Jessica Tomlin

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.