Summary
Oenone C is an experienced humanitarian and network strategist who leads complex international partnerships and systems change across the UN, INGOs, NNGOs and voluntary sectors. As Head of Network Development at HelpAge and a senior consultant, she has launched teams, designed culture and governance, and brokered funding consortia and pooled funds to drive localisation and resilience. Her track record spans disaster and crisis leadership — from Ebola and Cyclone Idai to COVID-19 and Syrian refugee responses — and deep programmatic expertise in DRR, CCA, WASH, livelihoods and anticipatory financing. She combines futures-oriented analytics and public policy advocacy with hands-on community empowerment and participatory facilitation, often strengthening national NGO capacity where it matters most. A seasoned trustee and advisor, she brings rare experience translating multi-country operational delivery into global strategy and measurable performance systems. Based in London, she pairs academic grounding in development studies with a pragmatic flair for convening diverse coalitions to get things done.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
The Lady Eleanor Holles School
MA, Development Studies, MA, Development Studies at The University of Manchester