Aideen Gilmore joined IBP in February 2016 and is based in Washington, D.C. As Director of Partnerships and Capacity Development, she provides strategic leadership for IBP’s global partnership efforts, capacity strengthening initiatives, and multi-country programming which includes designing innovative, inclusive approaches to capacity development that strengthen the technical, political and strategic capabilities of partners in the areas of budget analysis, public finance, advocacy, and civil society collaboration. Prior to joining IBP, Aideen was an independent consultant conducting research, policy analysis, evaluation and strategic support on issues of human rights, equality and justice for a range of international and national civil society organizations.
Aideen was previously Deputy Director of the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) – a leading human rights nongovernmental organization in Northern Ireland – where she was responsible for leading and developing the organization’s policy and advocacy strategy. Aideen also previously worked in the Human Rights Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Government and Law in 1996 and an MA in Administrative and Legal Studies in 1997, both from the University of Ulster. Aideen is a Certified Dialogue Education Teacher with Global Learning Partners.