Demarius Jackson Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

As a Senior Program Officer at JHU CCP, I play a pivotal role in advancing public health initiatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, leveraging funding from USAID and the World Bank. With a master's degree and over five years of experience, my expertise spans program management, technical leadership, and team supervision. I independently drive.

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Act as the first point of contact for the country-based team including the country director/chief of party for projects
• Ensure best knowledge management practices and procedures are being followed including the use of Dropbox, AirTable, OneDrive, Slack, and other knowledge management platforms
• Develop annual workplans and track deadlines for the Breakthrough ACTION DRC project in collaboration with the in-country team, and project partners
• Liaise with finance to develop project and work plan budgets, track budgets on a monthly basis, as well as supervise and participate in procurement processes
• Set agenda, lead, and document regular meetings with field staff, research, and finance where we will set milestones discuss lagging progress and suggest possible course corrections
• Developed on-boarding curriculum for new field staff

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Provided technical, programmatic, and administrative assistance to the Breakthrough ACTION Guinea and DRC projects, the DRC Multi-Sectoral Nutrition and Child Health Project (MCNHP), and various other center-wide initiatives. Served as a program’s consistent link between headquarters and other locations (domestically or internationally), and provided the.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Provide program, finance, and technical support to ongoing projects at HQ and in-country; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Guinea, and Madagascar.
• Prepare, coordinate reviews, edit, and disseminate project-related reports and documents, including subcontract scopes of work, country strategies, progress updates, curricula, and other documents and reports.
• Contribute to the development of high-quality work products, including presentations, work plans, concept notes, briefing materials, job adverts, project strategies.
• Support routine finance and HR processes, such as recruitment, procurement, contracting, and payments.
• Provide in-country staff and partner training, workshops, and program support, particularly in operational, administrative, and financial areas.
• Liaise with field office staff, including HR and Operations staff, on various operational, technical and program areas as well as project-related personnel issues.

Guinea

• Assisted in improving field office monitoring and evaluation systems to strengthen project implementation, performance, and accountability.
• Served as the focal point and team leader for three field projects at the sub-bureau level with over 124,000 beneficiaries (Project 1000 Days(malnutrition), HIV/TB assistance, and School Feeding Canteens).
• Planned, organized, and coordinated WPF’s Annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign which included 4 universities, 7 prefectures, 2 regional capitals and reached over 450,000 Guineans.
• Supervised and coordinated mass distribution of food items of over 35 different sites, assisting approximately 78,000 beneficiaries and families.
• Assisted in 3 training workshops of 23 external partners, 12 field agents, and 45 community health providers on WFP policies and procedures, evidence-based health promotion practices, and community engagement.
• Conducted a comprehensive evaluation of the Logistics and Distribution department and activities at the regional level; developed systems for maximizing efficiency resulting in a 15% decrease in food-item loss.

Guinea

• Taught English courses at the secondary and university levels with 8 classes of 200+ students.
• Provided support to school administrators and department heads to create and implement multiple educational programs, improve the English Education curriculum, and organized 4 training workshops focused on improving.
• Developed a bi-weekly radio campaign, including coaching and mentoring the team of 4 hosts, which continues to air on 3 stations, reaching 55 villages, focusing on youth empowerment, gender equality, health promotions.
• Designed, organized, and implemented a social media campaign focused on strengthening the community’s capacity in sustaining peace, conflict prevention, and election violence that resulted in the 1st Annual "Conférence.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Co-authored, Slaving Away, an official international report on migrant labor and human trafficking in the Middle East and North Africa presented at the United Nations General Assembly.
• Developed, coordinated, and implemented a congressional advocacy campaign with partner human rights organizations, key stakeholders, and external experts.
• Improved fund-raising strategies resulting in a 12% increase in the annual budget.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Helped develop strategies to build and maintain key external partnerships with non-governmental and multilateral organizations, foreign government agencies, and multinational corporations in efforts to strengthen and.
• Provided extensive research and conflict analysis to senior department officials and CSO engagement teams for on-going programs and engagements in the Middle East, North Africa, and Southeast Asia.
• Drafted, edited, and reviewed staff reports, classified documents, weekly one-pagers, and department newsletters.
• Performed logistical and administrative duties such as organizing regular team meetings, developing agendas, and maintaining activity calendars and team schedules.
• Updated, reorganized, and managed CSO’s international database of key governmental and non-governmental partners.
• Supported the planning and coordination of the State Department’s International Atrocities Prevention Summit which included 28 dignitaries from 7 countries and resulted in 2 major resolutions

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Successfully completed 6 months of extensive training in Transformative Approach of conflict mediation.
• Provided conflict resolution training and education to mediators, business owners and managers, lawyers, and other interested parties in the private sector.
• Co-trained 65 people on the Transformative Approach including certified mediators, business owners and managers, educators, and others.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Planned, coordinated, and implemented 3 peacebuilding programs in Turkey, Armenia, and Cyprus focused on conflict resolution, economic empowerment, and cross-cultural engagement.
• Assisted in drafting donor reports, grant/budget proposals, and program promotional materials.
• Conducted program evaluations to determine operational needs, mission alignment, and growth opportunities.
• Developed new fundraising strategies, coordinated annual fundraising events, monitored program financial expenditures and helped draft program budgets.

Albany, Georgia Area

• Performed routine administrative tasks such as mailing, copying, faxing, filing, scheduling meetings and conference calls, maintaining calendars, constituent correspondence, and securing staff travel arrangements.
• Crafted and delivered detailed communications, both written and verbal, on behalf of Representative Bishop to constituents on a multitude of topics.
• Monitored and reported on legislation as it moved through the legislative process.

Athens, Georgia Area

• Empowered and established three (3) sustainable neighborhood teams and managed ten (10) campaign volunteers covering four (4) municipalities.
• Recruited, trained, and managed a team of six (6) fall campaign interns.
• Organized, led, and attended party meetings, campaign events, and fundraisers as a representative of the candidate.
• Collaborated closely with community leaders and organizations, local schools, and small businesses to register new voters and build voter awareness.
• Maximized local campaign outreach and visibility by utilizing various print and social media outlets.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Affairs And Conflict Resolution

Ethics, Peace, and Global Affairs Graduated cum laude

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government, 3.7

Graduated cum laude