Emily Goldsmith

Experience

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  The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library (TEEAL) Project at Cornell University

  Jun 2009 - Jun 2010

  Project Assistant
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  Peace Corps

  Sept 2010 - Oct 2012

  Peace Corps Volunteer

  • Secured funding for and managed a project to build an improved community drinking well• Obtained and implemented a USAID grant to construct a granary for three female farming cooperatives• Collaborated with a local NGO to carry out two regional life skills and leadership camps for female students• Coordinated two national professional development conferences for female scholars sponsored by the NGO Pathways Togo• Managed the collection of household data for a WHO bed net distribution campaign evaluation Show less

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  WorldTeach

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2014

  Program & Outreach Coordinator
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  USAID

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Education Team Intern
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  Management Sciences for Health

  Jun 2015 - Nov 2018

  • Provided project management support for a portfolio of projects in Francophone Africa and Haiti • Served as the main point of contact for field staff regarding requests for services, questions, needs, or operational challenges• Managed the development of technical reports, briefs, factsheets, success stories, evaluations, and other communications materials• Developed and monitored project work plans, budgets, and performance monitoring plans in collaboration with field teams• Coordinated project start-up and close-out processes • Drafted scopes of work for and managed the recruitment of project staff and consultants• Contributed to positioning research and proposal content for new business development • Assisted with the design and implementation of project monitoring plans and evaluations Show less

  • Project Support Officer

    Jul 2016 - Nov 2018

  • Project Associate

    Jun 2015 - Jul 2016
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  Pathfinder International

  Dec 2018 - May 2020

  Program Officer

  • Managed a diverse portfolio of private and publicly funded projects in Francophone West Africa • Acted as liaison between the country offices and US departments, USAID, other donors, partners, subcontractors and independent contractors to ensure program quality • Oversaw compliance and risk management in assigned countries, developed compliance monitoring tools, and conduct compliance training • Monitored country office and project spending and contributed to the development and review of project and office budgets • Facilitated the implementation of project and organizational strategies, identifying areas of opportunity and weakness and bringing in appropriate resources when necessary to achieve project and organizational objectives • Provided guidance for programmatic quality throughout project lifecycle (proposal, start-up, implementation, and close-out) Show less

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  Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute

  Jun 2020 - Jan 2025

  Project Manager, Project Viva

  • Managed operations for Project Viva, an NIH-funded 20+ year longitudinal cohort study of ~2100 mother-child pairs from Eastern Massachusetts • Drafted and managed project budgets, including tracking expenditures, funder invoicing, vendor payment, and preparation of financial reports; communicate about resource and budget expenditures to internal leadership and project sponsors• Managed project subcontract, consultant, and vendor agreements • Oversaw development of project reports to funding agencies, IRB submissions, and any other internal reports• Developed, revised and managed study protocols and data collection instruments in collaboration with Project Viva management team, investigators and other stakeholders • Managed a research team of 5-10 Research Assistants, Project Coordinators, and Phlebotomists • Developed and implemented quality control systems and processes related to field data collection in collaboration with Data Manager and Principal Investigators Show less

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  Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID)

  Jan 2025 - now

  Program Manager, BEACON

  Program Manager for the Biothreats Emergence, Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON)