Roisin Markham – Programme Manager, Europe application portfolio
Strategic programme manager, learning designer, and participatory democracy practitioner.
Welcome to Roisin Markham’s portfolio of work for stronger participatory democracy through civic society engagement, social infrastructure, ethical tech & digital infrastructure, agency and innovation.
This page is to support my application for Program Manager, Europe – People Powered May 2026.
Strategic programme manager, learning designer, and participatory democracy practitioner. I build capacity-building programmes, tools, and resources that help people move from insight to action, and I work across policy, partnerships, and delivery in complex stakeholder environments.
Why I’m a fit
- I design learning programmes, toolkits, and practical resources that support behaviour change and adoption.
- I bring participatory democracy experience through IDEN, civic engagement, and policy-facing work.
- I am comfortable working across communities, academics, civil servants, and partner organisations.
- I have strong programme management, facilitation, reporting, and coordination experience.
IDEN, Irish Doughnut Economics Network – Founder.
A national network advancing economic literacy, participatory practice and regenerative economics. We partner with social and environmental NGOs, the public sector, civic society at the shared island, national, regional and local levels. Building capacity through movement labs, public engagement, virtual cuppas – open learning circles, webinars, youth leadership and intergenerational mentoring, and policy submissions.
An active DEAL, Doughnut Economics Action Lab Network, IDEN is part of their global network of networks. Resources are shared, used and learnings are codified back to DEAL.
ESB Sustainability Navigators Programme 2024-2026
I designed and delivered a learning journey that turned sustainability ambition into practical tools, facilitation, and capability building inside a large organisation.
Delivered a Strategic Programme Review Q1 2026 – research, thought leadership, workshop facilitations with senior stakeholders.
SMART D8, Tyndall and BIX Co-Design in Dublin 8
I designed and delivered the work to build practical capability and capacity for adopting new ways of working for co-designed health outcomes:
- Research and baselining knowledge and skills
- Co-design 101 how to get started, digital training.
- Co-design Lab & coaching: learning through participatory practice with the broader community across enterprises, universities, civic society and different partner teams.
- The Co-design Fundamentals Toolkit was created post Lab with learnings and how-to resources. It was disseminated as a digital standalone resource across partner teams.
SOIF, School of International Futures, UCD, FEASTA, Coalition 2030
Governing For The Future: Institutions And Practices
Workshop ii Report
At eBay, I worked across project management, UX research, and capability workflow leadership during global digital transformation. I led research with customer service agents that challenged assumptions and shifted decision-making toward evidence, recognised when the broader programme needed stronger oversight, and responded by refocusing my team’s priorities on the highest-value issues. The experience built on my enterprise-scale programme leadership, sharpened my judgment, and strengthened my ability to deliver in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
SHARED GROUND – Proposal
Ireland Civic Listen Project
Shared Ground: Ireland’s Civic Listening Pilot – Roisin Markham
A civic infrastructure experiment proposed public engagement project using deliberative democracy and exploring POL.is platform to find shared understanding on digital infrastructure in Ireland.
If you’re looking for someone who can bridge participatory practice, learning design, and programme delivery, I’d welcome a conversation.
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