Adriana Craciun
InvestorSenior Adviser, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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About
Adriana Craciun is Director of Housing & Homelessness at Oak Foundation, a role she took up in 2024, where she leads a London-based team of seven supporting organisations in the UK and United States working on homelessness and housing. She previously served as Executive Director (Policy & Public Affairs) at the Northern Housing Consortium, overseeing policy, communications, and member engagement across a membership of more than 140 councils, housing associations, and combined authorities, and earlier held roles at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and in housing association operations and policy. A Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, she sits on the Institute's Policy Advisory Committee and has served as an elected local councillor in a London borough and as a school governor.
Experience
- Oak FoundationSenior Adviser/Head - Organisational Strengthening and Effectivenesscurrent2023 — presentGeneva, Switzerland
- Oak FoundationSenior Adviser - Organisational Development and Capacity Building2013 — 2023Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Prospect C&SAssociated Expert2009 — 2012Brussels Metropolitan Area
- Astrale GEIELIFE-INF & LIFE-TCY Coordinator2009 — 2012Brussels Metropolitan Area
- United NationsNational Coordinator GEF-SGP Romania2008Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
- Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern EuropeVarious roles from Training Manager to Senior Project Manager1995 — 2008Budapest, Hungary
Skills & more
StewardshipOperational ExcellenceStakeholder ManagementPartner Relationship ManagementGlobal OutlookGrant WritingFundraisingBudgetingBudget ManagementLeadership DevelopmentExecutive CoachingCoaching
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Strategic VisionStrategic InfluenceProblem SolvingExecutive TeamBoard RelationsFacilitationEmployee EngagementOrganizational DevelopmentLeadershipStrategyCommunicationCapacity BuildingLanguages English · French · Romanian
- Nail Your Niche Certification — ICF Continuing Coach Education
- AoEC Accredited Associate Executive Coach — AoEC - The Academy of Executive Coaching
- Executive Coach Certification — AoEC - The Academy of Executive Coaching
- Radical Self-Care: Becoming a Force for Good in the World — Animas Centre for Coaching
- Pause. Reflect. Realign. – Coaching Professionals for Purpose and Balance — Animas Centre for Coaching
- Navigating Resistance in Coaching – How to befriend your (or your client’s) inner mutineer — Animas Centre for Coaching
- Systemic Team Coaching Certificate — AoEC - The Academy of Executive Coaching
- Consultants for Change online certificate — INTRAC
From Adriana's professional profile.
Colleagues at Oak Foundation
Adrian Arena
Director, International Human Rights Programme at Oak Foundation
Alice Gentile
Adviser – Safeguarding and Organisational Development, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Ben Gilpin
Head of Zimbabwe office at Oak Foundation
Brian Robson
Director, Housing and Homelessness Programme at Oak Foundation
Brigette De Lay
Director, Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme at Oak Foundation
Cheryl Chang
Chief of Staff, President's Office at Oak Foundation
Douglas Griffiths
President at Oak Foundation
Esther Nørregård-Nielsen
Director, Oak Foundation Denmark at Oak Foundation
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adriana Craciun?
- Adriana Craciun is Director of Housing & Homelessness at Oak Foundation, a role she took up in 2024, where she leads a London-based team of seven supporting organisations in the UK and United States working on homelessness and housing. She previously served as Executive Director (Policy & Public Affairs) at the Northern Housing Consortium, overseeing policy, communications, and member engagement across a membership of more than 140 councils, housing associations, and combined authorities, and earlier held roles at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and in housing association operations and policy. A Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Housing, she sits on the Institute's Policy Advisory Committee and has served as an elected local councillor in a London borough and as a school governor.
- Where does Adriana Craciun work?
- Adriana Craciun is Senior Adviser, President's Office at Oak Foundation.
- Where did Adriana Craciun go to school?
- Adriana Craciun studied at University of Leicester (MSc, Training and Organisational Performance); Universitatea Tehnică de Construcții București (Engineer’s Degree, Roads, railways, bridges and tunnels).
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Shared employers
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Adrian ArenaDirector, International Human Rights Programme at Oak FoundationNathan ArgentDirector, Global Climate Initiative Programme at Oak FoundationSiobhain CoburnHead of Finance, Operations at Oak FoundationBrigette De LayDirector, Prevent Child Sexual Abuse Programme at Oak FoundationAlice GentileAdviser – Safeguarding and Organisational Development, President's Office at Oak FoundationHeather GrahamDirector, Learning Differences Programme at Oak Foundation
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Also worked at United Nations175
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