David Mccoll Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

- Manage a diverse portfolio of partner projects across Israel and Palestine, focusing on education, health, trauma, and reconciliation sectors.- Support partners in project identification, design, and implementation, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.- Provide capacity development training for partners and other stakeholders, enhancing their skills and capabilities in project management and implementation.- Support the design and implementation of humanitarian response to the Israel-Gaza war, addressing the urgent needs of affected communities.- Support and contribute to Embrace's public engagement communications and advocacy efforts, with a specific focus on engaging and collaborating with churches at the local and national levels.- Conduct regular monitoring and evaluation of partner projects, identifying areas for improvement

- Trained and equipped ecumenical church leaders and leaders of faith-based organizations in non-violent communication, conflict transformation, and peaceful and inclusive ways to transform their communities for the greater good.- Designed and facilitated workshops on conflict transformation, non-violence, and reconciliation, fostering a deeper understanding and practical application of these principles.- Provided mediation and facilitation services for church congregations in situations of conflict, promoting dialogue, understanding, and resolution.- Supported practitioners in acquiring formal mediation accreditation, guiding them in developing essential mediation and facilitation skills.

- Provided temporary leadership of international projects department during a period of staff transition- Managed humanitarian response to Ukraine war including identifying and approving funding for 16 local partners responding to refugee crisis- Managed proposal review process and contract negotiation for Ukraine response- Developed MEAL framework and trained partners on implementation- Conducted monitoring visit to region to provide support and training to partners

Bolivia

-Provided overall management and leadership of Bolivia office consisting of two offices and 70+ staff-Provided leadership and line management for programs, finance, logistics, human resources and operations departments-Developed strategic plan for country office and oversaw implementation-Oversaw the management of existing programs portfolio including projects in agriculture, education, health and livelihoods sectors-Secured funding and oversaw implementation of new projects in protection and GBV sectors-Supported development of fundraising strategy for programs department and led annual proposal and budget development process-Coordinated with HQ office and technical advisors to ensure Bolivia programming remained in line with Samaritan's Purse global strategy-Managed relationships with external stakeholders including government departments and external donors. Provided representation for Samaritan's Purse at a national level-Implemented updated safeguarding policy and facilitated training for all staff and partners-Provided leadership, mentoring and coaching to Senior Leadership Team to support their personal and professional development-Led organisational response to Covid-19. Secured a key partnership with the Bolivian Ministry of Health to train over 7,000 medical staff in IPC

Vietnam

-Provided leadership and management of the Vietnam programs department inlcuding projects in protection, health, livelihoods, youth, women's empowerment, migration and education sectors-Developed three year strategic plan and oversaw its ongoing implementation-Secured funding for the implementation of new protection/GBV project on Vietnam-China border. Oversaw set-up of project-Supervised all program managers and ensured their projects were implemented according to donor requirements and policies-Managed implementation of MEAL framework and provided ongoing training and support to program managers and partners for its implementation -Led annual proposal and budget development review for office ensuring proposals met donor requirements and aligned with office strategy-Coordinated with global technical advisors to ensure Vietnam programming met global technical standards and contributed to global strategy-Managed partner contract negotiation process-Managed government relations ensuring that relevant government partners were kept up to date with project progress and involved in key decision making-Acted as member of the Senior Leadership Team

Greece

-Provided overall management and leadership for youth development sports program working with unaccompanied refugee minors in Greek refugee camps-Designed program with local stakeholders and led proposal development process-Secured funding of £1.5 million enabling the project to be implemented in four refugee camps across Greece-Identified and built partnerships with national level child protection actors including UNCHR, refugee camp management, police and local authorities to ensure successful implementation of program-Developed MEAL framework and provided training for program staff and partners-Developed training curriculum designed to teach program participants life values through the medium of sports-Managed program budget ensuring all project funds were spent in accordance with donor procedures and reported with transparencyProvided mentoring, coaching and leadership for 12 project staff

Samos, Greece

-Responsible for the leadership, direction, and oversight of all Samaritan's Purse programs in the Samos refugee camp-Developed quarterly program proposals and budgets, in partnership with UNHCR-Represented Samaritan's Purse in UN cluster meetings ensuring all actors had a clear understanding of current needs and priorities in camp-Managed programs, operations, security, human resources, financial reporting, and community relations for all Samaritan's Purse work in Samos-Oversaw and provided leadership to multi-disciplinary team of 45 staff-Worked with Program Managers to ensure all programme designs and outputs aligned with Samaritan’s Purse’s strategy, donor standards, and local laws-Facilitated good community relations by establishing and maintaining positive relationships with Government officials, UN organizations and other actors

Cochabamba, Bolivia

-Managed implementation of DFID/FCDO funded International Citizen Service volunteer program in Bolivia targeted at 18-25 year olds-Oversaw the whole project cycle including the design, set up, implementation, management, monitoring and close of program-Created strategic plan for the Bolivia program and managed the implementation of plan, leading the program to grow from one partner to five partners within the first two years. Successfully provided leadership development training to over 300 young people across four cities by program closeIdentified, evaluated and selected local partners-Conducted organisational capacity assessments and providing ongoing capacity development trainingLed the legal registration process for Tearfund in Bolivia ensuring organization met all local legal requirements. Liaised with local and international legal counsel.-Oversaw set-up of Tearfund Bolivia office and developed HR and operations policies-Developed and facilitated ten week training curriculum for project participants on key issues in international development including climate change, GBV and peacebuilding.-Represented Tearfund and ICS program with multi-level stakeholders

Trinidad, Bolivia

• Led training for households on use and maintenance of Bio-Sand Filters• Evaluated the use of the monitoring and evaluation system and created action plan to improve the implementation. Trained and supported local staff on use of M&E system and management of monitoring schedule for duration of project• Supported translation and report writing for CIDA reports on project

Uk

• Provided overall management for branch of 10 staff including management of budget, staff, sales targets and security• Designed branch and sales strategy, which led branch to achieving their quarterly target for the first time in 3 years. During first quarter as manager we achieved 99% of target and then achieved target during next quarter• Provided customer service training for staff ensuring branch always achieved top monthly score for service• Managed security procedures ensuring excellent scores in all internal audits conducted during time as manager• Provided training for managers of branches of Bradford & Bingley during acquisition. Training focused on systems training, customer service training and sales methods.

Master'S Degree, Theology - World Christianity And Peacebuilding, Distinction

Courses: Theologies of Peacebuilding and Reconciliation; Religion, Violence and Peacebuilding; Religion, the Environment and the Climate.

Postgraduate Certificate., Peace Studies And Conflict Resolution - Religion, Peace, And Justice, Distinction

The Institute for Religion, Peace and Justice is a teaching, research, and resource institute of St. Stephen’s University that provides.

Master'S Degree, International Development, Merit

Completed modules on Foreign Aid, Project Planning, Project Monitoring and Evaluation, Economic Development and WASH Dissertation - 'What.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), History, 2.1

Specialised in American History and World War Two