Europe and Donor Relations Division

Director: Anthony Smith

Tel: 020 7023 1260

The Europe and Donor Relations Division (EDRD) is at the heart of DFID's agendas on "beyond aid" and "multilateralism with edge". We are a small, outward-looking division that aims to improve EU effectiveness, pursue DFID objectives through bilateral and international channels. More widely EDRD aims to set the direction for the future beyond aid by helping to mainstream poverty reduction in Whitehall, Europe and other donor countries. We also have responsibility for the international work on statistics that underpins DFID efforts on both the aid effectiveness agenda and the 'beyond aid' agenda. EDRD also has responsibility for DFID programmes and engagement in the Balkans and European near-neighbourhood.

EDRD consists of three departments: the Donor Relations Department (DRD), Europe Department (ED) and the Global Statistics Partnerships Department (GSPD). All departments are based in Palace Street.

Donor Relations Department

Kevin Sparkhall

Tel: 020 7023 0241

Donor Relations Department (DRD) is responsible for developing deeper and more effective partnerships with other donors, including foundations. DRD promotes DFID objectives through international processes and events such as the MDG Call to Action and the G8. We work particularly closely with Policy Division and with other government departments. DRD consists of:

• The Bilateral Relations Team, headed by Matt Sudders, is responsible for managing relations with bilateral donors and foundations, including developing engagement strategies for those of the highest priority, and for DFID’s engagement with emerging economies on global issues.
• The International Events and Policy Team, led by Helen King, is responsible for work on the MDG Call to Action, the G8 and G20, and for certain other international events. It also leads on global aid volumes, overall financing for development and policy coherence for development.
• The DAC team, led by Roland Fox, is responsible for DFID relations with the OECD Development Assistance Committee.

European Union Department

Tamsyn Barton

Tel: 020 7023 0579

The European Union Department (EUD) oversees all DFID work through the European Union and supervises our country programmes in the Western Balkans and Moldova.

On EU matters we work with the rest of DFID and other Government Departments to ensure that UK development policy is integrated into Europe’s development work. We are working closely with our European partners for further reform of European development assistance and institutions, and implementation of the European Consensus on Development.

We run bilateral development programmes in Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Moldova and Serbia aimed at eliminating poverty in those countries and helping them to prepare for membership of the EU.

Global Statistics Partnership Department

Heidi Grainger

Tel: 020 7023 0396

Global Statistics Partnership Department (GSPD) aims to improve the effectiveness of the international statistical system. The Marrakech Action Plan (MAPS), devised by partners and donor countries in 2004, is the cornerstone of DFID’s international statistical work. DFID statisticians work at the international level through advocacy, lobbying and funding.

Specifically we work in the following areas:

• Increasing the impact of the international statistical system
• Providing support to specific international statistical initiatives
• Providing support to institutions in the international statistical system
• Keeping abreast of international statistical developments
• Overseeing MDG policy and framework issues.

The Head of GSPD, Heidi Grainger, is also DFID’s Chief Statistician and Head of Profession for the Statistics cadre.