Heather Moldofsky Email & Phone Number

Ms. Moldofsky actively serves as a Project Manager for four projects and supports internal resource management and business development at American Institutes for Research (AIR). She performs comprehensive project management, including team coordination, administration of contracts and consultants, proposal and report writing, facilitation of data collection and qualitative analysis, and budget and resource management. She currently serves as a Project Manager on AIR’s Labor Rights Portfolio in Mexico and Honduras and on the USAID Graduating to Resilience Activity in Uganda. Ms. Moldofsky's contributions to the success of these projects include managing multi-million dollar budgets, developing project work plans, and coordinating the teams' development of deliverables to ensure the project goals are met. Fluent in Spanish, she manages the engagement of two technical teams based in Mexico and provides managerial assistance to the technical team based in Honduras. In her role, she engages in client relations management by writing reports and presenting progress advancements to the client and stakeholders. Ms. Moldofsky supported the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team with the Needs Assessments for a project in Mexico by providing qualitative analysis and coding of Key Informant Interviews and Focus Group Discussion transcripts.

•Perform comprehensive project backstopping for international development project portfolio, involving support of home office and field staff•Ensure timely, accurate and detailed project reporting•Drafting and editing scopes of work for consultants, and overseeing the work of expert consultants, ensuring deliverable quality and timeliness•Processing and reconciling invoices and payments to subcontractors and vendors•Coordinate preparation of contracts and subcontracts with project manager and Contracts Team guidance;•Maintaining project document libraries on SharePoint and on shared drives•Manage subcontractor consultant relationships at the operational project level (includes coordination of subcontractor consultant mobilizations, communication, and relaying of important project information, etc.•Assist with budget preparation and conduct project budget analysis on an ongoing basis•Support for preparation of project proposals and technical reports, including background research, editing, and layout assistance

Arlington, Virginia, United States

•Administer staff support, Other Direct Costs (ODCs), travel, and special service contracts for 8 commissions of a foreign interim government as part of a $9 million USAID contract public financial management project•Manage timekeeping, payroll, and track LOE for 150 consultants, completing labor payments totaling $2.4m •Respond to procurement, contracting, and administrative requests from 6 commissions of an Interim Foreign Government as the Point of Contact for the project, using fluent Spanish communication •Process travel expense reports, reimbursement requests, payment for office rent, and IT procurements for diplomats across 35 countries following the administrative guidelines of the Foreign Acquisition Regulations •Organize 50 international and 40 domestic trips, plus accommodations, for diplomats over a 2-month period•Develop and deliver presentations internally and externally on the Standard Operating Procedures, Project Manuals, and Consultant Handbooks for timekeeping systems, international payment methods, and contracting and onboarding consultants following industry best practices.•Facilitate the contracting of 150 consultants through drafting contractual language, compiling documentation for approval requests to USAID, and tracking the consultant’s completion of their contracts•Support Accounts Payable through submitting supporting documentation for all payment request, tracking the completion of payments, distributing Wire confirmations, and managing credit card logs and reports

Reston, Virginia

•Document, enter into the CRM and write acknowledgments for all foundation and government grants in accordance with procedures established for each regional office and receive and process grant payments•Track and remit payments for foundation and government grants, a total budget of $19MM•Developing an Institutional Research program and conduct prospect research and prospect qualification for the 8 Regional Philanthropy Officers using tools like Foundation Directory and Foundation Search to find new sources of funding for their specific programs while delivering reports and manage my own deadlines•Manage scheduling, preparing agendas, facilitating, and note-taking for multiple weekly team meetings•Plan and manage the Affiliate Capacity Building Fundraiser Auction at the Annual Meeting, collected and prepared 55 donated items for the silent and live auction, trained and organized a team of 7 to facilitate the event, liaised with a major corporate sponsor, communicated with board members, processed in the CRM all payments and in-kind donations and sent acknowledgments to all donors. • A founder and leader of the HQ Culture Committee working under the guidance of the Chief of Staff to improve workplace community, foster more professional development opportunities and encourage staff to embrace the values of the organization

Remote

•Analyze recent news sources in Spanish and classify events by specific category, annotating the type of agents and relationships, geographical location, date of occurrence and thematic topic. •Create a gold standard set of annotations in Spanish uising the Conflict and Mediation Event •Observations Event and Actor Codebook (CAMEO manual) while working independently and maintaining record of tasks•Review relevant news sources and analyze conflict events to determine the classification and agents involved

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Facilitating events and board meetings by arranging travel and accommodations, ordering catering, preparing materials and providing day-of support. •Translate English and Spanish during phone calls with the Peru office staff, in email correspondence with Amazon partners, of documents needed for grant proposals and reports, and to coordinate events•Conduct prospect research to identify and cultivate new individual and foundation funders•Maintain the donor constituent database with frequent updates to contact records and create database reports •Assist the Finance Director by processing invoices, documenting monthly expenses, filing expense reports for international staff and completing bank deposits•Write blog posts published on ERI website which report on indigenous communities’ actions, government actions and ERI’s actions regarding human rights, environmental resources and conflict management

Santiago Province, Chile

•Reached out and formed connections with universities around the world to recruit volunteers to serve our mission•Communicated and formed collaborations with local businesses to support our educational programs with supplies•Collaborated with a team of individuals from all over the world to develop new ideas for outreach and publicity

Washington

•Translated rules, regulation and conference notes into Spanish and into English for publication and office use•Researched the Clean Water Act and writing a report in Spanish for use by the counselor•Accompanied the counselor to meetings at the EU in order to record and translate notes

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Researched and redacted information in grant documents pertaining to Freedom of Information Act •Prepared materials for Board Meetings, set up events and ushered guests, and managed online broadcasts•Participated in educational lectures and events related to threats to democracy and democracy building

•Analyzed and Coded in Excel the presence of cabinet positions held by military in 188 countries for 40 years for a National Science Foundation funded data collection project (grant number 1424001)•Independently manage and committed 10 hours per week to conduct research and record results

College Park, Maryland

•Develop and manage Facebook, LinkedIn and online contact database for students and alumni to utilize•Plan events such as career panels to connect alumni with students and promote networking

College Park, Maryland

•Developed and coordinated various events, including career workshops, field trips, and discussions•Created the weekly e-newsletter announcing internships, study abroad programs and volunteer opportunities •Facilitated the annual application process’ advertisements, marketing, and prioritizing of applications

Cedars, Pennsylvania

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Maryland Equestrian Team Amnesty InternationalGlobal Semester Program, University of Maryland August 2015 – May.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Government & Politics, Minor In International Development And Conflict Management, Minor In Spanish

Activities and Societies: President, University of Maryland Equestrian Team, September 2014 - Present Vice President, Amnesty.

High School Diploma