Thaïs Mendez de Andes

Thaïs joined Elrha in May 2021 as Director of Finance and Operations, being responsible for the provision of effective operational support (HR, finance, procurement, admin etc.) to teams across Elrha. She is also responsible for ensuring Elrha meets donor and statutory requirements and is accountable to our Board and other stakeholders.

Prior to joining Elrha, Thaïs worked for more than 20 years with different international humanitarian organisations, including Save the Children UK more recently. During this time, she worked for nearly a decade in humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, Southern East Asia and East Africa, as project manager and country director. Working from London, she provided expertise and support to country programmes in fundraising, funding management and donor relationships.

Starting to work as a volunteer in an international NGO while still at university, she has never thought of working in any other sector. She brings her long and varied experience to ensure the organisation has what is needed to run activities smoothly.