Jaclyn Brock

Experience

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  Carlman Booker Reis Public Relations

  Feb 2003 - Jun 2003

  Administrative Assistant
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  State of Alaska

  May 2003 - Mar 2005

  Resource Specialist/ Coastal Resource Specialist

  • Managed grants for Thirty-Two Coastal Communities • Developed Grant Program to address Coastal concerns• Worked closely with multiple Alaska Indigenous Communities conducted several successful negotiations• Managed the Coastal Enhancement Grants Program

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  US Peace Corps

  Mar 2007 - Jun 2009

  Rural Development Specialist

  • Implemented, monitored and evaluated agriculture and rural community development projects with Comisión Nacional Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) in La Encrucijada and Sierra Gorda Guanajuato• Developed Community Outreach program in rural community of El Castaño • Developed Community Income Generation program for rural communities in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve

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  District of Columbia Roller Girls

  Jan 2010 - Oct 2011

  Volunteer Management Assistant
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  Toastmasters Talk for Change

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  President
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  Language ETC

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2011

  Adult ESL Tutor
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  Talk for Change

  Jan 2011 - Oct 2011

  President
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  U.S. Department of State

  Dec 2011 - Sept 2013

  Community Liaison Officer

  • Successfully managed eight areas of operations for 260 individuals and families, including developing new opportunities for Family Member Employment in the Embassy and on the local economy resulting in increased morale at post.• Chair of the Kinshasa Green Initiative, instituted an embassy-wide anti-littering program and increased local awareness of conservation practices. Worked with local schools and universities to talk about conservation including making speeches in local languages. Started a “bring your bag” program to reduce plastic bag usage.• Coordinated Embassy programs and outreach efforts with organizations including International Women’s Club of Kinshasa, Grupo Latino de Kinshasa, and Congo American Language Institute—building the Embassy’s relationship with civil society organizations, and increasing understanding of local issues.• Developed written communications products including the Embassy Congo Bongo Newsletter (over 1,000 subscribers) for internal and external audiences. Show less

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  U.S. Department of State

  Nov 2013 - Mar 2016

  Gender Specialist

  • Developed Mission-Wide Strategic Plan to Empower Women and Girls, outlining a series of specific approaches and technical and institutional processes to mainstream women’s equality in Embassy policy and programs. This plan was successfully adopted as Embassy policy.• Country Coordinator for the U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council: developed four programs to increase women's participation in Pakistan’s formal economy through entrepreneurship, employment and education.• Managed and coordinated multiple U.S. Government programs to address gender-based violence, LGBTQI advocacy, female entrepreneurship, and girls’ access to education. • Spearheaded International donor coordination with UN Women (International Gender Advisory Development Board) to facilitate international assistance to women of Pakistan.• Interagency lead on gender for U.S. Embassy Islamabad: Provided expert policy and program analysis on the Embassy Pakistan gender portfolio, resulting in in-depth understanding of current country-specific issues for the first time in five years.• Grants Officer Representative for multiple S/GWI and DRL funded grants Show less

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  Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute

  Mar 2017 - Mar 2018

  Technical Advisor Human Rights and Preventing Orphanage Tourism

  • Provided technical support to UNICEF –funded program preventing orphanage tourism in Myanmar • Responsible for MRTI’s Human Rights portfolio which focuses on human rights in tourism development to address vulnerable populations; provide economic empowerment to women; and prevents trafficking and exploitation of persons and children through orphanage tourism. Additionally, provides support to community-based tourism programs. • Develop Myanmar’s first Child Safe tourism program with UNICEF, Friends International, Terre des Hommes Italy, ECPAT and the Hanns Seidel Foundation to work with over 100 travel and tour operators, hotel operators, civil society organizations, government officials, and local business owners to address and prevent the sexual exploitation of children and prevent orphanage tourism in Myanmar’s emerging tour destinations • Program Officer responsible for MRTI’s Human Rights portfolio which focuses on human rights in tourism development including a program to identify and address the sexual exploitation of children in Myanmar tourism and online and preventing orphanage tourism. • Developed MEL plan for the Myanmar Responsible Tourism Institute including indicator selection.• Trained tourism professionals to address vulnerable populations; provided economic empowerment to women; and prevented trafficking and exploitation of persons and children through orphanage tourism. Additionally, provided support to community-based tourism programs. • Planned and facilitated conferences with partner organizations to work with over 100 travel and tour operators, hotel operators, civil society organizations, government officials, and local business owners to manage and promote tourism development across the country. • Author: Preventing Orphanage Tourism: A Practical Guide for Tour Operators. Show less

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  Eden Ministry

  Jan 2018 - Apr 2021

  Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Advisor

  • Program Management duties:• Designed, procured funding, and implemented over $1 million in USAID/DFID/UNODC anti-trafficking activities; continue to manage and implement these multi-donor activities. • Developed MEL Plan for Eden and served as M&E Manager; improvements resulted in 60% increased efficiency and accuracy of data collection. • Manage four safe stay shelters, and education and vocational training programs in Myanmar to reach isolated ethnic populations and provide counter-trafficking services in trafficking hubs.• Developed a program for frontline COVID-19 response in high-risk communities, adjusting livelihoods model to employ over 500 women and reduce food insecurity for 40,000 households. • Developed Eden’s Staff Policy and Protocols handbook to outline internal safeguards and emergency procedures; Serve as Safeguarding/Do No Harm representative. • Provide technical advice in humanitarian programming for gender-based and social inclusion issues related to human trafficking for sexual exploitation and propose solutions and strategic guidance for new initiatives.Gender & Social Inclusion Advisor duties:• Developed Gender Analysis to explore intersectional groups vulnerability to exploitation in humanitarian planning and identify key bottlenecks and constraints to equity and access, developed Gender Strategic Plan to address gendered, socio-cultural issues in trafficking and improve service delivery.• Created and rolled out trauma-informed care training program as best practices for organizations, government agencies and police to assist trafficking victims and in humanitarian crises.• Develop gender-sensitive tools, including gender responsive budgeting, to promote awareness, influence programming decisions, and policy strategies on financial inclusion for whole families and communities.• Manage vocational training center and employment programs for beneficiaries Show less

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  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Nepal

  Feb 2022 - Feb 2024

  Development Outreach Communications Specialist

  Managed strategic communications for USAID/Nepal's development portfolioCollaborated with technical teams to design program materials and documentationLed implementation of DEIA initiatives across programmingSupported program design through stakeholder engagement and communications strategy

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  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) - Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance

  Mar 2024 - Jan 2025

  Humanitarian Assistance Officer

  Lead program design and management of eight IDA-funded activities with portfolio exceeding $80M across multiple technical sectors for lifesaving support in YemenConduct technical analyses and assessments to inform strategic program design and implementationManage full award cycle from concept to closeout, ensuring compliance with USAID regulationsProvide technical oversight and guidance to implementing partners on program implementationCoordinate with technical teams to ensure integration of cross-cutting themes including gender and protection Show less

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  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

  Jan 2025 - now

  Foreign Service Officer - Office of Development Coordination

  Lead bilateral coordination efforts with key donor countries to align development strategies and maximize impact in priority regionsDesign and implement strategic programming to strengthen democratic governance and provide sustainable, transparent alternatives to non-democratic development modelsDevelop comprehensive counter-influence strategies that highlight the benefits of U.S. partnership and transparent development assistanceCoordinate inter-agency efforts to identify and respond to predatory infrastructure investments in strategically important countriesRepresent USAID in high-level diplomatic engagements focused on development coordination and multilateral partnershipsAdvance U.S. development priorities through strategic communication and relationship building with partner governments Show less