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Brighton

• As a key member of the Knowledge Management Department, my role was to work alongside the Head of the Department co-ordinating seven large information projects including ELDIS, BRIDGE and ID21.
• Worked with individual project managers to help them develop better project management and financial management skills which included facilitating development workshops
• Developed a budget monitoring system for the £3.5m programme budget (covering 10 different projects) including management reporting and invoicing
• Worked with the Strategic Management department to develop the Theory of Change, undertake the latest strategic review, and develop our five year strategy for the programme in preparation for the next proposal phase.
• Managed a small project team who I then trained up to cover my position while on maternity leaveI left this role to have my first child.

London, United Kingdom

• CHASE OT is a team of advisors and operation managers contracted to DFID through Crown Agents. My role is to work with the Post Conflict Reconstruction Unit (PCRU) in resourcing and managing their operations. This.
• As client point of contact, ensured the management, administrative and contractual requirements of the unit are met
• Helped manage the clients overseas projects and deployments to strict deadlines and budgets ensuring that programme funds are spent in an efficient and timely manner
• Specifically responsible for the management of sourcing, selection and mobilisation of technical experts to undertake assignments on behalf of DFID
• Developed and managed a database of 600+ consultants and worked with the client to design a Whitehall wide consultant database system
• Responsible for ensuring duty of care for all deployed consultants

Sutton, Surrey & Various Overseas Deployments

• Responsible for the management of projects and undertook consultancies in the UK and overseas. This can be divided into three main areas:Project Management
• Prepared project proposals for a variety of donors including project plans, resource schedules and timelines
• Prepared and monitored project budgets
• Identified, negotiated and contracted suitable high quality consultants for UK and overseas assignments where necessary and managed their project inputs including agreeing end of assignment reports
• Ensured assignments stay on time, to budget and meet agreed objectives, ensuring risks were identified, discussed, and reduced Business Development and marketing
• Input into the growth of the business and helped develop annual operating plans for HIDD

Various

• Examples of specific overseas assignments
• FCO - Trainer on the Project Management in a Policy Context course and have delivered courses in UK, India, Singapore and Dubai
• National Security Office, Afghanistan, - Completed one month assignment as an HR adviser undertaking a job and training needs analysis for 60 staff. This was undertaken through interviewing and analysis of.
• Preparation of an HR Procedures Manual, Anti Corruption Commission, Sierra Leone - Prepared an HR and Training Manual, advised on the development of an organisational Training Plan and delivered a Training Needs.
• Leadership and Management Needs of Top and Senior Managers in the Public Sector, Uganda - As part of a team, completed a Training Needs Analysis
• Diagnostic study of the Municipality of Maputo, Mozambique - HR Adviser working in a team to analyse the organisation in terms of structure, human resources, and finance.

Population Studies, Populations Studies 2:1, 2.1

Masters In International Development, International Development With Education

MSc in International Development and Education