Amanda Young Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Served as Peace Corps/Washington’s primary liaison for four overseas posts: Senegal, The Gambia, Cameroon, and Togo. Interpreted and advised on agency policies and regulations, Peace Corps programming, operational management, administrative policies, and strategic planning.-Analyzed programs, researched and provided substantive information and recommendations to senior leaders, influencing decisions and actions involving established programs and projects. -Mentored three junior team members. Trained incoming desk officers. -Coordinated overseas trainings and conferences. -Subject matter expert on a tri-regional working group with the Agency’s Travel & Transportation office to streamline processes and devise solutions to issues related to travel, visa, and passport procurement for Volunteers and staff. -Established and maintained relationships with appropriate embassies, government agencies, private institutions, individuals and other stakeholders.

Office Of Health Services

-Managed the Peace Corps Agency’s Duty Officer program, which responds to emergency calls 24/7 related to the well-being of Volunteers and their families. -Liaised with Volunteers and their families, overseas and HQ staff to coordinate emergency leave, health and wellness inquiries, and other urgent matters.-Recruited, trained, and supervised Agency Duty Officers; updated and trained on mission critical procedures ensuring compliance with Agency policy.-Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for an after hours answering service contract; conducted market research and drafted procurement packages for review by OACM. Monitored contract budget, approved invoices, worked with contractors and Peace Corps staff to resolve issues.-Supervised office interns; hired and managed workloads, provided interpersonal and professional support.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

-Provided wide range of administrative support and programmatic backstopping, often under tight deadlines.-Special Assistant to the Office Director.-Lead logistics POC for two Youth Employability Training of Trainers (TOT) held in El Salvador and Washington, DC with budgets totaling over $60,000; Determined needs/criteria for training sites, contracted hotels, finalized budget, determined visa needs/arrangements, purchased supplies, drafted communications, prepared handouts, collected and updated participant travel information.-Collaborated with OPATS staff to curate content and develop a monthly Programming, Training, & Evaluation (PTE) newsletter; Tracked analytics and implemented strategies for increasing readership.-Trained incoming Program Support Assistant

Togo, West Africa

-Managed conference planning, budget, logistics, implementation and evaluation for an American-based non-profit specializing in women’s empowerment through scholarships, life skills training, and mentoring for Togolese young women.-Coordinated four national scholar conferences with budgets totaling over $20,000; trained 120 participants on topics including life-skills, community leadership and professional development.-Mentored and supervised incoming conference coordinator and 16 conference staff members.

Togo, West Africa

-Taught English to 130 students at the local middle school.-Created and facilitated English, Environment, and Girls Science clubs.-Wrote and managed two externally funded grants to build a middle school classroom and desks and to train rural middle schoolgirls in life skills, while exposing them to careers available in larger metropolitan areas.-Developed and presented sessions in French at the 2013 and 2014 National Women’s Wellness and Empowerment Conferences on topics including: women’s rights, self-confidence, goal setting, and gender equality.-Trained incoming Volunteers on work-related topics including: student-centered teaching techniques, cultural integration practices, monitoring and evaluation, safety and security, and health.

Strasbourg, France

-Collaborated with management staff to coordinate housing and employment for refugees.-Conducted all work in French.

Master Of Arts, International Development

Ba, International Relations And Geography; Minor In French, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Kappa Alpha Theta; Gamma Theta Upsilon