Erin Payne Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Oversee an approximately $30 million WVUS sponsorship portfolio of 5 countries in East and Southern Africa with 45 area programs
• Ensure national office fiduciary compliance to the sponsorship promise and industry standards
• Review and approve designs for multi-year program plans
• Review and approve program start-up and transition decisions and the use of strategic sponsorship reserve funds
• Operationalize WVUS’ multi-year sponsorship funding strategies and allocations within the portfolio
• Partner with WVUS’ representation in 5 national office support teams to ensure portfolio support and investment discussions are in alignment with WVUS’ sponsorship program focus and funding strategy

• Managed program implementation and financial execution of $8 million annual budget for Latin America region
• Served as POC for USG grantors on award negotiation, implementation, and closeout
• Developed and facilitated training workshops for global field staff on USG grant compliance, report writing, and budget management
• Supervised onboarding, work plan, and professional development of Atlas Corps Fellow
• Collaborated with Director of Grants and Compliance to develop global SOPs and policies for contracts and grants
• Developed RACI matrix for HQ and field leadership staff under the re-centralization of global support initiative

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Develop vision and strategy for the Latin America region and ensure alignment with IJM global strategy
• Manage and report on global key performance indicators for the Latin America region
• Develop, communicate, and manage reporting and budgeting rhythms for all Latin America field offices
• Manage regional budget allocation and strategic budget trade-off decisions
• Lead Latin America field office program management cohort
• Develop and manage regional communication plan, meeting rhythms, and intra-regional collaboration

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Drafted proposals, construct work plans and implement $750k - $10 million multi-year grant programs through U.S. Department of State and private foundations
• Managed and reported on multi-year grant and non-grant programs and budgets for Latin America field offices
• Provided guidance and accountability to field offices leaders on program strategy and progress towards targets
• Designed casework and capacity building programs for Latin America field offices, in coordination with field office teams
• Managed implementation of monitoring and evaluation plans for field office programs, baseline/end-line studies and external program evaluations
• Liaised with IJM internal and external stakeholders to communicate about IJM’s work in Latin America and opportunities for collaboration

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed regional HQ and DR office budget and prepare monthly expense reports for the regional team
• Worked with grants management team to facilitate and report on the use of government grants for the DR
• Served as the liaison between Latin America field offices and all internal and external constituents
• Provided translation at training conferences on first aid and investigative techniques for Latin American staff
• Worked with Field Directors and VP to develop and implement a strategic plan for the professional development of nationals leaders in all IJM field offices

Bureau Of Western Hemisphere Affairs

• Compiled and prepared daily news briefs for the front office and Assistant Secretary
• Assisted front office staffers with the management and flow of paper from WHA offices
• Organized bureau roundtable discussions and meetings with outside experts
• Completed research on voting behavior of CARICOM countries in the United Nations

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Translated from Spanish to English letters to the board and meeting minutes
• Completed trip and reimbursement reports for consultants throughout Latin America
• Created guidelines for office procedures such as reimbursement requests, trip reports and check writing

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Created and edited budget spreadsheets and procurement order forms
• Organized and supervised summer institute online purchase system
• Worked collaboratively with team members at a local and national level

New Port Richey, FL

• Created daily lesson plans, class activities and assessments
• Managed students and classroom environment
• Worked with students, parents and colleagues to achieve student success

Ma, Latin American And Hemispheric Studies

B.A., History, Spanish