Rose Caldwell, CEO, Plan International UK
This episode is a conversation on leadership with Rose Caldwell, the CEO of Plan International UK, a global charity that’s striving for an equal world where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.
“I have an understanding of how people can be really dehumanised against each other…"
Earlier in Rose’s career, she worked in accounting and management consultancy in the private sector - and it was international volunteering experiences during that time that ultimately put her on a track to the charity sector, where she led Concern Worldwide for a decade before joining Plan in 2019.
“You spend so much time at work, you’ve got to enjoy it. If you’re not enjoying it, you’ve got to think about doing something else…”
In this 40-minute conversation, hear Rose explore:
her journey from growing up on a farm in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, to becoming a leader in international development.
her thoughts on the importance of financial independence.
jumping ship from the private sector to international development.
why the humanitarian situation in Sudan is not a “forgotten crisis.”
thoughts on extroverted and introverted leaders and how leading is a choice (that not everyone wants to make).
balancing optimism with realism in international development.
whether there’s enough convening happening during this moment, of falling funding and increased need, to build a stronger and different aid system.
how to approach making decisions that carry risk.
why it’s OK to be demoralised by the state of, umm, *everything* right now. But why now is a time to double down.
“We have to be careful that, as INGO’s, we don’t overplay our role…”
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