Vijay Krishnarayan

Vijay helps organisations reflect on their strategies and practices.
He has a strong background in leadership and organisational development with a calm, collaborative style that delivers high-quality outputs.

Experience

Over the past 40 years, Vijay has worked with governments, public sector agencies and civil society to strengthen engagement with institutions and policy making. He started as an advice worker in Brixton, helping community-based organisations navigate the land use planning system. Following a stint at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations in the 1990s focussed on environmental action, he moved to the Caribbean where for a decade he focussed on participatory natural resource management. He then joined the directorate of the Commonwealth Foundation where he advocated for diversity and inclusion in development processes. Vijay has considerable experience as a leader and facilitator. He has undertaken workplace investigations for public sector organisations and has a particular interest in the use of strategic reviews as means of strengthening institutions. In 2022 he was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award, from the Kaleidoscope Trust. This was made in recognition of a “lifetime contribution to upholding the human rights of LGBT+ people.”

Specialisms:
Facilitation: As a Retreat Facilitator, for the International Trade Centre (ITC – Geneva), Vijay designed, facilitated and documented the outcomes for a retreat focussed on delivering the ITC’s Gender, Diversity and Inclusion (GDI) workplan.

Strategic Planning: As a Senior Adviser (Advocacy) Vijay produced a three-year plan for the United Nation’s programme – Every Woman Every Child. The plan included the outline of a new global campaign and a framework for mobilising private sector support.

Human Resources: Vijay has led on more than 20 human resource projects for clients entailing independent workplace investigations, dispute resolution, and several independent diagnostic reviews.