Elinor Bradshaw Email & Phone Number

Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

• Leads, manages and coordinates the work of the Project Cell• Ensures that project proposals are of high quality and properly coordinated within the Mission as well as with external stakeholders• Supports and facilitates the Mission's operational units and managers in project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation• Assesses project proposals and makes recommendations on the feasibility and sustainability ofprojects in cooperation with the Finance and Procurement Units, and operational units • Establishes and maintains contacts with International Organisations and NGOs to identify potential project partners, synergies and funding• Ensures transparency and compliance with EU rules and regulations• Develops and maintains project management procedures and implements project management training for project managers within the Mission

Ramallah, West Bank

• Led and managed the work of the Project Cell• Ensured that project proposals are of high quality and properly coordinated within the Mission as well as with external stakeholders• Supported and facilitated the Mission's operational units and managers in project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation• Established and maintained contacts with International Organisations and NGOs to identify potential project partners and synergies.

• Mentored and coached change initiative projects within the International Training Programme for Disaster Risk Management (ITP DRM); one project in Cambodia and one in the Philippines. • Strengthened the capacity of both the individuals and their organisations participating in the ITP DRM to better manage change and disaster risks.

Home Based/Ethiopia

• Developed a successful funding proposal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland, 2023 humanitarian funding round on a multi-sector drought response in southern Oromia, Borena zone in Ethiopia. The full proposal included a narrative part, budget, logical framework, risk management matrix and environmental impact assessment, as well as extracting data from many more sources of information.

Tripoli, Libya

• Led, directed and managed the work and staff of the Project and Coordination Cell• Provided project management and external coordination support to units within the Mission• Ensured that project proposals are of high quality and properly coordinated within the Mission as well as with external stakeholders• Established and maintained contacts with International Organisations and NGOs to identify potential project partners and synergies• Supervised the Mission’s coordination and co-operation activities with local, EU and international counterparts

Helsinki Area, Finland

• Planned, provided implementation support, and monitored humanitarian programmes with a focus on the Middle East (Jordan), Eastern and Southern Africa (Ethiopia, Uganda, Mozambique)• Undertook monitoring visits to programme countries to ensure appropriate programme cycle management and technical support to projects that are starting, ongoing or under closure• Developed new proposals and concept notes to institutional donors (EU, ECHO, MFA Finland and UN agencies) and wrote donor reports• Communicated and coordinated with internal and external counterparts to ensure harmonization of efforts• Terms of reference included a one month Emergency Deployment to Mozambique in a Business Development Manager role

Damascus, Syria

• As the first full-time staff, established Finnish Red Cross presence in Syria• Managed a project portfolio within the Syria country programme consisting of several health projects focusing on rehabilitation of primary health clinics, provision of physiotherapy services and psychosocial support, community-based health interventions and inclusion of people living with disabilities• Developed a large successful project proposal to EU (DG NEAR), and supported its initiation and implementation as the leader of a consortium consisting of four Red Cross/Red Crescent societies• Developed several other project proposals and concept notes to institutional donors (MFA Finland, Finnish Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund) and wrote donor reports• Represented the Finnish Red Cross in a Country Delegate role in numerous internal and external coordination platforms

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Thematic Advisor on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience within the Humanitarian Business Team• Developed new proposals and supported the implementation of numerous Disaster Risk Reduction projects in Asia (Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Afghanistan) and Latin America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Brazil) with funding from USAID and corporate donors• Provided technical support and capacity strengthening initiatives for Save the Children country offices and their local civil society partners on project management, DRR and Resilience Building as well as promotion of children’s participation• Identified training needs and undertook technical support visits to countries addressing the needs• Provided inputs to country strategy documents and annual workplans of country offices

Port Au Prince, Haiti

• Managed all international development and humanitarian aid projects within the Haiti country programme, liaising with a wide range of national and international partner organizations • Developed new project proposals and concept notes, wrote donor reports, fostered partnerships and maintained donor relations (MFA Finland, EU, ECHO and UN agencies)• Strengthened the capacity of local partner civil society organizations in project management, monitoring and evaluation, reporting and resource mobilization• Programmatic key thematic areas included Education, Women’s Empowerment, Disaster Risk Reduction, Food Security and Livelihoods

Nairobi, Kenya

• Led the development of a wide variety of work plans and processes within the fields of Education, Health, Gender, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, ensuring alignment with wider programme policies • Participated in proposal writing, checking consistency, editing contents and language• Provided inputs to country strategy documents, concept notes and annual workplans• Provided technical support to and managed the implementation of regional UNDRR initiatives such as the “Worldwide Initiative on Safe Schools" in collaboration with partner organizations• Participated in the organization of the third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan (2015)

Tegucigalpa/El Progreso, Honduras

• Managed the implementation of an ECHO funded Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Building project in Northern Honduras • Developed and coordinated data collection, baseline and end line studies, and monitoring and evaluation systems for the project• Placed a special emphasis on ensuring youth and women’s participation in the project activities• Prepared accurate and timely progress reports, ensuring compliance with donor requirements • Strengthened the capacity of the host organization, the Honduran Red Cross, to manage its own projects• Participated in the writing team for a new successful project proposal to ECHO in Honduras

Bangkok, Thailand

• Managed several capacity strengthening initiatives for national and regional government agencies, civil society organizations and other partner networks • Provided technical expertise in strengthening civil society participation in regional and national policy making processes, placing special emphasis on encouraging the participation of the most vulnerable populations• Supported the implementation of the HIV/AIDS Technical Support Facilities (TSF) in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and South Asia • Monitored and evaluated UNAIDS and TSF technical support and capacity building provision in the region• Fostered partnerships with donors including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis (GFATM), AusAID and USAID

Abuja, Nigeria

• Promoted successful joint work of the UN Country Team, UNAIDS cosponsors and the National AIDS Council for strengthened support to the national HIV/AIDS response • Provided technical expertise in strengthening civil society and especially women’s participation in national policy making processes• Assessed the capacity and identified key gaps and priorities in the technical, organizational and financial abilities of national HIV/AIDS civil society organizations in Nigeria • Provided technical support and capacity building in project management, resource mobilization and organizational development to key civil society partners• Provided inputs to country strategy documents, project proposals, concept notes, and annual workplans

Helsinki, Finland

• Supported the Programme Director on project management, and the financial and administrative implementation of the multi-sector Government Policy Programme on Health Promotion• Contributed to the development of a wide variety of programme activities including: --> Coordinating the implementation of advocacy and communications campaigns --> Developing and maintaining innovative partnerships with civil society organizations, the private sector, municipalities and national government agencies --> Facilitating dissemination of best practices within health promotion --> Drafting programme reports and facilitating a successful mid-term review of the programme

Helsinki, Finland

• Assisted three Members of Parliament and the Minister of Finance mainly within the thematic areas of Health, Social Welfare, Environmental Affairs and International Politics • Drafted official parliamentary documents and monitored the work of several parliamentary committees• Developed key communication messages and liaised with a wide variety of audiences including the general public, civil society organisations and government agencies• Participated in successful election campaign work during three national and local elections

Guatemala

• Designed and conducted an independent research project for Master’s thesis on political participation in 12 local indigenous communities

Bachelor Of Medical Science, Medical Science

Master Of Science, Global Health

Master Of Social Sciences, International Politics

Master Of Political Sciences, Development Studies, Politics