Dylan Daniel Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Provide financial and operational support to the $225M United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nigeria Integrated Health Program (IHP) through means of: financial/costpoint voucher reviews, task order proposal coordination, and subcontractor management/liaison with Viamo & PharmAccess. Conduct grant application budget and budget narrative reviews; provide project management support through grants administration and management; local employee salary scale (ESS) adjustment; and compliance reporting for the $33M USAID/Nigeria Strengthening Civic Advocacy and Local Engagement (SCALE) Activity. Maintain financial analyses including project and grant forecasting; variance notes; payroll audit; and Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance reconciliation. Support recruitment of Long-Term Technical Assistance (LTTA) staff through CV review and shortlisting, management of due diligence paperwork and references, and compiling competitive offers based Local Employment Compensation Plan (LECP) labor categories. Lead Task Order 6 – Ebonyi closeout asset verification trip in preparation for submission of the Asset Disposition Plan to USAID. Tenure includes TDY in Abuja, Nigeria to conduct asset register and grant documentation & processes audit.

Washington, D.C.

Lead coordination of USAID and other donor-funded proposal efforts. Work across global health and economic growth sectors, including in the areas of Family Planning (FP), Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH), Health Systems Strengthening (HSS), Global Health Supply Chain (GHSC), and agriculture & food security. Manage key pipeline opportunities from opportunity identification to submission including: Manage proposal review process; Manage relationships with technical writing, recruitment, and proposal development consultants including onboarding and Level of Effort (LOE) management. Contribute to technical writing and lead drafting of non-technical sections of proposals including Staffing & Management Plans and Corporate Capabilities. Serve as strategic growth focal point for Francophone Africa Portfolio. Analyze business pipeline and prepare compelling step review reports and bid prep cost projections; Manage capture and proposal budget and ensure revenue expenditures are strategically in-line with corporate growth projections. Task and manage workload Entry-Level Professionals (ELPs)/Analysts.

Washington, D.C. And Johannesburg, South Africa

Provide administrative, technical, logistical, and financial support to United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Department of State (USDoS), and Department for International Development (DFID)-funded projects; including rapid mobilization of staff and project start-up for USAID/eSwatini Client Management Information System (CMIS). Lead data collection efforts for Belize under USDoS/Central America Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) Small Grants Program (SGP) Evaluation including instrument design, program document review, conducting Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), data analysis and report writing. Lead coordination of USAID, USDoS, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and other donor-funded proposal efforts. Lead and support technical writing efforts including illustrative Task Order response to USAID/Kenya & East Africa End of Project Performance Evaluation for Kenya Commercial Investment Entrepreneurs (KCIE), Feed the Future (FtF). Served as Teaching Assistant for Monitoring, Evaluation, & Learning (MEL) in International Development course at Johns Hopkins University – School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). TDY for combined 5 months of tenure in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Support United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Department of State (USDoS), and United Nations World Food Programme (UNWFP) proposal development efforts by means of: writing non-technical sections of proposals including Staffing and Institutional Capabilities, coordinate proposal efforts and manage proposal team meetings schedule, facilitate teaming/partnering efforts by means of initiating contact with partners, managing lines of communication, and facilitating execution of Teaming Agreements and obtaining other necessary documents, provide final formatting and copy-editing of proposals prior to submission. Support recruiting by means of: writing/posting job ads, sourcing appropriate candidates, initiating contact with candidates and managing lines of communication, support interview efforts, and facilitate rate negotiations, reference checks, and receiving all other necessary documentation from candidates. Serve as point person for Global Health (GH) Practice. Facilitate Bi-weekly GH Practice/Business Development meetings; analyze new business pipeline and coordinate bi-weekly pipeline updates. Task and manage workload of Business Development Interns and International Proposal and Project Support (IPPS) staff. Served on on Business Development team when IBTCI was recognized as the 18th largest USAID contractor by Devex per their 2016 list.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Serviced IBTCI's Agriculture & Food Security/Education, Environment, & Economic Growth (AFE3) Practice. Responsibilities included: Provide project management support for USAID funded projects implemented by IBTCI by means of: non-technical writing, administrative/logistical support, management of filing system, recruitment of field consultants, management of recruitment databases, copy edit deliverables, format CVs, and format, design, and contribute to deliverables. Provide proposal support for bids on USAID funded projects implemented by IBTCI by means of: recruitment of field consultants, make initial contact with potential field consultants, coordinate interviews, obtain necessary paperwork such as completed 1420 and Letter of Commitment (LOC), effectively communicate with potential field consultants by means of telephone and e-mail, facilitate rate negotiations, format CVs, and format, design, and contribute to proposal annexes. Responsible for training Summer Business Development Intern to write Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) and biographies for formatted CVs to be included in USAID proposals and for oversight and delegation of various filing and CV formatting tasks throughout the Summer.

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

Served as an Associate Editor for the peer-reviewed academic journal "Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal". Refereed publication submissions under publication consideration in the academic journal and providing feedback to Common Ground as well as authors in order to provide perspective and improve quality of work submitted.

Blacksburg, Virginia

Developed thesis that was presented at the 5th International Conference on Food Studies. Devised theoretical framework in thesis for international GMO opposition and its effects. Thesis has been published in Volume 6, Issue 3 of Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Blacksburg, Virginia

Served as a tutor and academic resource for incoming freshman in an introductory world politics and policy course as a part of Virginia Tech's Summer Academy program. Graded midterm and final exams including essay critique for a class of 20 and coached interested students through essay preparation for exams.

Winchester, Virginia & Romney, West Virginia

Facilitated housing development projects in the Shenandoah Valley and West Virginia by means of clientele management, research and development on housing development projects, produced and maintained housing development project files, and determined what housing development projects would be pursued throughout the Summer, along with the Executive Director.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), International Relations And Affairs

Concentration: International Development Language Proficiency: Spanish

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Economics

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Relations And Affairs