Sara Jones

Technical Lead

Abt Global Inc.

Bachelor's DegreeUniversity of Tampa

United States

Summary

Program and operations director for international programs with over 20 years of experience acquired in headquarters and overseas positions with organizations, institutions, and US Government agencies. Technical expertise in violence prevention/citizen security strengthening, conflict mitigation, governance strengthening, and integrating conflict sensitive approaches. Substantial work experience gained in fragile, complex environments. Technical background in multiple disciplines, including youth workforce development, organizational capacity building, food security, and private sector engagement; considerable experience overseeing grants programs. Extensive business development experience, serving as proposal leader and/or technical writer of winning USAID proposals in the citizen security, crisis and stabilization, youth workforce development, and governance sectors. Extensive working knowledge of Guatemala, El Salvador, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, and the Balkans.

Experience

  • torts / conflict resolution
  • personnel / human resources
  • development
  • international development
  • youth
  • united states
  • iraq
  • sudan
  • somalia
  • sri lanka
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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