Carol Angir
Sydney,NSW
Summary
Dynamic leader with extensive experience at ActionAid Australia, specializing in women’s rights and humanitarian response. Proven track record in advocacy and policy development, enhancing community resilience through women-led initiatives. Skilled in conflict-sensitive programming and participatory monitoring, driving impactful change across Africa and the Pacific. Committed to empowering marginalized voices in crisis situations.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Deputy Head of Programs & Humanitarian Lead
ActionAid Australia
Sydney, NSW
01.2018 - Current
- Providing leadership on ActionAid’s programs on women’s rights and emergencies, including playing a key role in ActionAid Australia’s (AAA) global delegation in this area and Women Led Protection in conflict and disasters. Managing AAA’s programs on climate change and resilience, women, peace and security, emergency response, preparedness, and recovery programming in line with AA’s humanitarian signature; strengthening capacity to deliver women-led, community-based protection programming across the federation; and managing ActionAid’s strategic engagement and relationships in Vanuatu. Providing technical advice and training on women-led community-based protection, as well as for programs recovering from conflicts and humanitarian crises, such as DRC, Kenya, Uganda, the Philippines, Indonesia, Afghanistan, and the Pacific region. Representing the organization in the Humanitarian Reference Group under -Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) as well as the CEVAW.
- Led strategic planning sessions to align organizational goals and initiatives.This led to starting up of the Women, Peace and Security work in the Great Lakes Region of Africa , starting up of the program work and women's movement building in the Pacific Region and Women With Disability organising in humanitarian action and climate Change adaptation.
- Collaborate with colleagues in ActionAid International Humanitarian Action and Resilience Team to develop and implement Women Led Community Based Protection in Conflict and Disasters
Acting International Head of Programs
ActionAid Australia
04.2017 - 01.2018
- Providing leadership and technical support for all programs related to emergency, coordinating staff and representing ActionAid Australia in partner and donor engagement.
Program Manager Women’s Rights and Emergencies
ActionAid Australia
10.2016 - 10.2017
- Leading ActionAid’s work on Women’s Rights and Emergencies by providing technical support.
- Contributed to the starting up Women led Community Based Protection Work in the Pacific Region.
- Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment and execution a cross programs in Africa, Pacific and Asia.
- Facilitated stakeholder engagement and partnership building in local communities and mentored colleagues towards a localised approach.
Senior Program Coordinator – Addressing Violence against Women
ActionAid Australia
05.2012 - 09.2016
- Coordinating all Action Aid Australia’s supported protection and prevention of violence against women in disasters and conflict work across Africa and South Asia.
Program Officer
Mama Cash Netherlands
11.2009 - 04.2012
- Responsible for carrying out grant making policy for a thematic portfolio within the area of agency, movement building and participation, interacting with organizations and partners in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Latin America.
Project & Policy Coordinator (Violence against Women)
Actionaid International
09.2007 - 10.2009
- Emergencies and Conflict Team Coordinating policy work for a Multi – Country Program on Reducing Violence against Women in humanitarian emergencies in the Great Lakes (DRC & Burundi) and Sierra Leone.
Acting Country Program Manager
Actionaid Lesotho
10.2006 - 08.2007
- Starting up the ActionAid Country program and introducing the rights based approach to programming to staff and partners. Started the first local women’s movement: Lentsoe La Basali. (The women’s Voice)
Regional Coordinator Coast region
Actionaid Kenya
01.2004 - 10.2006
- Coordinated regional programs aligning with Actionaid Kenya's mission and strategic goals.
- Facilitated communication between stakeholders to enhance project collaboration and efficiency.
- Established a 20,000 women's strong movement Sauti Ya Wanawake. Through this platform the women contributed to addressing community tensions over natural resources and gender based violence
Gender & HIV/AIDS Coordinator Coast Region
Action Aid International Kenya
04.2003 - 12.2003
- Coordinated program activities to support community development initiatives and starting of strategic programs on HIV/AIDS and Women's rights.
- Contributed to the first program framework on Women's Rights and HIV/AIDS for ActionAid Federation. .
- Managed communication between stakeholders to ensure project alignment and collaboration.eg Ministry of Health and Partners.
Project Coordinator: Prevention of Mother to Child & A Reproductive Health Program
CARE Kenya
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Started the first Community Based PMTC program for CARE in Nyanza Region.
- And was a member of the gender working group for Care.
Resource Person
Kenya Female Advisory Organization (KEFEADO)
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Connected and started by feminist journey through Akina Mama Wa Africa .
Education
BCom - Business Administration & Personnel Management
Bhopal University
India01.1990
Skills
- Conflict Sensitive Programming
- Advocacy on Women Peace and Security
- Gender Policy & Programming
- Gender Facilitation skills
- Women’s Leadership Institute- AMwA(Linking feminist theory and practice )
- Linking feminist theory and practice
- Women’s movement building
- Write shop- Documenting Women’s rights work and stories of change
- Policy Advocacy
- Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation
- Emergency response training
- Participatory Vulnerability Analysis
- Women Led Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
Certification
- 2003 Research Training: Research protocols data collection, analysis and information management University of Great Lakes Kenya and Kenya Bureau of Statistics
- 2008 Training on Protection during Conflict & Humanitarian Emergencies – By Austcare
Languages
English, Kiswahili, Hindi, Pidgin (West African)
Projects
Making Transitional Justice Work for Women: Rights, Resilience and Responses to Violence against Women in Northern Uganda, Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo: This project investigates the efficacy of transitional justice for women considering the realities of women’s lives in conflict and post-conflict contexts and their experiences of recurrent violence in northern Uganda, Kenya and Democratic Republic of Congo. The research will identify women’s priorities in the transitional justice context and the obstacles that prevent them from accessing justice and human rights. The project will provide an avenue for women’s voices to be heard in the evaluation of existing transitional justice mechanisms and development of alternatives to better meet their justice needs, build resilience and reduce violence against women., This was a collaborative research with Sydney University-and the UTS, As a result provided thought leadership and technical advise to the establishment of the Africa Women Voices For Peace and the growth of the multicountry program on Women Leading peace and Justice in the Great Lakes Region.
Training
- 1. Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS) Research Supervisor (Nyanza Province Kenya) - Responsible for training research team, coordination of research team and providing leadership to ensure completion of assignment.
- 2. Kenya Census Training enumerators on data collection and Coordinating Research team in Nyanza Province
- 3. Baseline Survey for Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission Project for Care Kenya Identifying and coordinating the baseline survey that informed the first community based Prevention of Mother to Child Program implemented by Care Kenya
- 4. UNAIDS Multisite Study on HIV/AIDS prevalence in Kenya , Zambia and Cameroon Was an enumerator responsible for data collection in Kenya
Custom
- Https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/bitstream/handle/2123/15628/DRC%20Full%20Report.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
- Https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2571078
- Https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10453/71661/1/Fiske_Shackel_2016_Justice_for_women_Uganda_Full.pdf
Timeline
Deputy Head of Programs & Humanitarian Lead
ActionAid Australia
01.2018 - Current
Acting International Head of Programs
ActionAid Australia
04.2017 - 01.2018
Program Manager Women’s Rights and Emergencies
ActionAid Australia
10.2016 - 10.2017
Senior Program Coordinator – Addressing Violence against Women
ActionAid Australia
05.2012 - 09.2016
Program Officer
Mama Cash Netherlands
11.2009 - 04.2012
Project & Policy Coordinator (Violence against Women)
Actionaid International
09.2007 - 10.2009
Acting Country Program Manager
Actionaid Lesotho
10.2006 - 08.2007
Regional Coordinator Coast region
Actionaid Kenya
01.2004 - 10.2006
Gender & HIV/AIDS Coordinator Coast Region
Action Aid International Kenya
04.2003 - 12.2003
Project Coordinator: Prevention of Mother to Child & A Reproductive Health Program
CARE Kenya
01.2000 - 01.2002
Resource Person
Kenya Female Advisory Organization (KEFEADO)
01.1997 - 01.2000
BCom - Business Administration & Personnel Management
Bhopal University
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