Director Partnerships South East AsiaBritish Council
Julia Kim-Davies joined the British Council in November 2015 as Partnership Development Director Arts, East Asia. Her most recent position, as Director Partnerships South East Asia, focuses on developing multi-stakeholder partnerships and initiatives across the British Council’s portfolio spanning Education, Arts and Civil Society, concentrating on the thematic intersections and synergies between the business units. Julia leads on developing new propositions with multilaterals, trusts and foundations as well as with Governments across thematic areas including creative/social entrepreneurship to creative youth development programmes.
Julia’s technical specialism is in the field of the arts, creative industries and cultural heritage. Prior to the British Council, she worked as a Senior Programme Officer for the Culture Unit at UNESCO Bangkok, where she was leading on regional programmes in creative education and World Heritage across the Mekong cluster. Originally an architect from London, Julia has resided in South-East Asia for the past eighteen years.
The British Council works globally to advance the social entrepreneurship agenda. Our work draws on UK and global experience and is delivered across 29 countries with local and international partners. Together, we provide social entrepreneurs with access to training, mentoring and funding opportunities; promote social enterprise education in schools and universities; convene policy dialogues, and conduct research and organise study tours to share knowledge and best practice in creating an enabling environment for social enterprise. It is a systemic approach designed to help foster a more sustainable, inclusive and prosperous future and build collaboration, opportunities and trust between the UK and other countries.