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Snr. international humanitarian & development professional with 20 years of progressive experience working on emergency response, disaster risk reduction, mitigation, resilience, climate change adaptation, environmental management, at community, municipal, national and regional levels in government, private, UN, donor, multilateral development bank and interntional non-profit sectors |
 Contact Yuri Chakalall
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Area of Expertise: |
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Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
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Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
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Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
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Professional Experience: |
20 years of progressive experience spanning field level data collection to senior level program management in the environment, DRM/humanitarian/emergency response and climate change sector throughout the Caribbean Region and internationally.
I have led, designed, reviewed, appraised, analyzed and coordinated interdisciplinary programs and projects for reducing disaster risk, building climate resilience and encouraging greater sustainable environmental management at international, country, regional, sub-regional and community levels.
Experience includes work in the governmental (regulatory), private, non-governmental, international development (bilateral & multilateral), and non-profit sectors
Have worked directly for EU, CIDA, UNDP, & CDB.
Familiar with conditions of and have worked with the humanitarian response, recovery and development financing systems of a wide range of international agencies including: the United States Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA); Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Development (DFATD); United Kingdom Department For International Development (DFID); United Nations Development Program (UNDP); European Commission Humanitarian Organization (ECHO); and the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC); caribbean development bank and world bank.
Have led technical design of, implementation, and management of projects focused on: post-disaster emergency humanitarian relief/response; resilient recovery, reconstruction/rehabilitation; disaster risk management and risk reduction; community resilience and climate change adaptation. This experience has included proposal development/mobilization of grant resources, grant making, project implementation management, monitoring & evaluation, knowledge management, partnership development, institutional strengthening, and visibility coordination.
Currently serving as the DRR/Resilience Advisor to International Medical Corps primarily tasked with: developing, advancing, normalizing and systematizing the DRR & Resilience agenda in the Organization’s corporate planning, culture of daily management decision-making and practical field operations. In this role I am functionally tasked with both new business development and advisory technical design/quality responsibilities.
Experience working directly in field and with teams based in South Sudan, Philippines, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mali, Kenya, Ethiopia, Japan, Ukraine, Guyana, Belize, Caribbean Islands.
Experience working in diverse sectors at a range of levels strongly equips me with a valuable panorama of organizational operating perspectives and approaches. Capability of working in a high pressure, multi-cultural, multi-lingual, inter-disciplinary, gender sensitive, and result-based environments, both as a member of a team or independently, with minimal supervision.
Good interpersonal skills and the competency to communicate effectively with a wide range of client
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Education: |
International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA) Fordham University
M.Sc. (Integrated Development Planning, Marine & Natural Resources Management)
B.Sc. Natural Sciences
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Star of Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Award for work on Hurricane Ivan Team
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Available for: |
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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