James is Development Adviser with HRMI, supporting our funding portfoilio. He lives with his partner (and dog!) in Aotearoa New Zealand and is originally from the UK. 

James is also Strategic Development Coordinator with Taimahi Trust in the disability sector, and a Board Member with Refugees as Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ) and the Sandringham Project in Community Empowerment (SPiCE). 

James comes from an international and community development background, having lived for a decade in Vanuatu, working in the food security space with the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), as well as the education sector with Vanuatu’s Little Stars Summer School (VLSSS). Prior to his current roles he worked with Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC) in the resettlement (former refugee) sector. He has an undergraduate degree in Mathematics from Oxford University and a MSc Sustainable Development from the University of London. 

James is passionate about social and environmental justness, and is very much still learning (and unlearning), and enjoying the journey!