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Arlington, VA, US

• Planned, operationalized, and coordinated expatriate deployment, program and office start-up for a high-profile, 3-year, $9M USAID award in Sudan during the COVID-19 pandemic; served as program point-of-contact.
• Developed operational processes for multi-million-dollar USAID awards in Iraq ($12.4M) and Libya ($24M) and strengthened financial management, compliance, and reporting.
• Managed HQ and Field teams to track performance against established timelines, funding obligations, and budgets. Prepared quarterly and annual donor reports analyzing progress toward program objectives and program.
• Prepared quarterly accruals, forecasted projections, and scenario forecasting for Agreement Officer Representative.
• Prepared monthly spending analyses that track spending against fiscal year budget, Donor Approved Budget, and current obligation and provide assessments of program financial health.
• Troubleshot and solved financial and operational issues stemming from Sudan's and Libya’s isolation from global financial systems, in coordination with IFES operations units and local legal counsel.

• Managed four multi-year electoral assistance programs in Tunisia, providing programmatic, financial, and administrative oversight to the field office.
• Helped launch the IFES Sudan portfolio with an initial 6-month award and larger follow-on USAID award, after a seven-year absence from the country.
• Developed budget trackers to forecast, monitor, and analyze project expenditures; prepared fiscal year forecasts and analyzed monthly spending against forecasts.
• Supported the preparation of final financial reports as part of two non-USG program closeouts.
• Produced four draft proposal budgets and drafted one award modification proposal and sections for two new award proposals.
• Drafted monthly reports and sections of quarterly reports; provided guidance on effective communication of program outcomes.

Arlington, VA

• Supported the management of four multi-year electoral assistance programs in Tunisia, providing programmatic, financial, and administrative support to the field office.
• Traveled to Tunisia to provide on-the-ground administrative and operational support during the 2019 national elections during which I served as the main HQ point-of-contact for the field team on all election.
• Co-led a strategic plan working group that produced recommendations for strengthening IFES’ financial and HR systems and processes as part of a five-year strategic planning process.
• Monitored project expenditures, reviewed monthly field expense reports, and recommended corrections.
• Contributed to proposal initiatives, including preparing activity budgets and budget realignments and drafting proposal language.
• Edited narrative reports to donors and prepared program summaries and briefings.

Arlington, VA

• Worked with program operations team to manage a portfolio of Iraq, Jordan, and Syria humanitarian assistance programs.
• Monitored program budgets, indicators, and baselines to ensure programs were on scope, schedule, and budget.
• Proactively identified risks, bottlenecks, and baseline variance, and worked to formulate and implement solutions.
• Traveled to Jordan to close out two multiyear projects. Closeout activities included extensive review of program files; conducting lessons learned meetings; and closeout report composition.
• Started up one single year project. Start-up activities included assisting with work and M&E plans, and developing a project charter.
• Collaborated with business development unit to develop new project concept notes, proposals, and modifications.

Berkeley, CA

• Experience – Ph.D. Candidate:
• Obtained specialized skills in historical research, writing, and editing.
• Planned and completed complex, multistep research projects in a timely manner under tight and competing deadlines.
• Collected, analyzed, and summarized data in multiple languages to produce concise analytical assessments.Experience – Graduate Student Instructor:
• Guided classes of 15-25 students in critical examinations of key historical events, actors, and methods.
• Developed and implemented course objectives in historical themes and method and written and oral communication curricula.

Bir Madhkur, Jordan

• Overview: The Bir Madhkur Project is an annual archaeological research project conducted 10km west of Petra, Jordan, and led by Professor Andrew M. Smith II of George Washington University. The project studies the.
• Worked with project directors to coordinate teams of 10-15 volunteers in a multilingual and harsh environment.
• Supervised the collection of useable data on over 1,000 archaeological sites.
• Analyzed data for significance to the social and economic history of Petra.
• Mediated between local Bedouin and team members in both English and Arabic.
• Created long-lasting personal and professional relationships with local Bedouin.

Ann Arbor, MI

• Advised and mentored groups of incoming freshment on academic majors, policies, and programs.
• Assisted students in formulating course schedules.
• Addressed students questions and concerns during a stressful period.
• Ensured smooth operation of summer academic orientation.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Supervised and delegated tasks to approximately 15 student workers per shift.
• Led communication between management and student workers.
• Managed and ensured smooth operation of dining hall serving approximately 500 students per meal.
• Completed three weeks of leadership training annually.

Phd, History, Gpa: 3.89

Activities and Societies: • Internship, Office of Naval Intelligence, 2017 (accepted) • Virtual Student Foreign Service Internship, U.S..

Intensive Intermediate Arabic

Ba, Classical Languages And Literature, History, Gpa: 3.7

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