UN International Procurement Seminar 2025

11–12 Mar 2025 | Copenhagen, Denmark

Sandy Williams

Founding Director, Principal Consultant

Scriptoria Sustainable Development Solutions

London, United Kingdom

7 profile visitsUK company

Principal Consultant in data analytics, data management, MIS & software design, and knowledge management, for clients such as Gates Foundation, FCDO & UN.

My organisation

Scriptoria Sustainable Development Solutions specialises in providing communications, knowledge and information services to sustainable development and research organisations in four key areas: (i) Data and Software, (ii) Strategic Communications, (iii) Advisory and Strategy, and (iv) Training. With more than 24 years of experience working in the sector, all our Teams are fast, efficient and highly expert in all areas of sustainable development. Our clients include the Gates Foundation and its programs, FCDO and its programmes, multilaterals e.g. World Bank, UN agencies, large corporates, research for development institutes, and pharmaceutical/biomedical companies. DATA and SOFTWARE: Our agile Data Team provides products for two service areas: (i) project data management/analysis and (ii) project delivery management and MEL. Project Data Management/Analysis Systems: For clients gathering large volumes of data, we build advanced cloud-based systems to help integrate siloed data and analyse it much more quickly and efficiently., Project Delivery Management and MEL Systems: For clients working to deliver projects through large teams we provide programme management and MEL software to monitor and coordinate team delivery, track grants and report to donors. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS: Our Strategic Communications Team ensures that organisations makes effective use of limited budgets through targeted communications strategies. Our team also helps clients plan and deliver communications campaigns that promote their messages and influence stakeholders – whether they need an external team to develop all of their knowledge products or expert advisors to assist on high profile projects. ADVISORY and STRATEGY: Our Advisory Team helps clients worldwide to analyse and strategically address issues that affect efficiency, impact and learning. They help clients better understand the problems they face and identify the best solutions to overcome them. TRAINING: Our Training Team delivers tailored online and in-person training in communications, science writing, and programme and data management to international organisations and centres of research excellence. Our trainers are experts with scientific PhDs and a passion for teaching.
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About me

Dr Sandy Williams co-founded Scriptoria in 2001, after working as a scientist in Indonesia at an international agricultural research centre. Over the last 24 years, Scriptoria has grown into an award-winning consultancy that provides support to

·         UN agencies such as UNFPA, UN Women, FAO, WFP, UNICEF, UNCDF, UNDP, UNU, UNIDO, WIPO and WHO;

·         Donors such as the Gates Foundation and FCDO, as well as the programs they fund;

·         Research institutes worldwide, such as the University of Oxford and the UK’s Royal Society; and

·         Biomedical/pharmaceutical companies such as AstraZeneca (Sweden, UK, USA), Pfizer and Novartis.

Scriptoria’s experts come together to develop solutions for our clients’ needs through our four complementary teams:

·         Data and Software;

·         Advisory and Strategy;

·         Strategic Communications; and

·         Training and Capacity Building. 

Ask me about Scriptoria’s flagship software – the Project Management Centre (PMC TM), designed specifically for organisations and programs working in international development, sustainable development and research.