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Program Manager

Work Experience

May 2004-Present Project HOPE, Western Balkans Programme to Fight HIV/AIDS Skopje, Macedonia
Deputy Program Manager/Trust Fund Manager
• Primary responsibility for setting up and implementing program activities in seven countries throughout the Balkans including personnel, administration and finance management, strategic planning, and monitoring and evaluation
• Acts as a liaison for the program with ministries of health, international donors, development agencies, and local NGOs in all seven countries
• Coordinates the two program components (health care trainings and NGO sector) to reduce duplication of efforts and increase complementarities in the regional fight against HIV/AIDS
• Overall accountability for management and technical quality of the local NGO capacity building component and use of trust fund monies, including selection of local NGO projects and continuous field monitoring and evaluation
• Provides leadership in the assessment of capacity building needs of the local NGOs involved in HIV/AIDS, assists in identifying local and international consultants, and plans and implements capacity building workshops with each country team.
• With the support of country teams and the National AIDS Committee, set up a steering committee for the Trust Fund in each country and participate as a member in the committee to select projects.
• Provide guidance and direction to the development of proposal guidelines, and the proposal review and selection process.
• Provide guidance and direction to the country teams in their support and monitoring to NGO activities supported by the Trust Fund, including the hiring and training of six local program coordinators and the set up of three new country offices
• Organize various trainings including a regional HIV workshop for infectious disease specialists, organizational and program capacity building trainings for NGOs, and annual, regional NGO lessons-learned exchanges.
June 2003-September 2003 The International Rescue Committee Baghdad, Iraq
Grants Coordinator
• Primary responsibility for the oversight and production of proposals and grants, closely coordinating with field staff in project assessment, information gathering and program design. Assisted in raising more than $3 million in new and continued programming.
• Prepared, reviewed, and approved all grant reports and official documents to donors, including the comprehensive editing and proofreading of all documents by non-native English writers
• Intensively monitored and tracked all project activities and advised the Country Director of any instances that had the potential to negatively impact program implementation
• Acted as the principal liaison with headquarters and donors on all proposal submissions, grant implementation and compliance, and reporting matters, in close coordination with the Deputy Director
• Provided training and technical support to headquarters and field staff for skills improvement in the areas of proposal production, data collection and representation
• Developed and maintained a schedule of reporting requirements and oversaw the timely compilation of reports for submission to donors
November 2001-June 2003 The International Rescue Committee Pristina, Kosovo
Grants and Program Manager
• Responsible for the development, writing and submission of project proposals, coordinating with program staff to ensure their production. Responsible for raising more than $2 million in new and continued programming.
• Edited, proofread, and revised all official documents from the IRC Kosovo/Macedonia office, including donor reports, grant revisions, extensions and amendments
• Maintained, monitored and produced of grant files and grant database; developed and monitored schedule for grant reporting as required by donor agreements
• Coordinated with the Finance Department for the production of budgets, pipeline analyses and budget amendments; monitored expenditures against budgets and grants; identified areas of concern and recommend corrective action to ensure compliance with donor and the IRC requirements
• Conducted regular visits to the IRC field sites to monitor programs and discuss projects with the Head of Mission, Program Coordinators/Managers, IRC staff, NGO partners, donors, and other agencies
• Assisted the Head of Mission in the development of strategic plans, the Country Annual Action Plan, and new program initiatives
• Acted as representative of the organization with donors, INGOs, GOs and UN organizations including UNHCR, DFID, BPRM, USAID, Save the Children, and other donors
• Evaluated, reviewed and analyzed reports on minority, political, social and economic conditions in Kosovo and made recommendations for future programmatic initiatives
• Identified new funding sources, alerted the Head of Mission on new Calls for Proposal and Requests for Application, and assisted the Head of Mission in preparing appropriate and timely responses

May 2002-May 2003
Host Family Support Program Manager
• Organized the day-to-day and long term activities of the UNHCR-funded program, including program implementation, evaluation, budget and cash forecasts, and the supervision of seven national staff
• Responsible for preparing regular narrative and financial progress reports to UNHCR
• Acted as a liaison with UNHCR, INGOs and other agencies involved with Macedonian refugees
• Responsible for the capacity-building of all involved local partners, including the Red Cross of Kosovo

Education

September 2000-2001 London School of Economics London, UK
M.Sc in Comparative Politics
Focus on nationalism, ethnic conflict management and regulation, democratization and self-determination, Regional emphasis on Eastern Europe, with a specialty in Kosovo and the former Yugoslavia

September 1996-October 1999 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ
B.A. in Political Science with a Minor in History, Dean’s List Spring 1998 and 1999
Summer 1999 Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
Course in Arab culture through the context of Persian fiction.
Fall 1998 Semester at Sea-University of Pittsburgh
Voyage around the world in global educational environment

Skills

January 2001-Present Balkan Sunflowers USA New York, NY
Board of Directors
• Responsible for external relations within the charity including grantwriting, editing of proposals and reports, as well as project development
• Coordination of volunteer placement from North America to the Balkans, including interviewing and training potential candidates
• Evaluation and coordination of active projects in the Balkans on an advisory level
• Assisted in the writing and editing of quarterly newsletters and brochures as well as the international volunteer training manual
May -September 2000 Balkan Sunflowers Tirana, Albania
Country Coordinator
• Responsible for all projects, volunteers, trainings and activities conducted by Balkan Sunflowers in Albania
• Financial administration of the organization, including fundraising and grantwriting
• Responsible for training, monitoring and evaluation of volunteers
• Coordinated a team of 35 local and international volunteers
• Represented the NGO in all the international and local development community
March-May 2000 Balkan Sunflowers Tirana, Albania
Volunteer Mine and Weapon Awareness Trainer
• Worked in conjunction with UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and the Albanian Youth Council to conduct a comprehensive non-conflict violence resolution and awareness campaign in the Albanian school system
• Arranged workshops for local volunteers and youth to enable them to become effective awareness trainers

October 1999-March 2000 Balkan Sunflowers. Tirana, Albania
Volunteer Refugee Project Coordinator
• Responsible for NGO\'s involvement with all projects in the Catalunya Refugee Center and Kinostudio Refugee Center
• Worked as an advocate for the Kosovar families with the UNHCR, IOM and various embassies to assist in the resettlement process
• Coordinated volunteer placement within the NGO\'s projects in Albania
• Fiscal responsibility for both the volunteer home as well as funding for refugee projects
• Taught English to Kosovar adults and children

June 1998-May 1999 Bantam Publishing New York, NY
Editorial Intern
• Assisted Editors and Associate Editors in evaluation of manuscripts for acquisition and editorial critique
• Edited and evaluated official documents sent to authors, agents as well as in-house
• Organized direct mailings to accounts to promote new titles
• Researched and tracked sales of publications

Languages

native English Speaker, minimal Dutch, Spanish and Albanian

Other

Computer Proficiency with MS Office, Internet, Windows

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