Independent consultancy

Examples of my work.

Stephanie Hill facilitating participatory learning with practitioners
Photo: UN Women

I have worked as an independent consultant since 2015. The examples below provide an overview of the learning, curriculum, capacity-development and evaluation work I undertake.

Given the sensitive nature of some assignments, this page includes only work I have permission to share. Links are provided where materials are publicly available; other resources may be restricted to authorised users.

A full CV and professional bio are available on request.

Selected examples

June 2026 to present

UNODC · ASEAN

Current regional assignment

Training of Trainers for the gender-informed curriculum for Trafficking in Persons investigations

Lead the development and facilitation of an ongoing regional Training of Trainers programme for law enforcement practitioners from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR and Thailand.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead the development and facilitation of the regional Training of Trainers programme.
  • Develop participants’ capacity to facilitate the curriculum within their national, operational and cultural contexts.
  • Model participatory, inclusive and trauma-informed facilitation, including the management of sensitive content and challenging group dynamics.
  • Facilitate learning across gender awareness, trafficking indicators, intelligence, investigative strategy, trauma-informed crime-scene management, victim engagement and interviewing.
  • Support participants to integrate gender-responsive, victim-centred and human rights-based approaches into investigative practice.

UNODC

ASEAN region

Regional curriculum on trafficking for forced criminality

Co-developed a participatory, simulation-based regional curriculum for border-enforcement officers responding to trafficking for forced criminality across ASEAN, working in partnership with technical specialists.

Key responsibilities

  • Co-developed the curriculum, integrating legal, policy and operational content developed with technical specialists.
  • Designed the learning journey, facilitator guidance, case studies, scenarios and supporting resources.
  • Integrated gender-responsive and human rights-based practice throughout.

Curriculum materials are restricted-access resources and are not publicly available.

UNODC · UN Women

Southeast Asia

Gender-responsive and victim-centred trafficking investigations

Developed a three-module capacity-development curriculum for law-enforcement officers responding to trafficking in persons, smuggling of migrants and related criminal activity.

Key responsibilities

  • Designed three linked participatory curricula and developed the facilitator handbooks, case studies, activities and supporting resources.
  • Integrated gender-responsive, victim-centred and human rights-based approaches across gender awareness, investigations and professional relationships.
  • Piloted, evaluated and adapted the curricula across different Southeast Asian contexts.
  • Supported facilitators to deliver sensitive content through participatory and psychologically safe learning.

The curriculum was published as three facilitator handbooks and is available in English, Bahasa Indonesia, Burmese, Khmer, Lao, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese.

UNODC · Bali Process RSO

Asia-Pacific

Investigating smuggling of migrants by sea

Co-developed a capacity-development programme for law enforcement officers responding to the smuggling of migrants in maritime contexts, working in partnership with technical specialists.

Key responsibilities

  • Co-developed the participatory curriculum for a two-week immersive programme incorporating an operational simulation.
  • Designed the learning journey and integration of technical input, facilitated activities and simulation-based practice.
  • Developed facilitator guidance, scenarios and supporting learning resources.
  • Integrated gender, human rights and protection considerations into operational decision-making.

Programme materials are restricted-access resources and are not publicly available.

IOM

Border enforcement

Verifier Travel Document and Bearer (Verifier TD&B) equipment

Designed and delivered technical training and Training of Trainers on the use of Verifier TD&B equipment in border-enforcement contexts.

Key responsibilities

  • Designed the technical training and Training of Trainers programme.
  • Developed facilitator guidance and supporting learning resources.
  • Delivered equipment demonstrations, structured skills practice and feedback.
  • Prepared participants to deliver the training within their own operational settings.

Training materials are restricted-access resources and are not publicly available.

UNICEF · RedR UK

UN Cluster System

Evaluation of humanitarian learning programmes

As a RedR UK Associate Consultant, led two evaluations of learning and development programmes for the UN Cluster System.

Key responsibilities

  • Designed the evaluation methodology and mixed-method data-collection tools.
  • Consulted stakeholders across humanitarian and inter-agency settings.
  • Assessed the quality, relevance and application of the learning.
  • Analysed the evidence and produced findings and actionable recommendations.

RedR UK

Associate Consultant, Humanitarian Learning and Development

As a RedR UK Associate Consultant, I have designed, facilitated and contributed to humanitarian learning programmes since 2015.

Key responsibilities

  • Co-facilitated a series of week-long UN Cluster Coordination programmes.
  • Co-developed and facilitated face-to-face and online programmes for community-based organisations responding to irregular migration in Europe.
  • Designed, developed and facilitated an online, simulation-based disaster-management programme for university students.
  • Co-facilitated Refugee Camp Management training.
  • Co-facilitated an open programme for people preparing to work in the humanitarian sector.
  • Contributed to the development of the Humanitarian Passport Initiative, including the Humanitarian Learning Standards and the Standards for Assessment of Humanitarian Competencies.

Norwegian Refugee Council

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning toolkit

Developed a practical MEAL toolkit to support the application of monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning within programme work.

Key responsibilities

  • Designed the structure and practitioner journey through the toolkit.
  • Developed practical guidance, templates and resources for applying MEAL processes and tools.
  • Structured the content for accessible use by practitioners across different roles and contexts.

Insecurity Insight

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Conducted an evaluation and provided Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning consultancy support.

Key responsibilities

  • Designed the evaluation approach and data-collection tools.
  • Analysed the evidence and produced findings and recommendations.

Homeless Link

UK homelessness sector

Associate Consultant

Designed learning programmes and evaluation resources for organisations working across the homelessness sector.

Key responsibilities

  • Designed, developed and delivered learning programmes on workplace wellbeing, monitoring, evaluation and impact.
  • Developed an accessible impact-evaluation toolkit for small and medium-sized homelessness charities.
  • Structured practical guidance and tools to support organisations to define, measure and communicate their impact.

Alliance India · GLEPHA

International

Contributor

Contributed to the Training Manual for Gender-Responsive Harm Reduction Policing and Law Enforcement.

These examples represent only part of my consultancy portfolio. A full CV and professional bio are available on request.

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