Julia Lehmann

Experience

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  Plan International Deutschland e.V.

  Mar 2009 - Jun 2012

  - Portfolio management of all Plan Germany grant funded projects in West Africa incl. narrative and financial reporting in line with donor requirements (c. 30 projects, total volume c. 10 million Euro)- Resource mobilization with bi- and multilateral donors in cooperation with different Plan COs, incl. proposal writing and budget development- Coordination of 4 Regional Portfolio Managers in relation to planning of resource mobilization and grant opportunities- Initiation and facilitation of a regional symposium on Female Genital Mutilation in Dakar involving 7 African Plan Country Offices and local partners, May 2012 Show less

  • Programme Manager West Africa & Deputy Programme Director

    Sept 2010 - Jun 2012

  • Junior Programme Officer

    Mar 2009 - Aug 2010
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  Plan International

  Dec 2015 - Jun 2017

  - Identification of funding opportunities and lead on proposal development incl. project design for a variety of international int. donors (EU, UN, Sida, USAID, DGD Belgium, BMZ Germany, AFD etc.)- Strategy development for programs and partnership as well as annual budget development as member of the Country Management Team- Set up project management processes and work with field and Country Office (CO) staff to ensure compliance with donor regulations and reporting requirements for all grant funded projects- Provision of training and capacity building to CO staff on project proposal development, budgeting, grants management and reporting- Roll out of the new organisational cost recovery policy- Line management and continuous capacity development of 4 staff Show less

  • Grants Support Manager

    Jul 2012 - Jun 2017

  • Acting Regional Head of Resource Mobilization West and Central Africa

    Dec 2015 - May 2016
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  BØRNEfonden

  Jul 2017 - Jun 2018

  Deputy National Director for Benin & Togo

  - Line management, incl. at distance, of the Program Development Departments responsible for grants acquisition and project management in both countries- Operational and strategic management of the country program in Benin in close cooperation with the National Director Benin-Togo based in Lomé- Representation and networking at national level with peer organizations, government institutions and donors- Leadership and change management in relation to the mid-2018 merger of BØRNEfonden with Plan International in Benin, incl. internal and external communication, due diligence, strategic and operational planning Show less

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  PlanBørnefonden

  Sept 2018 - now

  - Lead programme design and development mainly within the area of SRHR incl. identification of opportunities, lead project design, drafting proposals, etc.- Represent PlanBørnefonden in Plan's global SRHR network's efforts to develop cross federation programs, tools, guidance etc. and to provide capacity building for effective SRHR programming, result documentation and learning.- Liaise with key stakeholders internal and external to Plan within the area of SRHR in order to establish and manage relevant alliances and partnerships.- Manage PlanBørnefonden supported projects/programs - mainly project/programs with SRHR related components, particularly in West and Central Africa- Technical support incl. capacity building, quality assurance etc. on projects/programs mainly those with SRHR components Show less Support programme & strategy development and organizational capacity building in the areas of SRHR, gender transformation & SOYEE- Planning, organization & co-facilitation of a regional training workshop on SRHR and Child, Early and Forced Marriage in Dakar, June 2019- Consultative member of the core group of Plan's global technical network on SRHR- Support the operational and programmatic integration of BØRNEfonden and Plan International following the mid-2018 merger of the two organizations in Benin, Togo, Burkina Faso and Mali Show less

  • Senior Manager SRHR & Gender Transformative Programming

    Sept 2022 - now

  • SRHR Programme Manager

    Jul 2020 - Aug 2022

  • Programme Advisor

    Jul 2019 - Jun 2020

  • Programme Integration Advisor

    Sept 2018 - Jun 2019