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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Toronto, Canada Area

• Planeterra is a nonprofit that supports and develops social enterprise experiences with local communities and nonprofits globally so they can benefit from the tourism value chain.
• Manage 33 partner relationships across 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia, and Oceania, honing strong communication skills built on respect and cultural understanding.
• Developed six new social enterprise tourism projects in the region with over $70,000 CAD in grant funding in Jordan, India, Maldives and Israel. This includes partner vetting, budget management, experience development.
• Manage field staff located in Jordan, India and Thailand to monitor project partners’ impact and success, developing skills in remote and cross-cultural staff management.
• Manage monitoring and evaluation strategy and implementation through annual partner surveys and the development of community-member surveys.
• Manage the development of an online learning platform for partners to access globally, addressing issues related to business development, customer service and maximizing impact through tourism.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Managed 16 partner relationships across 11 countries in Asia and Oceania.
• Researched and developed seven new projects in the region with over $120,00 CAD in grant funding in Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia, Kyrgyzstan and China. This created 186 new jobs for women, at-risk youth and.
• Developed and implemented a monitoring and evaluation system to improve donor accountability and responsive management for the organization.
• Supported donor centric communications and fundraising for Planeterra, including newsletter development, campaigns and donor stewardship.
• Managed donor database, donation processing and website maintenance for Planeterra.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Keela is a startup company that created management software specifically for the nonprofit sector.
• Led inbound marketing strategy, produced materials for the organization’s website, blog and social media outlets that act to generate leads for the organization through value-addition.
• Fostered client relationships and ensured their success through demonstrations, developed the knowledge base and provided frequent customer service.
• Led market research strategies, including the development of surveys and conducting interviews with nonprofit organizations.
• Developed organizational protocols as needed, including content strategy, sales strategy and social media strategy.
• Worked remotely and developed skills in time management and accountability.

Pakistan

• Management of health and livelihoods projects in rural Pakistan, including direction for local staff.
• Recruitment and supervision of consultant to lead skills development program for women with basic handicraft skills.
• Writing and editing of reports, proposals and other documents, as well as conducting the necessary research to support each document according to donor needs.
• Conducted frequent field visits for project monitoring, evaluation and communications purposes.
• Stewarded international donor relationships through field visits and presentations.
• Frequently visited project locations in rural Pakistan to support project implementation.

Master'S Degree, Development Practice

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B.Soc.Sc., International Economics And Development

Activities and Societies: Oxfam

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Activities and Societies: MUN Oxfam