Hollyn Romeyn

Experience

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  Stratton Meadows Elementary School

  Aug 2009 - May 2010

  4th Grade Teacher

  Instructed and mentored in a Title 1 public school, developing curriculum for English Language Learners, special needs students, and troubled youth; initiated service-learning programs such as Pennies for Peace and Bake Sale for Haiti

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  American Collegiate Adventures

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Program Coordinator and Counselor

  Coordinated, instructed, and oversaw service-learning opportunities for high school teens abroad

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  Westside Neighborhood School

  Aug 2010 - Jun 2011

  Teacher

  Fourth grade teacher; Instructed forty-three students using project-based learning methods, differentiation in an interdisciplinary curriculum, and a collaborative co-teaching model; incorporated a global perspective into core curriculum, designed to guide students to be socially aware, worldly citizens; implemented a grade-wide reading of the humanitarian tale, Three Cups of Tea (Greg Mortenson), to encourage global awareness, communication, and cross-cultural understanding

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  Cambodian Children's Fund

  Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  Educational Development Consultant

  Revamped and reviewed the organization's educational program and curriculum; conducted teacher evaluations and professional training workshops for 50 teachers and administratorsDesigned specialized curriculum; instructed English classes; created and developed extracurricular activities

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  Refugees International

  Sept 2011 - May 2012

  Women & Children Protection

  Women & Children Protection⋅ Writing advocacy papers to promote child protection and education of displaced people in conflict and emergencies ⋅ Investigating international crises affecting displaced persons, organizing program discussions for action and advocacy ⋅ Writing grant proposals to bolster the non-profit fundraising efforts; event planning & execution of annual gala

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  The World Bank

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Conflict and Social Development Consultant

  ⋅ Designed survey to gather information for the South Sudan Disarmament, Demobilization & Reintegration Commission ⋅ Interviewed 315 current SPLA combatants and South Sudan national forces with local government officials ⋅ Wrote a comprehensive report to support a training module to teach reintegrated ex-combatants skills to form cooperatives

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  UNICEF

  Jun 2012 - Oct 2012

  Emergency/Refugee Education Fellow

  Refugee education in Kakuma CampPastoralist education in Turkana district for drought-effected communities• Evaluated gaps in educational services for refugees in Kakuma Refugee Camp; reported key findings and recommendations;• Coordinated educational strategies with local government officials, regional NGO, UN actors, and international donors;• Conducted a baseline evaluation on child protection services in Kakuma Refugee Camp;• Conducted M&E and research on pastoral and refugee education and providing recommendations for policy and action;• Presented “Refugee Education for Protection” session at UNHCR-UNICEF Girls’ Refugee Education workshop in Nairobi; • Trained regional UNHCR and UNICEF field staff in educational protection strategies. Show less

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  Creative Associates Inc.

  Sept 2012 - Apr 2013

  Program Associate, Education in Conflict

  • Headquarters management of USAID-funded education projects in Iraq, Tanzania and South Sudan;• Provide technical, administrative, financial and operational support for USAID projects (travel, procurement, strategic planning, logistics, security protocol, grant making, etc.), • Design activities for strengthening education systems, emergency education response, teacher training, community mobilization, child protection, workforce development, capacity building, out-of-school youth involvement and childhood development; • Design and write technical approaches for education and youth-focused projects in conflict and fragile contexts (Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Pakistan) in response to USAID solicitations and following USG regulations; • Contributed to Working Groups on education in crises, helped draft policy and advocacy strategies;• Led field project design efforts in South Sudan in response to a $105 mil USAID education solicitation, including conducting capacity building trainings for local partners, conducting design sessions, and performing research on the Bahr el Ghazals, Greater Nile and Jonglei states. Show less

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  Creative Associates International

  May 2013 - Nov 2013

  South Sudan Research & Planning Consultant

  • Establish medium-term country presence in South Sudan to liaise with US donors, government actors and conduct new business development and prepare for rapid start-up for future projects; • Conduct on going policy analysis, including liaising with multiple ministries, politicians, INGOs, national NGOs and key CSOs;• Manage strategic planning and business positioning including liaising with international and national partners, government officials, international donors; • Perform field research in border states to assess need, the activities of potential partners and donors, and establish relationships with key stakeholders; • Conduct capacity building workshops and roundtable discussions with local civil society organizations in Juba and in the border states; • Design and implement financial and institutional capacity assessments for national NGOs; • Design technical and operational approaches to respond to USAID solicitations in the areas of local governance, civil society, elections, and youth. Show less

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  Integrity Research and Consultancy

  Jun 2013 - Feb 2014

  Project Manager

  • Led on the delivery of all major projects; acted as Country Director in her absence, led efforts of business development for major EU/USA and UN donors; managed operational security protocols; • Managed relations with local NGO and governmental partners, especially the Sudd Institute, South Sudan Law Society, and the National Bureau of Statistics; • Designed an education research tool (EGRA/EGMA) and managed a team of 3 field supervisors and 16 enumerators for the World Bank’s evaluation for the Ministry of Education’s Accelerated Learning Programmes in Central Equatoria and Western Bahr el Ghazal states;• Managed a team of researchers and executed a qualitative research project for the United States Institute of Peace; conducted focus group discussions with 55 young people in Juba; performed analysis and produced a final report for the formative research to design a radio for peace program for South Sudan; • Evaluated large development proposals in the justice and rule of law sector for the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Sudan; assessed the soundness of the intervention logic and made recommendations on redesigning and funding the projects;• Support to the World Bank Transitional Demobilization & Reintegration Program’s South Sudan DDR Pilot Reintegration Project to implement capacity building and monitoring and evaluation; • Design research and project implementation approaches in response to solicitations from large donors in South Sudan, including USAID, DFID, UN, World Bank, and EU. Show less

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  Save the Children International

  Apr 2014 - May 2015

  • Coordinated a Cluster and Refugee Sector of 25+ education in emergency partners in a UN-Declared Level 3 humanitarian emergency and UN-declared Level 3 Syrian refugee emergency response;• Represented of Education Cluster in Inter-Cluster and Inter-Sector Working Groups, joint Humanitarian Country Team meetings (OCHA and UNHCR led);• Technical advisor to partners and government; training of Cluster and Sector partners at the field and national level including: Cluster Coordination at the state and local levels, Iraq/KR-I INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies;• Lead advocacy to the Iraq Humanitarian Coordinator (HC) & Country Team and to the two governments (Baghdad-based Iraq Government and Kurdistan Region Government);• Developed the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) strategy development - $26 million, 6-month response plan to reach 500,000 IDP children and adolescents, endorsed by HC;• 3RP Syrian Refugee Response Plan strategy support and monitoring, $10mil to reach 50,000 refugees;• On-going data analysis to identify gaps in service, develop Cluster strategy and for purposes of advocacy; analysis of ActivityInfo system; management of IM Officer; • Iraq Humanitarian Fund planning and budgeting for 2015 grants period; • Set up subnational coordination mechanisms and contingency plans for key areas in Iraq and KR-I. Show less • Coordinate a Cluster of 25+ education in emergency partners in a UN Level 3 emergency• Led development of Education Cluster Strategic Response Plan for 2015;• Common Humanitarian Fund (CHF) management, $4mil in round one of 2014;• Representation of Education Cluster in Inter-Cluster Working Groups, joint Humanitarian Country Team meetings, Education Donor Working Group, National Education Forum;• Training of Cluster partners at the field and national level including: Conflict Sensitive Education in Emergencies; Cluster Coordination at the state and local levels;• Developed advocacy strategy for “Education Cannot Wait in South Sudan”; achieved global circulation and mobilized $3mil for EiE through Save the Children. withRepresentatedion at the Education Cannot Wait Working Group (Brussels) and at the South Sudan Oslo Appeal;l• Led development of Crisis Response Plan (CRP) - $29 million response plan to reach 275,200 people with emphasis on securing services for IDP populations;• Wrote and published paper with Sudd Institute “Impacts of Violence on Education in South Sudan”;• Ongoing data analysis to identify gaps in service, develop Cluster strategy and for purposes of advocacy; analysis of 5W database (“Who, What, Where, When, For Whom”) • Developed an endorsed strategic partnership between the humanitarian Education Cluster and the education development 5-year DFID-funded Girls’ Education South Sudan programme (100mil GBP) • Wrote “Education as a Protective Tool” white paper; advocacy for education in emergenciintegration with Protection Cluster• Represented South Sudan in Global Education Cluster’s Strategic Planning Meetings, Istanbul 2014. Show less

  • Education Cluster Coordinator | Iraq

    Mar 2015 - May 2015

  • Education Cluster Coordinator | South Sudan

    Apr 2014 - Mar 2015
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  War Child UK

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2015

  Education in Emergencies & Child Protection Consultant

  Assessing & mapping potential national NGO partners for IDP and refugee responses in the areas of child protection and EiE in Erbil, Dohuk, Kirkuk and Ninewa governorates.

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  Concern Worldwide

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

  Education Programme Manager

   Managed a country education in emergencies programme targeting Syrian refugee children & adolescents, responsible for the overall strategic direction and implementation;  Designed appropriate education interventions based on the Lebanon Crisis Response Plan and 3RP;  Developed project proposals, oversaw recruitment and training of education field staff;  Led advocacy and research efforts, coordinating fully with education stakeholders including government counterparts, representing Concern in all education forums;  Technically advised all education interventions and M&E plan, ensuring accountability, gender and protection mainstreaming;  Managed, monitored and reviewed performance of local staff and designed capacity building plans. Show less

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  Norwegian Refugee Council

  Mar 2016 - Apr 2017

  Education Specialist

  -Leads education and youth programming in emergencies and recovery activities for South Sudan country programme (largest sector in country office), including designing strategy, developing all technical guidance and macro logframes;-Provides technical direction and project implementation support, acting as Project Manager as needed;-Conducts rapid start-ups in emergencies, integrating education and youth programming with key sectors such as protection, mine action, WASH and health and coordinating with emergency actors;-Conducts systematic training and capacity building of international and national staff and local and national authorities, assist in recruitment of staff;-Represents NRC in all education, youth, child protection forums/Clusters; spearhead advocacy efforts;-Designs innovative approaches for education and youth responses, liaising with donors, drafting proposals;-Ensures that key learnings are extracted from implementation and incorporates them in programming and staff development processes;-Spearheads inter-agency initiative of Teachers in Crisis Contexts training for South Sudan; -Leads roll out of Protection from Sexual Abuse & Exploitation in Education initiative for country programme;-Monitors all education/youth implementation, contributes to strengthened M&E system, donor reporting and leads needs assessment and evaluation processes. Show less

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  Norwegian Refugee Council

  Jul 2017 - May 2019

  -Establishing NRC Libya's first education programme in Tripoli and Benghazi-Designing approaches to support formal, non-formal and adolescent education for Libyans, refugees and migrants-Managing 11 education staff, including 1 international staff-Co-coordinating the Education Sector for Libya-Building the capacity of all education staff (most of whom are new to the NGO sector) as well as leading trainings in the sector-Fundraising for the establishment and expansion of the education program; secured new $1.4mil UNICEF grant and $850k ECHO grant for 2019-Establishing first adolescent girls sexual & reproductive health component for education in Libya Show less § Leads education programming in emergencies and recovery activities for Iraq programme, designing strategy, developing all technical guidance, M&E and macro logframes;§ Provides technical direction and project implementation support, acting as Project Manager as needed;§ Conducted rapid start-ups in emergencies, integrated education and youth programming with key sectors such as protection, GBV, mine action, WASH and livelihoods and coordinating with emergency actors;§ Conducted systematic training and capacity building of international and national staff and local and national authorities, assisted in recruitment of staff;§ Represents NRC in all education, youth, child protection forums/Clusters; spearheaded advocacy efforts;§ Designed innovative approaches for education and youth responses, liaising with donors, drafting proposals;§ Spearheads the roll out of NRC's psychosocial support (“Better Learning Program”) and the rollout of the "Primary Teachers in Crisis Contexts" Training pack;§ Established and collaboratively designed the youth programming for 2018;§ Ensures that key learnings are extracted from implementation and incorporated them in programming and staff development processes. Show less

  • Education Programme Development Manager

    Aug 2018 - May 2019

  • Education Specialist

    Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
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  UNICEF

  May 2019 - Jul 2019

  Education in Emergency Specialist

  NORCAP Standby Partner deployment to UNICEF to support the EiE response to Cyclones Idai and Kenneth in key areas (Chimoio and Beira) Manages and coordinates the Education in Emergency response for L3 emergency, Cyclone Idai including assessing, strategizing, coordinating and monitoring emergency activities;  Leads the sub-national Education Cluster for Manica Province, liaising closely with national authorities; Ensures a comprehensive response prioritizing the needs of children and meeting INEE minimum standards. Show less

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  International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC

  Aug 2019 - Oct 2019

  Education Consultant

  -- Designing a 5-year Education project for the conflict context of South Sudan in the framework of a Humanitarian Impact Bond based on ICRC’s new Access to Education strategy-- Advising the technical approaches for teacher training, school feeding, psychosocial support, school-based health interventions, youth and TVET, policy/advocacy based on innovative and best practices of EiE

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  UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency

  Oct 2019 - May 2022

  Regional Education Officer (Emergencies)

  -Focal point for Education in Emergencies at the regional level for UNHCR's East, Horn and Great Lakes Africa Bureau (11 countries)-Coordinates Regional EiE Working Group-Technical advising of country programmes for EiE and emergency preparedness-Deploy to support emergency responses

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  Norwegian Refugee Council

  May 2022 - now

  Regional Education Advisor