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Arlington, VA, US

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

• Manage Nickol Global Solutions (NGS) sub-task order on the Peacebuilding Evaluation, Analysis, Research, and Learning (PEARL) program. In support of the Global Fragility Act (GFA), the PEARL project provides USAID’s.
• Activity Director on NGS’s mid-term performance evaluation of the USAID-funded Resilience for Peace (R4P) program in Côte d’Ivoire. Manages relationship with prime and USAID stakeholders. Oversees timely delivery of.
• Manages buy-ins for which NGS is the lead subcontractor, as well as the overall sub task order including the relationship with the prime, financial projections, and contractual compliance.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Contract assignments related to international conflict and political transitions, focus on: group facilitation, organizational development, program management, and new business:
• Democracy International, April 2023 – November 2023. Technical Advisor/Writer for USAID/OTI - SWIFT VI IDIQ proposal: increased institutional understanding of OTI’s one team and adaptive management approaches.
• Global Communities, August 2022 – September 2022. Conducted a real time review of Global Communities’ humanitarian assistance interventions in Ukraine, including 26 key informant interviews, data coding and analysis.
• Counterpart International, December 2021 – January 2022. Grants file review for a USAID funded Food for Progress program in Guatemala.
• Global Communities, February 2021 – September 2022. Facilitated an internal working group, developed resources, and supported new business efforts to increase understanding, capacity, and operationalization of the.

Arlington, VA

• Founded and lead a grassroots activist group in the Northern Virginia/DC/Maryland area.
• Grew a small group of like-minded individuals into a 200 member grassroots organization focused on promoting policies and candidates that align with AAG principals;
• Mobilized activists to raise over $14K, write over 5K GOTV postcards and letters, and knock on hundreds of doors to support candidates in Virginia’s 2017, 2018, 2019. And 2020 elections;
• Engaged local, state, and federal level representatives as well as subject matter experts for a speaker series;
• Worked with Service Never Sleeps to provide allyship training to community members to promote an allyship lens within activism and in daily life;
• Represented AAG to the Virginia Grassroots Coalition and the Arlington County Democratic Committee (ACDC) to coordinate synergistic activities and opportunities;

Arlington, VA

• Planned, lead, and wrote new business proposals primarily for USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI), with awards ranging from $38M-$49M. - Managed USAID/OTI funded conflict mitigation and political transition.
• Represented AECOM to USAID/OTI Washington to facilitate program operations and troubleshoot challenges;
• Oversaw timely and quality deliverables completion including final editing and submission of quarterly, annual, and final reports;
• Managed program budget including internal and external financial reporting;
• Oversaw recruitment and onboarding of field staff;
• Managed home office grant development;

Arlington, VA; Blue Nile, Sudan; Khartoum, Sudan

• Provided operational and financial backstopping for USAID/OTI funded $51M SWIFT III STCM program:
• Regularly contributed to new business development efforts, including writing and editing sections of technical proposals as well as establishing and managing partner relationships with subcontractors and resource groups.
• Ensured overall compliance with USAID rules and regulations: Monitored field office expenses, Tracked USAID invoices against the program budget, and Conducted procurement;
• Wrote and submitted USAID approval requests;
• Drafted scopes of work, recruited, negotiated with, and mobilized new field staff;
• Maintained relationships with internal clients and partners; and

Arlington, VA

Sourced and identified technical consultants to fill positions on USAID funded projects and proposals worldwide ranging from $30M - $51M. Maintained relationships and served as primary point of contact with candidates; coordinated and conducted interviews; negotiated rates; and prepared draft compensation packages for final candidates. Wrote, formatted.

Bethlehem, Palestine

• Researched funding opportunities and wrote and edited proposals for grants ranging from $3,000 - $15,000;
• Edited reports for existing grants held by the organization;
• Interviewed representatives from local organizations, conducted research, and wrote two articles: “The Pitfalls and Challenges of Joint Activities between Israelis and Palestinians” and “The Palestinian Travel.
• Successfully initiated partnership with Norwegian Church Aid.

Arlington, VA

• Researched, identified, and created relationships with Nigerian Diaspora in Washington, DC and surrounding areas;
• Established a working group of approximately 10 members to explore the role that the Diaspora can play in bringing peace to the Niger Delta region;
• Monitored news sources and wrote weekly reports on the political developments in Nigeria, Liberia, and Zimbabwe for IMTD CEO, in order to inform programming;
• Coordinated IMTD efforts to bring conflict resolution training to Niger Delta youth militants and Liberian leadership by corresponding with local partners and potential funders; and
• Collaborated with IMTD partners at Africa University in Zimbabwe to initiate a plan for the establishment of a Trauma and Healing program.

Dallas, Texas

• Prepared Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) immigration applications, including personal statements providing evidence of abuse, for female victims of human trafficking and immigrant victims of domestic violence;
• Reported on program progress for Department of Justice grant; and
• Assisted attorneys as needed with family law cases.

Dallas, Texas

• Designed, developed, wrote curriculum for, and managed the after-school, teen mentor, summer literacy, and adult education programs for over 120 refugee clients from Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Liberia, Somalia, DRC, Iran.
• Wrote and submitted multiple $10,000 grant proposals for after-school programming;
• Reported on program activities, successes, and challenges for the Corporation for National and Community Service;
• Liaised with the local school district, businesses, religious organizations, and universities to facilitate partnerships, recruit volunteers, and solicit donations;
• Wrote volunteer handbook and program procedures for the current and future operation of the program; and
• Trained and supervised over 50 volunteers.

Dallas, Texas

• Managed documents for attorneys, both physically and electronically, for corporate insolvency cases.

Master Of Arts, International Peace And Conflict Resolution

Activities and Societies: -Dialogue Development Group -Society for Peace and Conflict Resolution -Creative Peace Initiatives• Substantial.

Bachelor Of Arts, International Studies And German

Study Abroad, Universität Tübingen