Experience

Forgotten Voices

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Country Director

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  - Managing the portfolio of all partners and staff in-country- Facilitating in-country, or region-wide events, training sessions, partnerships, or visits- Review all reports ensuring completeness and accuracy - Identifying themes across the portfolio to see opportunities for improvement- Creating and maintaining policies, as well as ensuring all members are trained and comply- Overseeing annual budget in-country - Schedule and organize regular board meetings, routine staff meetings, submission of travel schedules and updates- Collaborate with Board members, staff, and other like-minded organizations to research and identify best practices, applicable local programming tools to enhance our infrastructure and provide support with facilitating their integration in our processes.- Keeping track of country-specific data and statistics Show less

• Office Administrator

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

  - Responsible for the creation and maintenance of an office filing system of receipts, reports, cash and cheque vouchers, other partner documentation and administrative reports.- Responsible for monthly collection and submission of travel expense and administrative expense receipts to US office.- Responds to general office inquiries e.g. new partnership application questions, general government statutory regular returns, partnership cheque deposits, general referrals, etc…- Assists Country Director with management of annual Malawi budget.- Assists Country Director with travel and partner site visit schedule.- Assists with arranging venues and supplies for annual partner retreats and regular partner training sessions.- Assists Country Director with setting up meetings or coordinating travel arrangements.- Assist Country Director with collection of receipts, expense reports, and other information required for annual audit.- Responsible for the timely, regular collection of Triannual and Annual Reporting templates related to training from the local church partners under his/her area of responsibility. Track timeliness and completeness of reporting. Serve as the first-line reviewer of training reports and interface with the local church partners and the local Country Director as needed to achieve fully completed reports. - Serve as a source of encouragement and support for caregivers and church leaders, particularly women.- Recommend, organize, and coordinate 2-3 regional seminars per year educating partners, volunteers, and caregivers on mental health/psychosocial support.- Assist Country Director with helping partners and caregivers recognize children in need of crisis counseling- as well as general needs/beneficiary identification and selection- Serve as the Forgotten Voices advisor on issues related to psychosocial support services, including recommendations concerning retreats, counseling, interventions, and support. Show less

• Area Impact Coordinator

  • Nov 2015 - Aug 2017

  - OVC project assessment- Assisting with partner on-boarding procedures_ including helping partners in completing and collection of project applications as well as orientation on Forgotten Voices OVC partnership experience.- Responsible for training church partners on Forgotten Voices reporting and compliance templates and orphan care management practices - Collection of regular Tri-Annual and Annual reports- Assisting in recruitments, coordination of facilities, staff, logistics and leadership for Forgotten Voices regional events, training sessions, team site visits or retreats Show less