Christina Handle Papp
Melbourne, FL ***** 240-***-**** adzmng@r.postjobfree.com
Profile
Certified Project Management Professional with a background in Finance and Emergency Management. Experienced working in fast-paced high impact environments with cross-functional teams. Experience
PROGRAM OFFICER, Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) Remote, United States
October 2022 – August 2023
· Monitored current events and developing situations for operational threats across four countries and made recommendations to Executive level leadership on mitigation actions;
· Ensured accountability and compliance with United States Government grant requirements and Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) for multimillion dollar projects;
· Helped managers meet financial targets and deliver results in line with programmatic requirements, including monthly tracking of budget versus actuals and human resource planning for surge needs. CONSULTANT, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Remote, United States
December 2021 – August 2022
· Worked with the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations to ensure due diligence actions for the Disaster Relief Emergency Fund, including assessing project issues and developing resolutions;
· Developed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assist organizational stakeholders with statistical analysis of fund capabilities.
FUND OFFICER, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Budapest, Hungary
July 2020 - November 2021
· Defined business processes to improve member experience and established scalable methods for accountability and compliance in allocations (grants and loans) of a CHF 30 million pooled fund;
· Developed monitoring and tracking database to monitor project progress (MS Excel, PowerBI) and standardized service;
· Worked with the Partnerships Department to develop communications and presentations to donors, inclusive of supervising an emergency communications role. ASSOCIATE OFFICER, IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT, United Nations (UNHCR) Copenhagen, Denmark
July 2018 – March 2020
· Developed training materials and facilitated workshops on information technology aspects of emergency preparedness and response for the UN Agency for Refugees (UNHCR) staff;
· Supported IT project management aspects for refugee operations worldwide including business continuity and contingency planning, deploying to emergency responses as needed; Page 2
· Advanced working relationships with internal teams (Country/Regional Offices and Headquarter-based Departments) and external partners (World Food Program, Government of Luxembourg). TEAM LEADER, AmeriCorps (FEMA)
Sacramento, California
January 2016 – December 2016
· Managed a team of nine volunteers through seven projects (deployments) nationwide to help disaster survivors.
BUSINESS MANAGER - INTERNAL AUDIT, Clark Construction Group Bethesda, Maryland
November 2014 – November 2015
· Programmed Audit Command Analytics for internal audits to ensure compliance and accountability with Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).
FINANCE ANALYST, Georgetown University
Washington, DC
August 2013 – October 2014
· Reconciled operating and special fund budgets for the Lauinger Library Finance Division totaling $7.5 million dollars, including monthly/quarterly reports and forecasting;
· Assisted with financial software transition (PeopleSoft to Workday) to ensure GAAP compliance. Education
MASTER’S IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANANGEMENT, ANTICIPATED FALL 2024 University of Maryland, Global Campus
MASTER’S IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, 2012
Hult International Business School
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 2011 Hawaii Pacific University
Certifications
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP), Project Management Institute ESG AND CLIMATE CHANGE, Coursera – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton SUSTAINABILITY AND CLIMATE RISK, Global Assoc. of Risk Professionals (expected Oct 2023) Awards
UNITED STATES PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARD
CONGRESSIONAL AWARD FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE