Lindsey Jones-Renaud

Experience

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  US Embassy, Amman Jordan

  Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  Intern, Economic Section

  Conducted rapid assessments and wrote reports for the Department of State on Jordanian affairs including: infrastructure projects, the status of women in business, and an Iraqi police training camp. Shadowed foreign service officers and USAID in the implementation of their work. Managed logistics for VIP visits including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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  Ibdaa Cultural Center, Dheisheh Refugee Camp

  Jun 2006 - Dec 2006

  Development Consultant/Volunteer

  Volunteer with a community center in Dheisheh Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, Palestine, providing support in organizational development: proposal and report writing for donors, marketing materials, staff development, etc.

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  ACDI/VOCA

  Feb 2007 - Aug 2016

  • Authored the publication, Cultivating Women’s Empowerment: Stories from Feed the Future for the US Government’s flagship Feed the Future program (2016). Solicited case studies, conducted a gender data review of the Feed the Future Monitoring System, created the vision for the design of the publication, worked with professional designers on graphics, led the writing of the report, and designed a dissemination plan. • Advised, co-wrote and supported the finalization of the first and second editions of the Intervention Guide for the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index resource guide (2014-2016), developed with funding from the USAID-funded Leveraging Economic Opportunities project. • Contributed to research about women’s economic empowerment and chronic poverty with the Overseas Development Institute’s Chronic Poverty Advisory Network (2016). Conducted a literature and policy review to assess evidence about women’s economic empowerment specifically for very poor women and identify gaps in how the evidence are reflected in a sample of donor and multinational policies.• Facilitated ACDI/VOCA’s role as a founding partner of the Partnership for Gender Equity in Coffee, led by the Coffee Quality Institute with Falcon Coffee, AMFOTEK, and Mars Drinks (2015-2016). Served as the primary gender expert, providing advice on recommendations for industry engagement on gender equity in their supply chains. Led research on current practices that promote gender equity in the coffee sector that was a key part of the report: The Way Forward: Advancing Gender Equity in Coffee Value Chains. Show less • Directed the gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment unit at ACDI/VOCA, a US-based non-profit that works in more than 35 low-income countries with annual revenues of over $150 million annually from donors such as USAID, USDA, the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Wal-Mart Foundation (2012-2015). Led the institutionalization of gender equity at ACDI/VOCA, overseeing the work of four gender technical specialists and providing guidance and mentorship to more than 30 gender “champions” based in various overseas offices (2009-2015). Launched ACDI/VOCA’s GenderFirst signature approach to mainstreaming gender equity throughout its programs and operations, which included more than 15 standardized tools and resources such as guidance for agricultural extension officers on gender integration, project gender strategy templates, guidance for gender integration into monitoring and evaluation, and a gender analysis manual and toolkit. Advised numerous projects in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, and Asia in the design and implement gender strategies for integrating gender equity throughout their programs. Wrote – and advised staff on the writing of – gender strategies and work plans. Identified indicators and integration of gender into monitoring and evaluation systems. • Managed the women’s economic empowerment track of the USAID-funded Leveraging Economic Opportunities (LEO) research and learning initiative (2014-2015). Co-authored and oversaw publications, toolkits and training materials about women’s economic empowerment. Managed consultants and partnerships. Show less Led and supervised the development of procurement and M&E database for the $35 million USAID-funded Community Action Program. Developed and documented department procedures, processes and the program's communications manual and media policy. Supervised three employees. Led initiative to redesign training data collection forms, database and process for large-scale training program. Prepared annual and quarterly work plans of activities. Wrote weekly and quarterly reports on activities and program results. Prepared presentations to USAID and Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). Represented Chief of Party at meetings with donor and evaluator consultant. Contributed to proposal development. Show less

  • Technical Advisor, Gender and Women's Empowerment (Consultant)

    Mar 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Director, Gender Mainstreaming and Women's Empowerment/Global Gender Advisor

    Jun 2011 - Feb 2015

  • Monitoring, Evaluation and Gender Specialist

    Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  • Director of Reporting and Database Management, CAP III (Iraq)

    Oct 2008 - Jun 2009

  • Senior Project Coordinator

    Jan 2008 - Oct 2008

  • Project Coordinator

    Feb 2007 - Jan 2008
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  The Pregnancy Pause

  Aug 2016 - Apr 2017

  Parent
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  MarketShare Associates

  Apr 2017 - May 2017

  Independent Consultant
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  Cynara Gender Training Platform

  Apr 2017 - now

  Founder and Principal Facilitator

  Lindsey is the President and Principal Consultant of Cynara, a social enterprise that provides gender analysis and training plus feminist facilitation and strategic planning. At Cynara Lindsey established the Gender Training Platform, an innovative platform for training and development of international development professionals using a redistributive payment model to ensure that people with more resources pay more than people with fewer resources. The Training Platform has trained hundreds of professionals around the world through small, cohort-based, online, participatory trainings that combine theory, research, and practice into a form of feminist praxis.Through Cynara, Lindsey also provides a range of different types of strategy development, gender-based policy analysis, trainings, and participatory consultative processes for organizations including the DC Abortion Fund, The Asia Foundation, Mercy Corps, Save the Children USA, Oxfam America, and Nathan Associates. Show less

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  DC Abortion Fund (DCAF)

  May 2017 - Dec 2017

  Strategic Planning Workshop Facilitator and Consultant

  Led the Board of Directors in development of a three-year strategic plan. Facilitated a 1-day planning workshop to identify strategic goals and priorities. Created a framework for board members to flesh out their implementation plans. Drafted and presented the plan. Conducted interviews and focus groups with stakeholders to solicit input.

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  Value For Women Ltd.

  May 2017 - Mar 2019

  Gender and Business Inclusion Consultant

  Designed a self-assessment tool for 25 small and growing agribusinesses in Mexico to collect and analyze gender disaggregated data about their business, including staffing, suppliers, clients, and contractors.

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  An International Nonprofit Organization

  Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

  Independent Consultant

  Wrote a chapter on how to integrate gender considerations into homestead gardening development projects. Developed content for an online e-learning course about gender.

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  Oxfam America

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2018

  Design and lead a 3-day "Gender Bootcamp" training for Oxfam America's group of 20 gender focal points.

  • Rapporteur for Global Gender Retreat (Consultant)

    Feb 2018 - Feb 2018

  • Gender Justice Training Consultant

    Oct 2017 - Jan 2018
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  World Learning

  Feb 2018 - Apr 2018

  Trainer, Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

  Designed and conducted an introductory training on preventing sexual harassment in the workplace.

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  Mercy Corps

  Mar 2018 - Apr 2018

  Women's Economic Empowerment Strategy Development Consultant

  Designed a strategy for women's economic empowerment.

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  The Gender Practitioners Collaborative

  May 2018 - May 2018

  Annual Planning Retreat Facilitator
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  Banyan Global

  Jun 2018 - Jun 2018

  Gender Analysis and Economic Growth Consultant

  Develop guidelines for conducting country-level gender analyses in the international economic growth sector.

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  Save the Children US

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

  Gender Equality Hub Facilitator and Strategy Consultant

  Design and facilitate strategic planning and implementation workshops for the Gender Equality Hub. Advise leadership on development and implementation of the gender equality strategy and a framework for gender equality in youth economic empowerment.

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  Coffee Quality Institute

  Sept 2018 - Oct 2019

  Consultant with the Partnership for Gender Equality

  Launched and currently lead a Learning and Innovation Hub focused on #GenderMetrics, which is a community of practice for coffee companies focused on measuring and evaluating gender equity in their supply chains and operations.

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  The Asia Foundation

  Oct 2018 - Oct 2018

  Women's Empowerment Programme Annual Retreat Facilitator

  Facilitated the annual retreat for the women's empowerment programme, including strategic planning and work planning.

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  Dansk Flygtningehjælp

  Dec 2018 - May 2019

  Gender Audit Consultant

  Advise the methodology and analysis of the gender audit for the Danish Refugee Council / Danish De-mining Group in Afghanistan.

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  Nathan, a Cadmus Company

  Dec 2018 - Jul 2019

  Gender Analysis Team Lead

  Led the gender analysis for a USAID program that provides support to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economic development policy and programs. Interviewed stakeholders, assessed statistics and policy documents, and developed strategic recommendations for supporting gender mainstreaming in ASEAN’s Economic Community.

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  Making Cents International

  Jan 2019 - Jul 2020

  Consultant, Young Women's Economic Empowerment Advisor

  Provide strategic guidance and review for eight youth-led organizations and social enterprises in Kenya, Uganda, Colombia, Peru, Nepal, and South Africa.

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  The Asia Foundation

  Aug 2020 - Oct 2022

  Facilitator, Researcher and Advisor

  Researched and wrote a brief for APEC policy center about the impact of COVID-19 on women in APEC economies and the gender implications on the care economy and the "Future of Work" and the 4th Industrial Revolution.Led annual planning retreats for the women’s empowerment and gender equality and social inclusion program at the Asia Foundation Developed guidelines, templates, and tools for gender and social inclusion integration into proposal processes for democracy, human rights, climate change, gender-based violence, and economic empowerment programsLead proposal writer for a USAID-funded civil society development program in Sri Lanka, to fund the activities and organizational development of a gender-based violence and domestic violence shelter and advocacy organization Show less

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  The Aurum Institute

  Jan 2022 - Feb 2022

  Advisor, Training on GESI Integration in Proposal Processes

  Oversaw training about gender equality and social inclusion in proposal processes

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  Nathan, a Cadmus Company

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  Survey Design and Analysis Consultant

  Led the survey design and analysis of 1,000 businesses in nine countries about the impact of COVID-19 on e-commerce and export trends on small businesses. Lead writer for the report, Supporting SMB Growth: Unlocking Recovery through E-commerce

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  Mercy Corps

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2022

  Gender, Social Justice, and Decolonization Policy Analyst

  Led a rapid review and scoping study of trends in INGO gender policies, diversity equity and inclusion policies, and decolonization initiatives.

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  CGIAR

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2022

  Trainer and Content Creator

  Co-designed and coordinated a three-part training series about Intersectionality for Applied Research in Agriculture and Food Systems for the CGIAR GENDER Platform

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  Dexis Consulting Group

  Aug 2022 - Sept 2022

  Advisor, Training

  Oversaw training about gender equality and social inclusion in proposal processes

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  Nathan, a Cadmus Company

  Sept 2022 - Jan 2023

  Drafted a scoping study for a multimillion dollar Gender Equality in Trade Incubator, drawing on intersectional political economy approach. Directed and oversaw more than 40 key informant interviews in seven countries in Southeast Asia. Led a gender and inclusion analysis for a USAID-funded, $25 million trade program in Moldova

  • Advisor and Writer

    Nov 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Gender and Inclusion Analysis Team Lead

    Sept 2022 - Nov 2022
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  Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs

  Feb 2023 - Mar 2023

  Trainer, Gender Lens Advising

  Designed and led a two part training about gender equality and women's economic empowerment for advisors working in gender lens advising and impact investment sectors.

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  LINC

  May 2023 - Jun 2023

  Advisor, USAID Gender Equality Policy

  Developed a gender analysis tool for USAID/Mexico to use to implement the new USAID Gender Policy

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  The Asia Foundation

  Jun 2023 - Sept 2023

  Technical Advisor and Researcher, Care Economy
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  UNICEF

  Aug 2023 - Mar 2024

  Team Leader, Gender and Social Work Assessment in Lebanon, Iraq, and Egypt
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  The Asia Foundation

  Apr 2024 - Jun 2024

  Technical Advisor, Care Economy and Climate Change