Francisca Vigaud-Walsh Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Responsible for shaping a new strategic direction for our organization to advance a responsible regional migration governance framework in the Americas. I design and promote solutions-driven policies that address the complex challenges of migration on a regional scale. I have pioneered advocacy initiatives that have placed key issues on the map for the U.S. administration and Congress, while cultivating strategic partnerships with key governments and civil society partners throughout the region.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Bureau subject matter expert and policy lead on Internal Displacement, Protection Standards, and Refugee Returns. Responsible for formulating U.S. humanitarian policy and strategic planning, providing guidance to senior leadership, and managing impact investments in these three areas of responsibility. Also acted as Bureau protection lead in U.S. Afghan relocation efforts. Recipient of State Department Meritorious Honor Award for outstanding performance.

Advised private and public sector clients with research, strategy design, policy development, advocacy and technical support in the areas of protection mechanisms for IDPs, refugees and migrants; gender and migration; and gender-based violence (GBV) in humanitarian and development settings.Clients included the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Oxfam International, The World Bank, InterAction, Open Society Foundations, VOICE, and The Center for Democracy in the Americas. Geographical areas of focus: South Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researcher, author and advocate, focusing on the humanitarian community’s capacity to respond to violence against women and girls and protect them from further abuse in displacement.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Researched and authored IRC full-length report, "Too Soon to Turn Away: Security, Governance and Humanitarian Need in the Central African Republic"

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Short-term contract to develop an advocacy training e-learning for IRC staff worldwide, operating in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as organization's most senior advocate for women's protection in support of IRC's programs and beneficiaries worldwide.

Humanitarian Reponse Department

Provided leadership and technical assistance to mainstream protection and gender into CRS humanitarian programming worldwide. This included support in protection, gender, and GBV training, assessments, intervention design, proposal writing, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, and policy and advocacy.

Global

Managed 2 USG-funded emergency programs in support of Darfuri refugees in 3 camps in Eastern Chad

Conducted refugee status determinations and completed Refugee Registration Forms for refugee resettlement candidates, primarily from West Africa.

Interviewed refugees in camps throughout Horn of Africa; determined refugee resettlement eligibility; prepared cases for INS review.

Ma, International Relations - Conflict Management

Johns Hopkins Bologna, Italy Center

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba

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