Sophie Barbier

Experience

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  WONDER Foundation

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Research Intern

  Substantiated the organisation’s theory of change with academic and practical evidence, researching theories of poverty relief using a focus on women, personal development and interaction, skills-based learning and community projects. Represented the organisation in the UK Houses of Parliament.

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  Grameen Bank

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Research Intern

  Interviewed micro-credit borrowers and small businesses in Dhaka & rural areas of Northeastern Bangladesh. Produced project performance analysis & case studies for partners and fundraising.

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  Global Citizen

  Aug 2016 - Oct 2022

  Tracked the implementation of commitments made on the Global Citizen platform, incl. in Accra, Ghana; set up trackers for data collection and assessment, and managed outreach to governments, corporations, and multilaterals. Developed tools to enhance Global Citizen’s impact processes. Conducted due diligence on incoming government and corporate commitments worth US$8 billion ahead of large events in Johannesburg, Berlin, and New York. Fundraised from foundations and reported on grant relations worth over US$11 million. Developed content for impact storytelling. Co-created Global Citizen’s India operations to become India’s fastest growing movement for social good with a user base of over 500k users in three months. Project managed an accountability process on commitments worth US$6.3 billion, tracking completion rates and publishing their impact to the public.

  • Consultant, Impact & Accountability

    Nov 2020 - Oct 2022

  • Senior Associate, Accountability & Grants

    Nov 2018 - Nov 2020

  • Policy and External Relations, India

    Aug 2016 - Nov 2018
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  The Global Education & Leadership Foundation (tGELF)

  Aug 2016 - Jul 2018

  Special Projects Lead

  Internal strategic operations, including a new business plan, Salesforce adoption, and managing 20+ interns & recruits. Created the LIFE Challenge, an incubation programme for students to develop tech-based solutions to the UN SDGs. Collaborated with the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017.Tasked to work on Global Citizen India as part of the core founding team [see above].

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  Global Nation

  Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

  Senior Research & Policy Associate

  Led the Global Solidarity Report 2023, a new report measuring global solidarity for the first time, launching at the UN General Assembly 2023. Executed funded and policy partnerships with the Gates Foundation, Freuds, Global Citizen, data.org, MIT, NYU, and more. Set the project's budget, data collection, partnerships, web redesign, and launch event, and secured authorial contributions from 22 leaders from multilateral institutions, the private sector, grassroots organisations, and academia, including 3 current or former Prime Ministers, as well as media coverage by CNBC and Devex. Show less

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  Arendals Fossekompani ASA

  Apr 2024 - now

  Compliance and Sustainability Officer