REHAN KHAN

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SUMMARY

● Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist and Data Analyst with 3+ years of experience in survey creation/implementation, grant writing, program development, data analysis/collection and emergency field missions.

● Working knowledge of Tableau, KoboToolbox, SPSS, PowerBI, Excel, Python, Google Analytics and ONA.

● Master's Candidate in International Development at SOAS University of London currently located in the United States.

● Returned Peace Corps Volunteer with Non-Competitive Eligibility with a demonstrated history of working and living abroad. EMPLOYMENT

Tanzania Development Trust

United Nations Volunteer · Aug. 2020 to Current · Mugumu, Serengeti, Tanzania

● Consulted with field-level partners in Tanzania to extract and add data to OpenStreetMap.

● Utilized sourced images to increase visibility of rural villages throughout Tanzania.

● Managed and updated geo-databases and ensured the dimensions were accurate.

● Improved navigation and visibility of Mugumu, Serengeti, Tanzania to protect girls from Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). World Food Programme

Monitoring & Evaluation Coordinator · Jan. 2019 to Jan. 2020 · Banjul, The Gambia

● Increased food security in 500+ rural villages by leading cash transfer field exercise for food-insecure households.

● Organized malnutrition screenings in over 300 communities in the North Bank Region.

● Cleaned, analyzed and created visualizations on various food security indicators obtained through field-level data collection exercises.

● Trained government (Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Health) and NGO partners (Red Cross, Child Fund, UNICEF and UNDP) on proper data collection methods using Open Data Kit.

● Developed multiple online screening tools with ONA platform and Kobo Kollect/Open Data Kit for use in nation-wide malnutrition screenings, crop assessments, emergency food distributions and emergency natural disaster exercises.

● Trained Red Cross staff, National Disaster Management Agency, UNICEF, Ministry of Agriculture and World Food Programme staff on ONA platform management and data synchronization processes.

● Supervised and monitored numerous food distribution teams from a central field team to ensure high standards were maintained under stressful and atypical conditions.

● Developed new reporting tools for multiple food security indicators which were used to show UN donors for the following fiscal year.

● Facilitated emergency disaster verification exercises (program design, survey creation, program implementation) alongside partners after a deadly windstorm.

● Drafted national situation report that assessed the livelihood situation of post-disaster conditions in over 50 villages.

● Supported the development of food security, vulnerability analysis and the preparation of reports on food assessment needs, processes and guidance to enable effective decision-making on country strategic plans, policies and programs.

● Coordinated data gathering and monitored data collection systems to ensure that rigorous quality standards were maintained for multiple country-wide exercises.

● Consulted with implementing partners (UNICEF, UNDP, UN, WFP, Red Cross, US Embassy, Peace Corps, MRC, Africell, Child Fund, ActionAid, Tostan and National Disaster Management Agency) to monitor ongoing projects, ensuring effective collaboration, timeliness and efficiency, and highlight potential risks to project delivery.

Peace Corps The Gambia

Agricultural Extension Agent · Oct. 2016 to Jan. 2020 · Serrekunda, The Gambia

● Coordinated a community effort to write a $10,200 Let Girls Learn USAID grant for improved access to clean water and improve village infrastructure.

● Led, designed and implemented a project for the establishment of a solar-powered borehole system that ensured access to clean water for 1,200 residents.

● Served as director of innovation and grants for Gambia Malaria Task Force Committee, representing Peace Corps The Gambia at an international conference in Senegal and through training 75+ volunteers and counterparts on malaria social and behavioral change communication, grant writing, project development, mapping and mobile data collection.

● Established a new women’s garden alongside the Jarra Karantaba Village Development Committee to improve food security and establish business opportunities for women of Jarra Karantaba.

● Orchestrated numerous gardening capacity-building trainings at local lower basic school for students and teachers.

● Educated community members on general health topics including water and sanitation hygiene (WASH), maternal and child health, and nutrition.

● Promoted gender development and girls’ education by teaching all-girls classes at the Soma Scouts Center.

● Lived and adapted to life in a rural West African village and conducted needs-assessment surveys with community members. Division of

Plant Industry: Florida State Collection of Arthropods Curation Technician · Jan. 2015 to Sept. 2015 · Gainesville, Florida

● Organized and documented arthropods found in black light trap samples.

● Systematically formulated new labels to classify and organize 5,000+ insect specimens.

● Facilitated mounting of new specimens from field samples to be utilized for collection purposes.

Florida Museum of Natural History

Intern · May 2013 to Aug. 2013 · Gainesville, FL

● Oversaw and aided in management of NATL (Natural Area Teaching Lab) at University of Florida.Tasks involved environmental cleanup of natural area, clearing out invasive species of natural area, updating species lists for fauna of natural area.

● Fabricated a Citizen Science Outreach Project that was utilized to get children and adults more involved with the fauna of the Gainesville, FL area

EDUCATION

SOAS - University of London · Oct. 2020 to Current MSc - International Development, 2022

University of Florida · June 2009 to July 2014

BSc - Entomology, 2014

LANGUAGES: English (Native), Urdu (Native), Mandinka (Advanced-High), Hindi (Advanced-High), Punjabi (Intermediate)

COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Office Suite, SPSS, Python, ONA, Open Data Kit, Kobo Collect, Piktocharts, Google Analytics, KoboToolBox, Google Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Tableau

CERTIFICATES: Python: Intro to Python Programming, United Nations Safety and Security Training, United Nations WeLearn Certification, FreeCodeAcademy: Python for Data Science, TEFL 120 Hour Teaching Certification, Google Analytics Certification SKILLS

VOLUNTEERING

University of Florida English Learning Institute · English Teacher Aug. 2011 to Dec. 2011 · Gainesville, FL

• Tutored international students from all over the world to help improve their English. Worked in groups and one on one with students to further develop their verbal and conversational skills.

• Constructed meaningful relationships with students from different cultural backgrounds. National Society of Collegiate Scholars · Student Member Spring 2009 to Fall 2011 · Gainesville, FL

• Involved in many different volunteer activities such as fund raising for cancer and local environment clean up.

• Assisted in mentorship programs through local elementary schools with children in 4th and 5th grade. Mentored on the importance of being healthy, doing well in school and caring about your peers.

Boys and Girls Club · Mentor

Fall 2008 to Spring 2009

• Organized different recreational activities (basketball, kickball, flag football etc.) for children of ages between 7 to12.

• Tutored children one on one in subjects including Math, Science and English.

• Contributed to upkeep of the Boys and Girls Club facility through trash pick up, pressure washing sidewalks and repainting parts of the building

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