Experience

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  International medical corps

  Jul 2002 - May 2004

  Senior program officer

  As Senior Program Officer led technical and management teams to implement programs across Afghanistan and to develop competitive & often successful multi-million dollar proposals for USAID, ODFA, USDOD, World Bank, UN & other donorsCoordinated successful USAID proposals on national midwifery training; partnered with US Dept of Heath & CDC on capacity building in Kabul’s largest maternity hospitalWorked as overall Country Representative until March 2013, and also directly managed a 600 staff multi-sector program across four provinces; directed geographic expansion of programmes to SE AfghanistanBegan as Project Officer to coordinate sanitation project at large orphanage and help manage agriculture and infrastructure projects in rural communities before being promoted to Country Representative / Program Coordinator after 3 weeks in country عرض أقل

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  International medical corps

  Jan 2005 - Sept 2005

  Deputy country director

  Deployed within days of 2004 tsunami as Acting Country Director to coordinate large scaleemergency response, and oversee post-conflict programmes across the countryEstablished and managed humanitarian response support operations in Medan, coordinatedoperations with the UN, NGOs, and local and international militariesDeveloped successful proposals in primary healthcare, watsan, psychosocial, livelihoods &disaster risk reduction for AUSAID, USAID/OFDA, DFID, and others

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  Acted

  Nov 2005 - Apr 2006

  Country representative

  Reinvigorated shelter & livelihoods programmes in Aceh & Nias struggling with the challengingpost-tsunami context; led changes in staff & organizational culture, systems & strategyReviewed programs with donors, negotiated revised targets and activities, and wrotesuccessful grant amendments and extensions to ECHO and other donorsRecognized by UNFAO staff as one of the best boat building programs in Aceh

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  Save the children uk

  Jan 2007 - Jul 2009

  Director, management support, africa area

  Advised and supported Country Directors and other senior staff in planning and implementing emergency response and in operations, management and systems improvementOversaw and supported development of management tools and standards; participated in on-site peer reviews of country program's and operations; developed and presented trainings and workshops for expatriate and national staffSupported regionalisation of HQ management and technical units in Africa, and coordinated with SC Alliance partners on regional cooperation and unification of program'sRecognised with the Extraordinary Performance Award, Africa Area 2008 عرض أقل

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  Australian red cross

  Feb 2010 - Jun 2012

  International training coordinator

  Managed & conducted a range of humanitarian training programs for Red Cross, NGO &government aid professionals, volunteers and the public. Recruited & lead training teams, conducted needs analysis to identify and develop new programs, and market new & existing courses to national & international audiences.Maintained close relationships with Red Cross movement and other training professionals andstakeholders to support best practice in humanitarian trainingExpanded program offerings to increase revenue and support additional team capacityMember of Red Cross international emergency, recovery and capacity development roster عرض أقل

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  C. mike daniels

  Jul 2012 - Mar 2021

  Humanitarian programme capacity development / cash & voucher assistance

  Offer support to local & international humanitarian organizations for capacity development, programme & operations management and strategic planning. Focus on cash & voucher assistance (CVA / CBI / CBT), Sphere standards / CHS and other good practice guidance.Recent consulting projects:• CVA Specialist for SOP and strategy development in Syria, UNFPA• CVA Expert support to local partners in Yemen, Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe (DKH)• Organizational Cash Readiness Tool (OCRT) webinar series, CaLP• Develop SOP for CVA for SCORE local partners across Africa, Cordaid, Trocaire• Simulation Facilitator, Business continuity exercise, UNDP, Sao Tome & Principe• Co-trainer: CVA Skills (Prog./Ops.); Market Assessment, CaLP, oPT• Lead-trainer, Core Cash & Voucher Skills for Program Staff, DKH, South Sudan• Trainer, inter-agency Sphere workshop, Concern Worldwide, Ireland• Scoping review for Sphere strategy on Training of Trainers (ToT), Sphere• Lead trainer, 5-day Core Cash & Vouchers Assistance (CVA) course, CaLP, Tunisia• Trainer for Cash-Based Assistance courses, KeyAid Consulting, Norway & France• Strategies for cash-based interventions in fragile contexts, Cordaid, Netherlands• Final evaluation of Sri Lanka Red Cross flood operations in 2016-17, IFRC• Evaluation of inter-agency 2017 cash based response in Somalia, CWG / CARE• Develop Training of Trainer (ToT) course, Cash Learning Partnership (CaLP)• Evaluate Horn of Africa FSL, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)• Cash readiness capacity assessment, Cordaid HQ, Netherlands• Assess capacity for Cash Transfer Programmes (CTP) in Horn/east Africa, NRC عرض أقل

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  United nations ocha

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Learning & development officer / iasc simulation coordinator

  Coordinated an inter-agency project to develop & conduct a successful ‘Level 3 emergency' simulation to test the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Transformative Agenda protocols. Member of inter-agency group to draft the IASC Inter-Agency Rapid Response Mechanism (IARRM) protocol and validate through table top exercises with country leadership teams.Design and delivery of training on humanitarian coordination for UN and partner staff, and support to development of standard operating procedures, field guidelines, and toolsSuccess recognized by participants, with donors keen to support training using a similar model عرض أقل

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  Canadem

  Dec 2015 - Sept 2016

  Expert for un inter-agency cash based transfer (cbt) project

  Secondment to UNHCR for inter-agency project involving UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP and OCHA at both headquarters & country office level. Developed & piloted successful inter-agency training on cash based transfer (CBT) feasibility assessments for UN, partner and government staff in Myanmar/Burma.Helped research & develop inter-agency tools for joint CBT feasibility assessmentsDonor DFID planned to use our training and tools as model for other inter-agency projects

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  Unhcr, the un refugee agency

  Nov 2016 - Jun 2017

  Senior cash based intervention (cbi) officer, greece response

  Led country-wide scale up of multi-purpose cash assistance through UNHCR-led alliance. Coordinated development of SOPs, selection of financial service provider. Built understanding & capacity of senior management, field and support staff, and implementing partners.Led operational input to and implementation of a new cash payments system linking both toUNHCR’s new global database and to our selected financial service provider.Cash payment systems to be rolled out globally after successful implementation in Greece عرض أقل

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  Unhcr, the un refugee agency

  Mar 2021 - now

  Team leader for planning & implementation of cash assistance for refugees' basic needs. Lead review of targeting and eligibility procedures and build capacity of staff and systems. Support financial inclusion and transition of refugees into national social protection scheme. Lead sector coordination as Co-Chair of the Food Security & Basic Needs Working Group Provide global technical support on roll out of cash assistance programmes, including standard operating procedures (SOP) and financial service provider selection/contracting. Deliver training and provide ongoing support to dozens of country offices for the global rollout of UNHCR’s new cash assistance beneficiary allocation, payment and reporting system. Test systems and gather user feedback for ongoing improvements and feature development

  • Programme CBI Officer (Cash Based Interventions)

    Nov 2022 - now

  • Programme CBI Officer (Cash Based Interventions)

    Mar 2021 - Oct 2022