Matthew Stickland

Background and experience

Matthew is a communications and marketing professional, with experience across both the healthcare and humanitarian sectors. He has worked in senior communications roles for organisations including his current position at Start Network, a global network of NGOs and civil society organisations.

Matthew’s roles have included executing effective campaigns to engage audiences and improve organisational reputation; providing financial oversight; managing budgeting; and supporting business development/growth. He is a strong advocate of the power of community-based action and for funding to be made available to those local to people in need.

Matthew has a Masters by Research in Algerian history.

Skills

Matthew’s skills include press/media relations, policy formation and campaigns, strategic analysis, and internal/external communications within large and complex organisations in both the humanitarian and healthcare sectors.

Personal interests

Matthew is interested in history, language (he speaks French and Arabic), current affairs and politics. He also enjoys a number of sports (including football, golf and cricket) as well as cooking.