Managed funding contracts totalling €63,109,056 with key organisational donorManaged relationship with key organisational donor and was focal point for communications with donor representativesMonitored implementation of programme of work in sectors of Water and Hygiene, Health, Nutrition, Child Empowerment and Protection and Livelihoods across 10 country offices worth over €13m annually, including the preparation and quality control of reporting to donor, liaison with Regional and Country Directors and tracking of implementation issues.Led proposal development for strategic organisational 5 year funding, coordinating inputs from 12 country teams, including leading proposal development workshops and authoring final proposal document. Led the development of a strategy for organisational programming (theory of change) including a process of consultation across the organisation which included liaising with senior management, regional management and 13 country teams.Line managed programme support officer

Led team responsible for management of GOAL’s donor grants, providing mentoring and expertise on donor relations and grant management procedures. Directly line managed 3 staff, and provided day to day management and direction for a team of 9.Prioritised and presented information to Senior Management Team to facilitate decision making. Managed weekly and monthly reporting process, ensuring timely and relevant information was submitted and action points developed and implemented. Chaired weekly operations meeting. Coordinated information and actions across departments in GOAL’s HQSupported the HQ Projects Review Committee (PRC) and submission process, ensuring all concepts and proposals are reviewed in line with organizational priorities, strategies and policies and approved at Head Office prior to submission to donorsProvided donor knowledge and detailed advice and direction on donor compliance issues to Country Programmes and Desk Officers including identifying and supporting donor focal points within the Ops dept. Managed quarterly risk management process across 18 country programmes. Reviewed risk levels, prioritised and escalated significant risks with senior management, followed up on action points.

Coordination, review and quality control of all proposals submitted for GOAL programmes in Kenya, Uganda and Niger.Focal point for communication with current and prospective donors; responsible for responding to all issues letters, donor queries and negotiations surrounding outstanding proposalsResponsible for coordinating the management of a portfolio of grants for three country offices with a total value of over €7m, including coordination and quality control of all reporting and ensuring compliance with all contractual obligations Focal point for all communication between HQ office and country officesCoordinate support to country offices through liaising with Finance, HR, technical advisers, donor compliance, legal, media and logistics departmentsReview partner selection processes and quarterly country risk registersAct as first port of call for all information requests relating to country programmesProvide support to country offices and country directors through advice on programme strategy, management issues and in representing governance matters to senior managementAct as secondary cover for other country programmes when necessary

Managed two budget lines for governance projects which collected data and enabled CSO’s adapt to Ethiopia’s civil society legislation; a contribution totalling €722,699. Contributed to project management of two other programmes, including the Civil Society Support Programme (total budget €36m over 5 years) for which Irish Aid is lead donor.Prepared and presented Irish Aid’s position in meetings with NGO partners, donors and Ethiopian Government Ministers and MP’s.Co-Chaired the Donor Civil Society Sub Group for 6 months, coordinating dialogue positionsAgency focal point for monitoring Ethiopia’s internal resettlement programmes. Irish Aid representative on multi-donor fact finding mission to the South Omo region. Led teams collecting beneficiary case stories for use on the Irish Aid website and Annual Reports. Mentored national staff to build capacity in reporting.Providing analysis on country context, drafted logical frameworks and drafted strategy papers for internal strategic planning processes determining Irish support to Ethiopia post 2014.

Conceptualised, researched and designed new projects in the areas of food security and civic engagement. Created budgets and sourced over €40,000 in funding for a variety of projects. Prepared concept notes for sharing with organisations such as Catholic Relief Services, Oxfam and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. Negotiated partnerships and networked with donors and CSO’s Assessed community based projects for support

Conducted research on elections and voting in Malawi resulting in an article entitled “Food Security and Election Outcomes in Malawi 2009” submitted recently to academic journals and awaiting publication.