Dominic has worked in international development for over fifteen years and is Director of Policy and Strategic Programme Support for the development charity Sightsavers. In his position Dominic is responsible for overseeing Sightsavers’ external policy work, research, quality, evaluations and institutional relationships.

Dominic has been with Sightsavers for since 2006, and looks forward to further developing the organisation’s work in transparency and accountability, something that is especially relevant in the current economic climate in the UK. He wants to ensure that Sightsavers is at the forefront of understanding how to combine good programming with cost effectiveness.

Dominic sits on the steering committee of the Beyond 2015 campaign, which looks at what the next global development framework should include, when the current MDGs expire in 2015. He is keen to ensure, that unlike the current MDGs, disabled people are included in the Beyond 2015 agenda.

Dominic is also a trustee of Practical Action.

Understanding how climate change is and will impact on development is a particular area of interest
for Dominic and something he first began to look into whilst at WaterAid, given the clear links
with access to water. He believes it’s perhaps the biggest and least understood issue in long-term
development planning.

Prior to joining Sightsavers Dominic worked for Christian Aid from 1995 to 2001 in a variety of
roles, starting in administration and moving into government funding, working in several complex
emergencies along the way. Joining WaterAid in 2002, Dominic worked to develop government
funding as Programme Funding Manager.

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