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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Serving as the Grants and Program Manager for the CIRCLE Alliance: Catalyzing Inclusive, Resilient, and Circular Local Economies; a public-private initiative to reduce plastic use and tackle plastic waste. Founded by Unilever, USAID, and EY, this Global Development Alliance (GDA) aim is to support women entrepreneurs, improvement livelihoods, and protect the environment by accelerating the development of a circular economy for plastics. Specific responsibilities of this role include: -designing and rolling out $7MM grant fund designed to accelerate circular plastics SMEs and social enterprises in South and Southeast Asia- leading successful implementation of award and grants management processes-supporting project start-up-financial management and reporting -providing direct support to Chief of Party towards seamless project delivery

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Providing portfolio program management support, serving as the main point of contact and “hub” for Anglo-African region and countries and other select global activiites. Liaises with agility departments to ensure country office needs (consultants, subawards, vendor agreements, approval requests to donors)- Providing financial management support to department and country teams, including preparation, and tracking of project, country and team budgets, project burn rates, and review of financial reports- Supporting procurement management, subcontract management and ensuring project teams are compliant with donor guidelines- Drafting and revising sections of donor reports and deliverables and coordinating with team members. Liaising talent on recruitment of country team staff and acting as lead for recruitment, training, and ongoing performance management of junior program operations staff- Assisting development and roll out of training in operations to both global and country office staff

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

- Project Management – Acting Program Manager for the USAID-funded West Africa Trade and Investment Hub ($140 million trade and investment activity, including a $96 million grants facility. Activities spanned across 18 countries and funding including buy-ins from 8 regional Missions and 6 different funding sources). Provided operational support to 4 satellite offices (Abuja, Accra, Dakar and Abidjan)- Business Development (BD) – BD Coordinator for the Economic Growth Division portfolio. Supporting new business development through facilitating capture and proposal efforts and processes- Division-Wide Efforts: Systems Working group and market systems development, youth systems and private sector engagement research and development of internal guides

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Technical Apprenticeship within the Workforce Development & Youth Practice Area within the Economic Growth Division at Creative Associates International and the Office of Programs. Supported an internal technical review of Creative’s youth-inclusive programmatic strategies and approach and strengthened Creative’s corporate capacity framework on youth. Supported proposal development, research and program design. Supported the collaboration, functioning, and research of the Youth Systems Collaborative. Conducted background research and analyses on agricultural markets, political economies and youth livelihood opportunities in regions across Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Identified youth-led and youth-serving organizations that could support and strengthen current programs.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

George Washington University Graduate Capstone Consultancy. Provided research consulting services for the USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security regarding the ecosystem and accessibility of climate finance for small-scale agriculture and the role of the private sector.

Focus on security issues in the MENA region

Ouarzazate, Morocco

Conducted daily programs at women’s and youth center in English, fitness & nutrition, classical Arabic, project management, Model UN and art, Coordinated with National Geographic & AMIDEAST excursion trips for educational programs, along with Sandwich STEM Academy remotely, designed, managed and monitored grant for Qadi Aayad Library managing and allocating 36,400dhs and organized the facilitation of CPR & First Aid certification courses for 120 students. Participated and facilitated a number of country-wide trainings in Womens and girls empowerment, life skills development, Model United Nations and more.

New Bedford, Ma

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Internship Program (Jan 2016 - May 2016)Sales and Marketing coordinator (May 2016). Added new lead vendors, organized project portfolios for sales representatives, created a municipality requirement database, and assisted in the creation of a new company website and customer guides. Also maintained sales specialists and appointment setter schedules and monitored and analyzed lead sales conversion rates.

University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Hold weekly tutoring sessions 7 hours a week assisting students with reading and writing assignments within the University. Participate in tutoring training courses and cover many different subjects ranging from Economics, Political Science, History, Literature, etc.

University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Course: Political Science Research Methods. Assist students in grasping theory, SPSS, statistical and research analysis, data reports and concepts; assist in execution/grading of quizzes and conducting study sessions.

Southcoast, Ma

Generate leads for those interested in saving money and energy through investing in solar.

South Coast, Ma

Through the SouthCoast Energy Challenge, a 501C3 Nonprofit organization created under the Southeastern Environmental Education Alliance. Goal of the challenge is to reduce fossil fuel-based energy consumption by 15% among 15% of households, in SouthCoast Massachusetts over three years.Focussed on community outreach attaining over 100 new leads for Home Energy Assessments, Solar Energy Assessments, and Solar Hot Water. Coordinated environmental education projects.

New Bedford, Ma

Performed community outreach, organized events, worked closely with organizations within programs such as the Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership, assisted in the organization and creation of town energy challenge projects, provided environmental education and knowledge regarding solar energy/hot water investments, and home energy assessments. Also assisted with new intern training, helped organize weekly meeting, activities and field trips, and was active within maintaining a partnership with Next Step Living.Through the South Coast Energy Challenge.

Greater Boston Area

Gained complete knowledge of the maintenance of the non-profit organization. Participated in all aspects including Emergency Disaster Services, Food Pantry, Christmas/Thanksgiving distributions etc. Assisted in the organization and execution of the Thanksgiving distribution in South Boston. Trained in the office management and took courses in Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents, National Incident Management Systems, Introduction to Incident Command Systems, and Psychological First Aid.

University Of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Political Science -- International Relations (2 Semesters). Assisted students in grasping theory and concepts; assisted in execution/grading of quizzes; participated in design and execution of simulation projects. Prerequisite for position was completion of course with grade of no less than B+ and recommendation of faculty. Developed skills and demonstrated proficiency and leadership in facilitation of class support, ongoing coaching and counseling of students.Proven skills in performing independent research supporting subject areas for simulation.

Master Of Arts - Ma, International Development Studies

January 2018-May 2021 Specialization in Post-Conflict & Economic Development in the Middle East M&E Experience: Evaluation Methods/Tools.

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics, 3.7

Activities and Societies: UMD Model United Nations, Share Esperanza, Golden Key International Honors Society, Omicron Delta Epsilon.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government, 3.8

Activities and Societies: Model United Nations, Share Esperanza, Golden Key International Honors Society, Pi Sigma Alpha National Honors.