Shannon Sutton
Associate @Gender At Work
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WORK HISTORY
Associate @Gender At Work
As a gender justice specialist and facilitator, recent projects included- Team Lead - Artificial Intelligence for Development Africa (AI4D), International Development Research Centre, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency: Leading a 9-person team of Gender Advisors in a 3-year gender and inclusion support project including facilitation, needs assessment, mentorship, peer learning and technical support- Team Lead & Gender Advisor - International Development Research Centre: Co-leading a 6-person team in a 3-year gender and inclusion program with the Education and Science division. Guiding staff and partners via processes related to gender action learning, facilitation, and mentorship- Gender Advisor - Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Information Exchange (KIX): Gender equality and inclusion needs assessment, strategy and capacity building to strengthen intersectional GEI in global education systems- Facilitator - Oxfam Canada: Guiding Oxfam staff through a three-day workshop using their Capacity Assessment Tool for Gender Just Organizations, identifying organizational strengthening priorities and an action plan to take this work forward- Gender Justice Consultant - Oxfam Canada: Research and facilitation to determine future support to international women\'s rights organizations, including an organization-wide consensus-building process and a report on \'Working with and for Women\'s Rights Organizations\'
EDUCATION
McGill University
Bachelor of Commerce
University of London
PhD
Carleton University
M.A.
SKILLS
ABOUT SHANNON SUTTON
A leader and strategic thinker with over 18 years of experience managing high-impact initiatives in the non-profit, public and private sectors. Expertise in gender equality, organizational strengthening, strategy processes, facilitation, research, communications and monitoring, learning and evaluation. Results driven and highly adaptable, with global experience living and working in Tanzania, Mozambique, Morocco and Peru. Recent clients and partners include Gender at Work, Oxfam Canada, the International Development Research Centre, DFID/FCDO, UNICEF, the World Bank, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Global Affairs Canada, the Global Partnership for Education, the Mawazo Institute and On Think Tanks. Member of the Board of Directors of Make Every Woman Count and an adept field researcher, including Master\'s and PhD degrees in governance and gender equality at fair trade co-operatives.
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