Provides grants and contracts expertise relevant to international NGO work. Focus includes risk management and compliance with multiple donors, including U.S. Government agencies (primarily USAID, Health and Human Services / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of State), European Donors (UK Department for International Development, European Commission, ECHO), UN Agencies, and private foundations. Duties include working closely with Finance and Operations departments to ensure program implementation is compliant with general donor regulations, specific grant requirements and organization policies and procedures; administering grants and subawards, maintaining and auditing grant files, and providing training to both field and headquarter based staff.

· Provided oversight and management to grants and contracts in excess of $100m per year.· Tracked implementation and compliance through reviewing and monitoring deliverables, include submissions of interim and final reports· Served as a resource by referencing compliance with laws, policies, and procedures when communicating with grant Project Directors/Principle Investigators· Reviewed grant reports for content and substance to ensure goals were written in measurable terms and provided a complete overview of grant activities· Trained headquarters and field based staff on risk management donor compliance, regulations, and best practices for grants and contracts.· Donor expertise includes USAID, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, CDC, EC, ECHO, DfID, numerous UN agencies (including WFP, UNDP, UNICEF, UNHCR, UNFPA), and private donors.· Extensive subaward experience, including solicitation, selection, appropriate flow-down requirements, subrecipient management, monitoring, and capacity building.· Led International Medical Corps grant and subgrant response for 2011 Japan earthquake response

* Researched and wrote proposals for a high impact education program focusing on socio-economically disadvantaged children.* Managed high touch relationships with high level donors in the Greater Los Angeles area.* Planned, organized, and managed fundraising events.

* Grant research and writing for national arts education programs.* Managed the annual campaign for a nationally recognized theatre company.* Corporate and foundation relationships focused on the arts, arts education, and arts advocacy.

· Assisted with grant and contract files and organization· Redacted sensitive and confidential information in files

* Wrote and edited federal grant proposals funding higher education programs focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) teacher education.* Developed and produced conference materials for high impact regional symposia on urban education* Speechwriting and public communications for senior academic administration.