My services.
This is where you will find out more information about the skills and services I can provide you and your organisation.
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Strategy
Available to provide support and/or facilitation with strategy development processes, based on demonstrated experience of leading on country, programme, partnership and coordination strategies, during previous roles as Country Director and as an NGO Forum Coordinator. Proven track record in designing and overseeing strategy development processes with stakeholders and team members to ensure timely progress toward deliverables. Tasks may include aligning on goals and priorities, creating a work plan with clear roles and responsibilities, tracking action items and milestones, asset management, budget creation, and providing status updates to stakeholders. |
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Leadership
Available to provide surge support to cover senior leadership roles given proven track record as a Country Director encompassing strategic leadership and organisational management deliverables. Experienced in providing strategic vision and direction to country teams, creating and maintaining a shared vision amongst staff of country and organisational objectives and their role in achieving these. Previously responsible and accountable for finance and administrative management, human resources policies and implementation, complaint handling mechanisms and handling sensitive complaints, security management, and compliance and audits. |
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Organisational development
Available to support and/or lead on developing organisational processes, having established a country office for Trócaire in 2018 and provided capacity strengthening to NGOs as a Programme Manager and as an NGO Forum Coordinator with Mercy Corps. Have previous experience of developing human resources policies and procedures at country level in with global guidelines and local labour laws; establishing complaint mechanisms; adapting finance and administrative policies and processes at country level due to emergencies and/or contextual developments; and ensuring appropriate actors are taken when necessary from recommendations arising out of audits or budget cuts. |
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Research and learning
Available to support with informational needs that strengthen understanding, support reflection, and generate key takeaways and recommendations for programmatic improvement. Tasks may include stakeholder interviews, desk research, information synthesis, meeting report, and case studies. Most recently supported Basmeh & Zeitooneh with developing a research report exploring how military conscription as a main deterrent for the safe return of Syrian military-age men and their relatives. You can find ‘A Sword of Damocles’ here. Experience in learning and reflection studies can be exemplified in a Humanitarian Exchange Special Feature on 'Refugees and vulnerable migrants in Europe' here. |
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Business development and proposal writing
Available to develop grant-making and donor engagement strategies, as well as support, coordinate and/or lead on proposal development. Recent experience of developing funding strategies and donor engagement action plans for Lebanon and Syria as a Country Director; background of monitoring donor trends as an NGO Forum Coordinator; and several years of experience developing funding proposals, particularly as Senior Grants Coordinator at Save the Children during which the organisation secured 40 million USD in funding through submitted proposals. Available to also support on developing proposal development processes, creating reusable content, and creating a work plan with clear roles and responsibilities; and provide capacity building support to staff who work on proposal development. |
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Stewardship of resources
Available to diagnose gaps and inefficiencies in organisational or team infrastructure, identifying assets and opportunities, and making recommendations for staffing, roles/responsibilities, leadership, and decision-making processes. Proven track record in overall financial management at a country level, with demonstrable experience in ensuring the optimal use of financial resources, following transparent and accountable procedures and including robust budget review process throughout the financial year. Available to support with ensuring optimal cost recovery, based on sound systems for budgeting, monitoring, reporting and compliance. |
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