Irmin Durand works in service of people dedicated to justice, fairness and thriving for all.

She leads strategy, creative thinking, communication and collaboration geared towards social impact.

Over 25 years, working within communities and across continents, Irmin has developed and activated impact strategies; grown partnerships and alliances; led communication and knowledge exchange; and fostered international collaboration.

A natural weaver, Irmin seamlessly interconnects knowledge, practices and relationships from the multiple contexts she has lived and worked in. Her aim is to foster connection, understanding and collaboration among people from diverse settings.

She is energised in environments that call on her complex world view, highly developed storytelling capabilities, and strong relational capacities.

Irmin has worked with organisations, networks and media operating across the world, including several UN agencies, African Development Bank, Forum for African Women Educationalists, Amnesty International, Norwegian Refugee Council, Rockefeller Foundation, Institute for Security Studies, Reuters and Agence France-Presse.

She has held multidimensional roles across social sectors, including as impact strategist, head of communication, creative lead, writer, imagination facilitator, network builder, campaigner, research coordinator and partnership lead.

Most recently, she served on the leadership team at AIME, an Indigenous-led social change network, where she co-founded and coordinated a global community of practitioners harnessing imagination to transform education.

She sits on the Wisdom Council of YouthxYouth, a youth-led movement building the capacities of young people to influence, design and transform their learning experiences and their communities.