Assistant Project

RESUME

Name Muallimsho “Sho” Sinavbarov

Phone +1-934-***-****

E-mail **********.**********@*****.***

Address Brooklyn, New York

PERSONAL PROFILE: Highly qualified and motivated professional with extensive regional and international cross-sectorial experience in business management, project development, grants administration and accounting/finance, monitoring and evaluation with not-for-profit organizations and private companies.

2017-2018 Financial Advisor, New York Life

• Provide financial planning services to clients

• Provide strategies aimed at improving the livelihood of clients

• Sustain professional relationships on accomplishments in client relationships, management and business development

2016-2017 Accounts Payable Assistant, William Wilson Ltd, Scotland, UK

• Reconcile Suppliers’ statements on quarterly base.

• Running payments.

• Matching Invoices to Purchase Order.

• Raising and following up queries with Suppliers or Branches.

• Processing Journal Adjustments where necessary.

• Dealing with Supplies and Branches to resolve queries.

• Raise debit notes, processing Debit/Credit notes. 2014-2016 Project Advisor, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group

• Conduct due diligence on potential clients and companies

• Lead business development for pilot projects via participation in initial meetings with potential private stakeholders, presenting the project's services to potential clients for renewable energy projects,

• Assist in initiation of amendments to regulations regarding renewable energy

• Conduct ongoing business development to identify new clients using existing network and local sources (government, private sector associations)

• Assist the project team in identifying and assessing the capacity of local firms to deliver technical work such as pre- feasibility studies or other assessments;

• Develop contracts for local companies/firms and individuals on specific project activities

2012-2014 Finance & HR Manager, Public Organization "Pulse"

• Maintain day-to-day financial control of the service within budget heads agreed by project management.

• Ensure that all taxes are prepared correctly and paid in time.

• Advise on the proper allocation of budget resources. Assesses new employees and provides appropriate training for specific job descriptions.

• Ensure that appropriate financial regulations and controls are in place and in use at all times for subcontracts and grants.

• Prepare project budget and undertake required realignment&revisions 2009-2012 Education Financing Manager, Abt Associates Inc. USAID education project

• Provide technical assistance and logistical support to the education financing working group (EFWG) to plan and implement pilot projects and adopt nationwide measures to address education financing and management issues

• Provide technical support to plan and implement pilot projects in Tajikistan to address education financing and management issues in collaboration with the EFWG, including implementing per student financing mechanisms, overseeing training of school administrators in management and accounting principles

• Developed and administrate contracts of partners, local consultants.

• Serve as focal point for internal and external audits

• Provide orientation and on-job training.

2005-2008 Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, UNDP

• Develop M&E plans for Principal and Sub-Recipient (SR)

• Identify capacity gaps of SRs and recommend remedial actions

• Assist in training programs for SRs on the use of recommended reporting and monitoring formats and guidelines

• Participated in selection and interviewing of SR personnel.

• Conduct monitoring of grants, funds, materials and equipment 1999-2004 Finance Assistant/Accountant, CARE USA

• Prepare vouchers and auditing all financial claims to ensure correctness of all payments, receipts, bank transfers

• Record and update vendors’ database at SCALA 5.1

• Responsible for Accounts Payable/Receivable on rotation basis

• Tracking expenses of local subcontractors

• Run Bank Reconciliation, Severance Benefit and Expenditure 1998-1999 Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant, CARE USA

• Supervise data collection and analyses.

• Create M&E systems for various new projects.

• Ensure accuracy of reports by verifying all sources.

• Participate in orientation and on-job training for newcomers.

• Assist in maintaining computer system and IT training for staff 1998 Data Entry Assistant, CARE USA

• Collect, enter data and assist in its analysis.

• Responsible for overall processing of commodity documentation.

• Assist in designing Monitoring and Evaluation system for new EDUCATION

• Indiana University, USA, 2001, Finance and Fundraising

• Tajik Technical University, Dushanbe, 1985-1992, B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Licensed Insurance Agent in NY

• Financing in Education, Abt Associates Inc. Kyrgyzstan, 2012

• Leadership Workshop, Central Eurasia Leadership Academy, 2006

• International Best Practices in Community Development, IREX, 2006

• Monitoring and Evaluation in Development, IMA International, 2005

• ASIA FIS Users Workshop, CARE Sri Lanka, 2002

• Fundraising for Small Nonprofits Class, Indiana University, USA, 2001

• Proposal Writing Class, Indiana University, USA, 2001

• FSA Contemporary Issue Fellowship/ IREX, Indiana University, 2001

• Budget and Grant Management Training, CARE Tajikistan, 2000

• Accountancy courses, Training Center, Dushanbe, 1999 PUBLICATIONS, RESEARCHES AND AWARD

• Featured Collaborating Author. Diversity and Philanthropy: Expanding the Circle of Giving

(http:/www.diversityandphilanthropy.com), December 2016

• “Analytical report on per capita financing implementation in Tajikistan”, an analytical paper done by USAID/QLP, April 2012

• Development of modules for school principals, accountants and PTA based on reform of Tajikistan education financing mechanism, training materials developed by USAID, June 2010

• Outcome evaluation of HIV programme of UNDP Tajikistan, March 2007

• “Mobilization of local resources for community development in rural areas of Tajikistan”, а manual issued with financial support of IREX, September 2005.

• “The germination of fundraising in Central Asia”, a chapter for New Direction for Philanthropic Fundraising, No.-46, Winter 2004, pp 53-59, November 2004.

• FSA Contemporary Issue Fellowship/IREX, Indiana University to conduct research on

“Fundraising Strategies and Financial Management of national non-profit of Tajikistan”, August-September 2001.

VOLUNTEERING/CONSULTING

• Local public organizations, Jan 2009 – present

• “Association of Private Farmers of GBAO”, agribusiness association, Aug 2004– present LANGUAGE

• Shughoni (Pamirian language)-native

• Tajik-fluent (allows understanding Dari and Persian)

• Russian-fluent

• English-advanced spoken and written (TOEFL IBT-84) IT skills

• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite, MS Word &Excel (Carlton Resources Solutions and Raeburn Tests, UK), Windows 7/XP/10;

• Proficient in One Office, SCALA 5.1 and other data management systems

• Intermediate Quickbook

• Typing speed 45-50 wpm (Carlton Resources Solutions’ Test, UK) PROFESSIONAL skills:

• Strong: analytical skills, research design, project development, monitoring and evaluation, team work, reporting, interpersonally communication, problem-solving, presentations skills

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