• Implemented a strategic plan to enhance access to quality health services for communities affected by climate change in Africa and Asia.• Directed a $10 million corporate-funded program for community adaptation and health system resilience to climate change, ensuring successful design, execution and impact.• Successfully collaborated with governments and key stakeholders to enhance reproductive health and maternal health services, ensuring alignment and synergy in efforts.• Spearheaded the creation of compelling funding proposals for major health and climate change donor agencies.• Led external relations efforts, representing the organization at events and maintaining donor relations.

• Played instrumental roles in securing $119 million in US Government funding to bolster economic and social empowerment and enhance access to health services for marginalized populations.• Led a significant expansion of regional programs, effectively doubling the annual budget of the project portfolio, thereby amplifying programmatic impact. • Developed and executed a comprehensive regional growth strategy, resulting in expanded geographic presence and diversified funding sources across Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa.• Oversaw program operations and implementation within a complex project portfolio, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with organizational mission and goals. • Supervised and mentored staff, fostering professional growth and development within a multidisciplinary regional team. • Demonstrated proficiency in financial and administrative management, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and procedures.

• Successfully led a $120 million multi-donor grant making fund within the United Nations, facilitating universal access to sanitation and hygiene for marginalized communities across 13 countries.• Directed grant management processes, fostering national movements, providing support to local partners, and establishing impactful multi-stakeholder partnerships.• Played a pivotal role on the senior management team, managing Board relations and reporting, contributing to strategic decision-making and organizational governance. • Conducted public speaking engagements at community, national, regional, and global events, advocating for improved sanitation and hygiene practices and raising awareness of related challenges.• Represented the organization on a global business platform supporting the circular economy, fostering private sector engagement and accelerating progress towards sustainable solutions.• Maintained strong relations with key donors, including the governments of the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, ensuring continued financial support and collaboration.• Achieved significant milestones, with the Fund impacting the lives of 20 million people by improving sanitation and hygiene conditions in target communities.• Successfully navigated a major change management and restructuring process, serving as interim Executive Director and guiding the team through transition and adaptation.• Enhanced accountability through the implementation of country-level processers and stakeholder advisory committees, ensuring transparency and effectiveness in program delivery. • Implemented improvements in various operational areas, including data collection and analysis, knowledge management, financial management, research, and evaluation.

• Cultivated strategic partnerships and fostered dialogue with international organizations, enhancing UNOPS’s visibility and influence in the global health sector.• Led a 15-country portfolio, providing comprehensive financial and programmatic advisory services for grants from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Implemented a restructuring of the management approach and staffing for the program, enhancing operational efficiency.

• Provided strategic advice to senior management, informing decisions on partnerships, strategic directions, and funding opportunities, contributing to organizational growth and impact.• Facilitated knowledge management and learning by creating and overseeing a Community of Practice.• Managed a Growth and Innovation Fund, facilitating the scale-up of innovative approaches to program implementation, driving organizational agility and effectiveness.

• Led global business development, driving the creation of new programs promoting equitable access to HIV/AIDS, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health services in developing countries.• Developed and implemented Pathfinder’s Business Development systems, streamlining processes and expanding networks to enhance organizational growth and impact.• Successfully managed the development of funding proposals, securing over $350 million to support critical health initiatives, doubling the organizational budget.

• Played a key role as a senior manager for a USAID-funded civil society development project, driving efforts to increase civic participation and strengthen organizations and coalitions.• Ensured the integration of a robust programmatic component supporting positive youth involvement and leadership, empowering young people to actively engage in civic activities.• Developed a grant-making program and oversaw the entire process, including grantee selection, provision of technical assistance, and facilitating effective capacity building and project sustainability.• Supervised multidisciplinary teams, including technical, program, monitoring, and finance staff.

• Managed five offices across Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro, overseeing a team of 40 staff members, ensuring effective coordination to achieve program objectives.• Developed and led programs for refugees, displaced people and vulnerable populations.• Took charge of strategic planning, work planning, budgeting, and overall operations management.

• Managed grants and provided technical assistance for civil society organizations promoting social reintegration within war-affected communities.• Collaborated closely with local governments to facilitate community-led initiatives for youth leadership, economic development, and education.

• Established comprehensive psychosocial programs tailored to the needs of 8,000 Cuban refugees residing in four camps within the Panama Canal Zone, ensuring their protection and wellbeing, with a particular focus on children.