Preeti Dhillon

Independent consultant undertaking research, writing and education projects across publishing, public engagement and learning. • Managed the end-to-end delivery of a traditionally published non-fiction book project (The Shoulders We Stand On, Dialogue Books), including proposal development, research planning, editorial review, publication deadlines, marketing and publicity activities. • Developed and delivered educational workshops for secondary school students (ages 14–18), designing content and facilitat

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) provides data, analysis and evidence on internal displacement. • Led research on internal displacement, including The Invisible Majority project exploring the links between internal displacement and cross-border displacement. • Analysed displacement data and trends to identify patterns and generate evidence to inform policy and humanitarian responses. • Collaborated with UN agencies, NGOs and research partners, contributing to publications, articles and in

International consultancy delivering research and evaluation projects for governments, NGOs and multilateral organisations. • Managed the end-to-end delivery of four international research and evaluation projects (£80,000–£250,000), while contributing to a further eight projects across Africa, the Middle East and Asia. • Led the redesign of project methodologies during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling successful project delivery despite major operational disruption. • Coordinated multidisciplinary project t

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is a UN agency supporting safe, orderly and dignified migration. • Supported IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) response to the Venezuelan migration crisis by analysing migration flow data, demographics and population needs. • Produced national and regional reports based on large datasets, providing evidence used by IOM and partners including UN agencies and NGOs to inform humanitarian planning and response. • Contributed to enumerator training and

Asylum Access provides legal support and advocacy to help refugees and displaced people access their rights and rebuild their lives. • Supported the evaluation of Asylum Access programmes in Ecuador by adapting evaluation tools and interview frameworks to the local context. • Planned and conducted qualitative interviews with 20+ programme beneficiaries to understand experiences, outcomes and areas for improvement. • Analysed interview findings and contributed a chapter to the final evaluation report, trans

The Central American Minors (CAM) programme is a US government-funded refugee resettlement initiative supporting family reunification from Central America to the United States. • Led operational delivery for the CAM programme across El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, directly managing four staff members and providing leadership oversight across a team of approximately 20 colleagues. • Led a complex organisational restructuring process during a period of significant uncertainty, coordinating a 40%+ reduct

This role supported the expansion of a humanitarian refugee resettlement programme across Latin America, facilitating resettlement to the United States. • Coordinated implementation activities across case processing, documentation, training and operational workflows, supporting the successful expansion of the programme. • Established pre-departure services processes and developed SOPs and documentation for multiple operational areas, enabling consistent delivery as the programme expanded. • Designed traini

• Recruited and managed a team of interns, providing coordination and support to deliver organisational priorities. • Contributed to strategic planning through the development of a digital marketing plan to increase awareness of the organisation and its work. • Developed a project proposal for a flagship youth programme, supporting future programme development and organisational growth.

• Designed a sustainable volunteering model to support three community projects in Chimborazo Province, Ecuador. • Managed volunteer recruitment, including advertising, shortlisting and interviews, to build project delivery capacity. • Revised monitoring and evaluation tools to improve tracking of project activities and outcomes.

• Delivered confidence-building and university/career guidance workshops for 80 students, supporting educational progression and personal development. • Recruited, trained and line-managed 15+ volunteers to deliver programme activities effectively. • Designed the charity’s monitoring and evaluation approach, including developing and testing survey tools to measure programme impact. • Contributed to organisational strategy, including funding sustainability, programme expansion and communications activities t

• Coordinated two research projects examining child poverty in the UK, managing research activities and contributing to evidence-based recommendations. • Organised a national conference on care leavers in education, bringing together 150+ attendees to share insights and discuss sector challenges. • Managed the existing Quality Mark for higher education institutions and led the development of a new Quality Mark for further education colleges, recognising support for care leavers.

Modules included: Advanced international relations International trade and economics Development and social change in Latin America Development in practice International Migration Poverty, inequality and growth

Thesis title: Why was South Sudan created now? Modules included: Development history, theories and practices Participatory approaches Introduction to sociology The history of economic thought The neoliberal agenda Continuity, change and the politics of institutional reform Global governance and de

Awarded 2.1 Thesis title: What did the slaves think of the world?