Equity Trustees appoints Research and Evaluation Manager

Equity Trustees has appointed Emma Pritchard to the newly-created role of research and evaluation manager within the firm's philanthropy business.

Reporting to Equity Trustee's general manager, philanthropy, Tabitha Lovett, Pritchard will be responsible for developing and managing a strategy and framework to better understand and demonstrate the outcomes of grants awarded.

Prior to joining Equity Trustees, Pritchard worked in evaluation in international development including nine years as the senior research and evaluation adviser - child protection, for World Vision Australia (WVA). She has also held various evaluation consultant roles in the community legal sector, including with Justice Connect (formerly PILCH), the Western Community Legal Centre in Melbourne and the Women's Legal Service of Victoria. In 2015 she developed and conducted Justice Connect's first impact reporting process and authored the inaugural report.

Commenting on the appointment, Lovett said: "Emma has close to 20 years research and evaluation experience, including ten years in international development and four years in the community legal sector, which makes her a perfect fit for this role."

She added: "Her experience across a range of industries and sectors will allow her to actively participate in the development of strategies to grow the philanthropy business, and to collaborate with the philanthropy team to provide efficient and accurate client service."