Jessica Tomlin
Executive Director | The MATCH International Women's Fund
Ottawa, ON, CANADA
Jess Tomlin works with women on the margins both in Canada and around the world.
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Biography
Jess is the Executive Director of The MATCH International Women's Fund, Canada's only global fund for women. Emphasizing the role of innovation is social movements, The MATCH Fund resources women's organizations around the world working to change systems and dismantle barriers through innovative and disruptive approaches. Jess has worked in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and Asia for a range of actors including the World Bank, the UN and USAID. Jess was the Director-Women's Platform for CARE Canada's signature I am powerful campaign. Prior to her appointment at The MATCH Fund, Jess was with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), managing large-scale reform for the Agency that supports Palestinian Refugees in Jordan, the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.
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International Affairs
Non-Profit/Charitable
Areas of Expertise (7)
International Development
Strategic & Business Planning
Program & Project Management
Gender Equality
Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Women's Rights
Women-led innovation and social entrepreneurship
Education (2)
Royal Roads University: M.A., Leadership 2012
University of Windsor: B.A., Women's Studies 2000
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Languages (2)
- English
- French
Media Appearances (4)
Working To Make Women's Rights The New Normal In Nepal
Huffington Post online
2016-04-13
She is just a normal girl. That's what Radha -- a Nepali social worker in her 20s - -tells us about her namesake, the goddess. "She doesn't really have any powers."
Progress made, but changes needed
CTV tv
2016-03-08
TV appearance as part of International Women's Day.
MATCH trying to ignite difficult conversations for Women's Day
Ottawa Citizen online
2016-03-07
Jess Tomlin has always been passionate about women’s rights. After receiving a related award when she was a child, she told her parents she was going to work with women and girls, and make a difference in their lives.
Event Appearances (4)
Session Speaker
Women Moving Millions San Francisco, USA
2016-09-16
Lightning Talk Speaker
International Human Rights Funders Group Summit New York, USA
2016-07-14
Speaker
Women Deliver Ottawa, Canada
2015-06-18
NGO Representative
Canadian Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights Ottawa, Canada
2016-05-10
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