Humanitarian emergency fund: independent review

Independent review of the HEF to assess impacts and possible improvements.


Appendix 3: List of Interviewees

Name

Position

Organisation

Category

Location

Individual interviews

HEF panel, former staff / representatives, Scottish Government

1. Jane Salmonson

Chief Executive

Scotland's International Development Alliance

HEF panel, Chair

Edinburgh

2. Neil Mathers

HEF Deputy Chair

HEF panel, Deputy Chair

Edinburgh

3. Huw Owen

HEF Secretariat Co-ordinator

DEC

HEF Secretariat

Edinburgh

4. Marie Hayes

Operations Director

British Red Cross

HEF panel

Glasgow

5. Alastair Fergusson

Trust & Statutory Funding Officer

6. Sally Foster Fulton

Head of Scotland Office

Christian Aid Scotland

HEF panel

Skype interview

7.

Mission Aviation Fellowship

HEF panel

Skype interview

8. Michael McKean

Director of Programmes

Mercy Corps Europe

HEF panel

Skype interview

9. Peppy Sparrow

Senior Partnerships Advisor

Oxfam

HEF panel

Skype interview

10.

Head of the Integral Human Development Department

SCIAF

HEF panel

Skype interview

11. Lorna McDonald

Head of Programme Management

Tearfund

HEF panel

Glasgow

12. Elfreda Whitty

HEF disability adviser

CBM

HEF panel related

Edinburgh

13. Rob McGillivray

Ex-Regional Humanitarian Director

Save the Children

Former HEF panel

Skype interview

14. Annie Lewis

Ex-Coordinator of the HEF

DEC

Former HEF

Glasgow

15. Monica Blaugescu

Ex-Director of Humanitarian Programmes and Accountability at the DEC

DEC

Former DEC/HEF

Skype interview

16. Ben Macpherson MSP

Minister for Europe, Migration and International Development

Scottish Government

Scottish Government

Edinburgh

Organisations in Scotland outside the HEF

17.

UNICEF Scotland

External / UN agency

Edinburgh

18.

External / UN agency

19. Nadeem Baqir

Scotland Community Fundraising Manager

Islamic Relief

External INGO

Skype interview

20. Simon Conway

Director of Capability

Halo

External INGO

Skype interview

External Sector Experts

21. Magalie Salazar

Head of Humanitarian Financing Unit

UNOCHA Beirut

External expert

Skype interview

22. Karri Goeldner Byrne

Advisor on Emergencies and Market Systems

Independent; consultant for MC, USAID, SPHERE

External expert

Skype interview

23. Angus Urquhart

Humanitarian Lead

Development Initiatives

External expert

Skype interview

24. Niklas Rieger

Senior Analyst

External expert

25. Lisa Doughten

Chief Pooled Fund Management Branch, OCHA

UN OCHA HQ, New York

External expert

Skype interview

26. Shelley Cheatham

Rapid Response Lead, Humanitarian Affairs Officer

UN CERF Secretariat, New York

External expert

Skype interview

27. Lucy Heaven Taylor

Advisor on Safeguarding and PSEA

Independent; BOND- and CHS-approved trainer

External expert

Skype interview

28. Barnaby Willits King

Humanitarian Finance lead

ODI

External expert

Skype interview

Group interview I: Scottish Government, 17 July 2019

29. Joanna Keating

Policy leads

Scottish Government

Scottish Government

Edinburgh

30. John Mooney

31. Estelle Jones

32. Claire Tynte Irvine

Group interview II: HEF Panel, 30 July 2019

Jane Salmonson

Chief Executive

Scotland's International Development Alliance

HEF panel, Chair

Edinburgh

Huw Owens

HEF Secretariat Co-ordinator

DEC

HEF Secretariat

Edinburgh

Sally Foster-Fulton

Head of Scotland Office

Christian Aid

HEF panel

Phone-in

33. Keryn Banks

Scottish Programme Funding Officer

Christian Aid

HEF panel

Phone-in

34. Mark Adams

Programme Manager and DMEL Lead

SCIAF

HEF panel

Phone-in

Peppy Sparrow

Senior Partnerships Advisor

Oxfam

HEF panel

Edinburgh

Michael McKean

Director of Programmes

Mercy Corps

HEF panel

Edinburgh

Marie Hayes

Operations Director

British Red Cross

HEF panel

Edinburgh

Lorna Macdonald

Head of Programme Management

Tearfund

HEF panel

Edinburgh

Group interview III: HEF Panel, 27 August 2019

Neil Mathers

HEF Deputy Chair

HEF panel, Deputy Chair

Glasgow

Huw Owens

HEF Secretariat

DEC

HEF Secretariat

Glasgow

35. Heather Malloch

Head of MAF Scotland

Mission Aviation Fellowship

HEF panel

Glasgow

36. Claire Telfer

Head of Scotland

Save the Children

HEF panel

Glasgow

Sally Foster-Fulton

Head of Scotland Office

Christian Aid

HEF panel

Glasgow

Keryn Banks

Scottish Programme Funding Officer

Christian Aid

HEF panel

Glasgow

Marie Hayes

Operations Director

British Red Cross

HEF panel

Glasgow

Alastair Fergusson

Trust & Statutory Funding Officer

British Red Cross

HEF panel

Glasgow

Lorna Macdonald

Head of Programme Management

Tearfund

HEF panel

Glasgow

Head of the Integral Human Development Department

SCIAF

HEF panel

Glasgow

Summary: Interview and group consultation for the HEF Review

24 semi-structured interviews held with 28 individuals.

3 group interviews held with 4 (Scottish Government), 9 (HEF Panel first group) and 10 (HEF Panel second group) individuals respectively.

A total of 36 individuals contributed to the consultation (22 women, 16 men):

24 with direct involvement and participation in the HEF, five of which were Scottish Government (15 women, 9 men)

4 Scottish actors with no involvement in the HEF (1 woman, 3 men)

8 external sector experts (5 women, 3 men)

Contact

Email: estelle.jones@gov.scot

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