Elena Kim

A professional international development program manager with experience throughout Europe and Asia. A strong record of adaptability and problem-solving, delivering results that meet both stakeholder and donor needs in a diverse range of environments and programs. Key areas of expertise include: • Management and operations, including work with partners, technical experts, local teams and service providers, on programs funded by USAID, US State Department, DFID, DFAT, Canadian Government (GAC), UNDP and European bilateral funders. • Grant and financial management, including all aspects of program management and compliance from proposal development to negotiating donor agreement terms to contractual closeout procedures. Financial management expertise ranges from developing comprehensive budgets to financial tracking systems, and ensuring compliance with donor requirements, host country regulations and internal policies. • Team management, including serving Acting HQ Project Director on a new multi-year media literacy project in North Macedonia serving as interim deputy director for a USAID-funded program in the Philippines and managing grants for a multi-donor refugee organization in Thailand. • Communications, including development of internal and public reports, representing organization at meetings and public events.