Timothy Malcomson, PhD

Experience

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  Jinja Network for Marginalised Children and Youth

  Oct 2000 - Nov 2003

  Co-Founder and Coordinator

  www.nemacyug.org/Jinja Network evolved out of Participatory Action Research coordinated by me. It evolved into a coalition of government, non-government and civil society organisations and groupings. As the co-founder and coordinator, outcomes of the coalition included:- Collaborative development of a strategy on marginalised children and youth for Jinja District and Jinja Municipality (with collaboration of GIZ)- Development of an elected executive board- Re-engagement and further support for municipal Child Rights Advocates- Building, setting up and training for a network run residential 3-month transitioning and rehabilitation centre for street connected children- Funding from APSO and then Terre des Hommes, Netherlands- Setting up network office and resource centre- Counterpart training of coordinator and handover- Research on street connected children- Developed support relationship with Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Welfare (MGLSW)- Coordinated an international youth volunteer exchange with Germany through MGLSW- Jinja declared first 'Child Friendly City' in Uganda- etc. Show less

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  Complementary Articulation and Capacity-Building (CAC)

  Oct 2000 - Nov 2003

  Founder and Director/Consultant

  As a Participatory Action Research (PAR) initiative, this local consultancy achieved the following:- Worked with diverse CBOs, NGOs and para-governmental groups and organisations on developing organisational profiles, core documents, strategies, etc.- Developed concept and framework and secured funding for Jinja Network for Marginalised Children and Youth (see Jinja Network)

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  Brunel University London

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Research assistant, visiting lecturer

  During PhD studies, I lectured and I wrote the module on ‘Youth in Developing Countries’ for the Distance Learning MA in Sociology of Youth and Youth Work Studies.

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  GOAL Global

  Jan 2006 - Feb 2015

  I was responsible for setting up and developing the Children’s Empowerment and Protection (CEP) sector within GOAL Global. Across Sierra Leone, Kenya, Ethiopia and India, my role was leadership in programme design, quality and cross-country coherence. Gender needs responsive and adaptive, this included developing and facilitating strategic direction that focused on micro to macro-level engagement through strategic partnerships, change management, cross-country learning, supporting development of innovation (e.g. integrating PAR methodologies, urban livelihoods, educational innovation, working in liminal spaces), M&E, etc. Safeguarding and Mainstreaming: I headed GOAL Global’s in- and across-country Safeguarding strategy, design, rollout, and review processes. This included a 2015 safeguarding audit of safeguarding systems, staff training, and policy localisation (addressing national safeguarding legislation, PSEA referral protocols, cluster networking, etc.) across 7 country programmes in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Coming from a background of Child Protection expertise, my assets-based approach has stressed staff, children and community-centred design and buy-in to safeguarding that is robust, proportional and culturally respectful in its application and design. As well as systems, administration and governance strengthening, my specific safeguarding programmatic focus was on integrating SPHERE standards in child protection, livelihoods, WASH, health and nutrition programming in both development and humanitarian contexts. Show less Moving between three GOAL country programmes I was responsible for child protection strategy. I supported managers, staff & children in (a) paradigm change processes towards (Participatory) Action Research, evidence-based & psychosocial focused programming for street-connected children and their communities, (b) supporting the implementation of critical institutional child protection standards & mechanisms for GOAL and partner programmes, and (c) developing an M&E framework (that included database case management). Innovative work included PAR work with young sex workers and their communities (Ethiopia and Sierra Leone) and PAR community-led responses to FGM for the Samburu pastoralist tribe in Marsabit (Kenya). Strong focus on developing vocational training, employment and entrepreneurism. Show less Based in Freetown, I (a) developed Action Research-, evidence-based & psychosocial programming in educational innovation, psychosocial and FTR support, livelihoods, health and protection for street-connected children and youth, (b) developed critical institutional child safe-guarding standards & mechanisms for GOAL and its partners, (c) continued technical support to GOAL Ethiopia (see below), and (d) set-up/developed M&E mechanisms including database of casework and intervention outcomes. Reporting directly to two Country Directors, I supported/managed 125 staff and managers in two country programmes targeting approximately 5,000 children & youth. Show less

  • Global Child Protection Advisor

    Jan 2010 - Feb 2015

  • Child Protection Advisor

    Jan 2008 - Jan 2010

  • Child Protection Co-coordinator/Advisor

    Jan 2007 - Jan 2008

  • Programme Coordinator, Children at Risk Programme

    Jan 2006 - Jan 2007
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  Malcomson Consultancy

  Feb 2015 - now

  Research and Child Protection in International Development Specialist

  Achievements: Published:- Consultant for co-authored DfID concept note on Girls' Education and Climate Change, July 2019.- Tim Malcomson & Simon Bradford (Brunel University) (2017) Fearsome people and places: narratives of street and 'hideout' children in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Children's Geographies, September 2017.Further professional inquiry and development: - further study of PSEA, Adult Safeguarding, mental health and mindfulness-based interventions, sociology of urban childhoods, and digital story-telling Show less

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  TJL Malcomson

  Feb 2015 - now

  Freelance Author and illustrator

  Achievements: Published the following: T. Malcomson & Bradford, S. 2017. Fearsome people and places, narratives of street and hideout children in Freetown, Sierra Leone at https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14733285.2017.1380168 and TJL Malcomson. 2022. Journeys of a Monkey Mind: Kerala to Dharamsala at https://www.amazon.com/Journeys-Monkey-Mind-Kerala-Dharamsala-ebook/dp/B09RB73RCQ/ref=sr_1_2?crid=XW1W9EHVEVUX&keywords=TJL+Malcomson&qid=1644084637&sprefix=tjl+malcomson%2Caps%2C670&sr=8-2 Show less