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• Remotely managed the end-to-end lifecycle of four high-stakes humanitarian projects in complex and volatile environments, ensuring full compliance with rigorous donor frameworks, strategic objectives, and operational requirements.
• Coordinated monthly program performance reviews with implementing partners, tracking KPIs, milestones, and deliverables; identifying operational risks and dependencies; and supporting corrective actions to strengthen program performance and delivery.
• Co-managed a $50M humanitarian funding portfolio, working with grant representatives to monitor project performance, assessing resource needs, and prioritizing funding for populations experiencing acute food insecurity.
• Coordinated strategic programming across four complex humanitarian activities implemented by three international NGOs and one public international organization, ensuring alignment with humanitarian priorities and effective operational delivery.
• Provided evidence-based recommendations to senior leadership on grant strategy and resource allocation, drawing on country expertise and program performance data to prioritize rapid, life-saving assistance and strengthen delivery for 100,000+ vulnerable and acutely food-insecure people amid constrained funding.

• Led coordination and delivery of multiple resilience grants within an $80M multi-sector portfolio, aligning program strategies, partner implementation, and resource allocation with humanitarian needs, donor priorities, and Somalia’s evolving food-security context.
• Designed and adapted program strategies based on field assessments and contextual analysis, strengthening the transition from emergency response to longer-term resilience and livelihood programming.
• Coordinated at least five international humanitarian organizations, strengthening implementation oversight, partner accountability, and efficient use of resources for life-saving assistance and livelihood support to vulnerable households.
• Reviewed five project proposals and concept notes, providing strategic and technical input to strengthen alignment with donor requirements, humanitarian priorities, and cluster objectives and support funding decisions.
• Strengthening partner and stakeholder capacity through technical guidance, training, mentoring, and performance support to improve grant implementation and program quality.
• Established performance indicators for two food-security and resilience grants and used partner and food-security data to inform performance monitoring, targeting, adaptive management, and evidence-based decision-making.
• Engaged donors, UN clusters, government counterparts, and humanitarian partners to monitor food-security trends, identify emerging risks, and adapt humanitarian assistance to changing operational conditions.

• Oversaw a $200M+ multi-sector humanitarian portfolio across eight implementing partners, providing strategic portfolio management, grant oversight, risk management, performance monitoring, and donor compliance in a complex, conflict-affected environment.
• Managed the end-to-end grant lifecycle for eight humanitarian grants, from proposal and concept-note review through budget planning, implementation monitoring, partner reporting, and final reporting, ensuring alignment with donor strategies and humanitarian priorities.
• Contributed to averting a near-famine crisis in Somalia in 2023/24 by coordinating emergency grants and response efforts across multiple regions with donors, implementing partners, and humanitarian clusters.
• Supported delivery of life-saving assistance to more than 200,000 vulnerable households through multi-sector program monitoring, performance tracking, risk management, and timely resolution of implementation challenges.
• Served as primary program liaison for eight implementing partners, strengthening coordination, accountability, implementation oversight, and alignment of field activities with country-level strategic priorities.
• Strengthened grant performance and partner capacity by identifying implementation gaps with technical advisors and coordinating targeted technical assistance, training, and performance improvement actions.
• Contributed to national humanitarian cash-assistance standards by collaborating with key stakeholders to develop the Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) and establish 2025 guidance for cash-transfer values in Somalia.
• Led annual budget planning and grant-processing coordination with Washington, supporting timely resource allocation to priority humanitarian needs while maintaining financial accountability and donor compliance.
• Engaged regularly with major donors, including ECHO and FCDO, and humanitarian cluster leads, providing operational updates, identifying emerging risks, and supporting anticipatory planning and adaptive program management.

• Led the design, implementation, and expansion of humanitarian, resilience, and disaster-risk-reduction programming, delivering 21 community-led initiatives focused on livelihoods, food security, and household resilience.
• Strengthened program quality and performance through field monitoring, annual planning, lessons-learned reviews, and evidence-based recommendations for program adaptation, partnerships, and transition to new funding opportunities.
• Managed donor compliance and operational controls by reviewing partner reports, monitoring budgets, and overseeing procurement and resource management for humanitarian activities.
• Developed concept notes and funding proposals that supported resource mobilization and expanded assistance to vulnerable and crisis-affected communities.
• Represented World Vision in national and regional coordination forums, collaborating with NGOs, UN agencies, government institutions, and other stakeholders to strengthen humanitarian response and development programming.
• Strengthening the capacity of local partners, community groups, and government agencies through training, mentoring, and technical assistance, improving implementation quality and achievement of grant objectives.

• Managed food assistance and livelihood programs reaching 50,000+ households across 50+ locations, supporting food security and household resilience during drought emergencies.
• Led field-level program planning and implementation, developing grant workplans and coordinating food distributions, livelihood activities, monitoring, and reporting in compliance with donor and organizational requirements.
• Supervised and mentored 7–10 field staff, strengthening team performance, technical capacity, and accountability for humanitarian program delivery.
• Coordinated humanitarian assessments, community feedback, monitoring visits, and evaluations, using findings and lessons learned to improve program quality and inform management decisions.
• Strengthened coordination with government agencies, communities, donors, and partners, promoting accountability, local ownership, and effective delivery of humanitarian assistance.
• Supported sustainable community livelihood initiatives that improved household food security and strengthened crop and livestock production, resilience, and capacity to cope with shocks.

• Coordinated beneficiary targeting, registration, and emergency food distributions for more than 10,000 drought-affected households, supporting timely, accountable, and needs-based humanitarian assistance.
• Strengthened commodity tracking and reporting systems, improving accountability, transparency, and efficiency in the delivery of emergency food assistance.
• Facilitated community-based beneficiary selection and digital household registration, improving targeting accuracy, inclusion, and accountability to affected populations.
• Built effective working relationships with local leaders, government authorities, NGOs, and community groups, strengthening coordination and resource utilization during drought response.
• Promoted community participation in project planning and implementation, strengthening local ownership, social cohesion, and sustainability of humanitarian interventions.

• Strategically monitored three multi-partner consortia implementing $100M humanitarian emergency response and early-recovery portfolios in Afghanistan, providing operational oversight, performance monitoring, and risk management in a highly volatile environment.
• Co-led annual operational budget planning and strategic grant allocation, using partner performance data, burn rates, and financial accountability metrics to optimize resources across emergency response, early recovery, and resilience programming for acute food-insecure populations.
• Led technical and financial appraisal of partner concept notes and funding proposals for at least six partners, assessing strategic alignment, operational feasibility, financial viability, and consistency with organizational priorities in coordination with Washington-based teams and sector advisors.
• Designed anticipatory-action frameworks and led continuous incident tracking and risk analysis, strengthening early warning, adaptive decision-making, and continuity of humanitarian operations in a high-risk operating environment.