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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..
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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

Education record