Carolina Botti

About Carolina Botti

Carolina is a global citizen with fluency in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. She…

Experience

1. Project Management Associate

   DAI

   May 2023 — Present

   Support a 25 million project in El Salvador • Act as a liaison to the field for day-to-day problem solving and support by providing project management support • Troubleshoot common problems and escalates more complex issues to the Project Manager • Conduct routine auditing of grant and operations files to ensure compliance with USAID and DAI policies and procedures while maintaining files and ensuring record retention compliance • Coordinate the administrative activities of the project including mobilizing and demobilizing staff and international consultants, maintaining project invoices, requesting purchases for goods and services, ensuring submission of project deliverables and close-down • Initiate requests for approvals, coordinates submission for contract and subcontract modifications and coordinates all other requests for contract office support • Draft routine contractual documents using approved templates • Monitor compliance with contract and regulations and escalates as needed • Ensure processing and reviewing of project financial transactions, monthly project invoices, audits, and iExpense Reports • Create and/or maintain project budget tool and coordinates data entry from field and home office into project contract budget • Support monthly financial analysis, quarterly forecasts, and financial reporting

Education

• UC San Diego

  Certificate- Public Policy (PPIA) Weekend

• San Diego State University

  Minor, Women's Studies & Leadership Development

  2017 — 2021

• The George Washington University

  Master's degree, International Affairs

  2021 — 2023

• San Diego State University

  International Security and Conflict Resolution

  2017 — 2021

• Georgetown University

  Certificate- Climate Change & Green Finance