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Chi Kavindele

Commander · DISC type D
Head of the Participation and Communities Team (PACT) at The Scottish Parliament
📍 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Chi Kavindele is a strategic senior leader with over 20 years of experience in social impact across charities, social enterprises, and the public sector. He currently leads the Participation and Communities Team at The Scottish Parliament, focusing on strengthening public engagement in parliamentary work. He holds an MBA from Henley Business School.

Zambian-born and London-based, Chi dedicates significant personal time to social causes. He serves as the Chair of On Call Africa, a charity supporting rural healthcare in Zambia. Outside of his professional and charitable commitments, he is a keen rugby and golf fan.

He is the Chair of On Call Africa, a charity he is deeply passionate about as he was born in Lusaka and still calls Zambia home.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Head of the Participation and Communities Team (PACT)
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Chi shows up

Decisive
Risk-Taker
Very Quick

They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. They are very proud of what they do. They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.

Priorities

Topics Chi cares about

Public Participation
Leads the team at The Scottish Parliament dedicated to embedding diverse and under-represented voices into parliamentary work through inclusive engagement methods.
Community Healthcare
As Chair of On Call Africa, he guides the charity's mission to tackle health inequalities and support community-led healthcare in rural Zambia.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Head of the Participation and Communities Team (PACT)
The Scottish Parliament
9-2023 - 8-2025
Director of Local Development
Catch22
7-2018 - 9-2023
Director
Community Links
6-2017 - 7-2018
Service Manager (General Surgery, Surgical Cancers & Urology), Frimley NHS Trust
NHS
1-2017 - 6-2017
Interim Manager (Ophthalmology), Royal Berkshire NHS Trust
NHS
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2013 - 2016
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Henley Business School
2006 - 2007
Master's Degree
University of Bristol
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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