Cameryn Shepich
Washington DC
Summary
I am a passionate international development professional with over seven years of experience in both program management and business development at nonprofit organizations. Over the last several years, I have managed and overseen the design, implementation, and monitoring of 20 projects across 10+ countries in Central/South Asia and East Africa, with a range of sectoral focuses, including agriculture, food security, climate resilience, energy, early childhood development, water, and youth entrepreneurship. I am also responsible for business development, including partnership formation, donor stewardship, and grant writing, having supported over 45 proposal submissions to a wide variety of bilateral, multilateral, and private philanthropic foundations. I enjoy working on multidisciplinary teams that are passionate about their common cause, consider myself a lifelong learner, and am eager to be challenged and grow in my next role.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Program and Partnerships Officer
Aga Khan Foundation
Washington DC
10.2021 - Current
- Manages a grant portfolio valued at $40m in 10+ countries in Central/South Asia and East Africa funded by donors such as USAID, World Bank, Hilton, Mott and Elma Foundation
- Manages relationships and coordination with donors and partners to ensure successful implementation of project deliverables, adaptive planning, reporting and compliance
- Provides day-to-day technical, financial, M&E and compliance guidance to project teams to ensure high quality implementation of projects in line with donor requirements
- Supports global business development to achieve annual pipeline target of ~$100m through identifying and tracking opportunities, building new partnerships, expanding existing donor relationships, and leading technical design and proposal development processes
- Manages work plans and proposal development processes, coordinating country offices, technical experts and partners to collaboratively design and submit competitive proposals
- Responsible for technical and financial program design and proposal writing, leading 30+ and supporting 15+ submissions between 2019-2025
Program and Partnership Associate
Aga Khan Foundation
Washington DC
10.2019 - 10.2021
- Supported resource mobilization and business development through preparing high quality proposal submissions in the agriculture, food security, education and economic inclusion sectors
- Responsible for strengthening internal systems, processes, and tools for business development and data management, including leading on business forecast tracking and pipeline development
- Supported the management and high quality delivery of programs in a cross-functional capacity, ensuring technical and financial compliance with donor requirements
- Dedicated member of several global working groups focused on improving organizational operations, strengthening internal systems, processes, data use, pipeline management, and improving ways of working globally across multiple sectors, countries and functions
Officer, Planned and Legacy Giving
Aga Khan Foundation
Washington DC
01.2018 - 10.2019
- Led the design, launch and growth of a flagship Planned and Legacy Giving Program
- Responsible for the management and growth of an asset portfolio valued at $345 million
- Generated $40 million (13% growth) in new commitments in 15 months post-launch
- Managed a nationwide volunteer base (100+), responsible for campaign operations, donor cultivation and stewardship, volunteer capacity building, and marketing/outreach efforts
- Designed multi-audience communications and resource materials for brand development
Education
Bachelors of Arts - Comparative Cultures And Politics
Michigan State University, James Madison College
East Lansing, Michigan05-2016
Skills
- 10 years in Donor Acquisition, Management, and Stewardship
- 6 years Business Development
- 6 years in Program Management
- 5 years in Program Design and Grant Writing
- 4 years in Organizational Learning and Professional Development
- Coach Approach (Aid for Aid Workers, Certified 2024)
- Contract Management for NGOs (Humentum, Certified 2023)
- Human Centered Design (AKDN, Certified 2021)
- Proposal Development (Humentum, Certified 2021)
- US Gov't Rules and Regulations (Humentum, Certified 2019)
Timeline
Sr. Program and Partnerships Officer
Aga Khan Foundation
10.2021 - Current
Program and Partnership Associate
Aga Khan Foundation
10.2019 - 10.2021
Officer, Planned and Legacy Giving
Aga Khan Foundation
01.2018 - 10.2019
Bachelors of Arts - Comparative Cultures And Politics
Michigan State University, James Madison College
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