change. Drove the process of getting the UK government to recognise the right to water as a human right.

2003

2005

Team Leader, Trade & Development, DFID

Led DFID’s team focusing on integrating trade into development, involved in initiation of Aid For Trade Programme. Promoted best practice in trade-related capacity-building using lessons from evaluation and developing new networks. Improved understanding of trade and poverty linkages, in particular in relation to gender, by linking up with researchers. Lead author of International Trade Strategy, working with other government departments. Corporate review of Chief Advisers.

2004

2005

Trustee/Board Member,

Plan International UK

Helped to steer and develop the advocacy function, and inform strategy and brand.

2003

2003

Divisional Co-ordinator,

Policy Division, DFID

Member of management team implementing programme restructuring 14 policy and research Departments into one, and communicating to internal and external stakeholders. Produced Divisional Budget Strategy and led Review of all Consultancy Contracts and Specialist “Resource Centres”, centres of expertise on global health, education, engineering etc. funded by DFID

2001

2003

Social Development Adviser, DFID

Adviser to Rural Livelihoods and Infrastructure Development Departments. Lead author of Infrastructure and Poverty policy paper for Clare Short. Established corporate long-term strategic planning capacity for DFID, using research on alternative futures, working with Whitehall partners.

2001

2004

Advisory Board member

Intermediate Technology Development Group Publishing

1998

2001

Head of Technology,

ITDG (Intermediate Technology Development Group)

Led team of specialist advisers in international NGO promoting appropriate technology in energy, food security, transport, shelter, water supply and sanitation and enterprise development. Enabled the team to move to self-sustaining financial position. Led relationship with the institutional funder (DFID). Led development of first water and sanitation strategy. Won funding for two research projects in partnership with university and think-tank partners.

1997

1998

Independent Consultant and Voluntary Work while on maternity leave

Consultant providing expertise in Social Development, Chairing/Facilitation, Water Sector, Sustainable Livelihoods, Organisational Development and Financial Management Systems.

Volunteer fundraiser for community centre on neighbouring social housing estate.

1994

1997

Social Development Field Manager, ODA/DFID Water and Sanitation Office, New

Delhi, India

Managed water and sanitation projects in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Orissa with particular responsibility for social issues. Author of gender strategy for the water sector. Developed the ODA/DFID programme with UNICEF, the basis for a new long term partnership

1993

1994

Volunteer

Worked for a range of NGOs in South India, including ActionAid India, NOVIB India and local grassroots NGOs.

1992

1993

Harold Hyam Wingate Scholarship

Wrote book: “Ancient Astrology”, winner of the Routledge Ancient History Prize 1994

1986

1992

Graduate Student and Research Fellow,

Newnham College, Cambridge

Research resulting in articles and a book “Power and Knowledge” published by University of Michigan Press. Taught undergraduates in a number of faculties. President of MCR. Established university-wide Interdisciplinary Seminar, and College Women’s Speaker Series, both still in existence. Also coordinated OXFAM’s student campaigns group.

Education

Dates

(Year)

Subject

Institution

Qualification Gained

1991–92

Development Studies

University of East Anglia

MA (Distinction)

1986–90

Ancient History

University of Cambridge

PhD

1985–6

Social Anthropology

School of Oriental and African Studies, London

MA (Distinction)

1981–1985

Literae Humaniores

St John’s College, Oxford

(Open Scholarship)

BA (Hons)

Publications on International Development (in chronological order)

Awards



Published: 14 September 2018