Amy Nyhof

Experience

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  U.S. House of Representatives

  Sept 2007 - Oct 2007

  Congressional Intern - Policy Research

  Researched issues such as cap-and-trade energy programs and partisan responses, and briefed congressional staff on legislation through written and spoken communication Liaised with Department of State on international adoption crisis in Guatemala in 2007

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  IDE – International Development Enterprises

  May 2011 - Oct 2011

  Investor Relations, Social Innovations Research Intern

  Conducted desk research into international market demands, socio-economic trends, localized livelihoods, and new market technologies to develop comprehensive donor materials of targeted issues (e.g. agricultural innovations, women in entrepreneurship, and financing options for the world’s poorest subsistence farmers). Created investor relations storyboards so that potential investors could understand the value proposition of investing in IDE projects, and projected outcomes variable to amounts donated. Show less

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  Steelcase, Inc.

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2014

  Project Officer | Global Environmental Sustainability

  Supported advancements in carbon footprint reduction and sustainable business practices through project coordination and administration (e.g. the development of executive reports, the translation of company documents, consultant communication and coordination, the classification of data into holistic databases, and a variety of other project-support functions for a multi-disciplinary team)

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  International Justice Mission

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

  The Executive Assistant to the Chief Program Officer (CPO) is responsible for the efficient and organized administration of day-to-day operations within the CPO's office, as well as the development and executions of global projects aimed at improving global internal communications and reporting among the global team for the purpose of strategic decision-making. Within the CPO's purview is the oversight of international investigations, client aftercare, and 19 justice system transformation projects in Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Southeast Asia. Show less

  • Program Manager, Office of the General Counsel

    Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

  • Project Coordinator to the Chief Programs Officer

    Sept 2014 - Mar 2017

  • Project Assignment to the Vice President of Program Design, Research and Learning

    Mar 2015 - Mar 2016
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  Water Mission

  Feb 2019 - now

  Coordinator and Information Manager for WASH International Development Programming and Disaster Response.The Programs Teams at Water Missions oversees discipleship, advocacy, the implementation of sustainable safe water and sanitation solutions. We also equip other likeminded individuals and organizations to do the same. Disaster Response is a coordinated, rotational team effort, but for the following responses, I played anintegral role in assessment, ICT coordination, Field Team activities and coordination, WASH coordinationand participation, equipment and inventory tracking and logistics, team logistics and rosters, routineproject and donor reporting, project site assessment, grant and remediation negotiations, budget creationand expense tracking, and information management:a. WM Bahamas Hurricane Dorian Responseb. WM Texas Winter Storm Responsec. WM/ UNICEF St. Vincent Volcano Responsed. WM Ukraine/Poland ResponseProgram Financea. Budget and Forecasting: Routinely develop Program and Team budgets with Senior leadershipb. Income Forecasting: Developed income forecasts with Leaders for cash flow management and forecastingc. Ops expense tracking: Routinely compare annual budgets to Ops expenses to track spending year-to-dated. Fund management: Un/Restricted, and restricted unassigned fund management experienceProject Budgeting and Income trackingInstitutional and Major Donor Finance (PLAN DK, UNICEF i.e. FACE and ICE formsContract generation and contractor managementProject reportingPublic Services coordinationGrant writing, partner vetting, grant reporting, grant financeActivity and metric reportingSurvey designWASH Cluster coordination and participation - Contracted by UNICEFHygiene for disaster response and displaced persons programming development and implementationProgram AdministrationInternational Experience - 26 countries and counting Show less

  • Project Manager, Program Development

    Jan 2023 - now

  • International Programs Specialist

    Feb 2019 - Jan 2023