Megan McGeough

Experience

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  Museum of Anthropology at UBC

  May 2012 - Jan 2014

  Student Docent and Guide

  •Student guide at Museum of Anthropology (MOA) during undergraduate studies, leading 60-90 minute tours of MOA's collection with visiting tour groups and local university classes•Dosent/ student guide of Pacific North West Indigenous collection, and various other visiting exhibits and displays, required research and in-depth understanding of cultural practices•Event support for Indigenous led events, Intercultural events, exhibit openings, member nights, etc.

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  American Language Center Morocco

  Oct 2014 - Oct 2015

  English Second Language Teacher
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  Ahlan Egypt

  Nov 2015 - Jul 2016

  English Second Language Teacher
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  Border Crossings

  Oct 2016 - Apr 2018

  Artist's Assistant and Facilitator (Intern)

  • Supported in facilitation with workshops with immigrant and refugee women at local community centre in partnership with community outreach charity CARAS in Tooting•Artist Assistant for month long ORIGINS Indigenous Arts & Theatre Festival including supporting artists, core team, and creation of an interactive arts-based workbook for use in London school districts•Traveled to Turkey as part of ERASMUS exchange project The Promised Land, working in partnership with Arts and Culture organizations in response to refugee crises Show less

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  Collateral Repair Project

  Nov 2018 - Oct 2019

  English Language Program Coordinator

  • Managed the largest program, (Teaching English as a Foreign Language Program) in the organization, funded by donor USAID, with upwards of 300 beneficiary students/ semester• Supervised a team of 20 volunteer teachers and interns per/ semester• Interviewed and assessed educational needs and registered new refugee beneficiaries in various Arabic dialects• Training of Trainers (ToT): coaching and training of international volunteers, and local refugee community members, in teaching techniques and enhancing their knowledge of trauma sensitivity in the classroom• Initiatives included: implementing training and inclusion of refugee students in ToT's in order to enhance sustainability of program; creation of take-home textbooks for students which were adapted from western texts to fit student learning needs (including Arabic translations for lower levels)• M&E tasks included: graded assessments, performance evaluations of volunteers and interns, survey and data collection from beneficiaries (included recording class results, registering students, tracking student progress through test results, class observations and face to face conversations, inviting new beneficiaries to classes utilizing social media and messaging systems), and presenting test results of beneficiary students as data to represent that our targets were met for funder (USAID) Show less

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  Dawar Arts

  Nov 2019 - Jan 2021

  Consultant and Facilitator

  • Developed and facilitated (in Arabic) workshops for refugee women and children in lesser developed socio-economic communities in Cairo Gov.• Training of Trainers (ToT) session; local facilitators working with children (8 trainers over a 3 days period, Dec. 2020)• Co-facilitator of a workshop with a group of 20 refugee women over a ten-day period, sponsored by UNWomen/ UNHCR, aimed at GBV awareness and prevention (Jan. 2020) culminating in public performance in Cairo

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  Open Arms for Art

  Sept 2020 - Jan 2022

  Program Manager & Co-Founder

  • Collective co-founder; promoting awareness on Gender Equality and Mental Health with workshops and multi-media utilizing interdisciplinary, arts-based methodologies for development with conflicted afflicted communities with special focus on the use of voice acting to allow for safety and anonymity of participants• Producer of short film “Every Piece of Me” in collaboration with ASHTAR Theatre on GBV in Palestine; which was selected to participate in the Segal International Film Festival on Theatre and Performance in NYC• Supported on team creation of original, participant devised narrative short film for Refugee Week• Weekly meetings with youth team and support on communications and outreach tasks Show less

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  United Nations Association in Canada

  May 2021 - Apr 2022

  Project Officer

  • Project Officer for the International Youth Internship Programme (IYIP), aimed at enhancing youth employment and involvement across Canada, and contributing to UNA-Canada's mission of "Creating Global Citizens"• Managed cross Canada recruitment of the early-career development professionals (selecting 24 youth out of 400 applicants during rigorous recruitment process), and successful placement of 24 candidates with global UN agencies (UNICEF; UNDP; WFP; UNESCO; UNCDF) for 6-month remote internships• Led on program PR and Communications updates including social media, website, LinkedIn etc.• Liaised between global UN agency partners and national youth interns in Canada through pre, during and post internship phases• Engaged with IYIP's donor Global Affairs Canada (GAC) on monthly reporting meetings, and kept donor abreast of all program updates• M&E tasks included: data collection, data visualization, survey implementation (GAC surveys), survey creation (for additional programming innovations) and contributing to final annual report • Created innovative new programming series, titled the "Open Conversation Series", with aim to enhance unity of Cohort 5's remote participants, and their understanding of GAC's core development themes (Democratic Governance, Gender Equality & Environmental Sustainability) in combination with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through workshops and presentations with select Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)• Enhanced professional development and capacity of youth interns through online training sessions; portfolio and CV reviews; interactive workshops, etc. to meet with the aims of the Youth Employment and Skills Scheme (YESS) through which IYIP is funded Show less

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  Theatre for a Change

  May 2022 - Aug 2022

  New Partnerships Programme Trainer

  • Short term consultancy incorporating theatre and arts-based methods for development to prevent and advocate against Gender Based Violence (GBV)• Project aim to enhance reporting on cases of GBV in Palestine, funded by the Representative Office of Norway to the Palestinian Authority• Lead co-facilitator on 3 weeks of in person training and support given (entirely in Arabic) to youth team from Hebron, West Bank on TfaC's Interactive Radio Drama (IRD) methodology• Led on monitoring and evaluation collection through survey implementation, data collection (qualitative and quantitative) from youth team and listening clubs• Compiled final narrative report on project implementation and successes• Collaborated on workshop creation and content, and quality control of subsequent weekly IRD episodes produced by youth group, highlighting narratives of GBV in Palestinian communities• Results included: 8 weekly episodes produced by youth team, and heard by over 170,000 listeners in the MENA region; all youth team members reported improved understanding and awareness of GBV and reporting mechanisms in Palestine Show less

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  Justice Education Society

  Nov 2022 - Jun 2023

  Assistant Director & Consultant - International Program

  •Support and oversight for JES' international programming and operations by working directly with in-country JES teams (in Guatemala, Panama, Honduras and Guyana) on projects enhancing gender justice, justice education and prevention of gender-based violence•Support and oversight on reporting and donor compliance for international and national government funders including: GAC, USAID and Sida•Supporting communications and marketing department with social media campaigns and publications•Researching business development opportunities and contributing to JES applications for funding and enhanced visibility nationally and internationally•Compiling presentations for high-level partners including government and board members Show less

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  Seenaryo

  Aug 2023 - now

  Programmes Manager

  •Overseeing in country programming in Jordan with focus on underserved communities •Proposal writing, grant management and project cycle management •Reporting and grant management for projects from funders: CFLI (GAC), DROSOS Foundation, Australian Embassy DAP, US Embassy in Jordan, etc.