Alex Cooper

**** ****** **. ** **********, D.C. *0010

240-***-**** adknlr@r.postjobfree.com

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

●Over 5 years of experience developing and managing international projects.

●Eloquence in communication: published writer/videographer; prolific public presenter.

●Work experience with USAID contracts for monitoring and evaluating projects.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Program Officer July 2019 – March 2020

John Snow, Inc. Arlington, Virginia

●Managed correspondence between project teams, technical advisers, global stakeholders and consultants in Washington D.C., Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan, Bangladesh, Niger, Cameroon, and Kenya – often in French or Russian language.

●Gathered data and documented program activities in coordinating technical strategy, work plan development, and monitoring day-to-day implementation of all assigned project activities with field staff, consultants, and subcontractors across multiple time zones.

●Led the preparation, editing, formatting, graphics design, and dissemination of project-specific reports, work plans, presentations, technical documents, and similar deliverables.

●Tracked expenses with budgets, managed travel reimbursements for field staff/consultants, reviewed and approved expenses in compliance with specific contract/donor policies, as well as provided any other financial and administrative management support to field teams.

●Assisted leadership in proposal development and identifying new business opportunities, updating new business or proposal tracker, and recruiting technical consultants.

Project Manager May 2018 – Aug 2018

Africa Consulting Services SARL Dakar, Senegal

●Managed a team of local interpreters and drivers in providing logistics for a two-month project where U.S. Army Cadets (48 total – in 4 teams of 12) worked on local development projects across multiple regions of Senegal; Budgeted and managed over $60,000 in funds.

●Designed and developed projects (in public health, agriculture, and agroforestry) and cultural events; Coordinated efforts with government officials and Peace Corps Volunteers.

●Conversed in English, French, and Wolof fluidly and daily for work.

Multimedia and Communications Coordinator Nov 2016 – May 2018

U.S. Peace Corps Dakar, Senegal

●Led a team of 25 members focused on creating stories (written, visual, audio) on Peace Corps’ work and the livelihoods of volunteers in Senegal, as well as observing Senegalese culture; produced 16 training videos,

●Managed a range of social media accounts with routine weekly postings: Managed content production; Requested stories and facilitated communication with writers; Edited content; Worked directly with Country Director to approve content; Posted stories to social media outlets and organization website; Analyzed data metrics for posts viewership using Facebook’s analytics.

●Designed, produced, and edited short videos for external and internal dissemination.

●Prepared quarterly reports, annual reports, work plans, strategies, promotional materials (i.e. brochures, posters, flyers, website elements), and other technical documents.

●Presented on behalf the Peace Corps in international events at the U.S. Embassy or partnering-NGOs.

●Designed, budgeted, developed, financially managed, trained, and supervised 4 week-long workshops on media production, creating stories, and proper equipment use; Each costing about $3,000 and requiring logistics (i.e. food, lodging, session plans) for about 15 trainees, 4 facilitators, 16 hours of training, 3 local drivers, 2 interpreters, and 4 finished short films.

Agroforestry Extension Agent Sep 2014 – Nov 2016

U.S. Peace Corps Sahel Region, Senegal

●Worked on the Agroforestry program in areas of water conservation and food security.

●Produced over 10,000 trees (mostly moringa olifeira, but also fruit and nitrogen-fixing species) and trained close to 500 local farmers in sustainable agriculture technologies.

●Successfully designed and developed projects in coordination with volunteers, local NGOs, farmers, local government officials, U.S. Embassy staff, and Peace Corps’ technical staff; Wrote and managed multiple grants (~$5,000) for projects in sustainable agriculture and women’s empowerment.

●Participated in various secondary projects in the following program areas: youth at risk, gender development, public health, community economic development, etc.

●Was the media representative for my area: Trained local volunteers on creating videos and media equipment use, participated in trainings on media production, and wrote stories on local projects, managed website and social media pages.

Monitoring and Evaluation Intern Mar 2013 – July 2013

International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. Vienna, Virginia

●Aided in the writing, formatting, and assembly of technical proposals for USAID contracts of international development projects.

●Recruited potential candidates and subcontractors.

●Proofread evaluation reports, created Excel matrices to track progress, screened phone calls, resolved inquiries from partnering consultants.

●Filed, organized, and maintained internal database of consultants and project deliverables.

●Built and maintained correspondence with current and prospective consultants.

EDUCATION

M.A. in International Development – GPA: 3.7 Dec 2020

American University Washington, D.C.

Concentration: Sustainable Development and Diplomacy

B.S. in Natural Resource Conservation May 2012

University of New Hampshire Durham, NH

Concentration: Communications and Policy; Minors: French and Russian Credit Hours: 151

OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES

Communications Committee Member – RPCV/W – Washington, D.C. Jan 2020 – Present

●Coordinated media and communications production for a nonprofit aimed at bolstering the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (RPCV) network in Washington, D.C.; Attended events as a representative of RPCV/W and took photos; Developed and posted stories to website and social media; Attended regular meetings and strategized new outreach campaigns.

Communications Chair – American University – Washington, D.C. May 2019 – Present

●Oversaw all media and communications production for the International Development Program’s Student Association (IDPSA); Developed outreach campaigns and communications strategy; Organized and promoted events; Managed social media pages.

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