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Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Co-creating and improving organizational systems and processes from culture, finance, compliance, to people operations. I lead, and collaborate with staff and management to nurture an organizational culture which integrates equity, transparency, learning, and autonomy. I oversee people operations from benefits to coaching, from financial health to navigating a COVID19 hybrid workplace. In the senior management team collaborate in building community where care for employees as whole people and their families across their lifespan is integrated in our internal policies.

Baku, Azerbaijan

Facilitate management process and procurement transparency of 18 locally-driven community and local agricultural/economic development projects in Azerbaijan in coordination with 5 regional offices. Oversee review committee, pre and post award process, and revision of procurement procedures as needed based on personnel changes and local context. On-board new staff, define job roles, and mentor new staff on implementation of procurement procedures. Ensure procurement, contractor payment, contract amendments, and project implementation follow USAID 2 C.F.R. 200/700, and company policy. Manage relationship and expectations between program team, procurement team, and headquarters.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Co-designed management systems and controls in a civil society organization with focus on small-holder agriculture systems, and entrepreneurship:1. HR Process: management of payroll vendor, payroll approvals, hiring/releasing, and compliance, facilitate resolution of conflict between staff, and management with staff. Results: Updated employee manual, implemented defined-benefit plan. Finance Process: grant reporting, monthly P&L and balance sheet review, board reporting, time-allocation of staff, manage accounting consultant and bookkeeper for regular invoicing & deposits, employee reviews. Results: Increased unrestricted income reserve by $250,000, hired bookkeeper.2. Operations: staff management, marketing adviser, monitor internal procedures/processes, strategic management with Executive Director to evolve the organization, logistics/transportation oversight, and legal / insurance / audit compliance. Results: Expanded options for Executive to spin-off programs.Skills: Financial & budget systems creation and management, legal compliance, system development for recruiting & releasing personnel, strategic planning, non-profit management strategy, grant monitoring, donor reporting, small-holder agriculture programming, and board relations. Staff size: 8-15, with 2 direct reports and managing 2-5 consultants or sub-contractors.Oversee implementation of USDA, and private foundation grants.

Manila, Philippines

Interim Country Manager for Habitat Japan with 5 direct reports. Improved financial performance through youth volunteers and new corporate engagement. Coordinated team for new business development in 7 - 10 local country offices. Results: Raised 2,500,000 USD regionally and, in Japan, within 6 months, raised 150,000 USD and increased volunteer participation by 30%.Skills: Proposal development, designing logical frameworks, monitoring & evaluation of projects, public relations, youth programming, country representation, marketing, and grant writing in regional program settings.Donors: KOICA, NZAID, DFID, corporate foundations

Manila, Philippines

Country Manager for 2-3 million Euro disaster fund, led 2 remote teams and one central office in program strategy and metrics, inclusive house-design process, HR, procurement, and finance. Completed 700 core houses and latrines in one year through partnership with community-based organizations, local government, national government, and civil society groups. Manage reporting and integration of program goals in two offices. Resolve conflicts between staff and between field team and community members. Skills: Monitoring and evaluation, remote team management, country director, local partnerships, financial management, housing in humanitarian context, co-design process, legal and humanitarian compliance, human resources, operations, and board relations. I had 5 direct reports and staff size of 20-35 not counting short-term sub-contractors in the field.

Philippines

Led team of 10 operations staff in HR, finance, procurement, IT, and administration/logistics. Manage and negotiate consultants G&A and ensure deliverable is documented. Redesigned workflow and accountability structures for HR and accounting to reduce legal exposure for a 20 million USD project. Resolve conflicts between staff and ensure staff are involved in decision-making. Ensured revision of structure aligned with local labor laws and USAID regulations governing cooperative agreements.Skills: US government 2 CFR 200/700 agreement management, procurement, restructuring of staff, financial management, and budgeting, personnel management, and local legal and HR compliance.

Philippines, Bangladesh

Led new business development for 4 South Asia regional offices and garnered 1 million USD of new business for Bangladesh, including initiating a new product: urban outreach. Trained regional team in developing housing services.Skills: Regional program management, monitoring and evaluation, management consulting, and cross-sectoral programming

Yogyakarta Province & Aceh, Indonesia

Led a 4 million USD post-conflict program with a team of 2, to design and manage grants with outcome-based metrics and oversaw budget spend with 15 civil society partners in Aceh and Java. Program recognized by Ministry of Social Welfare as exemplary for other international nonprofits.Skills: Program management, youth development, partnering, project monitoring, and peace-building

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

Led a team of 15 to assess, design, and develop grants with monitoring and evaluation logical framework to cultivate new business for field offices and local partnerships with government and community-based organizations in HIV/AIDS, nutrition, agriculture, clean water, entrepreneurship, and peace education resulting in 500,000 USD in new business.Skills: Child-centered programming, grant management and writing, local partnerships, development of logical framework, and monitoring and evaluation.Donors: AUSAID, USAID, private contributions, EU, ECHO.

Greater Jakarta Area, Indonesia

Led operations for 3 - 7 satellite staff from 25 - 125 personnel with two US government contracts in Indonesia implementing participatory management and budgeting in local governments. I led both projects' operations management (budgeting, financial management, compliance, public speaking, process improvements, and operational policy implementation), Human resources (hiring, coaching, retention, team building, and compliance), Contracting (consultant management, negotiation, contract preparation)Skills: Multi-site operations management, establishing partnerships, US government contracting management, USAID Federal Acquisition Regulation, financial and budgeting management for USAID IQC, and personnel, consultant management as per USAID Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Jamaica

Assessed and prepared business feasibility studies for 7 rural parish community organizations. Initiated a mint team farm with a boy's home and training in conflict resolution for local leaders.Skills: Small business development, agriculture, and crafting business feasibility studies

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