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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Strategy, resource mobilization, cofinancing partnerships, and trust fund management/operations.

Manila, Philippines & Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• Deliver for the Strategy, Policy and Partnerships Department to manage integrated multi-stakeholder projects under Asia-Pacific regional technical assistance initiatives in the Results Management & Aid Effectiveness.
• Project: Advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, 2021-2024Role: SDGs Financing & Implementation SpecialistTarget Countries: Laos, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Armenia, Georgia, Thailand, Pakistano Successfully.
• Role: Strategic Partnerships Specialist, Strategic Partnerships DivisionTarget Countries: Asia-Pacific Regiono Produced Non-Traditional Partners Engagement Approach Paper, and mapping of Knowledge Partnerships.
• Project: Agenda 2030: Supporting the SDGs through Strategic Partnerships & PreparednessRole: International Consultant on SDGsTarget Countries: Asia-Pacific Region (e.g. Indonesia, Pakistan)o Co-wrote and assessed 5.
• Project: Support for Implementing Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation Role: Innovative Finance & Partnerships for SDGs consultantTarget Countries: Asia-Pacific Regiono Explored new private.

Thimphu, Bhutan

Blended financing; SDGs financing; partnerships; resource mobilization strategies

Baku, Azerbaijan

Prepared the Partnerships and Development Finance Strategy 2021-2025. Established, operationalised, and chaired the UN Partnerships and Development Finance Taskforce, comprising all UN agencies, to support the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Azerbaijan.

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Conducted a thorough assessment of 300+ global multi-stakeholder platforms; provided actionable recommendations to optimise UNICEF's engagement with the business community and drive impactful partnerships.

Manila, Philippines

• Deployed strategies to build meaningful partnerships aligned with SDGs and UNDP's priorities. Classified partnership opportunities and assessed the compatibility of potential partners with UNDP's objectives.
• Produced the inaugural analysis of Private Sector Engagements and Organisations contributing to SDGs.
• Synthesised insights from survey and research of seven donors, crafting a scoping report to align their strategies with the UNDP Country Program.
• Directed the crafting of the UNDP Philippines Private Sector Engagement Strategy.
• Managed the impactful "Better Business, Better World: Philippines" report project, quantifying the SDGs' economic benefit through a cooperative effort with the government, corporations, business associations and ADB.
• Empowered UNDP’s multi-stakeholder partnerships in the Philippines, focusing on harnessing private sector insight and capital for sustainable development.

Yangon, Myanmar

• Led Cooperation Partners Group secretariat, comprised of 40+ development partners, bolstering effective development collaborations across government, private sector, NGOs and CSOs. Drove stakeholder engagement with.
• Supervised the secretariat program, including work plans, reports, budgets, staff management and procurement.
• Organised four priority workshops to disseminate strategic development insights on Development-Humanitarian-Peace Nexus and Agenda 2030/SDGs.
• Authored crucial knowledge products and initiated international community engagement at the subnational level, including with the Chief Minister of Yangon.
• Designed informational seminars for government, NGOs and CSOs, augmenting local capacity in development cooperation.
• Pioneered the design of the new UNDP Country Program and the new Under-Secretary-General’s first mission.

Yangon, Myanmar

• Built and solidified partnerships for UNOPS, executing strategic planning, workflow design and stakeholder engagement, enabling UNOPS to play a potent role in Myanmar's development. Led end-to-end projects.
• Mobilised resources for diverse initiatives such as the 3MDG Fund infrastructure, EU peace support, UN Peace Building Fund, UNSG’s Good Offices and IFAD.
• Conducted technical project management capacity workshops, providing Government, DPs and NGOs with knowledge in UNOPS core areas.
• Devised the inaugural UNOPS Myanmar Strategy 2014-2017 and its monitoring framework, securing endorsement from the Senior Management Group.
• Procured UNOPS’ maiden private sector and Japanese funding from Mitsubishi Corporation for the LIFT food security fund.
• Co-established the Joint Peace Fund, an innovative multi-donor trust fund amassing 11 donors and $107M.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• Worked on the project, Supporting Employment and Enterprise Development. Assessed World Bank's Doing Business Indicators, delivering valuable data for decision-making in critical sectors. Facilitated engagement between.
• Bolstered public-private engagement in Afghanistan, enhancing the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s connectivity with key sectors and devising action plans to uncover opportunities in three primary corporate areas of.
• Initiated the ministry's comprehensive approach to bolster Afghanistan's private sector, which included policy formulation, institutional reorganisation and personnel capacity building.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• Key member of the 'Strengthening Afghanistan’s Budgets' project (2007-2012), funded by the UK Government, with a budget of £7m. Directed a team to enhance effective aid management processes and systems by delivering.
• Streamlined aid mobilisation from international countries and organisations, directing the effective use of funds across different Afghan ministries for reconstruction.
• Unleashed the potential of the Afghan Government (Ministry of Finance) to handle international assistance by instilling robust systems, policies and processes to maximise the benefit to Afghanistan.
• Transformed the Donor Financial Review mechanism into Development Cooperation Dialogues, facilitating an interactive dialogue with 35-40 international partners that prioritised the quality of assistance and alignment.
• Designed an impactful delivery plan for 'Effective Off-Budget Financing', optimising the impact and efficacy of aid projects.
• Generated the Development Cooperation Report 2010, the cornerstone aid publication of Afghanistan.

Kabul, Afghanistan

• Project: Change Management and Institutional Strengthening Interventions in Public Sector Development (Australia, Canada, Netherlands and UK-funded)
• Compiled data from 7 workstreams for top-tier meetings, adhering to donor funding mandates via diligent reporting.
• Contributed to the 'Change Management Roadmap' through an in-depth analysis of organisational structures and capacity needs.

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, Japan

Lagos, Nigeria

Ba Honours, Oriental Studies, 1St Class

(included 1-year (Government of Japan scholarship) at Kanazawa University, 2000-2001)

Master'S, Sociology, Distinction - All Modules

Graduate scholarship from Government of Japan