Esther Gabriela Leva

• Spearheaded the LACLEARN Task Order ($19M), delivering critical analytical services and rapid response to USAID missions across Latin America and the Caribbean
• Managed strategic client relations with USAID in Washington, D.C., and key bilateral missions throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
• Directed 80 remote teams on diverse tasks, ensuring quality assurance and compliance across administrative, operational, and research functions
• Led the development of over 120 research and learning products in 23 countries over four years, delivering bilingual outputs in English and Spanish
• Directed the allocation of 90% of a $3 million grant fund towards 26 local partnerships and innovative research initiatives thus enhancing regional development
• Led content creation and training facilitation on public health violence prevention strategies for eight countries thus enhancing regional capacity

• Designed and led the USAID/Honduras’ Citizen Security Strategy, an evidence-based approach targeting reduced homicide rates and violent crime with a $245 million activity portfolio of 14 national activities
• Simultaneously designed and managed three violence prevention projects under the citizen security strategy, totaling US$85M in value
• Enhanced project resource availability by 30% through effective engagement with private sector partners for cash and in-kind contributions
• Successfully led policy discussions resulting in the Honduran government's adoption of a risk identification tool for youth, establishing five municipal crime observatories and prevention committees

• Designed a $50M national-level, community-based program using a human security lens to mitigate conflict resulting from the Venezuelan refugee crisis

• Spearheaded a US$125M project design stabilization needs following the liberation of ISIS-controlled area

• Championed project mid-course corrections to enhance gender-based violence prevention and political refugee support services for victims of forced displacement

• Delivered actionable diplomatic and operational recommendations to the international donor community based on thorough political and electoral analysis during the 2009 coup d’etat
• Led the adaptation and execution of a $30 million US-funded electoral assistance initiative, achieving successful implementation within a three-month timeframe

• Managed activities for rule of law, civil society, and youth development programming, totaling $15 million in US-funded assistance

• Managed contracts and grants for seven US government agencies, facilitating country-wide reconstruction efforts post-Hurricane Mitch, totaling $180 million