Andrea Balint

Experience

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  Hamlet Swim Club

  May 2006 - Aug 2008

  Coach and Swim Instructor

  Assistant Swim Coach and Private Instructor• Coached 200 swimmers of the Hamlet Swim Club • Worked as a Private Swim Instructor and Lifeguard

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  U.S. Department of State

  May 2009 - May 2010

  Media Outreach for the U.S. Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay. • Wrote articles in Spanish for the embassy over a range of topics including: environmental sustainability, opportunities for education in the United States, and global interest in Paraguay• Encouraged embassy followers to engage responsibly in everyday discussion through social media outlets Liaison to faculty and student organizations at the University of Pennsylvania to provide information and opportunities to interact with the State Department on foreign policy issues.• Created events and made arrangements for videoconferences and live guest speakers to motivate student discussion in topics such as climate change and the United Nations Intern in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural affairs, SportsUnited Office. • Coordinated visitor and diplomatic envoy programs and interacted extensively with delegations from Iraq, Lebanon, and Nigeria • Updated the SportsUnited webpage, wrote official press releases, maintaining official blog, compiling grant and concurrence packages• Logistical and event planning for Sports Visitor and Sports Envoy programs together with non-governmental agencies such as AED

  • Virtual Student Foreign Sevice

    Aug 2009 - May 2010

  • Foreign Affairs Campus Coordinator

    Aug 2009 - May 2010

  • Public Relations Intern

    May 2009 - Aug 2009
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  AED

  May 2010 - Sept 2010

  Center for Academic Partnerships Intern

  Worked primarily with the Center for Academic Partnerships and specifically The Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders Program as well as the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, which brings undergraduate students from all over the world to the United States for specific academic and leadership training while learning about US society and culture.• Organized media releases, conducted administrative and logistical duties, as well as procurement • Aided project for client: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia• Brainstormed follow-on workshops and proposals for other programs within the Center for Academic Partnerships• Managed a new program in which I interviewed, staffed, and monitored interns at AED offices worldwide Show less

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  GAP Solutions, Inc.

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2013

  Program Assistant

  U.S. Department of State, National Foreign Affairs Training Center, Foreign Service Institute• Program Management for Office Management Training in instructing Foreign Service Specialists & Civil Service Employees• Managed and created SharePoint website and sub-sites; blogged and generated interest in OMT courses via new marketing • Developed staff training modules for technical skills and was the chief staff trainer in SharePointHonors: recognized for Superb Administrative Support and Coordination of Office Management Specialist Courses During Staffing Gaps, September 2010-September 2011 Show less

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  E-9 Corporation

  Apr 2013 - Jul 2018

  Grants Specialist, Office to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons

  Grants Management Specialist at the U.S. Department of State, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons.• Maintained relationships with a diverse portfolio of grant recipients and served as the point of contact for a variety of agencies, non-profit organizations and international institutions committed to fighting modern-day slavery;• Managed grants and cooperative agreements - reviewed and evaluated various aspects of federal assistance management policies, regulations and statutory requirements and to ensure the selection of grantees with maximum potential for success; • Traveled internationally to conduct in-person site visits to project headquarters and local field offices in order to build capacity of local organizations.Honors: recognized for extraordinary adaptability and dedication to the Office's grant programs, training and mentoring her counterparts on the International Programs team, ensuring grants management compliance with federal regulations despite a more than 50 percent increase in foreign assistance funding, and initiating improvements and innovations to the Office’s grant programs. Show less

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  U.S. Department of State

  Jan 2018 - now

  • Managed an annual global portfolio of 85 foreign assistance awards valued over $125 million to non-profit organizations and international institutions committed to fighting modern-day slavery;• Conducted site visits to project headquarters and local field offices in order to build capacity of grantee organizations and/or conduct evaluations of program accomplishments.

  • Foreign Service Officer

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Grants Officer, Office to Monitor & Combat Trafficking in Persons

    Jan 2018 - Jun 2024