Timothy Dean

Timothy Dean is a Senior Business Development Specialist in Humanitarian efforts at ActionAid UK, with experience since May 2022 and a previous role as Business Development Specialist. Notably, Timothy served as an interim Business Development & Communications Specialist in Somaliland in late 2022. Prior to this, Timothy worked at ActionAid from May 2019 to April 2022, contributing as a Humanitarian Information Officer and Humanitarian Systems & Surge Coordinator, overseeing disaster preparedness, managing a global surge pool, and coordinating the Covid-19 response across 40 countries. Earlier experience includes a role as Senior Support Assistant at the British Red Cross, where financial management and volunteer coordination were key responsibilities, and a position as Shift Leader at Det Akademiske Kvarter. Timothy holds a Master’s Degree in Disaster Management and Sustainable Development from Northumbria University and a Bachelor’s Degree in European Studies from the University of Essex, complemented by an ERASMUS year at the University of Bergen.