Co-Directors

Humanitarian professional specialising in the operationalisation of the HDP nexus. Served for two years in South Sudan as the UN Triple Nexus Adviser, supporting joined-up analysis, planning and delivery across humanitarian, development, and peace actors. Currently developing practical frameworks to support multistakeholder decision-making in HDP nexus contexts.

Extensive field and headquarters experience across Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. Focus areas include humanitarian dialogue facilitation, protection and assistance, IHL and negotiations, organisational development and capacity strengthening, and partnership. Has worked in South Sudan, Ukraine, Israel, Djibouti, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Switzerland. Marco is a co-founder of C4NS. Speaks German, French, English, and some Chinese.

Experienced (40+ years) international senior professional specializing in promoting gender equality, disability inclusion, and HDP nexus in conflict/post-conflict programming with the UN and NGOs. Skilled in coordination and facilitation of inter-agency initiatives; strengthening national and international stakeholder relations; strategic planning, and; national staff empowerment and team building. Experience in policy analysis, organisational change management, and resource mobilisation and partnerships.

Worked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Niger, Rwanda, Bangladesh, Lao PDR, and UN regional offices in MENA and East and West Africa. Fluent English; basic French. Pamela is a co-flounder of C4NS. She has her Master's in Management of International Organizations from SDA Bocconi, Master’s studies in International Administration and Cross-Cultural Training from The School for International Training, as well as training in coaching, foresight, IHL, and leadership skills.

David is an international development researcher, practitioner, and technical expert with over a decade of experience across research, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and programme management. His thematic expertise includes education, adolescent participation, migration and displacement, social protection, gender, and child rights. He is currently pursuing a PhD on educational and skills development among conflict-displaced youth in Thailand. His global portfolio of work demonstrates success delivering high-quality, participatory, and policy-relevant research for UNICEF, Plan International, RUSI, ILO, and others. David is a Co-Founder and Co-Director of C4NS, where he focuses particularly on Applied Research. He speaks fluent English and has basic proficiency in French, German, and Thai.