Jon Allen
Senior Director - Americas at Global Communities- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Insights for Innovation
IDEOUJan, 2017- Nov, 2024 -
Project Management Professional
Project Management InstituteJun, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Global Communities
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United States
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International Trade and Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Director - Americas
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Jun 2021 - Present
Responsible for the overall leadership of the Americas region and accountable for the region’s portfolio growth and successful programmatic performance. Oversees all programs and operations, creating the culture and management systems necessary for the organized and effective participation of all field and headquarters staff and teams in new business development and aligning all program activities with Global Communities’ mission and strategy. Management of country field offices, contributing to their efforts to expand the value and footprint of Global Communities’ programs while ensuring the highest standard of excellence in program implementation, operations and financial accountability and compliance. Leads the development and implementation of regional strategies and works with staff and partners to identify, position for, and pursue new business opportunities. Promotes organizational learning and knowledge management for the purposes of program quality, positioning/branding and thought leadership. Fosters and maintains strong relationships with donors, partners, host governments, professional networks, and the broader international development community and promotes the organization’s work internally and externally. Show less
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Country Director - Brazil & Argentina
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Jul 2014 - Aug 2021
Responsible for initiating country operations, program management and business development for Global Communities in Brazil and Argentina. Managing multi-year, multi-million dollar private sector partnerships to develop CSR community investment approach. Programs invest resources to strengthen community development in vulnerable neighborhoods and support at-risk youth in leadership and workforce development.
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Chief of Party/Country Representative
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Oct 2010 - Jun 2014
CoP for $26 million USAID-funded Municipal Governance Program. Responsible for full program management including participatory planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation, administration, finance, and subgrants and contracts. Responsible for managing USAID relations and international consortium partners, negotiating agreements with local government and CSO partners and leveraging public-private partnerships. Managed 25+ full-time international and local staff and two international partner organizations. Led business development that opened new programming in fiscal transparency and support to people with disabilities. Program areas include municipal strengthening, social infrastructure, citizen participation, and civil society strengthening. Show less
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Chief of Party/Country Representative
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Nov 2008 - Oct 2010
CoP for $25 million USAID-funded Municipal Strengthening Activity program. Responsible for full program management including participatory planning, implementation and monitoring and evaluation, administration, finance, and subgrants and contracts. Responsible for managing USAID relations and international consortium partners, negotiating agreements with local government and CSO partners and leveraging public-private partnerships. Managed 40 full time staff. Program areas include municipal strengthening, social infrastructure and citizen participation. Show less
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Director of Programs
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Mar 2005 - Nov 2008
Director of Programs and periodic Acting Country Director for CHF Colombia’s $115 million program portfolio of USG, GOC and private sector funding sources. In charge of program design, annual work plans, grants management, performance targets and budgets and donor and private sector relations. Managed 30+ local staff. Contributed to business development and proposal writing. Programs included: USAID funded at-risk youth leadership and income generation program; youth workforce development program financed by Alcoa Foundation; financially sustainable wholesale microfinance program with 33 MFIs and on-lending to 20,000 microenterprises; retail microfinance bank partnership program with Bancolombia; USAID funded AUC paramilitary ex-combatant social and economic reintegration program; two USAID CMM funded community development and conflict reconciliation programs. Promoted from Manager to Director of Programs Show less
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Blue 22 Capital
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United States
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Real Estate
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Principal
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Jan 2021 - Present
Blue 22 Capital offers solutions to investors seeking to diversify, preserve and grow their capital through cash-flowing multifamily real estate. We create value by identifying growing markets/sub-markets, analyzing deals, assembling investors, arranging financing, purchasing assets, executing value-add plans, stabilizing performing asset and conducting a timely and profitable exit. Blue 22 Capital acquires underperforming, undervalued multi-family assets and repositions them with value driving upgrades and improved management to increase occupancy and rental rates. The company operates in the Carolinas with a focus on the NC Piedmont Triad area (Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and High Point) and Greenville SC. Show less
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Global Communities Brasil
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Brazil
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Diretor Executivo
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Jul 2014 - Present
Responsável pelo desenho, implementação e gerenciamento de programas no Brasil. Gerencia equipes de programas em diferentes localidades, potencializando talentos regionais e criando unidade entre o trabalho em diversas regiões. Idealiza e estrutura parcerias entre setor privado, setor público e instituições locais para desenvolver uma abordagem de investimento comunitário em RSC. Os programas investem recursos para fortalecer o desenvolvimento da comunidade em bairros vulneráveis e apoiar cidadãos em situação de risco na liderança e no desenvolvimento da força de trabalho. É responsável também pela Governança da Global Communities no Brasil junto a sua diretoria e conselho fiscal. Show less
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Monolith Real Estate Investing LLC
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United States
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Real Estate
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Founder and Sole Proprietor
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Apr 2012 - Present
Building a portfolio of buy-and-hold single and multi-family properties in the southeastern Pennsylvania corridor/greater Philadelphia metro area. Also provide short-term private lending on flips/cash-out refinances. Currently in the market and actively searching for deals and partnership opportunities. Building a portfolio of buy-and-hold single and multi-family properties in the southeastern Pennsylvania corridor/greater Philadelphia metro area. Also provide short-term private lending on flips/cash-out refinances. Currently in the market and actively searching for deals and partnership opportunities.
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Accenture
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Ireland
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Management Consultant
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Jul 2000 - Aug 2003
Responsible for component design, testing and integration of retail merchandising system. Developed and implemented project work for retail system pilot deployment. Conducted business process mapping and created conceptual designs for retail system integration. Managed software contractor to develop reporting system and reports for retail stores. Implemented user acceptance test scripts. Promoted from Analyst to Consultant. Responsible for component design, testing and integration of retail merchandising system. Developed and implemented project work for retail system pilot deployment. Conducted business process mapping and created conceptual designs for retail system integration. Managed software contractor to develop reporting system and reports for retail stores. Implemented user acceptance test scripts. Promoted from Analyst to Consultant.
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Peace Corps
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United States
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International Affairs
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700 & Above Employee
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Cooperative Development Volunteer
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May 1997 - Aug 1999
Responsible for providing technical assistance to yerba mate tea cooperative. Advised board of directors on organizational and commercial strategy and operations. Designed administrative and accounting systems. Secured commercial market and negotiated product sales to national wholesalers. Responsible for providing technical assistance to yerba mate tea cooperative. Advised board of directors on organizational and commercial strategy and operations. Designed administrative and accounting systems. Secured commercial market and negotiated product sales to national wholesalers.
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Education
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2003 - 2004
Thunderbird School of Global Management
MBA, International Business, International Development -
1993 - 1997
Dickinson College
B.A., Economics
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