Sarah Little
Technical Specialist @ Counterpart International | New Business Development, Governance
- Role
- Technical Specialist, New Business Development at Counterpart International
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sarah Little
My professional expertise lies in international development with a focus on democratic governance, public participation and social accountability.
Experience
Technical Specialist, New Business Development
Feb 2024 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Serve as a Technical Lead in the development of proposals, including proposal writing, leading the project design, conducting reconnaissance trips, and securing partners. Manage matrixed teams across technical, finance, and legal functions to deliver compliant, high-impact proposals to federal clients. Lead Counterpart’s governance and civil society practice new business development, managing a $300M+ pipeline of opportunities. Carry-out early analysis and intelligence gathering to inform new business strategy and influence client decision making.Capture new knowledge and successful strategies into branded tools, such as Counterpart’s Civil Society Resilience in Closing Spaces Framework, presented at the Asia Centre’s 9th International Conference in August 2024. Produce advocacy materials to communicate complex policy issues to stakeholders, including legislators and corporate donors.
Education
University of Cape Town
Masters
2008 — 2010
American University
Bachelors
2004 — 2008
Skills
- Press Releases
- Human Rights
- Blogging
- Grant Writing
- Editing
- Civil Society
- Fundraising
- International Relations
- Public Relations
- Newsletters
- Social Media
- International Development
- Teaching
- Politics
- Event Planning
- Research
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