Alix Lawson
CEPPS Program Manager at Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS)- Claim this Profile
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Danish Native or bilingual proficiency
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Swedish Limited working proficiency
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Norwegian Limited working proficiency
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German Elementary proficiency
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Bio
Credentials
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Technology Leadership
Cornell UniversityFeb, 2023- Sep, 2024 -
Adaptive Project and Portfolio Management
Mission Critical Development Inc.Oct, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Technology for Data Visualization and Analysis
TechChangeMay, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
The Art of Advocacy
TechChangeApr, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
PMD Pro Certification Level 1
PM4NGOsJan, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
Project Management: How to Apply the Practical Tools
HumentumJan, 2017- Sep, 2024 -
USAID Rules and Regulations: Grants and Cooperative Agreements
InsideNGODec, 2016- Sep, 2024 -
Certified DevResults Administrator
DevResults -
Monitoring & Evaluation: Planning and Pratice
InsideNGO
Experience
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Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS)
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEPPS Program Manager
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Jul 2021 - Present
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CEPPS Program Officer
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Jul 2019 - Jul 2021
The Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS) pools the expertise of three premier international organizations dedicated to democratic development: the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, the International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute. As a Program Officer for the mechanism, I work co-equally with the three institutes to implement the Global Elections and Political Transitions (GEPT) Program, a USAID-funded Leader With Associates (LWA) award. Show less
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Transatlantic Leadership Network
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United States
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International Affairs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Fellow
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Sep 2018 - Sep 2020
A nonresident fellow position that allows me to publish, consult, and engage with Transatlantic Leadership Network’s events and special activities. A nonresident fellow position that allows me to publish, consult, and engage with Transatlantic Leadership Network’s events and special activities.
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Freedom House
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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300 - 400 Employee
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Program Officer
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Aug 2018 - Jul 2019
Program Officer for the Human Rights Support Mechanism (HRSM) at Freedom House.
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Senior Program Associate
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Nov 2016 - Oct 2018
• Organizing proposal writing logistics and business development with 7 international program teams involved with donors from U.S. government, foundations, and foreign governments.• Ensuring compliance for USAID’s human rights consortium of 12+ international development organizations and developing learning and marketing materials, events, templates, quarterly reporting and daily consortium management.• Maintaining and analyzing a database of 400+ global proposals through pivot tables and data visualizations for presentations given to the Executive Board, Board of Trustees, and the United States Congress for advocacy purposes.• Creating an excel database for tracking proposals, active grants, and sub-grantee budgets, reporting, and other requirements requested by donors. Analyzing the data and drafting reports with pivot tables and charts for executive staff.• Training staff on the proposal development process through a series of introductory courses incorporating both in-class and online learning modules.• Wrote and presented a proposal on "Harnessing Data to Visualize Trends for Global Civil Society" at RightsCon 2018. Show less
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Center for Transatlantic Relations
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United States
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International Affairs
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1 - 100 Employee
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Special Advisor to Ambassador András Simonyi for Nordic Ways
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Jul 2016 - Sep 2016
• Proofread and suggested edits on papers of 40+ contributions to the Nordic Ways publication. • Collaborated with fellow CTR team to brainstorm recurring themes and titles through multiple chapters. • Wrote, translated, and researched biographies and backgrounds of contributors to the project. • Proofread and suggested edits on papers of 40+ contributions to the Nordic Ways publication. • Collaborated with fellow CTR team to brainstorm recurring themes and titles through multiple chapters. • Wrote, translated, and researched biographies and backgrounds of contributors to the project.
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Atlantic Council
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United States
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International Affairs
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300 - 400 Employee
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Transatlantic Relations Intern
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Aug 2015 - Nov 2015
• Created a weekly newsletter on relevant European Union legislation and occurrences for an American audience. Newsletter was distributed to a 500+ audience along the Washington beltway. • Collected logistics for events ranging from hosting public officials at the Atlantic Council headquarters to contributing to the planning of the annual Wroclaw Forum. • Created a weekly newsletter on relevant European Union legislation and occurrences for an American audience. Newsletter was distributed to a 500+ audience along the Washington beltway. • Collected logistics for events ranging from hosting public officials at the Atlantic Council headquarters to contributing to the planning of the annual Wroclaw Forum.
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United States Senate
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Legislative Offices
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700 & Above Employee
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Legislative Intern for Senator Chris Murphy
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Jan 2015 - Jun 2015
• Researched and prepared reports on trade agreements, appropriation requests and foreign affairs for senate staff. • Drafted summaries of hearings from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was responsible for correspondence between the office, government agencies and constituents on domestic and foreign affairs. • Researched and prepared reports on trade agreements, appropriation requests and foreign affairs for senate staff. • Drafted summaries of hearings from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and was responsible for correspondence between the office, government agencies and constituents on domestic and foreign affairs.
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Georgetown University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Assistant
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Aug 2014 - Jun 2015
Organized logistics and reporting for on-campus awareness of social inequality. Organized logistics and reporting for on-campus awareness of social inequality.
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AmeriCorps VISTA
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Americorps VISTA
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Aug 2013 - Aug 2014
• Conducted research and reports of partnership data for the CTCC and SCSU. • Created mutually beneficial partnerships between SCSU and the New Haven community to increase community service amongst students. • Facilitated and organized multiple community dialogues and social justice programs for students, faculty, and staff based on assessment and need. • Conducted research and reports of partnership data for the CTCC and SCSU. • Created mutually beneficial partnerships between SCSU and the New Haven community to increase community service amongst students. • Facilitated and organized multiple community dialogues and social justice programs for students, faculty, and staff based on assessment and need.
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Clerical Assistant
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Jan 2010 - May 2013
• Working Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook • Professional document organization and innovative template designs • Working Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook • Professional document organization and innovative template designs
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City of New Haven
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United States
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Government Administration
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500 - 600 Employee
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Intern
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2012
• Interned at the Office of Economic Development. • Contributed to the creation of development site templates, researched potential projects and provided clerical assistance. • Interned at the Office of Economic Development. • Contributed to the creation of development site templates, researched potential projects and provided clerical assistance.
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Education
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Georgetown University
Master's Degree, School of Foreign Service -
Southern Connecticut State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Political Science