
Pauline McKeown
Regional Advisor – Cambodia, Funder Safeguarding Collaborative
Pauline McKeown leads support for network members with funding portfolios in Cambodia. Pauline began her career as a Child Protection Social Worker in the UK and has spent the last 35 years working in international development in senior leadership and management positions. She has worked for child-focused and development organizations in emergency and development contexts globally. Throughout, Pauline has played a key role in leading or supporting the development and implementation of child protection and safeguarding policies and participatory practices, ensuring their relevance to partners and to partners’ context. She has a particular interest in promoting women’s leadership, diversity, and inclusion. Pauline is now based in Cambodia, working as an independent safeguarding consultant in Asia. She is an Accredited Partnership Broker with facilitation, brokering, negotiation, and coaching experience in complex, multistakeholder programs as well as community-based organizations, the private sector, and academia.