Natalie Sarles Email & Phone Number

• Support program operations for an approx. $20M multi-donor integrated portfolio focused on improving the global health supply chain in Ghana through engagement of the private sector and government partners• Oversee monthly forecast and financial analysis to guarantee project delivers value for money andmitigates risks• Coordinates with cross functional departments to ensure effective links between in countryprogram team, technical and support units• Conduct periodic field visits to monitor project administration, adherence to terms of all relevantcontracts and organizational policies and serve as acting Finance and Operations Director• Directly manages the team program associate and serves as mentor to new program managers,building their capacity through identifying professional learning opportunities, goal setting andproviding clear feedback• Co-coordinator of finance and operations technical working group for project and home office-based staff to share best practices, lessons learned and foster collaboration• Supports the Global Health Practice in researching health systems strengthening in conflict andpost-conflict settings; presented initial findings to help inform future program priorities

Amman, Jordan / Berlin, Germany

• Managed a $32M community resilience program in Syria• Coordinated five technical component leads across two countries to ensure compliance withoverall project vision and appropriate collaboration and integration across departments• Responsible for narrative, financial and milestone reporting per donor regulations• Prepared high level donor briefings for fortnightly meetings• Managed risk and oversaw successful rapid program close out in response to changing operatingenvironments and client priorities• Oversaw start-up, recruited staff, conducted initial workplan implementation for a $6M follow onpilot in Eastern Syria, remotely managed from Berlin, Germany• Commissioned and reviewed research to identify appropriate pilot program activities• Managed the Monitoring and Evaluation Department during critical start-up and initial datacollection phase

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Delivered a $22M integrated portfolio, from capture to close out with focus on diseasesurveillance, community health and health systems strengthening• Remotely managed senior project teams across four countries• Authored and reviewed successful technical and financial bids for institutional, private donors andfoundations including UK donors such as DFID and the START FUND• Developed quarterly SWOT analyses and presented regional strategies to senior management tohelp manage program risk• Program focal point for key stakeholders including, project staff, consortia members, and donors,with frequent travel to the region• Coordinated with the finance, compliance, and grants departments to complete a successfulprogram and financial audit of region• Trained and mentored junior staff

Washington Dc/ Monrovia, Liberia

• Managed a multi-country portfolio focused on the Ebola Virus Disease response and communityhealth programming• Supported multiple emergency Ebola cluster responses and co-wrote winning bids for new workbased on identified needs• Monitored program indicators against client approved milestones• Tracked program finances including individual project burn rates• Wrote weekly situation reports, synthesizing pertinent information for diverse audiences• Member of the internal Ebola Research Review Committee which reviewed and approvedresearch proposals for funding

• Supported proposal development and program management of a $34m portfolio focused onbehavior change communication, health promotion and water, sanitation, and health (WASH)projects• Provided recruitment support including drafting job descriptions, interviewing candidates, andpreparing job offers• Assisted with program development for integrated multi-sectoral responses including vocationaland livelihood programming in Zambia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Yemen

Monrovia, Liberia

• Led communications during start-up phase of emergency response• Synthesized program data into weekly reports used to inform client on project progress andsupport case for additional funding needs• Contributed to effective community behavior change campaigns through support to localworkshops and events• Represented the organization at international and government level coordination meetings,provided regular verbal program updates to diverse audience• Identified and wrote success stories and pitched relevant pieces to media outlets

Ramallah, Palestine

Master Of Science - Ms, Global Health And Development, Distinction

Dissertation focused on communicable disease outbreaks in refugee camp settings, synthesizing lessons learned to help inform future.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Public Communication, Literature

Activities and Societies: Delta Gamma Fraternity