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- Articulates Creative’s programmatic values, principles, and methodological approaches both internally and to external audiences;- Identifies and leads the development of relevant technical sub-areas, tools and methods to complement Creative’s existing capacity and experience in elections and conflict;- Contributes to the design and execution of subject matter components;- Contributes to business development efforts, including competitive strategy formulation, proposal development, and partnerships; and- Represents Creative before expert audiences, clients, and other stakeholders.

• Serve as a primary interface with the Chief of Party (COP) and local staff to support the implementation of projects within budget, established time frames, standards of quality, and donor satisfaction;• Support, monitor and evaluate program performance through regular tracking of financial and programmatic reports, M&E data, communication with the field teams, and periodic travel to the country;• Support the development and implementation of annual work plans. Support the field team in establishing programmatic targets, collecting and maintaining the program monitoring records;• Troubleshoot project problems, and identify and implement creative solutions where needed;• Engage in personnel decision-making: screen and interview candidates for key field personnel, HQ positions, and potential new staff for proposals;• Support the expansion and diversification of Counterpart’s Africa portfolio; and• Represent Counterpart at conferences, professional forums, workshops, events related to Africa programming, and/or technical practices relevant for current program portfolio.

Evaluating and supporting implementation of IFES programs (Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea) with country staff, donors, and local partners. I co-lead program development and design discussions. I co-manage program priorities and activities, anticipate program needs and ensure that field offices receive needed administrative or program backstopping in DC. Research and drafting of work plans and reports. I draft and review program documents, including workplans, evaluation plans, marketing plans and quarterly reports. Creation, monitoring, and management of program budgets and expenditures. I am the primary staff managing program finances.Acquisition of program commodities. I work with procurement teams to ensure timely acquisition and delivery of commodities; reviewing program needs, bids received and preparing procurement packages.Supervising and mentoring junior staff in project management and IFES processes and procedures.

Evaluating and supporting implementation of NDI programs (Côte d’Ivoire, Mali) with country staff, donors, and local partners. I co-led program development and design discussions. I coordinated cross-team programming activities. I anticipated program needs and ensured that field offices received needed administrative or program backstopping in DC. Research and drafting of proposals, work plans, and reports. I took the lead on drafting submissions of board memos, proposals, and quarterly reports to donors. I collaboratively developed program concepts and strategies, including objectives and evaluation frameworks.Creation, monitoring, and management of program budgets and expenditures. I was the primary staff managing program finances.Monitoring political developments, liaison and communication. I assessed, analyzed and presented emerging opportunities within the region for future project proposals to donors. I represented NDI at meetings with international non-governmental organizations, funders and donors, members of the foreign policy community, and foreign governments to assist with NDI's public outreach. Supervising and mentoring junior staff in project management, NDI processes and procedures, and overall team workflow.

Evaluating and supporting implementation of NDI programs (Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire) with country staff, donors, and local partners. In addition to my program support from Washington, D.C., I traveled to the Central African Republic at the end of the program cycle to work with the Resident Director to close down the office, and evaluate the program’s impact with the U.S. Ambassador and local partners. I also traveled to Côte d’Ivoire in December 2013 to evaluate our program.Research and drafting of proposals, work plans, and reports for internal management and international donors to (i) secure budget allocations for program implementation in current and new countries within the region, (ii) provide an overview of program implementation timelines and work plans at the onset of program implementation, and (iii) provide comprehensive overviews of, and status progress on, program implementation.Creation, monitoring, and management of program budgets and expenditures. I worked with donors, field offices, and accounting colleagues in Washington, D.C., to create sustainable and realistic budgets for programs, and ensure their proper management and allocation during the lifespan of the projects. Monitoring political developments, liaison and communication throughout the region to provide proper and timely analytical support to field staff if the need should arise, and to assess emerging opportunities within the region for future project proposals to donors.Supervising and mentoring junior staff in project management, NDI processes and procedures, and overall team workflow.Compiling briefing books, which are given to donors, partners, and interested members from governments, and international organizations, to provide a comprehensive overview of program activities within the region.

Research support (including data research and manipulation), drafting and editing support to prepare a report (“Moving up the Value Chain: a study of Malaysia’s solar and medical devices industry”) that would benchmark Malaysia against a series of comparator countries and that would evaluate the knowledge intensity of Malaysia's main economic activities.

Research support for the implementation of the following work programs: “Developing approaches for capacity development in fragile states” and “Cross-country and cross-regional knowledge exchange on a range of development topics, including women’s access.” This analytical support included developing concept notes, editing and drafting background papers, knowledge products, and other key documents for programs to be supported by the WBIFC team in collaboration with World Bank Country teams, thematic groups, and external partners.Knowledge generation and management support to the Task Team Leaders for the Program Areas mentioned above to develop a capacity development framework for fragile states. This task included contributing to developing a strategy to document lessons learned from program implementation, organizing stakeholder consultations, and technical advisory group meetings.Operational support and coordination for the roll-out and implementation of the “BNPP Improving Women’s Access to Rights, Resources, and Voice.” This support entailed establishing a technical advisory group, working with the World Bank Institute Governance and Justice teams to develop an action learning initiative, researching case studies, and working with the World Bank Institute E-Learning team to develop modules and knowledge exchange programs. I also traveled to Zimbabwe to meet with key stakeholders in the country such as the Minister for Gender, the Minister for Reconciliation, and Civil Society Groups to research the country’s approach to gender generally, and to their access to rights, resources, and voice.Coordination assistance for the Collaborative Leadership for Development Impact (CLDI) follow-up by liaising with the prioritized countries, assisting the country teams with completing their proposals, and assisting WBIFC to institute regular coordination meetings between the CLDI country teams.

Analysis, editing and drafting of MNA Knowledge and Learning Fast Briefs and Quick Notes (briefs that capture lessons learned in research and operations in MNA). Supporting the implementation of the Embedded Knowledge project (project focused on finding ways to harness technology to extract knowledge from existing institutional documents, reports and/or staff and consultants). Supported the implementation of the Innovation Days event and follow-up actions (event promoting the cross-regional flow of innovative ideas and approaches to bring new opportunities to World Bank clients). Operational Support for the “Gender in MENA Projects - Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment” workshop. Operational Support- Djibouti Project Proposal. I was the co-Task Team Leader for this proposal. I drafted a proposal for a survey that had as its objective to increase the number of women participating in the Community Development component of the “Djibouti Urban Poverty Reduction Project.”Operational Support- Drafting of an Implementation Completion Memorandum (ICM). I worked with the Task Team Leader to draft an ICM for the Africa region’s Multi-Country Demobilization and Reintegration program, a project implemented by the World Bank to address demobilization and reintegration issues in the greater Great Lakes Region. Knowledge Management Support for the MNA “Peace, Stability, and Development” Report. I provided assistance to the Task Team to manage the inputs from background and thematic studies.

Authored event summaries of events chaired by the Africa program for the Woodrow Wilson website and provided translation for key documents between English and French.Aided in drafting financial reports for grant administrators such as the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).Tracked media reports, online, to follow developments in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically the Great Lakes Region, on a weekly basis.