Aideen Gilmore

Aideen Gilmore

by | Mar 17, 2016

Aideen Gilmore joined IBP in February 2016 and is based in Washington, D.C.  As Head of Training, Technical Assistance & Networking, Aideen leads IBP’s work to build the field of civil society budget work through an extensive program of capacity development in multiple countries across the world, as well as facilitating horizontal and peer learning in global, regional and thematic learning networks.  Prior to joining IBP, Aideen was an independent consultant conducting research, policy analysis, evaluation and strategic support on issues of human rights, equality and justice for a range of international and national civil society organizations.  Aideen was previously Deputy Director of the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) – a leading human rights nongovernmental organization in Northern Ireland – where she was responsible for leading and developing the organization’s policy and advocacy strategy.  Aideen also previously worked in the Human Rights Unit of the Department of Foreign Affairs in Dublin.  She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Government and Law in 1996 and an MA in Administrative and Legal Studies in 1997, both from the University of Ulster.  Aideen is a Certified Dialogue Education Teacher with Global Learning Partners.

Albert van Zyl

Albert van Zyl

by | Jan 13, 2011

Albert van Zyl is the International Budget Partnership’s (IBP) South Africa Country Manager. van Zyl joined IBP in 2005 from South Africa where he established and managed the macroeconomic analysis and budget offices in the Western Cape Treasury. Before that he worked at the Budget Information Service (BIS) at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) and directed it from 2000-2002. Most recently he worked as IBP’s Director of Strategy and Learning. Van Zyl holds MA degrees in Politics, Philosophy, and Economy from the Universities of Stellenbosch and Bordeaux, France. He has been published on a range of public finance issues including CSO oversight of budgets, fiscal policy, social service finance, budget transparency, and subnational finance.