David Westervelt Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Scope management of over $5 million in annual donor and internal funds for program activities and operational effectiveness of country teams for offices in Yemen, Lebanon, Sudan, Iraq, Jordan, Nepal, Indonesia, and the.
• Led proposal development for over $15 million in funding from US Government and private entities.
• Provided expert guidance to Regional Director regarding programmatic opportunities and team development.
• Managed all program and operations staff. Ensured that targets and deadlines were set and were achieved.
• Ensured program documentation was maintained in Salesforce with regular updates and reviews of saved materials.
• Developed integrated program strategy and implementation in 7 countries in Asia and the Middle East. Led workshops with internal stakeholders, identified targets, and deployed strategic plan.

• Policy Development and Compliance Leadership
• Provided remote and on-site operational support for a global economic development agency operat-ing in Africa and Latin America and specializing in market intervention and value chain development in agriculture and SME.
• Led the review of DfID Code of Conduct standards and internal policy revisions to reflect DfID re-quirements.
• Revised organization policies in vehicle management with reference to donor policy and historic ex-perience.
• Conducted policy and cost review, and subsequent procurement of global travel services.
• Conducted best practices review and presented recommendations for agency growth in gendered considerations (safety, inclusion, PSEA for staff and beneficiaries) and in beneficiary data protection.Global Security.

Copenhagen, DK

• Senior Management
• Managed field office of approximately 125 staff and operating in 6 community and livelihood centers, with units working in livelihoods, cash programming, NFI distribution, GBV, child protection, mine risk education.
• Designed the capacity building plan for the field office, with other field offices invited to join training opportunities; included financial planning, project cycle, M&E, reporting, compliance, and relevant technical.
• Participated in the Senior Management Team, with input into strategic direction safety and security;
• Improved compliance accountability standing by approximately 10% against organization metrics.
• Directly managed all field office support functions (procurement, logistics, HR, admin, and finance).

Copenhagen, DK

• Program Management
• Implemented livelihood interventions in small and medium enterprise development, business and tools grants, and vocational training.
• Implemented cash distribution programs in cash for work (CFW) and unrestricted, multi-purpose cash transfers.
• Designed business financial literacy training materials, and trained staff in effective training style.
• Co-wrote the agency’s MENA region strategy for livelihoods programming.
• Implemented market-based programs with funding from UNDP, UNHCR, DFID, Danida, MFAF.

Baltimore, MD, US

• Remotely managed staff conducting Voucher for Work activities in two locations.
• Designed and implemented 14 community recovery projects, followed by closed market fairs.
• Participated in proposal writing for OFDA/FFP project funding.
• Supported external contractor conducting a market analysis of the movement of goods and oppor-tunity for an agricultural market intervention.
• Conducted partner sub-award liquidations on a monthly basis, with attention to USAID compliance and consistency in financial record keeping.

Baltimore, MD, US

• Implemented closed market fairs of agricultural materials to IDPs and host communities for economic recovery.
• Implemented closed market fairs of NFI supplies for IDPs for immediate humanitarian needs.
• Identified novel payment schemes for cash transfer and vendor payment in challenging locations.
• Conducted CFW activities in 12 communities, with 1800+ beneficiary households.
• Managed offices implementing cash transfer, agricultural recovery, WASH, and NFI activities.
• Sub-awardee management, capacity building, and compliance reviews.Safety and Security

Portland, OR, US

• Supervised four material distribution teams, improving professionalism and promoting adherence to best practices and safety protocols in performance of duties.
• Designed educational materials to support behavior change communication program aimed at reducing cholera incidence in isolated communities.
• Contributed to design of close-of-program community surveys to measure program impact.
• Contributed to design of low cost latrines and mobile first aid packs.

• Updated of town mitigation, preparedness, and response plans in coordination with relevant local and state officials.
• Identified community hazards and potential disaster shelters and operation centers.
• Worked with regional planning commission to improve coordination with partner response agencies.
• Designed survey to establish local needs and vulnerable populations, and secured local funding for survey implementation.

New Orleans, Louisiana, US

• Advised students performing Peace Corps service regarding requirements and expectations for their service.
• Participated in developing program and curriculum standards and goals for MI program.
• Liased with Peace Corps offices in Washington, DC and Dallas, TX regarding program needs and changes.
• Collected and organized all available historic program data and developed a database for information collected.
• Coordinated with school development officer in developing a Peace Corps-related endowment.
• Wrote handbook for successors to improve institutional memory.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Researched, prepared, and presented 200+ community health awareness lessons in French for culturally and ethnically diverse audiences.
• Partnered with peers to develop and produce inter-sectoral programs.
• As regional safety coordinator, communicated safety concerns to rural and isolated team members.
• Managed regional Peace Corps office, budgeting, communications, and local staff coordination.
• Evacuated from first placement site due to al Qaeda presence, completed service in a similar community in the same country.

Managed volunteer program of hundreds of volunteers. Recruited and trained new volunteers and communicated with community partner organizations. Provided regular updates of volunteer opportunities and needs. Identified and collected donations in cooperation with donations coordinator.

Prepared and presented lessons in absence of instructor. Frequently entered classes to assist permanent staff. Mentored students in distressed urban environment.

Responsible for updating client file database daily. Developed file tracking system to answer information requests. Wrote office policy regarding requests for client files. Assisted in design of new database. Catalogued office library.

Developed tutoring and mentoring strategies for students in first through fifth grades. Managed community events in which students and fellow AmeriCorps members participated. Directed two after school activities.

Master Of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences, Disaster Management

Education record

Political Science