Staff

EISF Secretariat
The EISF Secretariat fosters knowledge exchange, and supports the collective improvement of security management practice by humanitarian agencies. The Secretariat acts as a resource and support mechanism for NGOs, distributing relevant security updates, organising EISF forums (which occur twice a year) and other events, authoring and commissioning original research, and providing analysis and comment on issues central to the security of humanitarians.

The EISF Secretariat has three staff members – the Coordinator, the Researcher and the Research and Projects Assistant.

EISF Executive Coordinator (Lisa Reilly)
The EISF Coordinator exercises overall responsibility for EISF’s strategic direction, resources and output. The Coordinator maintains the collaboration and exchange between EISF members and EISF’s wider network of humanitarian security-risk specialists as well as liaising with UN agencies and academic institutions to influence policies.

EISF Researcher (Hye Jin Zumkehr)
The EISF Researcher plays a key role in the fostering of information sharing, dialogue and analysis on humanitarian security-risk management. The Researcher coordinates EISF’s programme of research and good practice generation and promotes the uptake of practical, evidence-based recommendations by EISF members and the wider humanitarian sector.

EISF Research and Projects Assistant (Eleanor French)
The EISF Research Projects Assistant provides the administrative and research support to both the Coordinator and the Researcher, including the production of alerts on contextual and security-risk management topics and advertising security-related vacancies and training on EISF’s website.