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Project Management and Evaluation specialist
Michelle Wilson
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Croydon, United Kingdom
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Experienced senior international development professional with 14 years experience in Sub Saharan Africa. Extensive accomplishments in cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams in Chad, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania. Leveraged blue chip experience in project management in the UK into humanitarian and development programme management while inspiring teams to deliver high impact programmes under stressful, complex and insecure environments.
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United Kingdom
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English
Fluently
French
Fluently
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My experience
2017 - 2019
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Director of Programmes
Farm Africa.
• Managed a funding pipeline, generating £15m per year through new and existing business from a range of institutional corporate donors and including EU, UK Aid, NORAD, SIDA, Irish Aid, Comic Relief, Big Lottery, Waitrose and ALDI
• Strong donor compliance knowledge and experience across wide range of institutional, corporate as well as fund managers (KPMG, DAI)
• Strong technical expertise in Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Market Engagement. Expertise in value chain analysis across range of horticulture, staple crops and aqua culture.
• Strong line manager: responsible for remote management of 4 Country Directors, Agriculture, Natural Resource and Market Engagement Technical Managers, Monitoring and Evaluation and Programme Support
• Improved delivery of field projects by introduction of online project management tools/approaches for partners and field teams
• Improved quality of monitoring and evaluation across projects through standardisation of ToRs, inception and baseline/endline reports, standardisation of indicators and through the introduction of standard monitoring and learning plans
• Drove improved knowledge and skills within organisation on women's economic empowerment through improved gender analysis and focusing on pro poor value chains for field teams and partners
• Responsible for improving safeguarding and general compliance within the organisation through development and implementation of a Code of Conduct across field sites and downstream partners
• Strong donor compliance knowledge and experience across wide range of institutional, corporate as well as fund managers (KPMG, DAI)
• Strong technical expertise in Natural Resource Management, Agriculture and Market Engagement. Expertise in value chain analysis across range of horticulture, staple crops and aqua culture.
• Strong line manager: responsible for remote management of 4 Country Directors, Agriculture, Natural Resource and Market Engagement Technical Managers, Monitoring and Evaluation and Programme Support
• Improved delivery of field projects by introduction of online project management tools/approaches for partners and field teams
• Improved quality of monitoring and evaluation across projects through standardisation of ToRs, inception and baseline/endline reports, standardisation of indicators and through the introduction of standard monitoring and learning plans
• Drove improved knowledge and skills within organisation on women's economic empowerment through improved gender analysis and focusing on pro poor value chains for field teams and partners
• Responsible for improving safeguarding and general compliance within the organisation through development and implementation of a Code of Conduct across field sites and downstream partners
Project Management, Management, Compliance, Support, Implementation, Resource management, Natural, Monitoring, Development, Organization, Empowerment, Online, Manager
2015 - 2017
job
Consortium Coordinator
Concern Worldwide.
• Consortium Coordinator for £10m Department for International Development funded project, Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) in Chad and Sudan
• Responsible of overall governance of the Consortia and ensuring excellence in compliance to donor rules and regulations across all implementation partners (Feinstein Institute, CGIAR, Al Massar and Concern Worldwide)
• Ensuring accuracy in annual and quarterly forecasting across partner organisations. Ensured overall programme was delivered on time and on budget and in compliance with KPMG grant management guidelines
• Ensured quality in monitoring and evaluation. Led the Feinstein Institute in the design of large, complex baseline, mid term, endline surveys
• Developed gender approach to Climate Resilience within the BRACED project and supported country teams to develop and implement gender strategies
• Responsible of overall governance of the Consortia and ensuring excellence in compliance to donor rules and regulations across all implementation partners (Feinstein Institute, CGIAR, Al Massar and Concern Worldwide)
• Ensuring accuracy in annual and quarterly forecasting across partner organisations. Ensured overall programme was delivered on time and on budget and in compliance with KPMG grant management guidelines
• Ensured quality in monitoring and evaluation. Led the Feinstein Institute in the design of large, complex baseline, mid term, endline surveys
• Developed gender approach to Climate Resilience within the BRACED project and supported country teams to develop and implement gender strategies
Design, Budget, Forecasting, Management, Compliance, Surveys, Implementation, Monitoring, Development, Coordinator, International, LED
2014 - 2015
freelance
Freelance Consultant
UK Aid Funding.
Proposal; designed and wrote proposal for Reduction of Teenage Pregancy in Tonkolili District successfully secured £1m in UK Aid Funding.
2009 - 2011
job
Deputy Country Director then Country Director
Tearfund.
- Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
• Managed a team of 150, budget of £3m a year across 3 remote locations for range of institutional donors including EU, DFID and Pooled Fund
• Successfully grew the funding base in DRC, securing large multi-year funding through EU, DFID and UN
• Calm, adaptable, flexible under pressure and in insecure environments: managed a number of key development programmes in the Kivus, adjusting activities daily in the face of security challenges
• Excellent self-starter: established new team and base in Goma, N Kivu.
• Managed a team of 150, budget of £3m a year across 3 remote locations for range of institutional donors including EU, DFID and Pooled Fund
• Successfully grew the funding base in DRC, securing large multi-year funding through EU, DFID and UN
• Calm, adaptable, flexible under pressure and in insecure environments: managed a number of key development programmes in the Kivus, adjusting activities daily in the face of security challenges
• Excellent self-starter: established new team and base in Goma, N Kivu.
Budget, Security, Development
2006 - 2009
job
Programme Manager then Deputy Country Director
Medair International.
• Managed a large team delivering water, health and psychosocial programmes into IDP camps in N Uganda.
• Extensive WASH experience: experience in commissioning both construction and rehabilitation of boreholes, surface dams and training of water user committees
• Adept at change management: led the merger of large field teams, consolidated job functions and negotiated with relevant government institutions for a peaceful and seamless base closure.
• Excellent problem solver: successfully saved money for the organisation by the consolidation of operational bases in Northern Uganda, reduced costs by £300k per year.
• Extensive WASH experience: experience in commissioning both construction and rehabilitation of boreholes, surface dams and training of water user committees
• Adept at change management: led the merger of large field teams, consolidated job functions and negotiated with relevant government institutions for a peaceful and seamless base closure.
• Excellent problem solver: successfully saved money for the organisation by the consolidation of operational bases in Northern Uganda, reduced costs by £300k per year.
Change management, Training, Management, Health, Organization, Manager, LED
2001 - 2005
job
Account Director
RPM and Get Real Brand Management Agency.
Account Director in a Brand Experience Agency, responsible for delivering of events on behalf of blue-chip clients such as Unilever and Sky TV
TV
1997 - 2001
job
Sales and Marketing Manager
Holy Trinity Brompton.
Responsible for the marketing and development of publications for the Church of England
Marketing, Sales, Development, Manager
1991 - 1996
job
Account Director
unknown.
BT
Graduate Programme - Account Director, Sales and Marketing Manager.
Graduate Programme - Account Director, Sales and Marketing Manager.
Marketing, Sales, Manager
My education
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2012
School of Oriental and African Studies
MSc, Conflict
MSc, Conflict
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1991
St Andrews University
Masters, French & Management Studies
Masters, French & Management Studies
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