London, United Kingdom, December 2025 – Rohan Kallicharan has joined Christian Aid as the new Head of People and Culture, bringing a powerful fusion of purpose-driven leadership, deep people strategy expertise, and a lifelong connection to the organization’s values. In this critical leadership role, Rohan will be responsible for stewarding Christian Aid’s global people strategy, enhancing employee experience, and fostering an inclusive, values-aligned workplace across its 26-country footprint.
Reflecting on his appointment, Rohan shared:
“It’s not often you find a role which fuses skills and personal values in this way, and it’s a privilege to be joining an organisation I’ve known since I was a young boy putting out donation envelopes in church.”
Before joining Christian Aid, Rohan Kallicharan led his own HR consultancy firm, RK 262 Consulting, providing strategic support to organizations on leadership training, culture design, and mental health in the workplace. He also delivered keynote talks and workshops on wellbeing and inclusion, reflecting his strong commitment to psychologically safe workplaces.
He most recently served as Interim Associate Director of People Partnering and Operational Services at Alzheimer’s Society, where he drove HR transformation, DEI strategy, and operational efficiency. Prior to that, as Director of People and Culture at FILE, Rohan built a global employer framework, launched a senior leadership development program, restructured the SLT, and led transformative DEI initiatives that significantly increased engagement across the organization.
Rohan also held the position of Director of People & Talent at Carbon Clean, where he helped secure $150M in Series C funding, launched a hybrid working model, and implemented scalable HR systems and global benefits programs. His career also includes pivotal HR leadership roles at BenevolentAI, Receipt Bank (now Dext), and reed.co.uk, where he shaped people strategies at high-growth, purpose-led organizations.
Notably, during a personal sabbatical in 2023, Rohan ran 52 marathons in 52 weeks to raise funds for mental health charities, while also completing theological studies and consulting on race equity and cultural change for non-profits like Mind.
About Christian Aid
For over 80 years, Christian Aid has stood with the world’s poorest and most marginalized communities, advocating for dignity, equality, and justice. The organization works in 26 countries, partnering with people of all faiths and none to end poverty, challenge inequality, and respond to humanitarian crises.
Christian Aid’s mission is anchored in the belief that poverty is an outrage against humanity, and it continues to campaign globally for a world where every individual can live a full life, free from poverty. As a faith-rooted organization, its vision is lived out through its staff and partners who uphold compassion, justice, and hope in all they do.
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