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Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Successfully coordinated with 6 opportunity teams and 4 regional strategy teams to produce 25 country-specific reports on private sector funding and priorities in South America, Latin America, West Africa, and East Africa.• Responded to requests from multiple teams on short deadlines; produced 15 comprehensive country assessments, 10 sector-specific landscape analyses, and 15 due diligence reports. • Partnered with 4 team members to create a private sector pipeline that shows current partners, funding sources, and associated programs. • Assisted the Strategic Partnerships team in the creation of new communications materials including Private Sector Engagement worksheets, risk assessments, and presentations. • Collaborated with the IT and Private Philanthropy teams to successfully merge more than 1400 accounts in Salesforce during company merger; ensured that opportunity reward amounts, team rosters, contact information, and documents are current. • Evaluated established operational support processes and designed a new record layout for more than 300 Salesforce accounts to improve efficiency. • Provided daily administrative and operational support including scheduling and leading meetings, drafting partnership memos, filling and updating all records, travel requests, and following up on action items.• Provided proposal support by drafting past performance reviews, reviewing budgets, compiling and editing proposal sections, formatting final drafts, and ensuring adherence to donor system data entry and USAID requirements.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Identified potential partnership opportunities by conducting 6 due diligence reports and researching corporate social responsibility interest areas. • Conducted 8 country assessments including private sector landscape analysis, economic overview, and contact information for private sector stakeholders.• Drafted and distributed 15 information products including corporate interest analysis and support documentation for country program activities.• Managed 15 records for private sector stakeholders and projects on Salesforce and SharePoint.• Represented Strategic Partnerships team and presented team updates in department meetings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Collaborated with 5 team members to assess Baltimore conflict patterns and current NGO programs to identify programming gaps and design adaptive programs.• Compiled and analyzed research on the correlation between economic disparity, biased education policy, systemic racial prejudice, and the underdevelopment of individual communities. • Co-authored a 45-page report summarizing research findings including conflict analysis, key stakeholder mapping, community needs assessment, and programming recommendations.

Dominican Republic

• Facilitated youth programs focused on the development of critical thinking skills, community health, and civic engagement for 200 students. • Procured $2000 for women’s development programs by facilitating collaboration between local communities and national private sector organizations; trained 25 women on children’s rights, positive communication skills, and sexual health.• Conducted a participatory needs assessment through a combination of community member interviews and program evaluations; determined community priorities and identified programming opportunities for a two-year action plan.• Authored and managed a $9,653 USAID-funded grant to construct a basketball court serving a Dominican community of 1,500 people. • Developed and implemented English language classes, behavior management training, and sexual health orientation classes for approximately 150 students. • Demonstrated resourcefulness and high flexibility under conditions of ongoing change with limited oversight.

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Organized all travel receipts, theft reports, written availabilities and special purchases for The Mizzou Store.• Provided efficient and effective client care to over 2,000 students, professors, and alumni regarding computer packages and programs. • Oversaw the organization of promotional events, graduation celebrations, and additional activities as directed.

Columbia, Missouri Area

• Instructed the training of 20 new cashiers, monitoring cash limits and ensuring quality customer service at all times. • Guided diverse patrons with completing purchases, locating merchandise and picking up online orders.• Handled over $20,000 monthly cash, credit and check transactions as well as specialty charges for academic departments while maintaining 100% transaction reconciliation.

Columbia, Missouri Area

I assisted students, parents and professors with textbook pick-up, returns and special orders. Additionally I performed inventory counts, maintained shelf stock, and organized shipments.

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