Regional Capacity Building Program Manager
Pretoria, South Africa
Managed a five-year $30 million USAID-funded regional grant management and organizational capacity building program for 25 partners working in HIV prevention, care, and support in southern Africa. Developed requests for proposals (RFPs), including drafting application, evaluation criteria and scoring methodology. Conducted initial screening of applications for compliance and managed review and selection processes. Negotiated awards, facilitated start-up and managed implementation. Provided hands-on program and organizational development support, and developed and facilitated workshops for nonprofit partners, specializing in proposal writing, resource mobilization, grant management and financial management.Managed the proposal development, budget analysis, negotiation, award, modification and close-out of awards, focusing on improving program design, effective implementation and donor compliance.Managed relationships and drafted proposals that directly contributed to $30 million in new awards.