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Tania McBride

Based in Nelson, Tania is highly experienced, knowledgeable and strategic Senior Humanitarian Advisor with significant political acumen, persuasive stakeholder engagement skills, and a proven track record of success in leading high performing teams in complex conflict, fragile and ever-evolving environments.


She comes with extensive knowledge and experience having worked with UNICEF for over 12+ years internationally in Headquarters (New York and Geneva), Regional Office, Country and Field office positions. She has worked in the Middle East and North Africa Region, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, predominantly responding to humanitarian crises.

 

Tania has extensive experience in senior leadership positions in fragile and protracted crisis and development contexts. As Senior Emergency Specialist/Head of Office in Gaziantep she was responsible for leading UNICEF’s Cross Border Operations from Türkiye into Northwest Syria. She led the programme response in Gaza as Chief of Field Office for three years in a complex, protracted crisis in which development and humanitarian programmes were implemented in a volatile security context.  As a Regional Emergency Specialist, Tania has been instrumental in designing, developing and implementing learning courses for UNICEF in core UNICEF Policies, Planning and Procedures; Humanitarian Access and Advocacy, and Emergency Preparedness and Response. 


During her tenure at the National Committee for UNICEF New Zealand,  she was responsible for securing a multiyear, multimillion dollar contract for International Development Programmes to fund UNICEF’s work in the Pacific and Southeast Asia, and led engagement with UNICEF in strategic programmes of work across the organisation. 

 

Prior to joining UNICEF, Tania was a lecturer at the Christchurch College of Education in Social Sciences and Health Education and taught at Sonoda Women’s University in Japan. She has a Master's of Teaching and Learning.

 

Tania is a passionate advocate for children's rights. 






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