Courtney Phelps
Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist @Triangle - Policy Research Impact
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WORK HISTORY
Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist @Triangle - Policy Research Impact
Provide technical assistance to UN agencies, INGOs, and national civil society actors to strengthen protection, GBV, and gender integration in emergency and displacement contexts:• Delivered technical advisory support to emergency and protracted crisis responses, including programming for Ukrainian refugees in Poland and conflict-affected populations in Lebanon and Yemen, strengthening protection risk mitigation, gender integration, and adaptive program design.• Led participatory research processes with grassroots organizations in Lebanon to generate evidence on economic GBV in crisis-affected communities, translating findings into operational recommendations and national advocacy priorities.• Provided technical input to multi-year consortium evaluations (cash assistance, MHPSS, digital literacy), ensuring protection-sensitive methodologies and actionable recommendations to inform ongoing emergency programming.• Developed gender action plans and implementation guidance for UN- and donor-funded portfolios, bridging field-level findings with macro-level institutional strategy and recovery planning.• Conducted policy analysis on gender and economic reform in Lebanon’s financial crisis context, connecting local women’s organizations and service providers with parliamentary and international financial stakeholders.• Mentored local researchers and CSOs in fragile settings to independently design and implement protection-focused assessments, strengthening national capacity and sustainability of protection analysis.
EDUCATION
George Fox University
B.S, Psychology; Child Development
University of Montana
M.A, Intercultural Youth and Family Development
SKILLS
ABOUT COURTNEY PHELPS
KEY QUALIFICATIONS: Dedicated professional with fifteen years of emergency humanitarian and international development experience related to gender equality, gender-based violence (GBV), protection, advocacy, livelihoods, and natural disaster response in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.Skills and experience in research and assessments, program design, strategic planning, proposal development, training, budget development, coordination, and project management and evaluation;Languages: Fluency in English and West African/Cabo Verde Creole; proficiency in French, Portuguese, and Spanish; basic Arabic
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