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Denver, Colorado, United States

Little Rock, Arkansas, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Responsible for leading the development, analysis, and finalization of budget/cost proposals for submission to a variety of USG funders including USAID, BHA, PRM, DOS, and USDA. Provides regular and ongoing comprehensive financial insight, information, and support to proposal team members and consolidates their inputs to build the proposal budgets and complete cost requirements identified in the solicitations. Responsible for ensuring compliance with USG rules and regulations, notice of funding specifications, and CARE confederation policies, including full cost recovery. Responsible for tailoring budget templates for proposal submissions, and ensuring all relevant forms, representations, certifications and assurances are completed. Supports new budget development, cost modifications/budget realignments and other support requests as needed, liaising with technical and country office teams globally.- Shipley Associates, Pricing to Win - Completed August, 2022

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Manage all aspects of Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) funded “Elevating Gender in Humanitarian Feedback and Accountability Systems” project across CARE HQ, Syria, South Sudan, and Nigeria country offices. Provides strategic program oversight and financial and technical support to field teams. Serves as primary representative for all donor and external partner relations, including negotiatingcontracts. Coordinated the design and submission of successful program no‐cost extension, including development of budget templates for field team use and custom budget analysis and pipeline tools. Developed partner organizational capacity assessment tool to inform capacity development efforts. Oversaw numerous procurement processes, developed contracts, and managed external partners delivery of programmatic deliverables, including the bespoke “VoiceApp” digital qualitative data collection tool. Developed presentations for external audiences and co‐facilitate MEAL‐focused webinars for global CARE audiences. Represent Humanitarian Team as liaison with Digital and other teams on program design and development (including cost proposals) related to gender, data, and technology programming.

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Primarily supported Rule of Law Director in managing USAID-funded program focused on improving women’s access to quality information, government transparency and accountability. Provided strategic program oversight, financial and technical support to field team in Dhaka, Bangladesh on $1.3 million USD program. Designed, implemented and oversaw monitoring and evaluation system for Bangladesh program, including review and presentation of qualitative data to convey program impact. Synthesizes program data to document lessons learned and best practices. As member of the DM&E cohort at the Center, acted as internal consultant for program teams on strategic design, monitoring and evaluation systems design and interventions. Co-facilitated internal strategic program planning workshops, including developing program logic models, theories of changes, measurement frameworks, and evaluation requirements. Primarily responsible for programmatic efficiency and donor compliance. Authored donor reports and other official communications. Lead project related budget management responsibilities for multiple funding streams across Bangladesh and Nepal. Oversaw $400,000 USD subgrant, including second tier sub-grant partner budgets and activities. Developed in-country security management plan for national and expatriate staff in Bangladesh and attended two-day intensive Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) course. Secondary support provided on other program aspects, including travel to Nepal for various program assessments, and first of its kind international conference on women’s access to information in the world, attended by roughly 100 high level international stakeholders. Liaised with high level government officials and non-governmental partners to facilitate productive program partnership. Humentum Training, USAID and Federal Subaward Management Training - Completed January, 2019

Arcata, Ca, Us

Arcata, Ca, Us

Backstopped $75 million USD USAID-funded iSTREAM program in South Sudan focused on strengthening independent media environment and access to information in South Sudan, including in humanitarian contexts and Protection of Civilian (POC) sites. Provided administrative, financial and technical support to programming efforts. Participated in advocacy and communication activities to maintain a high profile for Internews activities in South Sudan. Maintained high level contacts with current and potential donors and program partners, as well as represented program at meetings, roundtables and other events. Designed, implemented, and coordinated systems and processes to improve programmatic efficiency and ensure donor compliance. Developed and maintained tracking systems to ensure progress on all administrative actions. Liaised with HQ and field-based security teams on a regular basis, as well as during the development of onboarding and travel processes for international consultants and visitors. Lead or assisted with all stages for international recruitment and contracting. Authored donor quarterly reports as needed. Regularly travelled to South Sudan, with extended stays in country.InsideNGO Training, USAID Rules and Regulations - Completed March, 2015InsideNGO Training, USAID and Federal Subaward Management Training - Completed April, 2015InsideNGO Training, Navigating International HR - Completed December, 2015

Washington, Dc, Us

Backstopped USAID, NED, DfID and DOS-funded programs in Sudan and South Sudan focused on civil society strengthening and issue-based community advocacy. Served as M&E focal point on Sudan and South Sudan teams developing, implementing and analyzing data requirements for planning and measurement systems, as well as analyzing data to determine trends. Provided administrative, financial and technical support to programming through: ongoing communications with field staff; managing program budgets valued at over $60 million; drafting, editing and finalizing donor reports; ensuring reporting compliance on leases, extensions and contracts; and contributing to new business opportunities via cost and technical proposal development. Managed a $350,000 sub-grant to local partner, including capacity development on financial reporting and management tools. Conducted desktop reviews of in-country risk factors and contributed to security briefing onboarding materials for international consultants. Recruited, supervised and mentored project assistants and interns.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for backstopping DC-based program team. Tracked elections programs and related activities in Angola, Madagascar and other countries in Southern Africa. Authored weekly election update newsletters for external audience on 2012 Angola elections. Monitored political developments in Southern Africa countries, drafting daily news summaries for SEA Team. Conducted research on various projects and assisted in preparing presentations, submitting summaries to program staff.

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Edited grant applications and developed standardized partner project proposal form for Kenyan partners. Coordinated and supervised donor outreach, including annual fundraising event, which led to a 60% increase in donations from the prior year. Created, edited, and published organization’s website, driving donor interest through partner profiles and web-stories. Managed donor database and streamlined fundraising outreach.

Washington, Dc, Us

- Conducted in-depth research and analysis regarding cross-border implications of Chad-Sudan refugee crisis, as well as international donor activity following Cyclone Nargis, and US Congressional legislation, among others.- Attended meetings and presentations and reported back to advocates.- Assisted in planning and executing annual fundraiser dinner.- Responsible for answering phones, mail room operations, and other general office duties.

- Responsible for data entry, customer service, mail room operations, verifying checks and organizing large deposits and assisting with online marketing/research.- Assisted Spanish-speaking customers.- Summer and school-break employee entrusted with increasingly difficult tasks.

Masters, International Studies With A Focus In Political Theory

Bachelors, Western Thought In Practice