Jesse is currently based in the United States. She began working for HAG after completing a Master of International Relations at the University of Melbourne in 2019. After several lovely years in Melbourne, she relocated to the US, but has not let several thousand kilometres or opposite time zones stand in the way of her continued work with HAG.
Jesse provides research and technical support across all three streams of HAG’s Humanitarian Horizons research programme. She also provides leadership and support for client projects, working closely with donors, NGOs, UN agencies and research organisations in the Pacific and globally. She maintains a special focus on HAG’s climate and environment portfolio, and has a keen interest and specialist knowledge in climate and disaster resilience, climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, localisation process, and humanitarian reform.
Jesse is passionate about elevating local leadership and driving community-centred reform. She has been fortunate to work closely with local partners and consultants all over the world who have helped to shape and guide her career. She is dedicated to tackling inequalities within the aid sector and continuing to push boundaries with innovative thinking and creative solutions.
To send Jesse an email, please write jmccommon followed by @humanitarianadvisorygroup.org
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