Bid development support, particularly related to cost proposal development, including costing, budget review and editing, template and standards development, strategic advising, cost narrative writing, process optimization, and compliance advising. Recent clients include Counterpart International, Mercy Corps, Intrahealth International, and Zipline International Inc.

Provided comprehensive cost proposal support encompassing interpretation of funder guidance and requirements. This involved collaborating with the proposal team to refine budget scenarios and offering guidance on approaches and budget estimations. Additional responsibilities included developing and adapting budget and narrative templates, integrating inputs from team members, and developing detailed cost and pricing justifications.

Provided comprehensive cost proposal support and guidance for a European Union-funded opportunity. Responsibilities encompassed interpreting funder expectations, adapting budget templates to align with the solicitation, and collaborating with the AWF finance and program/field teams across Central Finance and local in-country offices. Prepared, established, and submitted costing in accordance with the call for proposal's terms and conditions. Liaised with proposed partners in offering guidance in their co-applicant budgets for seamless inclusion in the proposal.

Delivered short-term advisory support to myAgro in focusing on a comprehensive review of cost proposal guidance, its interpretation, and navigating the guidance effectively.

Collaborated closely with the pricing team to identify and prioritize tasks crucial for proposal support under retainer support contract. Responsibilities included developing comprehensive pricing templates aligned with client standards. Engaged in collaborations with various HQ and country teams to gather essential pricing inputs, actively participating in capture discussions, and informing capture price inputs. In addition, provided direct costing support to live bids for donor-funded opportunities from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the World Bank, and the African Development Bank.

Professional business development support, including recruitment, contracts management, compliance, costing and budget narratives, budget reviews and editing, development of templates, strategic development, and guidance on best practices.

Provided short-term pricing assistance to ACDI/VOCA’s Pricing, Compliance and Teaming group. Key responsibilities and deliverables included applying U.S. Government cost proposal best practices to new business opportunities, reviewing and/or modifying prepared rough order of magnitude and draft documents, analyzing and assessing solicitations to determine cost proposal requirements, collaborating with assigned proposal teams. Additionally, actively participated in preparing materials for internal reviews and submissions.

Provided short-term assistance to Nathan Associates’ proposal management team as a cost pricer. Responsibilities included reviewing requirements in the RFP, RFTOP, and amendments, analyzing cost proposals aligned with the technical proposal strategy, drafting spreadsheets, cost narratives, and undertaking additional tasks as requested by proposal czars.

Participated in new business efforts as coordinator, and played a key role in liaising with contractors, and preparing budget proposals in accordance with RFA requirements and templates. Responsibilities extended to researching contractual issues and lease agreements and made recommendations to PRB management for problem resolution, including streamlining operational procedures for the Contracts/Finance department. Liaised with internal departments and external clients, including field office based in Nairobi, Kenya. Additionally, provided guidance to internal staff on corporate policy procedures and decisions as needed. Beyond these core responsibilities, performed and addressed ad hoc tasks and requests assigned by the Chief Financial Officer.

Provided short-term assistance to proposal management team as budget and finance specialist for the Technical Support Services (TSS) Activity Management Team. Responsibilities included developing and updating budget tools to assist the team and Panagora Group in monitoring monthly projections, actuals, obligated funds notifications, and budget modifications in line with Panagora policies and donor/contract requirements.

Provided short-term assistance to FMI’s proposal management team from November 2021 - February 2022 as cost proposal director. Responsibilities and deliverables include reviewing requirements listed in the RFP and amendments, participating in initial discussions with FMI’s technical and cost teams related to strategy, creating questions related to RFP for proposal submission, liaising with local partners and personnel on cost and pricing components, preparing and drafting spreadsheets and cost narrative, and other tasks requested and directed by proposal team members.

Provided short-term assistance to Kaizen’s proposal management team in October 2020as cost preparer. Responsibilities and deliverables include reviewing requirements listedin the RFQ, analyzing cost proposal within alignment of technical proposal strategy,drafting spreadsheets and cost narrative, and other tasks requested by proposal czar.

Primarily responsible for overseeing corporate financial reporting on behalf of Haiti regional business unit (RBU), a 24-person operating division of the company with projected 2012 sales of more than $70 million. Performs the same tasks as previous position since corporate restructuring of Africa division into 4 RBUs that comprise of Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West and Central Africa, and Haiti. Assists with the facilitation and transition of operations and financial management activities with pan-Africa Operations team colleagues and Senior Vice Presidents (SVPs) to provide comprehensive communications. Continues to participate in new business development, strategy, and program decision-making efforts in international development assistance programs.

Primarily responsible for overseeing corporate financial reporting on behalf of the Africa region. Performed monthly regional financial reviews, lead the annual profit planning exercise for the division, provided support to project management units (PMUs) in maintaining and troubleshooting budgeting templates, and be their first point-of-contact for financially related issues. Provides training and guidance on financial systems and project budgeting to staff, and responsible in addressing other ad hoc responsibilities as assigned by the SVP and Operations Director of the Africa division. Worked with the Africa Operations team and Senior Vice President (SVP) to provide comprehensive communications to the Africa division as they related to corporate initiatives and policies, financial management, and resource management. Assisted the operations team on recruitment, on-the-job training, coordinating logistics, and resource management while supervising associates. Directly managed and supervised associates on the operations team. Reviewed and provided contractual guidance for the region on fixed price subcontracts, and commercial and residential leases. Served as liaison for other regional and support divisions. Participated in new business development, strategy, and program decision-making efforts in international development assistance programs.

Served as IT advisor for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) managing subcontractors that directly support the project’s website development and maintenance.

Responsible for compliance with USAID contracting regulations and quality control in provision of technical assistance, and task order deliverables. Provided administrative and logistical coordination for multi-disciplinary technical teams in West Africa for the FEWS NET activity while supervising home office staff. In addition, provided short-term IT/knowledge management assistance including training staff on Section 508 regulations for posting on the FEWS NET website. Worked on closing out office while in Dakar, Senegal. Managed 6 project offices in West Africa from Washington, DC for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, a USAID-funded activity that monitors food security.

Served as Webmaster in support of USAID’s Office of Natural Resources Management (NRM) and its four teams: Biodiversity, Forestry, Water, and Land Resources Management. Responsible for the design, development, production, maintenance, and support of Web sites that included pages on www.usaid.gov, USAID/EGAT Intranet site, and www.nric.net. Corresponded regularly with USAID’s Bureau of Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA) Web Team and Office of Program Management to adhere to USAID technical requirements and branding guidelines. Trained USAID staff and other contractors on Section 508 compliance issues. Managed short-term consultants who assisted with web and electronic document production. Member of USAID’s EGAT Extended Communications Team.

Analyzed the firm’s multimedia and graphic requirements of the firm, leading to software and equipment purchases and upgrades, training support, and use policies. Responsible forreport and proposal production while adhering to client requirements and standards. Researched and evaluated alternative, new, and/or emerging systems and applications for potential enhancements to the corporate and client Web sites. Facilitated communication between client and corporate Web development teams through the use of Outlook and Exchange server workflow and management tools. Oversight of production of cost proposals and reports.