Rachel Jackson
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Ivor F. Williams
I have had the opportunity to work directly with Ms Jackson in several roles for the best part of seven years; she is an amazing multi-tasker with a unique ability to pay attention to detail while comprehensively seeing the big picture. Her technical skills in grants management is outstanding, she has demonstrated experience in managing multiple grants in excess of $100m and in some cases up to $500m with up to 200 sub-grantees. Her attention to detail is evidence by her ability to internalize and recall contractual fine print from numerous grants under her watch to ensure that all statues are followed to the letter while ensuring that projects are allowed to move forward without undue restrictions. Rachel is an excellent writer in numerous aspects including proposal development and post implementation reporting. She has a keen ability to holistically understand the requirements of funding notices and request for proposals and build suitably qualified working teams to support the development of winning proposals under her supervision. Her skill set includes an ability to oversee and manage both technical and financial (budgeting) elements of the proposal development process while allocating realistic timelines to set objectives. Rachel is an excellent presenter and public speaker. She has the ability to make herself understood in numerous settings, from grassroots community based settings through civil society and senior business executives to high ranking government officials; she speaks true to facts and issues at hand and competently fields public questioning and clarifications on technical matters. Her personal disposition is well suited for multicultural engagements; I have seen her work well across at least fifteen national boundaries, managing the cultural diversities that emanates from such a broad scope of work. She is a good judge of character and a peoples person, capable of getting the best out of team members while motivating individual members in the process. I hence have no doubt that Rachel will excel in any endeavor that she puts her mind and energy to, and therefore highly recommend her accordingly.
Ivor F. Williams
I have had the opportunity to work directly with Ms Jackson in several roles for the best part of seven years; she is an amazing multi-tasker with a unique ability to pay attention to detail while comprehensively seeing the big picture. Her technical skills in grants management is outstanding, she has demonstrated experience in managing multiple grants in excess of $100m and in some cases up to $500m with up to 200 sub-grantees. Her attention to detail is evidence by her ability to internalize and recall contractual fine print from numerous grants under her watch to ensure that all statues are followed to the letter while ensuring that projects are allowed to move forward without undue restrictions. Rachel is an excellent writer in numerous aspects including proposal development and post implementation reporting. She has a keen ability to holistically understand the requirements of funding notices and request for proposals and build suitably qualified working teams to support the development of winning proposals under her supervision. Her skill set includes an ability to oversee and manage both technical and financial (budgeting) elements of the proposal development process while allocating realistic timelines to set objectives. Rachel is an excellent presenter and public speaker. She has the ability to make herself understood in numerous settings, from grassroots community based settings through civil society and senior business executives to high ranking government officials; she speaks true to facts and issues at hand and competently fields public questioning and clarifications on technical matters. Her personal disposition is well suited for multicultural engagements; I have seen her work well across at least fifteen national boundaries, managing the cultural diversities that emanates from such a broad scope of work. She is a good judge of character and a peoples person, capable of getting the best out of team members while motivating individual members in the process. I hence have no doubt that Rachel will excel in any endeavor that she puts her mind and energy to, and therefore highly recommend her accordingly.
Ivor F. Williams
I have had the opportunity to work directly with Ms Jackson in several roles for the best part of seven years; she is an amazing multi-tasker with a unique ability to pay attention to detail while comprehensively seeing the big picture. Her technical skills in grants management is outstanding, she has demonstrated experience in managing multiple grants in excess of $100m and in some cases up to $500m with up to 200 sub-grantees. Her attention to detail is evidence by her ability to internalize and recall contractual fine print from numerous grants under her watch to ensure that all statues are followed to the letter while ensuring that projects are allowed to move forward without undue restrictions. Rachel is an excellent writer in numerous aspects including proposal development and post implementation reporting. She has a keen ability to holistically understand the requirements of funding notices and request for proposals and build suitably qualified working teams to support the development of winning proposals under her supervision. Her skill set includes an ability to oversee and manage both technical and financial (budgeting) elements of the proposal development process while allocating realistic timelines to set objectives. Rachel is an excellent presenter and public speaker. She has the ability to make herself understood in numerous settings, from grassroots community based settings through civil society and senior business executives to high ranking government officials; she speaks true to facts and issues at hand and competently fields public questioning and clarifications on technical matters. Her personal disposition is well suited for multicultural engagements; I have seen her work well across at least fifteen national boundaries, managing the cultural diversities that emanates from such a broad scope of work. She is a good judge of character and a peoples person, capable of getting the best out of team members while motivating individual members in the process. I hence have no doubt that Rachel will excel in any endeavor that she puts her mind and energy to, and therefore highly recommend her accordingly.
Ivor F. Williams
I have had the opportunity to work directly with Ms Jackson in several roles for the best part of seven years; she is an amazing multi-tasker with a unique ability to pay attention to detail while comprehensively seeing the big picture. Her technical skills in grants management is outstanding, she has demonstrated experience in managing multiple grants in excess of $100m and in some cases up to $500m with up to 200 sub-grantees. Her attention to detail is evidence by her ability to internalize and recall contractual fine print from numerous grants under her watch to ensure that all statues are followed to the letter while ensuring that projects are allowed to move forward without undue restrictions. Rachel is an excellent writer in numerous aspects including proposal development and post implementation reporting. She has a keen ability to holistically understand the requirements of funding notices and request for proposals and build suitably qualified working teams to support the development of winning proposals under her supervision. Her skill set includes an ability to oversee and manage both technical and financial (budgeting) elements of the proposal development process while allocating realistic timelines to set objectives. Rachel is an excellent presenter and public speaker. She has the ability to make herself understood in numerous settings, from grassroots community based settings through civil society and senior business executives to high ranking government officials; she speaks true to facts and issues at hand and competently fields public questioning and clarifications on technical matters. Her personal disposition is well suited for multicultural engagements; I have seen her work well across at least fifteen national boundaries, managing the cultural diversities that emanates from such a broad scope of work. She is a good judge of character and a peoples person, capable of getting the best out of team members while motivating individual members in the process. I hence have no doubt that Rachel will excel in any endeavor that she puts her mind and energy to, and therefore highly recommend her accordingly.
Credentials
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Business Administration Certificate
University of Washington
Experience
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Philanthropy Northwest
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President People, Operations and Finance
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Mar 2023 - Present
In partnership with the CEO and Leadership Team, Rachel is focused on advancing organizational and operational excellence through values-aligned systems and processes, including sound financial management and equity-centered people management across PNW's services including The Giving Practice a national consulting service serving philanthropies and philanthropy serving organizations. In partnership with the CEO and Leadership Team, Rachel is focused on advancing organizational and operational excellence through values-aligned systems and processes, including sound financial management and equity-centered people management across PNW's services including The Giving Practice a national consulting service serving philanthropies and philanthropy serving organizations.
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Science Philanthropy Alliance
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director Of Operations
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Dec 2020 - Mar 2023
Responsible for leading operational activities of a member organization dedicated to building a community of basic science research funders. Serving as a thought-partner to the organization’s leadership team including supporting and advising the President and board on matters of strategic importance to the organization, overseeing organizational design and talent management, budgeting, financial planning and financial reporting, and managing recruitment of new staff. As the first… Show more Responsible for leading operational activities of a member organization dedicated to building a community of basic science research funders. Serving as a thought-partner to the organization’s leadership team including supporting and advising the President and board on matters of strategic importance to the organization, overseeing organizational design and talent management, budgeting, financial planning and financial reporting, and managing recruitment of new staff. As the first Director of Operations for the Alliance, accomplishments in the first year include moving the organization to a fully remote workplace; implementing a restructure under the leadership of a new president; integrating diversity, equity and inclusion principles into recruitment activities and job descriptions; developing an annual workplan and performance management process aligned with the organization’s strategic goals; improving financial reporting to the board and leadership team; and improving organizational metrics and key performance indicators. Show less Responsible for leading operational activities of a member organization dedicated to building a community of basic science research funders. Serving as a thought-partner to the organization’s leadership team including supporting and advising the President and board on matters of strategic importance to the organization, overseeing organizational design and talent management, budgeting, financial planning and financial reporting, and managing recruitment of new staff. As the first… Show more Responsible for leading operational activities of a member organization dedicated to building a community of basic science research funders. Serving as a thought-partner to the organization’s leadership team including supporting and advising the President and board on matters of strategic importance to the organization, overseeing organizational design and talent management, budgeting, financial planning and financial reporting, and managing recruitment of new staff. As the first Director of Operations for the Alliance, accomplishments in the first year include moving the organization to a fully remote workplace; implementing a restructure under the leadership of a new president; integrating diversity, equity and inclusion principles into recruitment activities and job descriptions; developing an annual workplan and performance management process aligned with the organization’s strategic goals; improving financial reporting to the board and leadership team; and improving organizational metrics and key performance indicators. Show less
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African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS Partnerships (ACHAP)
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Botswana
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Liaison Manager/ Acting Business Development Director
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Dec 2014 - Dec 2020
Senior Manager, leading across business development and grants management functions. Served as the lead coordinator for organization’s strategy development and managed scorecard, dashboard and annual work-plan and budget development (2014 – 2018). Developed and led processes for grant-making across 10 countries in Southern Africa for the TB in the Mines for Southern Africa (TIMS) Regional Global Fund Grant and for the Botswana Country Grant; this work included managing capacity assessments and… Show more Senior Manager, leading across business development and grants management functions. Served as the lead coordinator for organization’s strategy development and managed scorecard, dashboard and annual work-plan and budget development (2014 – 2018). Developed and led processes for grant-making across 10 countries in Southern Africa for the TB in the Mines for Southern Africa (TIMS) Regional Global Fund Grant and for the Botswana Country Grant; this work included managing capacity assessments and capacity building plans for Civil Society Organizations in 10 Countries (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe). Served as the Grant Manager for the organizations CDC/PEPFAR grant as well as a Global Fund Country Grant. Led development and management of organization’s consulting function, including providing technical assistance to government, parastatal and civil society organizations. Led Board and Secretariat management activities (2014-2017), Founding Chair of the Remuneration and Promotions Committee (2018), Tender/Procurement Committee member and authorized signatory for payments. Developed business and resource mobilization strategy growing organization from annual budget of $2.2 million in 2015 to over $9 million in 2019. Led the development of regional and international partnerships, developed and managed contracts and relationships with foundations, bi-lateral and multi-lateral funders.
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Grants Manager
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Jul 2010 - Dec 2014
Support the development and implementation of grant management policies for a Public Private Partnership dedicated to HIV prevention and treatment in Botswana. Develop annual budget, and project budgets; develop innovative contracting mechanisms for CBOs/NGOs with a focus on performance based contracting. Develop reports to funders and work with NGOs, CBOs, government officials and health experts to identify, develop and implement best practices. Support Business Development process including… Show more Support the development and implementation of grant management policies for a Public Private Partnership dedicated to HIV prevention and treatment in Botswana. Develop annual budget, and project budgets; develop innovative contracting mechanisms for CBOs/NGOs with a focus on performance based contracting. Develop reports to funders and work with NGOs, CBOs, government officials and health experts to identify, develop and implement best practices. Support Business Development process including developing grant proposal language, researching opportunities and supporting the development of implementation partnerships.
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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700 & Above Employee
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Program Coordinator, HIV
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Dec 2004 - Jul 2010
I facilitated the approval and review of over 100 projects with the largest grant making foundation in the USA. I collaborated with 20 Program Officers in 3 countries to fund projects in over 15 countries and support the annual payment release of over $200 million. Led the review and negotiation of budgets and payment terms with various partners. In addition I supported the development of several internal processes participating in a working group to support process change as a result of… Show more I facilitated the approval and review of over 100 projects with the largest grant making foundation in the USA. I collaborated with 20 Program Officers in 3 countries to fund projects in over 15 countries and support the annual payment release of over $200 million. Led the review and negotiation of budgets and payment terms with various partners. In addition I supported the development of several internal processes participating in a working group to support process change as a result of organizational restructuring. Show less I facilitated the approval and review of over 100 projects with the largest grant making foundation in the USA. I collaborated with 20 Program Officers in 3 countries to fund projects in over 15 countries and support the annual payment release of over $200 million. Led the review and negotiation of budgets and payment terms with various partners. In addition I supported the development of several internal processes participating in a working group to support process change as a result of… Show more I facilitated the approval and review of over 100 projects with the largest grant making foundation in the USA. I collaborated with 20 Program Officers in 3 countries to fund projects in over 15 countries and support the annual payment release of over $200 million. Led the review and negotiation of budgets and payment terms with various partners. In addition I supported the development of several internal processes participating in a working group to support process change as a result of organizational restructuring. Show less
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Office Administrator
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2003 - 2004
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Education
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2012 - 2014
University of Cape Town
MBA -
2000 - 2003
Seattle University
Bachelor of Arts, Communication Studies
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