Niamh is an Implementation Lead at CHI. She leads on partnerships and projects to support people working in and around homelessness to use evidence and data to enhance the impact of their work.

Niamh joined CHI from Simon Community Scotland (SCS) where she worked to develop partnerships within their Housing First service, as well as helping to establish the charity as a landlord providing homes for people who have experienced recurrent homelessness. Prior to SCS, Niamh completed a graduate programme with the Wheatley Group, Scotland’s largest housing and care provider.

She holds a masters in History from the University of Glasgow and a postgraduate degree in Housing from the University of Stirling. Niamh also sits on the board of directors for CHAI, a charity providing free and independent advice to people affected by housing, debt and benefit issues in Edinburgh.