Anna Simpson
About Anna Simpson
Anna Simpson serves as the External Engagement Team Lead for the Famine Prevention Campaign at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. She has extensive experience in governance and strategy, having held various roles at the Department for International Development and other organizations.
Current Role at Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Anna Simpson currently serves as the External Engagement Team Lead for the Famine Prevention Campaign within the Protracted Crises Hub at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. She has held this position since 2020, contributing to initiatives aimed at addressing famine and humanitarian crises. Her role involves coordinating external engagement efforts to enhance the effectiveness of the campaign.
Previous Experience at Department for International Development
Anna Simpson has extensive experience at the Department for International Development (DFID). She worked as a Policy Team member for the Africa Investment Summit in 2020 for 11 months. Prior to that, she served as a Private Secretary to the Development Secretary of State from 2017 to 2018 for one year. Additionally, she held roles such as Humanitarian and Protracted Crises Policy Group member for 5 months in 2020 and Humanitarian Programme Manager at the British Embassy in Beirut for 11 months in 2020.
Work at Mind
Anna Simpson worked at Mind as a Governance and Strategy Assistant from 2016 to 2017 for one year. In this role, she contributed to the organization's governance and strategic initiatives. She has since returned to Mind, continuing her work in a similar capacity for a total of eight years.
Education and Qualifications
Anna Simpson studied at the University of Oxford, where she achieved a Bachelor's Degree from 2013 to 2016. She also attended Academia Internacional de Lenguas in Madrid from 2012 to 2014, completing a two-year program. Her educational background supports her professional expertise in governance and humanitarian policy.
International Experience
Anna Simpson has international experience, having worked as a Gender Project Officer at United Social Ventures in Uganda from 2014 to 2015 for one year. Additionally, she served as an au pair and English teacher in Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain, for three months in 2012. These roles have contributed to her understanding of diverse cultural contexts and humanitarian issues.