Scott Sroda

Experience

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  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Sept 2011 - Aug 2012

  International Internship Program Intern

  • Communicated with faculty and students about internships at career fairs and student events. • Gained organizational skills through application filing, e-mail correspondence, and Excel usage. • Developed knowledge of the international studies field through researching international internship opportunities and visa information, and benchmarking international internship programs.

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  CARITAS For Children, Inc.

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  Child Sponsorship Program Development Intern

  • Educated elementary school students in English, computer skills, music, and physical education. • Advanced the development of the child sponsorship program through traveling to partner schools throughout Uganda and Kenya, while ensuring program productivity and proper conduct. • Orchestrated communication between African children and their sponsors through coordination with offices in Uganda, Kenya, Poland, and the United States.

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  CARITAS for Children, Inc.

  May 2013 - Jul 2014

  Field Coordinator - Africa

  • Monitored and facilitated development of all CARITAS For Children child sponsorship programs in Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania as CARITAS For Children’s first African Field Office Coordinator. • Assessed the progress of all partner locations in Africa through traveling to each site, working with the local ministry support, and communicating their needs regarding the ministry, the local area, and culture. • Improved communication between sponsors and children through the development of a communication strategy promoting relationships through increased media, social media, and personal interaction. • Advocated for CARITAS For Children in the United States through public speaking to promote the mission and vision of CARITAS in order to develop and cultivate relationships with beneficiaries and donors. Show less

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  St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Assessed, evaluated, and coordinated new client admissions for a racially-diverse population of adults with special needs at an intergenerational day care facility• Acted as liaison with local county governments for more than 200 clients and families seeking funding for community-based care (e.g., Medicaid-waiver programs)• Administered, facilitated, and coordinated individual weekly care plan meetings for adult clients •Advocated for the specific needs of more than 300 adult clients• Facilitated the opening of an adult day care center in an economically-depressed urban neighborhood• Developed and implemented a strategic initiative that led to a significant (20%) increase in client census Show less

  • Director of Adult Care Services

    Dec 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Social Worker and Intake Coordinator

    Jul 2014 - Dec 2015
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  Bras Ouverts - Open Arms (BOOA)

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Capacity Building Intern

  • Developed a monitoring and evaluation system for primary and secondary schools in Ouidah, primarily for Nigerian refugees• Conducted both household surveys and interviews with families in Ouidah, focusing on demographic data and legal identification documents to develop a standard for BOOA’s monitoring, evaluation, and communication activities

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  Mercy Corps

  Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Peace and Conflict Intern

  • Compiled and synthesized Mercy Corps’ external research on gang violence prevention and countering violent extremism (CVE) in order to strengthen Mercy Corps’ knowledge, capacity, and CVE strategy in the Niger, Mali, and Honduras.• Analyzed literature and evidence on the root systemic causes of violent extremism and interventions for countering violent extremism in Central Asia for inclusion in grant proposals for USAID projects in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

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  IACT

  Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Education in Emergencies Consultant

  • Evaluated how iACT programs meet the UNICEF Child Friendly Spaces Mandate requirements to strengthen iACT’s early childhood development in emergencies (ECDiE) programming in Cameroon, CAR, and Chad• Created a strategic plan for iACT to pursue new partnerships by conducting a stakeholder analysis of actors in 14 countries to focus internal discussions around scaling ECDiE programming to new sites

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  Mercy Corps

  Jul 2018 - now

  • Managed the design, build and testing of a new Power Application to monitor global data on adherence to Mercy Corps' 68 Program Management Minimum Standards (called the Program Management Dashboard Application)• Developed curriculum for pilots and agency-wide roll out of the Program Management Dashboard Application and led training-of-trainer workshops on using the application and its data for programmatic decision-making• Built high-quality agency-level Power BI Dashboards which visualize Mercy Corps' programs portfolio, policy adherence and organizational health• Led trainings on program management best practices, with a focus on minimum requirements for Monitoring and Evaluation• Managed project for automating Community Accountability Reporting Mechanisms (CARM) to more efficiently manage and respond to feedback from community members across the global portfolio Show less • Led recruitment processes for MEL and Community Accountability staff during first weeks of emergency responses• Led and coordinated MEL sections of proposal development for $100 million USAID cash assistance program, including the MEL narrative, theory of change, Learning Plan, MEL Tech plan, MEL budget and staffing• Wrote the Emergency Response MEL Plan for Ukraine response pooled fund programming, ensuring quality remote monitoring and technology practices would be put in place• Drafted initial vision for MEL strategy for the emergency programs and projects during the first-phase response in Ukraine Show less • Developed quality assurance indicators to track global adherence to the Community Accountability Reporting Mechanisms (CARM) policy and conducted global baseline, midline and end-line surveys to measure adherence to policy• Developed CARM Quality Assurance system to track global adherence to CARM minimum standards each quarter using Podio, SQL and Power BI, Mercy Corps' first system to track policy adherence across all programs• Led remote trainings and provided technical support to teams setting up Community Accountability systems in various country offices• Conducted organization-wide analysis to assess adherence to and eligibility for the CHS (Core Humanitarian Standards) Alliance Certification• Developed and led trainings on data quality principles and conducted internal data quality assessments with CARM Teams• Led capacity strengthening workshops with MEL and CARM Teams on visualizing data in Power BI and techniques to use these data for decision making (in English and French) Show less • Led post-distribution monitoring survey processes for emergency cash distribution programming, including coding surveys into XLS forms, training enumerators, data analysis and visualization in Power BI• Conducted data quality audits across the country portfolio to ensure high-quality data management across programs in Mercy Corps DRC• Led a market analysis for a Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration program by administering 500 surveys and conducting KIIs with rebel militia members• Coordinated proposal development processes, drafting logframes, theories of change, program narratives and MEL plans• Led data quality support visits to monitor Community Accountability and MEL practices for emergency cash programs and a ten-year water infrastructure program• Developed baseline sentiment analysis survey for a conflict-sensitive program during height of Ebola epidemic in Butembo• Managed a country-level MEL coordination team, line-managing three team members who provided MEL technology support across all programs in country (including XLSForms, CommCare, Tableau, ArcGIS)• Assumed various responsibilities of MEL Director during eight-month interim period, prioritizing country-wide MEL needs, managing all HQ MEL coordination, and acting as MEL representative for donors Show less • Design and implement mission-level dashboard for Mercy Corps DRC’s $200 million dollar portfolio using Tableau in order to facilitate internal and external access to progress indicators for each of the mission’s eight programs• Develop and manage initiative to increase MEL departmental coordination by creating communities of practice across all programs to address departmental gaps in mission-level MEL tools while providing leadership opportunities for 40 local staff members• Support data transfer initiative to migrate emergency response databases from ODK and Excel to CommCare and MySQL• Construct database and conducted data analysis of baseline data for an OFDA WASH program using Excel PivotTables• Design M&E plan, drafted data collection tools, and developed programmatic indicators for DFID program proposal• Design and code questionnaires for routine monitoring and post-distribution surveys using XLS Forms for conflict-prevention program Show less

  • Program Management Analytics Advisor

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Monitoring and Evaluation Manager - Ukraine

    Mar 2022 - Apr 2022

  • Community Accountability Specialist

    Apr 2020 - Feb 2022

  • Quality and Learning Officer - DRC

    Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Field Intern - DRC

    Jul 2018 - Mar 2019