Allison Perry Email & Phone Number

United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

● Lead business development strategy and efforts for the East Africa, West Africa, and Horn of Africa portfolios.● Manage proposal development and submission for institutional funding opportunities from USAID, USAID/BHA, the US Department of State, including BPRM, and US-based foundations and corporations, winning over $65 million in new awards to date.● Lead strategic efforts for partnership, including prime and sub opportunities, by analyzing competition, scoping and negotiating potential consortium roles and members, and writing capacity statements. ● Represent Concern to external organizations and donors. ● Conduct proposal reviews to ensure all proposal documents are programmatically sound, meet high quality standards, and maintain donor compliance.● Review multi-million dollar proposal budgets to ensure compliance with donor requirements and alignment between technical and cost components. ● Review and copy edit proposal technical narratives, budgets, and annexes to ensure they align with donor requirements.● Coordinate and develop institutional responses to Issues Letters.● Lead initiatives to improve business development department processes, including project management and review processes.● Provide technical assistance to country office staff on all aspects of business development, including positioning, capture, pitch/proposal development, and negotiation with donors and partners.● Support country portfolios to understand changing humanitarian policies and proposal requirements to develop high quality proposals via regular trainings and meetings.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

● Led proposal efforts for institutional funding opportunities from USAID, FCDO, BHA, PRM, and ECHO, winning almost $10 million in new awards.● Represented Corus International’s global portfolio to external stakeholders, including government donors, implementing partners, universities, local and international NGOs, and private sector stakeholders.● Managed the proposal process – positioning, capture, and proposal submission – to ensure a high quality proposal was submitted on time.● Ensured proposal technical and cost applications were compliant with donor regulations and met donor expectations for quality, responsiveness, and competitiveness. ● Developed capture strategies for proposal opportunities: analyzed competition, scoped potential consortium roles and members, articulated Corus’s value-add, developed capacity statements, and conducted additional research to maximize Corus's position in anticipation of a solicitation. Supported recruitment of key personnel.● Led partnership negotiation meetings with consortium partners, including peer INGOs, research institutes, universities, and private sector companies.● Developed and led trainings on business development and private sector engagement through targeted coaching and technical support; topics included Cost Share and Leverage, How to Engage with BHA, and Go/No-Go Decisions for Proposal Development.● Coordinated internal processes to make go/no-go decisions on proposal applications, and presented the opportunity to senior leadership to advocate the strategic value of the opportunity for a “go” decision to to pursue an opportunity. ● Worked with diverse and cross-cultural teams to develop new programs and submit proposals.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Developed new health, shelter, peacebuilding, and WASH programs for internally displaced persons (IDPs) through writing concept notes, proposals, log frames, and budgets. Experience with USAID, OFDA, and BPRM funding proposals. Coordinated program implementation: develop assessments, baselines, budgets, monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning (MEAL) systems, reporting and close-out.Represented Samaritan's Purse at United Nations cluster meetings, working group meetings, and donor meetings. Developed relationships with new funders and partner agencies. Supported strategic planning and implementation of newly-funded programs. Supervised M&E Officer, Communications Officer, and interns.Trained and built program management capacity of field staff. Monitored program implementation, keeping track of lessons learned.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

- Supervised case specialist team and service provision to refugees.- Collaborated with external stakeholders - including housing partners, hospitals, social service agencies, universities, and social work schools - to improve refugee client services.- Managed five programs and grants, developing annual goals and ensuring programs meet performance standards.- Managed implementation of services to meet client needs, overseeing refugee mental health assessments, psychosocial support groups, and domestic violence interventions. - Managed program expenses and budgets.- Represented WR Durham at external meetings with funders, partner agencies, and educational institutions.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

- Assisted with writing and editing annual grant proposal to the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. - Coordinated refugee Reception & Placement (R&P) training for new field staff members. - Created and edited online training modules of refugee resettlement grant guidelines and best practices.- Led program development initiatives, including a gender audit of R&P program services. - Developed a professional development program for headquarters-based staff members. - Represented World Relief on an inter-agency working group for cultural orientation programs. - Provided technical assistance on cultural orientation programs at 25 field offices. - Supervised R&P program interns.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Assisted with on-site monitoring and evaluation of World Relief field offices, conducted home visits with refugees, and interviewed local stakeholders. Provided offices with their best practices and recommendations for follow-up after the monitoring.Managed program data and developed a report to track program outcomes. Reviewed and processed 200-300 monthly R&P period reports and monthly follow-up evaluations on minors.

Kigali, Rwanda

- Compiled and edited monthly report to IJM Headquarters on field office operations, legal, aftercare, investigations, human resources, and finance departments. - Prepared reports and briefing papers to propose a new casework project to prevent sexual violence against minors. - Served as a point of contact between IJM Rwanda and new staff and partner organizations.

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Development

Concentration: Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Development Master's Capstone: Youth Transformation and Peacebuilding

Refugee Studies Centre: Forced Migration Summer Institute

Research focus: Disability and forced migration

B.A., Political Science

Activities and Societies: Middle East Studies Program; Humanities Teaching Assistant; Public Relations intern.