Global Leadership Team

Binay Basyal

Country Director, Iraq

Binay has been working as a Country Director for GOAL’s operation in Iraq since October 2018.

Binay is leading the GOAL’s emergency and recovery interventions to address the needs of returnees, protracted displaced population and vulnerable communities in Iraq.

He has worked for more than 19 years in humanitarian and development sector in Nepal, Somalia, Uganda, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and in Iraq since February 2015.

Alphonsus Martyn

Director of Investigations

Philippa Sackett

Country Director, Malawi

Philippa joined GOAL in July 2016, initially as Assistant Country Director of Programmes in Malawi. She took on her current role as Country Director in 2018.

Philippa holds Post-graduate qualifications in Human Rights (MA) and NGO management (diploma).

She has over twenty years of professional experience in the international humanitarian/development sector, working primarily with international NGOs. She also spent six years with a public health institute and two with a consulting firm.

Philippa’s geographical focus of experience spans Asia and Africa, including such diverse contexts as Afghanistan, Lao PDR and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bernard McCaul

Acting Director of Programmes

Bernard McCaul has worked with GOAL for almost ten years, mainly in Latin America where he holds the posts of Regional Director for LAC and Country Director for Central America.

In Latin America he led the development of GOALs Urban Resilience, Blue Economy and Humanitarian Leadership programmes. 

He was lead author of GOAL’s Analysis of Resilience of Communities to Disaster, and Resilience for Social Systems Approaches. Experienced in developing and delivering large public private partnerships, primarily in the water services sector Bernard is a trained advocate in systems thinking for development.

Jennifer Williams

Country Director, Uganda

Jennifer has worked with GOAL for over 8 years at a senior management level in Zimbabwe, South Sudan and Sudan. She joined the GOAL Uganda country program in 2018.

A qualified charted accountant (ACA), Jennifer has a strong background in operations and financial management, applied in both a humanitarian and development context. Prior to joining GOAL, Jennifer spent over 6 years auditing clients in the banking and financial services industry.

David Kilcline

Interim Director of People and Organisational Development

David has 15 years experience across the areas of resourcing & talent, workforce development, and HR operations. He has experience in HR delivery at both field and corporate level. Before joining GOAL David worked with Irish INGO Concern Worldwide and in professional services in the UK and Asia.

David holds a BA (UCD), MA Human Resource Management (National College of Ireland), MPhil Peace Studies (Trinity College, Dublin), and Graduate Diploma IR (London School of Economics and Political Science).

David is committed to placing people development at the heart of GOAL’s work and believes that innovative Humanitarian HR approaches will continue to have a key strategic role in enabling change for the most vulnerable communities.