Zach Andersson

Experience

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  Peace Corps

  Aug 2007 - Oct 2009

  Community Health and Development Volunteer

  Based in a small Ugandan village, 10 kilometers outside of Kamuli town. Worked on youth empowerment and mobilization, health education, initiation of income-generating projects, creation and management/coaching of youth soccer teams, grant-writing, organizational design, and partnering with established NGOs as an outside counsel and aid.- Delivered health, nutrition and hygiene workshops in 31 schools, reaching over 2675 children and youth - Organized and led four community health “Positive Living” discussions with 78 adults - Facilitated four interschool health debates wherein 115 youth received free HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing- Trained 70 teachers from 35 schools on children’s rights and advocacy as part of Gender-Based Violence Program - Created, managed and coached two soccer teams; one comprised of at-risk youth between ages 17 and 32, and the other an under-14 group of orphans and vulnerable children- Coordinated community “Games Tournament” with 323 participants competing and 75 voluntarily testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections - Supervised and counseled a village youth group of 29 members, resulting in implementation of two income-generating activities Show less

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  Near East Foundation

  Sept 2010 - Apr 2011

  Program Management Intern

  Sudan program management and support- Liaised with Sudan Country Director and staff - Developed work plans, organizational strategies and training materials- Communicated with outside agencies and foundations via letters of inquiry, grant applications, project proposals and news stories/announcements - Performed research and analysis supporting conflict mitigation, natural resource management and ex-combatant DDR projects

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  International Organization for Migration (IOM)

  May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Counter-Trafficking Team Member

  Worked in Immuna, Central Region, Ghana with formerly trafficked children.- Sensitized four coastal communities on the effects of child-trafficking, conducting outreach activities and dialogue with local leaders- Assisted with the constructive reintegration of rescued trafficked children into their home communities- Organized and implemented a three-week-long soccer tournament to raise popular awareness - Taught sixth grade daily and facilitated a multi-week peer-to peer mentoring and tutoring program - Developed and presented a project proposal to address widespread food insecurity in coastal areas Show less

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  Maxwell School

  Sept 2011 - May 2012

  Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellow

  Studied Hindi and researched South Asia

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  American Red Cross

  May 2012 - Sept 2013

  Member of American Red Cross, International Services Department (ISD), Information Management and Reporting Team- Provided 100% dedicated information and reporting support for the Haiti Assistance Program (HAP), while assisting the International Response Operations Center (IROC) as needed- Created and regularly updated information products, such as factsheets, maps, presentations and project descriptions- Wrote reports for diverse audiences, including donors, the public, government officials and ARC NHQ leadership - Fact checked and reviewed external communications, such as FAQ’s, talking points, reports and videos, problem-solving where needed in coordination with the NHQ program team and field delegation in Haiti- Collected, compiled and analyzed quantitative and qualitative project data- Collaborated with M&E teams in Haiti and at NHQ to review quarterly progress reports for all partnership and directly implemented projects, identify issues needing urgent resolution and improve data tracking - Contributed content for and coordinated the compilation of a HAP GIS Approach to capitalize on our technological abilities in the field and at NHQ by utilizing GIS for multiple purposes across the spectrum of our work- Traveled to Haiti to backstop for delegation and address information, reporting and communications needs Show less

  • Information Analyst

    Aug 2012 - Sept 2013

  • Disaster Action Team Member

    May 2012 - Jul 2012
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  Partners for Democratic Change

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Short-term Consultant

  Researched "Network Theory" and conducted informational interviews with international organizations involved in conflict management and accountable governance programming so as to compile a report on best practices in network monitoring and evaluation that may be used to understand the impact of Partner's for Democratic Change's unique methodology

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  FHI 360

  Sept 2013 - now

  - Ensure data quality and compliance with FHI 360 SOPs in all LIFT II countries: DRC, Lesotho, Namibia, Nigeria, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia. - Manage LIFT II operations in Lesotho and Tanzania, including oversight of local staff and budgets. - Write, edit and/or create technical reports and documents, publications, and presentations for multiple audiences including USAID, foreign government ministries, practitioners and the public. - Monitor and maintain project and research protocols, instruments, data sets, manuals, training materials and reports. - Design and lead the implementation of data collection and other research studies. - Deliver presentations at professional meetings and conferences- Develop and update LIFT II Project M&E systems, including creation or adaptation of indicators, targets, tools, activities, and reporting timeframes. - Strengthen and harmonize sources of information and data to improve management decisions and overall project performance and effectiveness, enabling the project to incorporate results in a fluid, dynamic manner. Show less The Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program trains emerging leaders in the fight to end hunger worldwide. It is a unique program that combines field and policy work.From September, 2013 to September, 2014 I was based in Lilongwe, Malawi, supporting all aspects of the Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Assistance (LIFT II) project implementation. More information can be found at http://theliftproject.org/introducing-lift-ii/LIFT II strengthens the continuum of care for people living with HIV and other vulnerable households through technical assistance to systematically link health sector clients with context appropriate, market-led economic strengthening, livelihoods and food security (ES/L/FS) opportunities. Show less

  • Technical Advisor

    May 2020 - now

  • M&E Advisor

    May 2016 - Apr 2020

  • Acting Project Director

    Sept 2017 - Jan 2019

  • M&E Specialist

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2017

  • Technical Officer

    Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  • Livelihoods and Food Security Analyst

    Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

  • Livelihoods and Economic Strengthening Coordinator

    Sept 2013 - Sept 2014