Susan Cunningham

Background

About Susan Cunningham

A senior level professional with over 20 years international development management experience in advisory, policy, programme, operational delivery, and leadership roles for the European Union, UNHCR, UNICEF, WHO, international and local NGOs and community groups. Experienced working across a broad range of diverse stakeholders at all levels in a number of different countries. Extremely knowledgeable, highly motivated, hard-working and with a strong work ethic, has the ability to successfully deliver complex multi-sector projects in challenging environments. Countries lived and worked in: • Africa: Kenya, Zambia, Liberia • Asia: China, India, Singapore • South Caucasus: Azerbaijan • Europe: UK, Hungary General skills: • Programme management • Programme design, implementation and M&E • Financial management • Training and capacity development • Resource mobilisation • Proposal writing • Narrative and financial reporting • Strategic development • Facilitation and networking Technical skills: • Gender mainstreaming • Sexual and gender-based violence • Child protection • Sustainable rural livelihoods and agriculture • Natural resource management • Public and private partnerships • Governance