Specialism: International Development
Term of office: January 2021 – January 2027
Frances has over 25 years’ experience in the not-for-profit sector, starting in arts and culture and moving into international development in 2010. As CEO of FIGO Frances heads a federation of over 135 national organisations - the leading global voice for women’s health and rights. She has worked in the UK, Eswatini and Afghanistan.
Her career started in arts and culture, with roles at the British Film Institute, London Film Festival, Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre and as CEO of Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham. Since moving into international development in 2010 her roles have included Director of Communications and Brand at Unicef UK, Executive Director of Programmes and Policy at CARE International UK and Chief Executive of Amref Health Africa UK. She was the first female CEO in ActionAid UK’s 50-year history.
Frances is a board member at the grant-making Joffe Charitable Trust and sits on the University of Oxford Social Sciences and Humanities Research Ethics Committee. She has a Masters in Development Studies from SOAS.
Appeals Advisory Committee Members
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Robert Williamson OBE DL (AAC Chair)
Chief Executive, Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland -
Ben Simms (Vice Chair)
Chief Executive, Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET) -
Eliot Lyne
Chief Executive Officer Norfolk Wildlife Trust -
Paul Streets OBE
Non-Executive Director at the Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust -
Frances Longley
CEO, FIGO - the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics -
Jean McLean
Director of Policy Engagement and Communications for Elrha -
Jane Dye
Chief Executive at InFocus Charity -
Helen Foster
COO of Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) -
Richard Bowyer
Chief Executive of Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity -
Isa Miah
Associate Director, National Programmes at Malala Fund -
Rose Caldwell
CEO of Plan International UK -
Bailey Grey
Human Rights Consultant