Foreign Service Humanitarian Assistance Officer

•As a Program Officer on the Sudan Response Management team (RMT), planned and coordinated sector-specific response strategies to mitigate acute humanitarian suffering caused by armed conflict in Sudan. •Tracked, monitored, and analyzed humanitarian context developments and maintained effective communication between satellite field teams and Headquarters. •Managed humanitarian assistance grants and applied best practices to review partners’ applications to ensure alignment with U.S. foreign policy goals. •Managed grant calendars, received, reviewed and filed technical and financial grantee reports.

Senior Humanitarian Assistance Officer

•Provided Headquarters technical/administrative backstop for US-funded humanitarian activities in Somalia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. •Tracked, monitored, and analyzed humanitarian developments in focus countries to make evidence-based recommendations and provided strategic information to leadership. •Reviewed applications and managed grant/contract obligation processes. Served as an Agreements Officer’s Representative (AOR) /Contracting Officers Representative (COR) managing grants and contracts to ensure delivery and alignment with U.S. foreign assistance policy goals and guidelines. •Assisted in the preparation, administration, and maintenance of lifecycle grant and contract documents for pre-award, award, post-award, and closeout. •Maintained technical and financial report database/files to track progress of projects and provided leadership team with strategic information on demand.

Food for Peace Officer

•Served as a country technical resource for humanitarian response and provided administrative support for field team; addressed grantee issues and reviewed documents; and provided strategic information to the leadership team. •Assessed country food needs, reviewed and evaluated grant applications, and managed grant awards to ensure delivery and alignment with U.S. foreign assistance policy goals and guidelines. •Reviewed applications, managed grant/contract obligation processes and served as AOR/COR managing grants and contracts to ensure delivery and alignment with U.S. foreign assistance policy goals and guidelines. •Assisted in the preparation, administration, and maintenance of lifecycle grant and contract documents for pre-award, award, post-award, and closeout. •Maintained project files, reviewed financial and technical reports and synthesized information for Congressional reporting.

Master of Arts in International & Intercultural Management

Master of Arts in International & Intercultural Management