Improver

Monica Ramos

WASH Donor, Advisor and Program Manager

Geneva Metropolitan Area

A dedicated and multifaceted professional with 19 years’ international experience in roles ranging from country-level program manager to global level strategic advisor and donor providing specialized expertise in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. Proven track record of strategic and technical leadership; effective people and team management; fundraising and resource mobilization; networking, influencing and coordination. Cultivating and fostering strategic partnerships and coordination platforms through innovative and collaborative ways of working are my trademark.

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Experience:

• Surge Relief Group – Generalist / WASH Advisor (United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA))
• Global Humanitarian WASH Advisor (Save the Children UK)
• Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC), WASH Working Group Coordinator (UNICEF)
• Thematic Expert - Regional WASH and Shelter, Middle East (European Commission, Directorate General Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO))
• Global WASH Cluster (GWC) Coordinator (UNICEF)
• Global Review of Rapid Response Teams (RRTs) in Cholera Outbreaks, Lead Author (UNICEF)
• Global WASH Cluster (GWC), WASH Sector Road Map 2022 - 2025, Lead Author (UNICEF)
• WASH Donor, Advisor and Technical Programme Manager (International NGOs, UN and Donor Agency)

Skills:

• Program Management
• Emergency Preparedness and DRR
• Program Cycle Management (PCM)
• Low Cost and Appropriate Technology
• Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
• Program Monitoring
• Financial and Human Resource Management
• Community Development
• Capacity Building
• Program Evaluation
• Africa
• Policy Analysis
• Fundraising
• Grants
• International Development
• NGOs
• Program Development
• Proposal Writing
• Humanitarian
• Rapid Assessments
• Humanitarian Assistance