Amanda Ryan Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Mclean, Virginia, Us

London, Gb

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Directed projects for corporate, government, and non-profit clients from start-up to close-down including hiring and onboarding external consultants and local partners, contract management, financial management, technical implementation and deliverables, and monitoring and evaluation• Oversaw team of 4 local health experts to design and deliver a COVID-19 response program for 7 factories in Vietnam on behalf VF Corporation, a global apparel company; Developed program evaluation reports, good news stories, and stakeholder newsletters; Ensured timely reporting to client’s program evaluation digital data platform• Facilitated 3 Co-Design workshops for Shell LiveWIRE, Shell’s flagship CSR program, bringing together community stakeholders and implementing partners to design program delivery mechanisms, identify target beneficiaries, Key Performance Indicators, launch plans, and program evaluation and improvement plans for social impact programs• Managed budget of over $1,700,000 to implement a multi-year youth STEM education program for Khimji Ramdas, an Omani conglomerate; Collaborated with local team, client, and stakeholders to design and maintain an eLearning platform and deliver in-person activities for students; Designed program evaluation framework, KPIs, and regular reports to illustrate social impact

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Developed feasibility study and initial program design for a new country program under Shell LiveWIRE targeting 6 underserved, rural counties in the Texas Permian Basin• Led analysis for the Government of Oman’s National Cross-Sector Strategy Blueprint to increase In-Country Value in the Health and Utilities sectors; Analyzed procurement and contracts data for private and public companies to develop strategies to increase local supplier participation; Designed and facilitated strategy workshops and knowledge transfer trainings with ministry officials and sector stakeholders

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Designed a Community Needs Assessment for farmers and surrounding communities within Senegal and the Gambia, in support of Waitrose & Partners Foundation CSR initiatives across their value chain; Developed and delivered bilingual training course for local partners, empowering them to collect survey data efficiently while observing social sensitivities• Drafted short, medium, and long-term strategies for the nascent Surinamese oil and gas industry to invest in supplier competitiveness development and workforce training system upgrades to increase local content in future oil and gas projects based on analysis of quantitative surveys, stakeholder interviews, and qualitative assessments of education institutions

Bethesda, Md, Us

• Devised stakeholder questionnaires and an internal assessment tool to improve Kinross Mining’s CSR program for developing underserved small businesses in Mauritania; Synthesized qualitative data to identify gaps between the company’s stated program goals and their actual results to develop an action plan focused on bolstering the program’s community impact• Analyzed the economic value of the Trinidad and Tobago energy sector including leading demand and supply gap analyses and local content forecasting, hosting supplier discussion forums, and managing subcontractors • Conducted competitiveness analysis of the Guinean and Senegalese private sector for the mining and energy sector respectively; Analyzed leading constraints to competitiveness, constraints for women-owned companies, and SWOT analyses

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Collected and analyzed primary and secondary data relevant to miscellaneous tariff petitions• Conducted qualitative and quantitative industry and economic research and analysis to determine if petitions are valid and if tariffs should be reduced or removed • Prepared interpretive reports and conduct targeted research on international trade issues

Brussels, Be

• Tracked US trade and foreign policy to write a monthly brief for Members of Parliament• Attended Congressional hearings, summarized and analyzed testimony to brief supervisors for use in speeches, reports, and correspondence with the European Parliament

• Conducted literature reviews, analyzed policies and developed interview guides to assist research efforts • Reviewed donor grants and country National Strategic Plans as part of a large quantitative review of TB and HIV policies• Supported qualitative research on country case studies across four continents, including developing coding guides using grounded theory techniques

Charlottesville, Va, Us

• Researched best practices, including academic components, employer relations, and user interface, of similar university internship programs; used by the director in the program’s inaugural year to develop program competitiveness • Identified new internship and scholarship opportunities for students, career advisors, and relevant department chairs • Organized and promoted special events including career fairs, a film festival, and International Education Week

Master’S Degree, Public Policy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Economics, French