Benjamin Nemeth, PMP

Experience

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  Peace Corps

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Health Volunteer

  •Sensitized local community members on preventative health issues, with a focus on women and mothers;•Organized a community HIV/AIDS sensitization tour, reaching several hundred residents in remote communities;•Managed bi-monthly baby weighing events with SEECALINE, a local NGO;•Organized a five day girls camp focused on adolescent sexual and reproductive health;•Provided record keeping at vitamin E distribution sites;•Collaborated with Peace Corps management to revise the health program’s monitoring system during a three day retreat;•Delivered targeted nutrition and health messages to the local community in the local language, Malagasy. Show less

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  WesMonTy Resource Conservation and Development project, inc.

  May 2010 - Jul 2012

  •Managed a budget of $75,000 for agricultural and community food security projects;•Coordinated the vegetable production of 12 farmers for weekly sales of produce to schools and businesses;•Managed all organizational operations, planning, partnerships and donor relationships;•Facilitated the marketing, educational and purchasing opportunities for a small-farmer cooperative;•Established a local value chain allowing sales of produce into schools and resorts;•Supervised the work of one full-time AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer;•Awarded $50,000 in grant funding. Show less

  • Senior Program Manager

    Apr 2011 - Jul 2012

  • Americorps VISTA Volunteer

    May 2010 - May 2011
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  Code Blue Youth Alliance

  Feb 2012 - Jul 2012

  Project Coordinator

  As the Project Coordinator at Code Blue Youth Alliance, Ben worked with the board of directors to develop a volunteer recruitment and retention strategy, recruit and train volunteers, manage volunteer affairs, maintain records and create promotional materials for the Code Blue Youth Center.Other responsibilities included building management, community outreach, and a monthly article in the local paper.

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  BioCarbon Partners Trust

  Jun 2013 - Aug 2013

  Project Development Intern

  •Analyzed community surveys and drafted a report and recommendations on future data collection (n=230);•Managed the work of eight local charcoal producers in the development of a new production model and utilization of new production technology – leading to a 30% reduction in production time and increased volumes;•Provided programmatic analysis and recommendations to BCP management team;•Provided support to a group of independent charcoal producers establishing a community-owned business using more sustainable timber utilization practices;•Directed the reformation of the organization’s record keeping practices to ensure better tracking of data;•Mentored community workers on time and employee management;•Facilitated the development of organizational constitutions for farmer and livestock community groups;•Collaborated with management on the revision of BCP’s community engagement plan. Show less

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  Brooklyn Bridge to Cambodia, Inc. (BB2C)

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2014

  As a volunteer consultant at Brooklyn Bridge to Cambodia I provide organizational and programmatic support to the Cambodia team.- Evaluation project support- Grant proposal advisement •Collaborated with local staff to design a program monitoring system and tools for field use;•Supervised and trained five local field staff in the collection, cleaning and analysis of survey data;•Designed and field tested a household food security survey based on UN metrics and BB2C indicators;•Conducted research into the irrigation pump sector to provide programmatic recommendations to BB2C.

  • Consultant

    Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Project Associate

    Sept 2013 - May 2014
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  Mercy Corps

  Oct 2013 - May 2014

  Youth and Conflict Management M&E Intern

  •Cleaned, summarized and provided analysis of large datasets for the Mercy Corps Yemen Team (n=800);•Provided research assistance to the East Africa team for proposal development;•Supported the development of the indicator plan for a USAID proposal.

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  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

  Feb 2014 - May 2014

  Executive Intern

  •Managed a cloud-based and on-site registration database for the annual membership conference with over 200 attendees;•Managed the adoption of a wireless electronic payment system for on-site conference registration;•Developed and managed the cloud-based voting system for the annual conference;•Vetted the voting roster of over 400 eligible members;•Managed the logistics and volunteer resources for six simultaneous conference workshops;•Made regular updates to internal information pages and databases;•Assembled packets for monthly board committee meetings;•Checked and submitted monthly expense reports for board members;•Managed and vetted membership requests for the field alumni association;•Developed a communication plan for the membership association. Show less

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  Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

  Sept 2014 - Feb 2015

  •Managed all Association membership requests and inquiries, working with the Association Committee of the board of directors to approve any membership applications; •Administered a membership database of over 2,000 field alumni, addressed technical issues, and managed financials.•Designed, distributed and analyzed a field alumni engagement survey using Survey Monkey (n=342);•Outlined recommendations to senior management on field alumni retention and engagement strategies;•Presented select survey results and recommendations to the MSF-USA Board of Directors; •Checked and submitted expense reports from members; •Supervised the Executive Intern in updating internal sites, training databases and committee meeting minutes; •Coordinated and chaired monthly association committee meetings; •Moderated the private Association Facebook page, vetting member requests and posting relevant content and updates; •Worked on site selection for the annual membership conference. Show less

  • Consultant - Organizational Policy Research

    Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

  • Interim Association Coordinator

    Sept 2014 - Dec 2014
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  Catholic Relief Services

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

  Consultant
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  Mercy Corps

  Jan 2017 - May 2019

  M&E Adviser

  I am the M&E Adviser for the Somali Youth Leaders Initiative (SYLI), a five-year USAID-funded secondary education program in Somalia. I collaborate with field staff to improve data collection, monitoring, and reporting by improving collection tools and adopting relevant monitoring and analysis systems.Specifically I am tasked to:- Improve field data collection tools- Improve the utilization of field data in reporting- Adopt the a cloud-based program data monitoring platform-Train field staff on report writing- Liaise with USAID regarding the M&E operations in the field- Report on weekly, quarterly, and annual deliverables and the project's ability to attain them Show less

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  Wasafiri

  Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  Consultant - Data Analysis

  Data analysis for two projects with the World Economic Forum. Developed indicators for four multi-stakeholder partnerships, and analyzed and reported data for the Schwab Foundation Social Innovators Report.

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  WVU Health Affairs Institute

  Apr 2020 - now

  • Senior Program Manager

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Program Manager

    Apr 2020 - Mar 2022