Saman Mastiyage Don

About Saman Mastiyage Don

Saman is a community development, local governance and Business Operations specialist…

Experience

1. Programme Management Officer - Bos and Administration

   United Nations

   Oct 2020 — Present · Addis Ababa, ET

   Support the regional Operations Management Team (OMT) in the scaling of the Business Operations Strategy (BOS) and establishment of Common Back Office and Common Premises in Africa.• Provide Quality Assurance of the BOS and CBO frameworks to the region, in close collaboration with UNDCO HQ and the UNSDG BOS TWG.• Monitor BOS implementation in countries, identifying bottlenecks and facilitating solutions, and contribute to scaling up of innovations at country and regional levels.• Provide operational support for the UNDCO regional office, including all aspects related to the administration of human resources activities, preparation and implementation of the work programme, procurement, travel and management of office space.• Facilitate the provision of policy guidance and assist in policy development enabling improvements in operational support and capacity to deliver the SDGs.• Perform regional analysis and modeling; promote common data sets at country and regional levels.• Conduct survey initiatives; design data collection tools; review, analyze and interpret responses, identify problems/issues and prepare conclusions. • Undertake outreach activities; conduct training workshops, seminars, etc; participate in the field missions.

Education

• United Nations Mandated University for Peace, Costa Rica and Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

  Master of Arts - MA, International Peace and Conflict Studies

  2007 — 2008

• University of Colombo

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, International Relations

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Analysis
• Leadership
• Local Development
• Technical Assistance
• Fundraising
• Research
• Human Rights
• Humanitarian
• Emergency Management
• Public Speaking
• Conflict
• Program Management
• Peacebuilding
• Disaster Risk Management
• Program Evaluation
• Problem Solving
• Politics
• Grants
• Program Development
• Training
• Community Outreach
• Community Development
• Public Policy
• Strategic Planning
• Civil Society
• Proposal Writing
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Governance
• Election Monitoring
• Capacity Building
• Policy
• Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
• Qualitative Research
• International Relations
• Project Management
• Ngos
• Nonprofit Organizations
• International Development
• Policy Analysis