Maeve O'Sullivan Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

With a focus on institutional funding, I worked with the EWCA regional office, based in Nairobi, to research opportunities, align them with the strategic goals of the organisation and region, support country offices in project design development, respond to calls for proposals and ultimately secure funding for projects across six countries in east, west, and central Africa. • Proposal development process for EWCA including, facilitating input from and work collaboratively with, regional and country teams for donors • Ensuring funding proposals and donor reports are of the highest quality and are in line with internal strategies and donor requirements• Review grant contracts and advise country offices on donor contract compliance • Focal point of contact for six country and regional offices in East, West, Central Africa region • Provide support for country offices in compliance, risk, proposal development, reporting and contract management • Provide induction for senior project and resource development staff on internal standards and tools of HelpAge International

Mombasa, Kenya

Reporting to the East Africa Regional Coordinator, I managed the vital initial stages of a four-year maternal and child health project in informal settlements of Mombasa, Kenya, creating structures and procedures for successful project implementation. As an unknown NGO in the region, I established strong relationships with local partners, government and communities.My responsibilities included:• Day-to-day sole-management of €1.3 million EU-funded maternal and child health project in Kisauni slums of Mombasa, Kenya• Initial recruitment of the Mombasa-based implementation team (JDs, screening, interviews etc)• Development of Memorandums of Association with local project partners and county government• Creation of a project work plan, review of project budget, M+E strategy and communication plan• Tracking project progress and overseeing project budget, accounting and expenditures• Provision of quality, timely, project and donor reporting on all aspects of the EU Mombasa project• Organisation of Mombasa joint project launch event for 750+ people with dignitaries • Building networks and partnerships within Kenya as the sole WAHA International representative• Establishment of productive donor relations (EU, DWS, KRCS, MoH) and development of grant writing/project proposals for Kenyan-based projects, particularly on GBV and research projects• Develop strong communication links with field office, regional office and headquarters

Paris Area, France

Working under the Director of Operations, I coordinated WAHA's emergency relief and development activities and program design and development for the Ethiopia, South Sudan and Senegal country programs, supported in-country teams and provided guidance to WAHA field staff from HQ office in Paris, France with frequent trips to the field. Additionally, I represented and advocated for WAHA’s programs to partners in the international development community, donors and governments.My responsibilities included:• Supervision of all field projects (10) in Ethiopia, Senegal and South Sudan from headquarters • Assisting field teams to provide financial, fund raising, and technical oversight and supervision• Conducting regular site visits to identify and mitigate any issues of the project implementation• As sole emergency contact for field teams, respond to urgent issues i.e. security, HR, logistics• Leading M&E of ongoing projects, incl. development of reporting and M&E process• Manage monthly reporting (internal, donor, financial) on projects ranging from $50,000 – $700,000• Project design (needs assessment, LogFRAME, Budget, M&E) for 15+ proposals• Development of GBV research proposals with academic institutions such as Harvard School of Medicine and the Paris School of Economics• Networking with potential funders & partners including IMC, UN, ACF, MSF, PAPDA

Paris Area, France

Reporting to the Head of Development, I researched and responded to calls for proposals of predominantly maternal and child health projects in countries throughout Africa and the Caribbean. The role included extensive research of medical issues as well as country specific constraints.My responsibilities included:• Conducting project design (Needs Assessment, Project Rationale, LogFRAME, Budget, M&E)• Grant Writing of Letters of Inquiry, Concept Notes and Full Proposals (EUropeaid, UN Foundation, U.S. BPRM, UNFPA, OCHA, Fistula Foundation)• Produce timely and proper reports (internal, financial, donor, special and other) including review, analysis, and compliance with deadlines • Review concept notes and full proposals produced by field teams to bring to submission standard• Conduct thematic research and product gender analysis and/or assessment per project • Daily communication with field staff on project development opportunities

Paris Area, France

Working in the Health Statistics office of the OECD Health Department, I worked on several health surveys from the OECD countries for publication in mid-Summer 2013.My responsibilities included:• Creation of documents outlining sources and methods of OECD Health Data 2013 survey per country for 43 countries• Categorization and transfer of information from reports to an accessible publication level• Preparation of the OECD Health Data Survey for 2014

Paris Area, France

I undertook research in connection with work carried out by Dr. Susan Perry, the Head of the International Relations Department of the American University of Paris. I was especially involved in the work on the Rue Lobineau Collectif project which relates to the negative health effects of the construction of 3G towers in heavily populated areas.My responsibilities focused primarily on:• Creating and consolidating a professional contacts database of the Rue Lobineau Collectif for a mailing list of communication and advocacy work regarding health impacts of cell phones in concentrated urban areas• Managing the website and social media activities of Rue Lobineau Collectif

Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya

I moved to Kibera slum/informal settlement to live with a local family and to work at their grassroots organisation which provided mandatory pre-national school education to children from the area.• Taught reading, writing and basic mathematics to infant, nursery and pre-unit classes of 35 disadvantaged children, aged 5-7, in makeshift school within Kibera slum, Nairobi• Led sport, music and social classes for after-school activities• Conducted a needs assessment of the school and subsequently designed and built a sanitary unit • Engaged with families located in Kibera slum to determine to conduct M+E.

Ho, Ghana

I worked with the NGO, Village Exchange Ghana, as a project assistant on their sexual health education projects, and their social microfinance projectsMy sexual health education responsibilities included:• Leading an after-school program consisting of 25 students on life skills and sexual health• Organising a drama team of local High School seniors focusing on sexual issues• Provision of sexual health training and information sessions to women seamstresses• Creation of and management of the VEG newsletter, VEG website and social mediaMy microfinance responsibilities included:• Creation of a training manual and business training classes for 60+ rural members of the microfinance program• Conducting weekly visits to rural villages for microfinance savings and social talks.

London, United Kingdom

Working within RCM, the boutique branch of Allianz Global Investors, I was a member of the Institutional Business and Consultant Relations department where I worked on general marketing material and RFPs for institutional clients.My responsibilities included:• Providing sales support to UK-based institutional clients as well as producing International RFPs, RFIs and IP Quests and working on client events• Producing quarterly model RFI updates for the external website• Management of the consultant databases and consultant contacts

London, United Kingdom And Paris, France

My role was divided between two teams in the London office of AXA Investment Managers - the UK Marketing team and the UK RFP team, as well as the Paris-based International RFP team.My responsibilities included:• Producing and process-managing Fund Reports bi-annually, coordinating 12 internal and external parties. • Managing and mentoring three interns in Paris, France and two in London, UK• Working on the creation of microsites for UK Professional Advisers and Fund Supermarket• Production of weekly, ad-hoc print and e-mail marketing material for UK clients• Co-organising events incl. high-end conferences and managed post-event data• Creation of RFPs, RFIs and IP Quests for institutional and retail clients in MENA & US

Paris Area, France

Reporting to the Junior RFP Manager of the Paris-based International RFP Team, I worked on producing IP Quests, RFI's and RFP's with the aim of winning new Assets Under Management (AUMs).My responsibilities included:• Producing 49 RFPs, RFIs and IP Quests for institutional and retail clients• Liaising with internal teams i.e. sales, product specialists, portfolio managers, marketing and financial engineering• Completing numerous Investment Consultant databases.

Dublin, Ireland

As a member of the International Client Services team, I worked on administrative tasks related to fund management.My responsibilities included:• Assist on client requests for administrative tasks relating to their fund management (drawdowns, rollovers, etc.)• Liaising with French brokers and clients

Master Of Arts In International Affairs And Conflict Resolution, Post-Conflict Development, Law, & Human Rights, Gpa 3.9

Thesis: Missing Persons Effect on Society After Conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Result A

Summer Course, Internationl Politics, A

2.1 Diplôme D'Etudes Supérieures Européennes De Management, European Business, 2.1

Completed all courses through French and received a 2.1 in my final dissertation on European Competition Law and its application in France.

Ba, European Business And French, 2.1