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India

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Managed over GBP 8 million in funding from UK donors such as FCDO, the Disaster Emergency Committee, Jersey Overseas Aid and trust and foundations directed towards the humanitarian response in Cox's Bazar and COVID-19. Ensured all funding was spent on time and on target.• Managed the long-term strategic engagement with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in Bangladesh and represented the Red Cross Movement and BRC in high-level meetings with the UK government, leading to increased funding for the Red Cross Movement in Bangladesh and increased collaboration between FCDO and BRC.• Led all fundraising activities in Bangladesh including proposal development, proposal writing, research, and identification of new opportunities, raising £3 million in new funding.• Developed -in collaboration with partners and technical advisers- new programmes in Cox's Bazar in support of refugees, and across Bangladesh on Climate Change Adaptation and COVID-19 recovery, with particular focus on WASH, DRR and Livelihoods.• Managed the successful implementation of COVID-19 recovery (livelihoods) and Climate Change adaptation projects. Supported and trained partners to improve implementation, planning, coordination, budget management, reporting, documentation and learning processes.• Led robust monitoring and evaluation activities, ensuring impact measurement and reporting of programme results. Led the final evaluation of three emergency response operations in Bangladesh floods 2019, 2020 and Cyclone Amphan. • Led grant management processes, including awarding, contracting, due diligence and monitoring processes (financial and programmatic). Ensuring the efficient and effective use of grants from BRC to the IFRC, the Swedish Red Cross and the Bangladesh Red Crescent.•Developed an extensive and comprehensive contextual analysis of the country, the vulnerabilities and the humanitarian needs of the most affected population, which was adopted by Red Cross membership.

London, United Kingdom

• Managed the successful delivery of BRC's UK Aid Match grant, a £6 million FCDO-funded WASH programme implemented in Kenya and Bangladesh in partnership with Red Cross Red Crescent partners, receiving an A+ from FCDO.• Coordinated the programme team consisting of people across the organisation and partners, bringing together skills, experience, and competencies for successful programme delivery, leading to increased collaboration and communication across country programmes.• Developed systems and tools for efficient grant management; ensuring a coordinated approach to risk management in cooperation with relevant departments. Trained and mentored programme staff on FCDO compliance, standards, and priority areas as well as reporting and communication to ensure accountability, efficiency, and effectiveness. This led to an increased capacity of partners in Kenya and Bangladesh to manage FCDO and institutional funding.• Managed relationships with FCDO programme managers, producing and submitting timely, accurate, high-quality narrative and financial reports to FCDO in line with funding agreements and commitments made in the UK Aid Match proposal.• Secured £3.2 million in funding for BRC for the implementation of different programmes across the thematic areas of migration, livelihoods and climate change adaptation in Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Kenya and Bangladesh.• Managed the development of funding applications for UK Aid Funding. Prepared high-quality donor proposals as per FCDO standards and expectations in relation to development and humanitarian work, while mentoring and building the capacity of partners to develop high-quality programmes and proposals.• Lead and supported the design of programmes. This included building the capacity of partners on FCDO's crosscutting issues such as gender, diversity and inclusion, protection, accountability to beneficiaries and Value for Money.• Researched and identified new funding opportunities.

London, United Kingdom

• Supported the delivery of a £23 million strategic grant from FCDO and acted as the focal point for five implementing countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uganda, Nigeria, and Ethiopia) and three technical advisory teams, leading on monitoring, reporting and coordination.• Provided technical guidance and support to five ActionAid countries (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uganda, Nigeria, and Ethiopia) for the successful delivery of the programme, focusing on monitoring, reporting, learning and FCDO compliance, including diversity, gender and inclusion as well as Value for Money.• Developed monitoring tools and training materials for the programme. Facilitated three M&E training workshops & four participatory learning workshops to build capacity, strengthen skills and address gaps in implementation and delivery, leading to improved, monitoring, reporting, systems and performance.• Managed the successful delivery of the "Sign Up! Mozambique" programme, funded by the Big Lottery, ensured outcomes were met and funding was spent on time.• Led project steering committees and facilitated quarterly meetings with implementing countries, promoting better coordination and collaboration among stakeholders• Lead on proposals and concept note development for new funding opportunities ensuring its alignment with ActionAid's strategy and humanitarian standards in coordination with ActionAid countries and technical advisors.• Built the capacity of ActionAid countries to effectively secure funds by providing advice and training on proposal development. Coordinated proposal revisions, writing and editing, leading to successful funding applications.

London, United Kingdom

The Women’s Resource Centre is the national umbrella body for the women’s sector in the UK providing sustainability support through training and lobbying the government on behalf of the sector concerning a range of women’s issues.• Coordinated the London VAWG (Violence Against Women and Girls) Consortium, the largest coalition of specialist VAWG providers working across 32 London boroughs, made up of 23 organisations at the time. Supported members with the day-to-day running of the secretariat, facilitated information sharing, and member meetings and ensured efficient administrative systems and procedures.• Consolidated information and reported on the activities of the consortium in coordination with the project manager. Ensured consistency and data quality, leading to the submission of timely and comprehensive donor reports.• Led narrative and financial reporting as well as data analysis across two Big Lottery-funded projects. Designed and rolled out monitoring, evaluation and reporting tools to improve the efficiency of data collection and reporting processes.

London, United Kingdom

• Supported the monitoring process of the Development Department's project activities. Managed the Monitoring and Evaluation system of the organisation and led data analysis to regularly track performance against outcomes and outputs for three projects.• Ensured that lessons from implementation were regularly shared with the project teams and championed the scaling up of best practices across the organisation.• Ensured all M&E activities were implemented according to the activity plan and as per the commitments made to donors.• Contributed to regular and timely donor reporting and provided regular activity-level reports to the project manager on a bi-weekly basis.• Managed the logistics of over 20 training events delivered as part of the organisation's projects. Ensured pre- and post-training data were collected and analysed as required

Colombia

Universidad del Valle is the largest higher education institution by student population in southwest Colombia, and the third in the country, with more than 30,000 students.• Supported the Director of the Sociology Department in liaising with two international donors, including writing communication, plans and proposals.• Led the translation of funding proposals from Spanish to English while ensuring donor requirements and donor guidance was followed, successfully securing a Fulbright U.S Specialist grant for the Sociology Department

Colombia

• Promoted the organisation’s work internationally, made presentations and responded to public speaking requests in Mexico, Ecuador and Peru• Responsible for overseeing the campaign plans in conjunction with the campaign volunteers• Developing new partnerships and supporting coalition campaign efforts • Running local and national events associated with the campaign

• Overseeing the layout, appearance and content of articles• Editing and reviewing the work of contributors and team members

Colombia

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Sociology

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