Staff Team
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| Adrian Rosser | Training Administrator (Logistics) |
| Barbara Johnstone | Training Administrator |
| Erica Howe | Administration Support Manager |
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Grace Rapoport |
Training Support Officer |
| Jackie Meek | Recruitment Adviser |
| Jacques Lauruol | Trainer |
| Jo Baker | Trainer |
| Jo Dalton | Training Support Officer (In-house Training) |
| Jo Davies | Finance Manager |
| Joanne MacDonald | Trainer |
| Jonathan Orchard | Consultancy Director |
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Judy Coombs |
Finance Officer |
| Juliette Doddo Siddo | Training Support Officer |
| Lucy Markby | Recruitment Director |
| Paula Bray | In-house Coordinator/Trainer |
| Rob Hayes | Training Manager and Finance Director |
| Sara Holloway | Training Partnerships Manager |
| Stella Hobbs | Recruitment Adviser |
| Terry Lewis | Training & Publications Director |
| Tim Boyes-Watson | Director |
Tim-Boyes-Watson, Director
Tim has led and managed in variety of contexts within the NGO Sector: in organisational and programme management, programme financing, emergencies management and financial management. He can offer consultancy support connected to these disciplines and also in strategic planning and change management.
Tim joined Mango in 2010 after leading Learning South West, an UK education and youth work charity, through a substantial period of growth. Between 2002 and 2005 he was Country Director for VSO in Vietnam where he led the development of a new strategic plan focused on HIV and Aids and Disability. Prior to that he worked at Christian Aid for 5 years and held roles such as: Head of Programme Funding and Support (which included the Emergencies Team), Finance and Information Director and Head of Finance.
Tim’s first job in the NGO Sector was for Save the Children UK as Regional Accountant for West and Southern Africa which involved extensive travel in order to strengthen the financial management of Field Offices and Programmes in those regions. Tim originally qualified as an accountant, (ACA), with Arthur Andersen and worked in insolvency and turnaround consulting.
Terry Lewis, Training & Publications Director
Since the early 1980s, Terry has worked in the NGO sector in the UK and developing world. Her roles have included CEO of Age Concern Newham, Training & Internal Audit Accountant for Stonham Housing Association and working with Skillshare as a financial adviser to NGOs in Swaziland.
For the four years before joining Mango, Terry worked as a freelance consultant and trainer, running financial management and strategic planning training for local NGOs in east and southern Africa. During this time, Terry also completed an MSc in Development Management.
Since joining Mango in 2001, she has created and led Mango's internationally successful training programme, including developing our flagship training events and course handbooks. Terry is a Visiting Fellow at Liverpool University's School of Tropical Medicine, where she is course director for the financial management module on various development studies master's courses.
Lucy Markby, Recruitment Director
Lucy holds degrees in Anthropology, Development Studies and Human Resource Management and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Lucy spent two years working on educational projects in Palestine and has travelled widely across the Middle East region.
She has worked with an emergency health NGO for five years with specific responsibilities for recruitment of international staff and two years on global deployment with a major international accounting firm.
Lucy has served on Emergency Personnel Network’s (EPN) steering committee for many years and currently heads up Mango’s Recruitment team and provides Human Resource support to the organisation.
Sara Holloway, Training Partnerships Manager
Sara is a highly experienced trainer and financial manager. She has worked with large and small NGOs in Kenya, India, and Uganda and across Southern Africa. Sara originally qualified with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, working with blue chip commercial firms and Nuffield Hospitals, in the UK and US.
Before joining Mango in 2004, Sara was Regional Finance Advisor for Save the Children (UK) in Southern Africa. Sara also worked on major humanitarian responses in Gujarat, India and long-term development programmes in Kenya and Uganda. In 2006-2008 Sara piloted a Training Support Project for Mango in Sri Lanka whilst seconded to Christian Aid, working closely with the training organisation Paltra.
Sara returned to the UK in June 2008 to the new role of Training Partnerships Manager, working with other organisations and finance trainers to build up their training capacity.
Rob Hayes, Training Manager and Finance Director
Rob has extensive financial experience in the commercial, education and NGO sectors. Before joining Mango Rob was a senior finance manager in Tanzania with Restless Development (formerly Student Partnerships Worldwide), an international NGO. Rob was responsible for introducing and embedding new financial management policies and procedures. Rob also worked as a financial management consultant in Zimbabwe and Uganda.
Rob qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant with a FTSE 100 company. Prior to working in the NGO sector Rob worked for a London University.
Jonathan Orchard, Consultancy Director
Jonathan is a qualified accountant (ICAEW) and a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). He has 12 years of experience in working with not-for-profit organisations. Much of this experience was gained with Sayer Vincent, a charity-specialist audit and consultancy firm. His work with international development clients included Save the Children, Oxfam, HelpAge International, Action on Disability & Development - including a secondment to Save the Children's internal audit team. He is also a member of the finance committee of YCare International.
Jacques Lauruol, Financial Management Trainer
Jacques is an experienced Finance Manager in the Development and Emergency NGO sector. He trained as a Business Accountant in France and holds a Diploma in Management Studies. Before joining Mango, Jacques worked for 10 years with Oxfam where he worked in a variety of position including as an accountant in the Emergencies Department and as a Financial Adviser for different regions.
Prior to working with Oxfam, Jacques has worked in a variety of UK national and local NGOs and charities such as: the Young Women Christian Association (Deputy Financial Director), Earthwatch (Chief Finance Officer), the Gloucestershire Counselling Service (Accountant), Wynstones School (Bursar).
Erica Howe, Administration Support Manager
Before joining Mango Erica worked with major UK retail businesses including Marks & Spencer and Crabtree & Evelyn. She was rapidly promoted to management positions, due to her very strong commitment to meeting customers' needs and her ability to help teams work effectively. She is also experienced in working with international suppliers.
Barbara Johnstone, Training Administrator
Barbara has a wide and varied experience of project and administrative work. She joined Mango from the UK Atomic Energy Authority in Harwell, where she co-ordinated and supported a range of initiatives.
Jackie Meek, Recruitment Adviser
Jackie is an experienced HR and finance officer and joined Mango in November 2005. She has wide experience in developing and implementing HR and related systems in the NGO and small business sectors. Before joining Mango, she worked with Viva Network, another international NGO based in Oxford. Jackie has worked with NGO projects in Eastern Europe and Africa and is part-qualified in professional HR management with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Stella Hobbs, Recruitment Adviser
Stella is an experienced recruiter of international development professionals and joined Mango in November 2009. Before joining Mango, she worked with International Service, sourcing candidates and guiding UK and in-country selection processes for long-term assignments with local organizations in Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Mali and the occupied Palestinian territories.
Jo Davies, Finance Manager
Jo started her career with the Anchor Trust, a housing association, where she rose to the position of Regional Finance Officer. She moved on to work with another charity, the Oxfordshire Children's Fund, setting up their finance systems on start up. Jo subsequently worked as the Finance Manager for a family run business, before joining Mango early in 2007.
Jo Baker, Financial Management Trainer
Before joining Mango, Jo was Head of International Finance for the British Red Cross Society for 8 years, responsible for controlling and advising on all international funding. She has worked overseas in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean with partner Red Cross/Crescent Societies. Prior to joining BRCS, Jo qualified as a chartered accountant at a “Big Four” firm where among other clients she worked specifically with a number of charities. Since joining Mango, first as an Associate, Jo has particularly focused on delivering training courses and is now part of the Training Partnerships team.
Jo Dalton, Training Support Officer (In-house Training)
Jo is an experienced administrator with over 20 years' experience. Before joining Mango, Jo started her career on a youth training scheme with a local council and has since been employed by several big companies: Legal & General, British Telecom and British Gas. Jo’s favourite job to date was working for BPP, who provide accountancy training, as she really liked working in a training environment, so is very happy to be working for Mango now!
Adrian Rosser, Training Administrator (Logistics)
Adrian began his career working in West and Southern Africa as a teacher, teacher trainer and coordinator of a teaching aid production unit. On returning to England he has taught science at several schools and was deputy head of a special needs school. He has always maintained links with Africa including volunteer work in Ghana.
He is now putting his putting his skills and experience to good use as logistics administrator at Mango.
Paula Bray, In-house Coordinator/Financial Management Trainer
Before joining Mango, Paula worked for the British Red Cross for over five years, co-ordinating their International Division’s financial planning, budgeting and re-forecasting processes, providing financial support and advice to Red Cross & Red Crescent partners and delivering training to emergency response teams.
Paula has worked overseas on both development and emergency projects primarily in Africa and Asia on behalf of the British Red Cross and other NGOs including Merlin, MSF, Save the Children and Oxfam. She holds a Business Studies degree and has qualified as a chartered management accountant (CIMA).
Paula takes up the new role of In-house Coordinator from May 2012.
Grace Rapoport, Training Support Officer
Grace graduated from Oxford Brookes University in 2009 with a degree in French with International Relations, a course that shaped her interest in international NGOs. She has since been developing her skills as an administrator and has enjoyed working with a variety of people. She is delighted to be working as part of the Mango team, where she can now pursue her goal of supporting the vital work of NGOs worldwide.
Juliette Doddo Siddo, Training Support Officer
Juliette holds a Master in Management of Cultural and Educational Organisations and has significant experience in administrative and accounts management, mainly within the arts.
Having travelled a lot in Africa she feels particularly passionate by the fight against poverty. She has undertaken some humanitarian projects with her husband in Niger and wants to apply her competences to the NGO sector. She is therefore delighted to be part of the Mango team!
Judy Coombs, Finance Officer
Judy’s financial experience lies mainly within the public sector, having worked for local county and district councils for nearly 20 years. During this time she gained experience in payroll, HR, purchase ledger, sales ledger, leasing contracts and the construction industry. Judy then moved into the private sector, working for one of the lead publishers, Blackwells, where she successfully led a team managing payments worldwide in 29 different currencies. She later managed a small portfolio of properties for Savills. Judy, who is AAT qualified, is eager to share her knowledge and experience working with Mango and learning the ethos of charity work.
Joanne MacDonald, Financial Management Trainer
Joanne is a highly experienced finance manager. She has been a Mango register member since 2005 after moving from the UK commercial sector into International Development. Prior to joining Mango’s Training Team in 2012, Joanne was Head of Administration for GIZ (formerly GTZ) in Sierra Leone as a member of the Senior Management Team and focussed on the challenging area of anti-corruption.
Joanne has completed several consultancies for Restless Development (previously SPW) in Sierra Leone and the London HQ, assisting with recruitment and training of key staff. Whilst working for VETAID as a Regional Finance Manager working in Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania and Somaliland, Joanne established a regional financial reporting structure including the implementation of QuickBooks. She has also worked with GOAL in Darfur as an emergency field Accountant.
Joanne has several years experience working and training staff in challenging environments to achieve best practice, and has several years of experience of working across a diverse range of organisations from agriculture to primary healthcare projects.


