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Berlin, DE

Berlin, Germany

Berlin, Germany

As part of the Strategy leadership team, working to introduce a new approach to strategy in a 1 BN+ USD global philanthropy to lead to greater scale, integration and impact Managing related internal and organizational change processes Responsible for internal management of the Strategy department including aligning structure, culture and operations with.

Berlin, Germany

• Led $8m division that included: a program focused on mental health and a program that leveraged legal strategies to advance health rights for women and marginalized populations.
• Supervised and developed a team of 8, distributed over 3 locations
• Collaborated with PHP senior leadership to develop future strategy and advance DEI within the programSpearheaded the process of winding down the division’s work as a part of a larger organizational transformation and.
• Oversaw our field exit strategy
• Directed legacy work, management of internal information and resources, and compliance.
• Led workload reorganization to accommodate voluntary staff departures

Berlin, Germany

• Handpicked to manage internal operations and co-lead the responsible closure of OSF’s $24m USD Public Health Program, which includes 33 staff across 4 locations and 600+ grantees.
• Managing team to close all open grants either by tie-off or rehoming within OSF
• Developing plans to position public health work and staff elsewhere in the organization
• Building external partnerships to support future work in public health sphere
• Spearheading the creation of a legacy project to document contributions to the public health field
• Assisting staff choosing to remain in finding new roles within the Foundation

Budapest, Budapest, Hungary

• Proposed, designed and built the Mental Health and Rights unit, with $7m in annual budget (including reserves) for grantmaking, advocacy, and convening across Africa, Europe and Latin America. The four programmatic.
• Developed and iterated program strategy and operations with input from the field and staff
• Led advocacy efforts on global mental health policy with WHO, the UN and NGOs
• Spearheaded a rapid Covid response effort focused on mental healthManaged the transition of the Public Health Team based in Budapest to Vienna and Berlin. Contributed to the leadership of the culture and operations of.

Budapest

Led the new strategy cycle for mental health work in the Public Health Program. Managed two teams of six staff working $7.2m on mental health of marginalized people and Roma health. The teams provided strategic support for program development and capacity building with a focus on social activism and movement building, social accountability strategies.

Budapest, Hungary

• Promoted the rights and social inclusion of people with intellectual and/or psychosocial disabilities through grant-making, technical assistance and advocacy. Led a team of three working in Europe and Eurasia.Drove.
• Responsible for grant portfolios in 10+ countries in Europe and Eurasia
• Advocated for policy changes at EU institutions and governments
• Led public services reform work in Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania and Slovakia
• Led field assessments of OSF’s role and impact in disability rights reform in Europe
• Conceptualized and co-led a multi-year campaign resulting in a ban on using EU funding for institutional care

Budapest, Hungary

• Developed and managed $2m in grants to advance rights and social inclusion of people with disabilities in Europe and Eurasia.
• Helped streamline the work of the Mental Health Initiative, consolidating geographic focus from 20 to 10 countries
• Grew the Public Health Program’s Mental Health Initiative from $2 to $4.7m annual

Romania

• Conceived and led a reconstruction program in East Romania focused on inter-ethnic cooperation to restore housing and public urban spaces damaged by floods that left thousands displaced.
• Drafted a concept paper that raised $1m from USAID within two weeks of the flood
• Designed and managed a plan to restore 300+ housing units in six months.
• Led needs assessment conducted by engineers and University students
• Relocated to the disaster area to manage and monitor implementation
• Built trusted partnerships with local organizations, governments and the Roma community

Romania

• Developed and led programs to provide decent and affordable housing for families in Romania living in poverty.
• Managed performance of 20+ staff across all 6 Habitat Romania local programs
• Accelerated Habitat Romania’s output by 4x
• Grew Habitat Romania’s local programs from two in 2002 to six in 2006
• Managed bilateral donor relationships with USAID

Msc In Development Management, Development, Business Administration

Postgraduate Diploma In Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General