Claire is responsible for overall coordination of ECRE's work on projects and tenders. She has worked for many years on different projects undertaken by ECRE, particularly to improve the rights of refugees, internally displaced persons and forced migrants in Belarus, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. Previously she worked in the field of civil society and development with a focus on the former Soviet Union with Voluntary Service Overseas and the BEARR Trust. She holds a Masters Degree in Sociology from the School of Slavonic and East European Studies.