Sara M. Allinder

WORK HISTORY

SKILLS

ABOUT SARA M. ALLINDER

Multidisciplinary: Experience working across functional areas of foreign policy, diplomacy, global health, human rights, LGBTI rights, and international development.• Policy Analysis and Advice: Proven advisor to senior U.S. Government officials, including U.S. Ambassadors and Assistant Secretaries, in Washington and overseas. • Program/Project Design, Management, and Evaluation: Leader and coordinator of planning, implementation, and evaluation of complex, multi-million dollar projects and programs in developing countries, including development of strategic plans, budgets, and staffing plans. • Facilitation and Coordination: Highly experienced at coordinating across U.S. government agencies and within multidisciplinary and cross-cultural teams. • Stakeholder Engagement: Relationship builder with stakeholders inside and outside of the organization. Demonstrated ability to build relationships, effectively communicate, and negotiate with foreign governments, bilateral and multilateral partners, and civil society.• Communications: Proven effective verbal and written communicator. Experienced writer/editor. Routinely brief stakeholders, including explaining policy, technical, and program guidance to diverse audiences.• Training: Experience with curriculum development, lecturing, course planning, implementation, and evaluation.• Fundraising, Proposal Development, and Grant Management: Experience with proposal development; grant writing, implementation, and evaluation; donor liaison; budget planning, execution, and monitoring.