Jo worked for DFID’s Chase Operations Team (CHASE OT), for 13 years, in humanitarian affairs and latterly as Senior Humanitarian Deployments Manager, for the deployment of surge capacity for humanitarian response, including engaging with the UN, INGOs and private sector.
Jo is an expert in deployment surge mechanisms and is experienced in managing capacity building projects, recognising that human resources are the most important asset within any organisation.
Jo joined RedR in 2019, aiming to utilise her background in surge capacity, strong in her belief that a humanitarian response is only as good as the people that work within a response and confident in RedR’s long history, expertise, achievements and standing within the humanitarian community.
Jo was awarded an OBE in 2016 for her work in global humanitarian emergency response and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Portsmouth in 2017 for her work in global humanitarian emergency response and international relations.