Francesca Battistin Email & Phone Number

Italy

Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

• Countries: Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Syria• Hierarchical/functional line management of one Regional Grants Officer and four Country Programme Coordinators/Heads of Programme• Quality assurance of the regional programme portfolio and oversight of proposal development, management and reporting, including the engagement of technical units, Finance, Grants Unit. Main donors: ECHO, BHA, PRM, AICS• Lead writer of strategic proposals (eg. ECHO HIP; multi-country proposals)• Support to country offices in the identification of national partners to fulfil the organizational localization agenda and transition to durable solutions• Tracking and reporting on the financial indicators of the regional programme portfolio • Support to the Regional Director in leading the development of the Country Strategic Plans for 2024-25• Liaison with donors at the HQ/Regional level

Two evidence reviews to inform Save the Children's internal programmatic approaches around Cash Plus for Nutrition and Cash Plus for Early Childhood Development.

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

• Led the ECHO funded, global level consortium for the uptake of multipurpose grants in emergencies (CaLP, DRC, Mercy Corps, UNOCHA)• Led the development of the Basic Needs Assessment and Response Analysis Framework and Toolkit, on behalf of the MPG Consortium• Managed research projects related to cash-based programming (“Value for Money of cash transfer preparedness” and “Child Outcomes”)• Designed and facilitated learning and mentoring initiatives on cash and market-based programming for teams of different sectors (e.g. Shelter, WaSH, Nutrition)• Chaired the Save the Children Cash & Market Group, across sectors and members of the movement• Member of the Child-sensitive Social Protection WG within Save the Children

Beirut District, Lebanon

Evaluated the impact of the multipurpose cash grant programme of the Lebanon Cash Consortium. Title of report: Lebanon Cash Consortium (LCC): Impact Evaluation of the Multipurpose Cash Assistance Programme

Lebanon

• Training of Cash for Work (CfW) implementing agencies in Lebanon• Revision of Public Employment Programmes Guidebook• Recommendations on the CfW Standard Operating Procedures for Lebanon

Lebanon

• Member of the inter-agency Cash Working Group and the Livelihoods Working Group • Elected member of the UN-NGO Targeting Task Force and of the Cash Core Group• Provided technical and management leadership for the implementation of the Economic Recovery and Development Program• Led sector specific strategy development and technical proposal design • Set in place and rolled out the monitoring and evaluation framework for the programme; responsible for donor reporting • Oversaw IRC’s relationship with implementing partners

Jordan

• Acting Manager of the Local Area Development Program and the Private Sector Development Program for Iraq since July and September 2012 respectively• Designed and managed economic development interventions in five provinces of Iraq• Trained and mentored local counterparts on how to plan for economic development at the provincial level• Provided technical advice to the Business Information Centers established by the respective Chambers of Commerce in five Provinces of Iraq• Contributed to the design of new projects for Iraq, in collaboration with other UN agencies, and contributed to ILO fund-raising efforts• Co-chaired the UNDAF Priority Working Group for Inclusive Economic Growth with UNIDO

Geneva Area, Switzerland

I developed a set of guidelines for small and medium enterprises on business continuity management. They can be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.ilo.org/employment/Whatwedo/Instructionmaterials/WCMS_187875/lang--en/index.htm

Pakistan

• Develop the implementation strategy for the Emergency Food Security and Livelihood Program in KPK Province (Budget: 3 M Euro; Donor: ECHO)• Provide technical and strategic direction to the project team, and assume overall responsibility for the achievement of project objectives and the quality and relevance of interventions• Work with partners of the Pakistan Emergency Food Security Alliance to ensure that approaches are harmonized, lessons are shared and interventions are coordinated• Prepare periodic programmatic work plans and project budgets in line with Office policies• Establish M&E and learning procedures and develop assessment tools; assume overall responsibility for the accurate documentation of project facts and figures and ensure quality and timeliness of internal and external reporting • Provide support in the design and set up of other Livelihood Programs as appropriate

Geneva Area, Switzerland

• Knowledge development and capacity building: conception and drafting of training materials; design and management of training projects; organisation and financial management of training events in different cultural and language settings (Banda Aceh, DRC, Kuwait City, Geneva); training delivery.• Advocacy, strategic partnerships and fund raising within the Cluster Working Group on Early Recovery: strategy and project design, financial and technical reporting on activities, networking, organisation of inter-agency events, participation to meetings and workshops as technical expert.• Field and HQ operations: financial and technical management of field & HQ projects (main focus: local economic recovery); information management; financial and technical coordination of inter-agency assessment missions and programme design; drafting of reports, strategies and programmes; technical advice.

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Diploma Of Advanced Studies, Project Management

Laurea, Economics