Experience

Vital Voices Global Partnership

• United States
• International Affairs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

  • Dec 2016 - Present



Chemonics International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Temporary Associate

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015



Social Impact, Inc.

• Independent Consultant/Research Associate

  • Jan 2015 - Mar 2015



USAID

• Media Project Management Specialist

  • Jan 2006 - Mar 2009

  Monitored Armenian media developments and related civic participation issues; wrote and briefed policy memos to senior USAID/Embassy officials on Armenian policies and regulations toward media and related aspects of civil society Served as a Cognizant Technical Officer (CTO) within USAID/Democracy and Governance Office, directly managing contracts and grants, including media strengthening projects, grassroots civic participation, and political party building and electoral reform projects (back-up CTO)Designed and drafted scopes of work and program descriptions for new projects; served on technical evaluation committees for project proposals on anti-corruption, public opinion survey, journalism education, elections, and hiringMaintained project performance monitoring and evaluation systems for the Democracy and Governance Office; carried out internal project performance assessments and made recommendations to the Mission and implementing partnersCertifications: MSI Certificate Program in Evaluation, USAID Program/Project Management Certification, USAID Cognizant Technical Officer (CTO) Certification



Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

• Senior Democratization Program Assistant

  • Feb 2005 - Dec 2005

  Researched, analyzed and drafted policy memos and advised on barriers to reforms, freedom of media and information, gender equity, human trafficking, labor and illegal migrationManaged project implementation for the democratization portfolio through field research, site visits and financial reports Organized and ran the OSCE/Armenia International Working Group on Media LegislationOrganized groups of Armenian journalists and media managers to participate in the OSCE Media conferences in Tbilisi, GeorgiaFacilitated roundtables on international migrationCertification: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Training in the Human Dimension



Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association

• Translator

  • 2003 - 2003

  Translated for the Armenian public health specialists and educators on professional exchanges in U.S. (Fall 2003 and Summer 2001) Translated for the Armenian public health specialists and educators on professional exchanges in U.S. (Fall 2003 and Summer 2001)