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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Washington, Dc

Washington, Dc

Guatemala And El Salvador

Scopes have included:*Report Editor, Cacao Alliance program, El Salvador*Researcher and Facilitator, Systematization of Market-based Food Assistance, Guatemala*Lead Technical Writer, Tertiary Prevention of Violence for Citizen Security Program, El Salvador*Interim proposal manager, pre-positioning, Communities Building Peace Together, Guatemala*Lead Technical Writer, Emergency Food Security Program, Guatemala

Quick edit (48-hour turnaround) of a key quarterly performance report for USAID from the Colombia Training, Economic Assistance, Assistive Technology and Medical/Physical Rehabilitation Services program for people with disabilities. Deciphered poorly written/translated text, inaccurately reported data, and missing information using the original Spanish text, other background documents, and interviews with in-country staff in Spanish via skype. Re-wrote report in plain American English… Show more Quick edit (48-hour turnaround) of a key quarterly performance report for USAID from the Colombia Training, Economic Assistance, Assistive Technology and Medical/Physical Rehabilitation Services program for people with disabilities. Deciphered poorly written/translated text, inaccurately reported data, and missing information using the original Spanish text, other background documents, and interviews with in-country staff in Spanish via skype. Re-wrote report in plain American English, corrected data errors and harmonized formatting to produce a submission-ready report 24 hours ahead of deadline. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

 Responsible for management of East and West Africa, Latin America, and global projects portfolio, including Ethiopia, Kenya (and cross-border to Somalia), South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Liberia, Colombia and global projects with staff in Ghana and Haiti. Included projects focuses on health, livelihoods, natural resource management, capacity development, governance, and engaging markets with annual revenues of US$30-40 million. Donors included USAID, US Dept. of State, USDOL… Show more  Responsible for management of East and West Africa, Latin America, and global projects portfolio, including Ethiopia, Kenya (and cross-border to Somalia), South Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Liberia, Colombia and global projects with staff in Ghana and Haiti. Included projects focuses on health, livelihoods, natural resource management, capacity development, governance, and engaging markets with annual revenues of US$30-40 million. Donors included USAID, US Dept. of State, USDOL, DFID, SIDA, DANIDA, the Gates Foundation, Hilton Foundation, Chevron, World Bank, UNICEF, and others.  Supervised six country directors and two DC-based managers, providing regular mentoring and feedback, mobilizing appropriate assistance, and managing staff transitions to ensure seamless program delivery. Led departmental efforts at greater operational efficiency, including database integration and process simplification.  Provided direct oversight of country office performance including project implementation, financial and accounting performance, organizational culture, internal customer service, and strategic direction and growth.  Start-up manager for Liberia country office, responsible for operational setup, staff recruitment, workplanning and partnership negotiation. Led successful management turnaround in two country programs including avoiding closeout by successfully negotiating an additional year of funding. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

 Oversaw a DC-based team in providing comprehensive program management support to the East and West Africa portfolio, including Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania and Namibia. Donors included USAID, DFID, other European donors, the Gates Foundation, World Bank, UNICEF, and corporate contracts to support the artisanal mining sector. Responsible for management of diverse global projects; coordinating with technical leads from pre-positioning, through design, budgeting… Show more  Oversaw a DC-based team in providing comprehensive program management support to the East and West Africa portfolio, including Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania and Namibia. Donors included USAID, DFID, other European donors, the Gates Foundation, World Bank, UNICEF, and corporate contracts to support the artisanal mining sector. Responsible for management of diverse global projects; coordinating with technical leads from pre-positioning, through design, budgeting, implementation, and successful closeout.  Supervised five staff including two managers, with successful use of weekly check-ins, quarterly reviews, annual goal-setting, and performance improvement plans and mentoring plans achieving three staff promotions. Led organizational change efforts including strengthening acquisition and administration of diverse donor awards, improving cash management, and ongoing Project Management Initiative.  Provided coaching and mentoring to program staff in DC and country offices, and developed standards, resources, skills-building opportunities and a peer learning platform on project management for global roll-out.  Facilitated multi-session staff management training for supervisors in 5 countries, including adapting and customizing training materials, organizing sessions with country directors and participants, and leading all sessions. Provided temporary in-country leadership, including serving as Acting Country Director for Tanzania for two months, guiding the redesign of the USAID-funded Kenya Civil Society Strengthening Project, and driving start-up recruitment for Gates Foundation-funded health capacity building project in Nigeria.  Won $9 million project funded by the US Department of Labor to reduce child labor in mining communities in Colombia and served as Acting Project Director for two month office start-up, formalizing key consortia, government and donor partnerships, recruiting and on-boarding staff. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

 Provided program management support primarily to the Sudan and Myanmar portfolios, including in-country assistance, focused on tracking workplans; supporting quality on-time donor reporting; monitoring and redesigning budgets; ensuring compliance with donor and organizational policies and US law; training and mentoring of national staff; liaising with donor representatives; representing the portfolio in development forums; and supporting proposal and budget development for new projects.… Show more  Provided program management support primarily to the Sudan and Myanmar portfolios, including in-country assistance, focused on tracking workplans; supporting quality on-time donor reporting; monitoring and redesigning budgets; ensuring compliance with donor and organizational policies and US law; training and mentoring of national staff; liaising with donor representatives; representing the portfolio in development forums; and supporting proposal and budget development for new projects.  Supported end-of-project review and subgrants closeout for the Water for Recovery and Peace Project in southern Sudan over multiple trips to work alongside local grants team. Stepped in for country leadership in Myanmar following Cyclone Nargis, liaising with donors, government and UN coordinating bodies, progressing proposals for new assistance, and supporting project startup with national staff. Managed closeout of 60 subgrants under the global grants under contract (GUC) mechanism of the USAID-funded Accelerated Microenterprise Advancement Program.  Designed streamlined closeout process and one-stop shop for closeout materials.  Led committee for “Working Better” strategy development and organizational Balanced Scorecard. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

 Researched private sector involvement in urban slum upgrading, including water, sanitation, electricity, basic infrastructure, housing, and other areas; literature and program document review, staff interviews. Wrote overview paper and presented findings at an internal staff workshop, May 2008. Published November 2008.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

 Researched best-practices for HIV orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), palliative care and prevention programs. Drafted OVC case management toolkit, OVC quality standards guidelines, and technical quality assessment tools for OVC, palliative care and prevention programs; literature review, writing, consultation with field staff, and revision.

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

 Managed communication and logistics for mission groups and individual visitors, and coordinated activities and itinerary with pastoral leaders, contractors and service providers in Tegucigalpa and Siguatepeque. Supported Regional Project Coordinator with ongoing microenterprise, basic health, and infrastructure projects, including site visits, monitoring and reporting, proposal development, training workshops.  Researched and wrote grants for community development and small… Show more  Managed communication and logistics for mission groups and individual visitors, and coordinated activities and itinerary with pastoral leaders, contractors and service providers in Tegucigalpa and Siguatepeque. Supported Regional Project Coordinator with ongoing microenterprise, basic health, and infrastructure projects, including site visits, monitoring and reporting, proposal development, training workshops.  Researched and wrote grants for community development and small infrastructure projects. Developed regulations and policies for the future housing project, maintained beneficiary records, and liaised with potential and approved beneficiaries. Show less

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

 Researched and compiled database of potential funders and wrote grant proposals for new and continuing projects (including an approved first-time HIV/AIDS proposal for $75,000).  Designed and wrote teaching materials for capacity-building projects. Designed, organized and managed new institutional website and media center. Coordinated high school and graduate student internship program for students from the United States, in cooperation with Partners for Integrated Development,… Show more  Researched and compiled database of potential funders and wrote grant proposals for new and continuing projects (including an approved first-time HIV/AIDS proposal for $75,000).  Designed and wrote teaching materials for capacity-building projects. Designed, organized and managed new institutional website and media center. Coordinated high school and graduate student internship program for students from the United States, in cooperation with Partners for Integrated Development, Washington, DC, June – August 2003. Show less

Master'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Concentrations: International Development–Social Change and Development, International Economics (GPA: 3.89)  Selected course work.

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society; University Honors Program; Presidential Scholarship for full tuition; National.