Specialism: International Development
Term of office: June 2024 – June 2027
Rose Caldwell is CEO of Plan International UK, an international NGO that strives for children’s rights and equality for girls. With over 20 years of senior leadership in NGOs, Rose is driven by her desire to help create a better and more equal world, where every child and young person can reach their full potential and has the opportunity to raise their voice to help shape the world around them.
A chartered accountant by background, Rose spent 10 years in the private sector, before working with an INGO in Burundi, Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Rose currently chairs the International Broadcasting Trust, is a trustee of the Disaster Emergency Committee and has previously been on the board of BOND, her local school and various other charities. Rose is committed to change the current workings of the global aid system and has joined with other INGO leaders to develop the Pledge for Change initiative.
Rose is based in London with her partner and three children.
Appeals Advisory Committee Members
Robert Williamson OBE DL (AAC Chair)
Chief Executive, Community Foundation North East
Ben Simms (Vice Chair)
Chief Executive, Global Health Partnerships (formerly THET)
Eliot Lyne
Chief Executive Officer Norfolk Wildlife Trust
Paul Streets CBE
Non-Executive Director at the Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Frances Longley
CEO, FIGO - the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
Jean McLean
Director of Policy Engagement and Communications for Elrha
Jane Dye
Chief Executive at InFocus Charity
Helen Foster
COO of Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)
Richard Bowyer
Chief Executive of Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity
Isa Miah
Programme Director at Chemonics
Rose Caldwell
CEO of Plan International UK
Bailey Grey
Human Rights Consultant
