John Baxter Email & Phone Number

Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, Canada Area

Surabaya Area, East Java, Indonesia

•Led the implementation of the Youth Innovation Fund, a competitive fund providing financial and non-financial assistance to youth desiring to start a businesses, which resulted in providing a total of $ 25,000 to 30 youth in Surabaya, Indonesia.•Drafted foundational documents for the Youth Innovation Fund and leveraged advanced excel skills to design budgets and financial planning spreadsheets.•Coordinated and communicated with a variety stakeholders including youth participants, facilitators, Indonesian country staff in two cities, and EQWiP HUBs head office staff in Ottawa.•Conducted a variety of Monitoring and Evaluation activities to follow the progress of the participants and evaluate the effectiveness of the Youth Innovation Fund.•Identified and communicated lessons learned from the first round of the Youth Innovation Fund with the head office and country staff and incorporated lessons learned into the second round of the Fund by updating and improving processes, documents, and workshops.•Directed the selection process of the Youth Innovation Fund by organizing selection committee members and collating results to determine grant recipients.•Facilitated workshops assisting youth in the application process and teaching business planning skills.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Drafted funding proposals for internal and external consideration on technology based opportunities for scalable improvements to education. • Supported the Financial Manager with financial reporting and revised recording techniques using advanced excel tools.• Prepared briefing material for the CEO on prospective partners, educational technologies, and funding proposals.• Engaged stakeholders to discuss potential partnerships for future projects.

Halifax, Canada Area And Belfast, Northern Ireland

I, along with three other volunteers, organized and conducted anti-bullying and conflict resolution workshops in elementary schools around the Halifax Regional Municipality and Belfast, Northern Ireland. The workshops concentrated on issues surrounding cyber bullying and conflict identification and involved interactive skits and discussion with students ranging in age from 9 to 12.

Master'S Degree, International Development

Bachelor'S Degree, Mathematics And Business Administration