Project Management Experience

My recent experience in project management includes: 

• Design of a new climate security program, including in-residence and regional courses for international military and civilian officials, at the Institute for Security Governance

• Design and management of a Women, Peace & Security initiative as part of the bilateral cooperation between the U.S. and Bulgaria.

• Development and management of a 5-year, € 10 million strategic partnership between the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs focused on enhancing security sector governance globally 

• Design, management and publication of original research on topics including the role of security institutions in responding to environmental risks, the effect of climate change and environmental degradation on women’s security in Colombia; lessons learned from reform in conflict-affected contexts including Colombia and Yemen; governance of hybrid security; and corruption-sensitive and trauma-informed approaches to security sector governance and reform

• Leadership of senior expert teams supporting reform processes in Colombia, Mali, and Kenya, with a primary emphasis on strengthening strategic planning, budgeting, human resource management and civilian oversight of the security sector (for clients including the Institute for Defense Analyses and RAND) 

• Co-design and facilitation of Kosovo’s first post-independence review of security sector roles, missions and capabilities, including an analysis of legislative parameters, financial forecasting and political constraints