Position:
Senior Child Protection Technical Advisor - Displaced Children and Orphans Fund at USAID
Location:
Washington, District Of Columbia
Work:
USAID
- Washington D.C. Metro Area since Jul 2012
Senior Child Protection Technical Advisor - Displaced Children and Orphans Fund
ChildFund International
Sep 2007 - Jul 2012
Senior Child Protection Specialist
ChildFund International
Sep 2006 - Sep 2007
Regional Child Protection Specialist - East and Southern Africa Region
ChildFund International, International Rescue Committee, Save the Children US
Apr 2006 - Sep 2006
Consortium Coordinator - USAID (DCOF) funded Consortium in Afghanistan
ChildFund International
Sep 2004 - Apr 2006
Regional Child Protection Specialist- West Africa Region
International Rescue Committee
Jan 2004 - Sep 2004
Education and Child Protection Program Coordinator - Ivory Coast
Creative Associates International, Inc.
Apr 2004 - Apr 2004
Consultant - Liberia
Save the Children
Sep 2003 - Jan 2004
Refugee Child Protection Manager- Ivory Coast
International Rescue Committee
Jan 2002 - Sep 2003
Youth Program Coordinator - Burundi
The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Jul 2001 - Dec 2001
Regional International Trainer - Kosovo
UNICEF
Jan 1999 - Apr 2001
Assistant Project Officer - Swaziland
Save the Children
- Malawi Jun 1998 - Aug 1998
Consultant - Malawi
Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation
- Montreal, Canada Area Jan 1996 - May 1998
Research Assistant
Vantage Institute
- Montreal, Canada Area Jan 1994 - May 1998
Special Care Counselor
Operation Crossroads Africa
- Benin Jun 1997 - Aug 1997
Group Leader - Benin
Shawbridge Youth Centers
- Montreal, Canada Area Jun 1993 - Sep 1993
Youth Care Worker
Development Aid from People to People
- Caxito Angola Sep 1989 - Apr 1990
Solidarity Worker - Caxito Angola
Education:
Concordia University 1996 - 1998
MA, Sociology specializing in community development
McGill University 1988 - 1993
BA, Sociology specializing in ethnic and community relations
Dawson College 1986 - 1988
DEC, Social Sciences
Skills:
Child Protection, Child Protection in Emergencies, Child Participation, Humanitarian Assistance, International Development, Proposal Writing, Project Implementation, Participatory Research, Program Development, NGOs, Social Services, Refugees, Community Development, Non-profits, Program Management, Writing, Qualitative Research, Capacity Building, Grants, Human Rights, Grant Writing, Child Development, Child Welfare, Participation, Research, Emergency, Civil Society, Nonprofits, Volunteer Management, Peacebuilding, Gender Mainstreaming, Training, Coordination, Program Evaluation, Africa, Rural Development, Fundraising, Policy Analysis, Government