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• Jillian Popkins will lead the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
• Her appointment is backed by a committee of cross-party MPs
• She will examine the UK’s international development spend for impact and value for money

Minister for International Development Anneliese Dodds is pleased to confirm, following endorsement by the , the appointment of Jillian Popkins as Chief Commissioner of theâ€�. She will head up ICAI’s work scrutinising the government’s Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend for both impact and value for money.ÌýÌý

Jillian Popkins is an experienced international development professional, with a career focusing on poverty and social justice. She was recently Interim Deputy Executive Director of Advocacy, Programmes and Safeguarding at UNICEF UK. �

She has worked for the UK Government, international organisations, and leading NGOs in the UK, Ethiopia and China, where she has held a range of executive, policy and programme management roles.� She is also a Trustee of the Baring Foundation. 

The appointment process was conducted in accordance with the Cabinet Office Code of Governance for Public Appointments.ÌýÌý

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• ICAI was set up in 2011 and produces reviews covering all aspects of UK government spending of Official Development Assistance (ODA). It reports to Parliament through the International Development Committee, a select committee of cross-party MPs.ÌýÌý 

• All public appointments are made on merit, and political activity plays no part in the selection process. 

• Ms Popkinsâ€� start date will be confirmed in due course.