Steadman has over 15 years of citizen participation and governance experience with a main focus on children and youth. He is currently Global Lead Adviser on Social Accountability at VSO. He worked previously at Plan UK as Governance and Accountability Adviser as well as the Commonwealth Secretariat (London) , British Youth Council (London) and the Cabinet Office in Jamaica as a Youth Participation and Accountability specialist. Steadman has country level experience in a number of countries across Asia, Africa and the Caribbean.