Christopher Bross
Finance and Operations Manager at Jacaranda Health- Claim this Profile
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Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Traci L. Baird
Christopher is highly skilled at designing programs, raising donor funds, and ensuring program results for global health programs. Christopher has a strong ability and instinct to use program and macro data for project management and to measure overall program success. Although Christopher’s experience has primarily been in Latin America I am confident that his talents and cultural sensitivity will transfer well to other regions; he is respectful, creative and curious and earns respect from staff, partners and donors. I have been especially impressed with Christopher’s ability to work with groups of partners to ensure coordinated efforts and mutual success. He has successfully navigated challenging organizational relationships and has been recognized for his collaborative approach by being nominated to various steering committees. I highly recommend Christopher for program leadership and management positions in organizations working in health and development.
Alejandra Villafuerte
Christopher es un gerente moderno, que se apoya en el equipo para la toma de decisiones, fortalece las capacidades de análisis y apoya con mucho expertis el trabajo en equipo, con una visión estratégica de empoderamiento de los miembros de su equipo maneja de manera adecuada los conflictos, y sobre todo tiene una gran empatia con los países de América Latina, entendiendo la idiosincrasia de cada país.
Traci L. Baird
Christopher is highly skilled at designing programs, raising donor funds, and ensuring program results for global health programs. Christopher has a strong ability and instinct to use program and macro data for project management and to measure overall program success. Although Christopher’s experience has primarily been in Latin America I am confident that his talents and cultural sensitivity will transfer well to other regions; he is respectful, creative and curious and earns respect from staff, partners and donors. I have been especially impressed with Christopher’s ability to work with groups of partners to ensure coordinated efforts and mutual success. He has successfully navigated challenging organizational relationships and has been recognized for his collaborative approach by being nominated to various steering committees. I highly recommend Christopher for program leadership and management positions in organizations working in health and development.
Alejandra Villafuerte
Christopher es un gerente moderno, que se apoya en el equipo para la toma de decisiones, fortalece las capacidades de análisis y apoya con mucho expertis el trabajo en equipo, con una visión estratégica de empoderamiento de los miembros de su equipo maneja de manera adecuada los conflictos, y sobre todo tiene una gran empatia con los países de América Latina, entendiendo la idiosincrasia de cada país.
Traci L. Baird
Christopher is highly skilled at designing programs, raising donor funds, and ensuring program results for global health programs. Christopher has a strong ability and instinct to use program and macro data for project management and to measure overall program success. Although Christopher’s experience has primarily been in Latin America I am confident that his talents and cultural sensitivity will transfer well to other regions; he is respectful, creative and curious and earns respect from staff, partners and donors. I have been especially impressed with Christopher’s ability to work with groups of partners to ensure coordinated efforts and mutual success. He has successfully navigated challenging organizational relationships and has been recognized for his collaborative approach by being nominated to various steering committees. I highly recommend Christopher for program leadership and management positions in organizations working in health and development.
Alejandra Villafuerte
Christopher es un gerente moderno, que se apoya en el equipo para la toma de decisiones, fortalece las capacidades de análisis y apoya con mucho expertis el trabajo en equipo, con una visión estratégica de empoderamiento de los miembros de su equipo maneja de manera adecuada los conflictos, y sobre todo tiene una gran empatia con los países de América Latina, entendiendo la idiosincrasia de cada país.
Traci L. Baird
Christopher is highly skilled at designing programs, raising donor funds, and ensuring program results for global health programs. Christopher has a strong ability and instinct to use program and macro data for project management and to measure overall program success. Although Christopher’s experience has primarily been in Latin America I am confident that his talents and cultural sensitivity will transfer well to other regions; he is respectful, creative and curious and earns respect from staff, partners and donors. I have been especially impressed with Christopher’s ability to work with groups of partners to ensure coordinated efforts and mutual success. He has successfully navigated challenging organizational relationships and has been recognized for his collaborative approach by being nominated to various steering committees. I highly recommend Christopher for program leadership and management positions in organizations working in health and development.
Alejandra Villafuerte
Christopher es un gerente moderno, que se apoya en el equipo para la toma de decisiones, fortalece las capacidades de análisis y apoya con mucho expertis el trabajo en equipo, con una visión estratégica de empoderamiento de los miembros de su equipo maneja de manera adecuada los conflictos, y sobre todo tiene una gran empatia con los países de América Latina, entendiendo la idiosincrasia de cada país.
Credentials
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PMD Pro Level 1
LINGOsMay, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Jacaranda Health
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Kenya
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance and Operations Manager
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Jul 2018 - Present
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Conscience VC
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United States
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Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant
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Jan 2017 - Present
* SHIFT NC: Assess different versions of QuickBooks to determine which best serves the organization's needs. Work with program and finance staff to refine budgets and enter budgets into QuickBooks Enterprise for Non-Profits. Design financial reports and train program staff in accessing and understanding financial reports. * Karen Peterman Consulting: Project and operations management services. Identify and adapt project management tools and implement those tools to manage 17 evaluation/research projects and coordinate activities of 10 staff/consultants. Coordinate hiring process, including refining job description, recruitment, interviews and hiring. Collect and calculate monthly payroll data and reimbursable expenses for payroll provider and bookkeeper. *International Planned Parenthood Federation: Review and rate proposals in English, Spanish and French for the most recent round of funding from Safe Abortion Action Fund. Show less
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Ipas
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United States
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International Affairs
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400 - 500 Employee
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Regional Director for Latin America
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2008 - 2016
Supervised offices and projects in Latin America and the Caribbean, including offices in Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Responsible for supervising staff of approximately 60 in regional and country teams. Managed total annual consolidated budget of approximately $6 million.• Established a regional technical assistance program with capacity-development activities in Argentina, Chile and Panama. Led a regional policy strategy to strengthen respect for sexual and reproductive rights. • Served on steering committees of the Latin American Consortium against Unsafe Abortion (CLACAI) and Foro LAC (regional body of the Reproductive Health Supplies Coalition). Cultivated a collaboration with LAC regional office of UNFPA, which led to a multi-year regional project in Central America for improving services for sexual violence survivors. Coordinated Ipas staff’s participation in regional and global events to advance Ipas’s mission and to encourage exchange of strategies and results. • Worked with country directors and regional team in developing fundraising strategies. Managed development process for key proposals and reports and provide inputs for and review of all other donor documents, regional or country-specific.• Led country programs through program and project design, including development of logical frameworks to be used as the basis of grant proposals.• Coordinated with global technical and operational units and country teams to ensure adequate support for country programs and time submission of inputs for global programs and procedures.• Provided leadership to Ipas in managing organizational change, including implementation of new systems for financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and performance management, facilitating structural change, and addressing operational challenges. Show less
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Program Associate
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2004 - 2008
Coordinated the process to develop 5-year country strategy and specific objectives which served as the basis of a successful multi-year, multi-million dollar proposal to fund the Mexico program.• Developed or contributed significantly to proposals, work plans and budgets for country and regional projects and programs, including Bolivia’s successful application to the Safe Abortion Action Fund, Mexico’s legal abortion project, and Ipas’s sexual violence project in Central America funded by UNFPA and several successful proposals for policy support from the Westwind Foundation. • Coordinate internal organizational management processes, serving as the primary liaison between the country offices and the technical and administrative units based in the USA.• Managed multiple regional projects, including those related to sexual violence in Latin America, other priority activities financed with general support funds for the region and support to the regional director for the execution of the regional account.• Supervised project interns and provided guidance to colleagues in NC and in country offices on technical and operational issues.• Represented Ipas in meetings with authorities in Mexico and Bolivia and with representatives of international organizations such as the Pan American Health Organization, the World Health Organization, and UNFPA. Show less
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Program Coordinator
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2001 - 2004
Assisted country teams to develop grant proposals, work plans and budgets for on-going country and regional projects and programs.• Led process to develop narrative and budget reports for donors, including analysis of project results.• Provided project and financial management support to country programs and staff• Served as the key liaison between country staff and technical and operational departments at headquarters.
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Abt Associates
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United States
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Research Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Officer
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1999 - 2001
• Finalized and oversaw production and distribution of the Spanish and English versions of Policy Toolkit for Strengthening Health Sector Reform. • Produced Trainer’s Guide to the Policy Toolkit, overseeing its translation, graphic design, printing, and distribution in Spanish and English. • Interviewed program staff and wrote impact evaluation of the project’s work for the ninth semiannual progress report for USAID. • Co-authored and edited three reports on provider payment mechanisms; oversaw their translation, graphic design, production, and distribution in Spanish and English. • Designed and produced PHR’s final newsletter, PHR Highlights 1995-2001. Show less
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Education
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1999 - 2001
American University
MA, International Development -
1988 - 1992
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
BS, Business Administration
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