Staff

Management Board

Helen Henderson - Children in Crossfire
Terry Murphy - Catholic Council for Maintained Schools
Claire Hanna - Concern Worldwide
Kasia Garbal - Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Andrew McDowell - External Affairs Officer National Trust
Aisling Swaine - Transitional Justice Institute,University of Ulster, Jordanstown
Janet Wilson - RSPB

Director

Stephen McCloskey

Main Duties

To promote development education in the formal and non-formal education sectors in keeping with the organizational objectives of the Centre
To carry out advocacy / lobbying work on behalf of the Centre to ensure the enhanced practice and resourcing of development education
Staff management including a leadership role on Centre projects
To fundraise on behalf of the Centre to ensure the organisation's long-term development and enhance its capacity to provide development education services
To produce and disseminate publications that promote the Centre's activities
To regularly revise and update the Centre's mission statement, aims and objectives through the production and implementation of an organizational development plan in three to five year cycles
To represent the Centre in appropriate development and education networks.

Stephen has been Director of the Centre since 1995 and managed a series of projects in the formal and non-formal education sectors. He has written education and promotional publications and represents the Centre in development networks in the island of Ireland and England, Scotland and Wales. He is also the Chair of Cuba Support Group Belfast.

For further information contact stephen@cge.uk.com or tel: 028 9024 1879.

To maintain financial accounts and records for the Centre and maintain separate accounts for projects
To manage e-mail and internet correspondence, maintain and update filing systems and handle telephone enquiries.
To prepare financial reports and budgets for the Centre and its projects.

Contact Stephen on tel: 028 9024 1879 for more information.

Training and Research Officer

Name: Jenna Coriddi
Project: Capacity Building in the Development Education Sector in Ireland
Main Duties:

It works to improve communication and strengthen capacity in the global education sector in the North and South of Ireland.
Editor of the biannual Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review to facilitate reflection and discourse on global education practice.
Co-ordinating an annual global education conference for practitioners to share practice and facilitate in-depth discussion on global education practice.
Delivering global education training seminars in the North and South of Ireland.

For further information on this project contact jenna@centreforglobaleducation.com or tel: 028 9024 1879