Emma Thomas

Emma Thomas has significant experience working in the charity and social enterprise sector. Emma specializes in strategy, impact, and development, supporting organizations to achieve tangible improvements for their beneficiaries. Emma has provided consultancy and support in both UK and international contexts. Emma also has experience serving as a Board Trustee for Windmill Hill City Farm, where they strategically oversee the management and administration of the organization.

In their role as the Strategy and Change Management Lead at Unicef UK, Emma led and advised on strategy, planning, and organization-wide strategic transformation change. Emma designed and mobilized integrated outcome-focused strategies, integrating fundraising, advocacy, and program activities.

As the Fundraising, Strategy, and Contracts Lead at Opoka, a domestic violence charity, Emma was responsible for devising and implementing the fundraising strategy and income-generating activities. Emma also led strategy and planning activities for the charitable work.

Prior to this, Emma worked as Director at an efficiency consultancy, providing advisory, program, and project management support for international development, social, and sustainability programs. Emma supported boards and senior management teams in designing and accelerating strategies and plans.

Emma's experience also includes working as the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager at Save the Children UK, where they led MEAL activities for the policy, advocacy, and campaigns division, focusing on global nutrition and outcome-focused planning.

Earlier in their career, Emma worked as Head of Channel Development/Client Program Delivery at AgilityEco Services, where they helped develop the start-up business by winning new business, developing channels, and managing client deliverables. Emma also served as Head of Client Relationships at Utilyx (MITIE), where they advised large organizations on energy and carbon management strategies.

Emma has experience in the energy sector as well, having worked as Head of Commercial Operations at Centrica, where they managed the commercial and operational functions of the national energy efficiency and renewable technology division. Emma also worked as a Senior Consultant and Operational Knowledge Manager at Detica, where they developed strategies for technology transformation programs and led an organization-wide change initiative.

Emma Thomas obtained a Master's Degree in International Development from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) from 2017 to 2021. Prior to that, they completed a 2.1 degree in Masters in Chemistry from the University of Bristol between 1995 and 1999. In 2002, Emma achieved a Professional Certificate in Management with Distinction from The Open University. Emma furthered their professional development by obtaining a Diploma in Professional Diploma in Management from The Open University from 2003 to 2004. In addition to their formal education, Emma earned a verified certificate for Results-Based Project Management: Monitoring and Evaluation from edX in November 2016.