Kirsi Madi

Kirsi Madi currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director for Resource Management, Sustainability and Partnerships at UN Women, a position held since December 2023. Previously, Kirsi Madi was the Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of the Executive Director at UNICEF from December 2019 to December 2023. Kirsi Madi held the role of Director at the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) between May 2016 and December 2019 and served as Chief of UNICEF National Committee Relations from June 2015 to May 2016. Other notable positions include Deputy Regional Director at UNICEF from March 2010 to June 2015, Secretary of the Executive Board at UNICEF from 2005 to 2010, Chief of the IASC Secretariat at the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), UNOCHA from June 2002 to February 2005, and Inter-Agency Coordination Manager and Humanitarian Assistance Specialist at UNICEF from July 1994 to June 2002.