Jonathan Schofield Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Md, Us

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Baltimore, Maryland Area

- Oversee Central Africa regional portfolio of USG-funded projects (DFSA, EFSP, OFDA, USDA, PRM, etc.), total value >$130M- Advance region, project, and donor interests, making sure project and award requirements are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget. - Ensure consistency of project implementation from start-up to close out through close working relationship with field-based Chiefs of Party and donor points of contact. - Represent CRS and the region’s interests externally through effective engagement with the donor and internally through close working relationships with other CRS units. - Supervise Project Support Officers (PSOs) providing support to large USDA and/or USAID development projects.

• Cultivated and maintained strong donor relationships with USAID Food For Peace and OFDA. • Diplomatically and effectively negotiated desired outcomes for Country Programs.• Identified trouble spots in implementation, assessed implications for both the country program and donor, and strategized possible solutions.• Minimized risk to CRS as an agency by proactively identifying and resolving problems before they arose to a critical level.• Advised HQ and field staff on public resource administration, mentored less experienced staff, contributed to the broader knowledge base of team.• Performed all duties for a specified portfolio (primarily Central Africa but also West Africa for an extended period) including 3 DFAPs, 4 EFSP, and multiple OFDA awards totaling >$100 million

Freetown, Sierra Leone

- Played a leading role in CRS ebola response program (DFID and OFDA)- Oversaw a complex portfolio of development projects including health (Global Fund - Malaria, UNICEF- Nutrition), education (USDA), and livelihoods.- Communicated with and reported to demanding donors.- Supervised the programming team including international and national project managers (field team of >130 staff).- Led project development, implementation, learning, and closure.- Represented CRS, ensured communication and coordination with development stakeholders.

Nairobi, Kenya

This Gates funded, 4 year 22 million USD, innovative project successfully brought together international research organizations (IITA, FERA and NRI), 10 National Agriculture Research programs, 60 local NGOs, and more than 3000 farmer groups to deliver clean, disease tolerant cassava cuttings to more than 1.2 million farm families in six countries (Burundi, DRC, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda). The project bridged the continuum of research and development at scale. As Deputy Director and Training Objective Leader, accomplishments included the following:- Led country planning, reporting, performance review, communication, gender and diversity, and bi-annual project learning meetings.- As Training Objective Leader, coordinated farmer participatory variety selection and integrated crop management trials as well as capacity building for local implementing partner staff to deliver quality services to participating farmer groups. - Collaborated with Cornell University to develop and test training materials. - Partnered with NetHope and Intel to pilot rugged mini-laptop computers for use by partner field staff in Training (Agilix GoCourse platform) and Monitoring and Evaluation (Adobe Air).

Gambia

- Led USAID SeneGambia Development Assistance Program for CRS based in The Gambia. - Coordinated cash and food resource management and project implementation teams in both Senegal and The Gambia.- Under the joint supervision of the Country Representatives (CR) in both countries, directly supervised five program managers including one international position. - Led participatory development and implementation of detailed exit strategies with nine partners through the acquisition of an Amendment to allow time for responsible program closure. - The primary objective of the program was to enable participating sesame farmers to increase their access to food security by improving their production and marketing of sesame. - Key activities included Farmer Field Schools on improving sesame production, on farm multiplication of improved sesame seed, provision of functional numeracy classes, training in sesame marketing and in agro-enterprise.

Burkina Faso

- Built and managed a team of four agronomists and a marketing specialist, - Ensured the high quality start up and implementation of the agricultural components (market gardening and sustainable agriculture) of the 2004-2009 DAP, as well as the 2004-2007 Market Oriented Sesame Project. - In addition, in 2005 we successfully served 8,500 vulnerable locust and drought affected farm families through the CRS Seed Fair methodology with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates and Marisla Foundations.

Sierra Leone

Senegal

- Led teams of international and national staff during trips throughout West Africa to prepare cases of refugees seeking resettlement.- Collaborated with host governments, the USG, and the UNHCR.

Senegal

- Designed and delivered a twelve week technical training course in agroforestry for Peace Corps trainees in Thies, Senegal

Senegal

- In collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Forests of Senegal, facilitated farmer learning on agroforestry techniques, nursery installation and management, outplanting, etc.

Mps, International Agriculture And Rural Development

Bsc, Biology

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