Kriska Comendador

Kriska Comendador was business development coordinator in the Strategy and Learning Group until January 2025

Grants and fundraising professional with skills in proposal, report and impact writing for social enterprises and non-profits. Kriska has experience in project coordination, administration and management for international organisations in the sectors of international trade, development and media.

Expertise

Fundraising for international non-profits.

Before IIED

Grant writer-researcher for international non-profits, Smarter Good, Inc.
Games support personnel, Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics
Office manager, Italian Chamber of Commerce, Philippines
Research assistant, Centre for Health Solutions and Innovations, Philippines
External relations assistant, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Philippines
Social actions unit consultant, Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation, Philippines

Education

MSc in development studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London
Completion certificate (Levels 1-3), Japanese language programme, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
BA in diplomacy and international relations, with a specialisation in East and Southeast Asian studies, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines