Montagu Evans has bolstered its social impact offer with the appointment of Kyra Kocis as senior adviser.
Kocis is a specialist in built environment-led systems change and recently worked with Nesta, Future of London and National League of Cities in Washington DC.
In her new role, she will join the partnership’s social impact lead Jasmine Ceccarelli-Drewry and partners Jenny Rydon, Oliver Maury and Craig Blatchford, to support the company’s planning, development and regeneration activity.
Ceccarelli-Drewry said: “At its best, social impact activity should engage all involved stakeholders – including the local community. Solutions must be locally relevant, financially viable and integrated into core concepts of planning and development. Strategies should incorporate concerns ranging from the commitments of individual organisations, through to how projects are equitably delivered, and look further to how places drive positive impact in perpetuity from a legacy perspective.
“Anyone commissioning or delivering regeneration will increasingly need to apply relevant, appropriate methods; leverage cross-sector collaboration, and ensure a supportive, sustainable funding and policy environment to scale what works while staying responsive to societal needs.
“Our growing team is firmly rooted in place-based principles and integrated into Montagu Evans’ wider consultancy services. Kyra brings a multi-disciplinary approach which defines and will continue to help our solutions stand out, and we are delighted to welcome her to the partnership.”
Kocis added: “Social impact goes beyond numbers – innovative methods, diverse perspectives and deep local knowledge should all be combined to create strategies that drive lasting change. It’s not just about measuring outputs but designing and adapting interventions that meaningfully shift outcomes for the people we are working with.
“I’m thrilled to join the partnership at Montagu Evans to deliver social impact solutions that address our clients’ immediate needs while building long-term strategies to manage, de-risk and support sustainable development.”
