SARAH SCHELL
Summary
Accomplished humanitarian professional with over eight years of experience in donor reporting, project management, and results-based monitoring. Proven expertise in ensuring compliance with donor requirements, leading reporting processes, and strengthening institutional knowledge management. Adept at building capacity for country offices, improving reporting workflows, and aligning strategies with IOM’s Strategic Results Framework and global priorities.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Support Officer (Short-Term Assignment)
International Organization For Migration
Beirut, Lebanon
11.2023 - 12.2025
- Ensured donor reporting compliance for 12 projects, improving submission timelines and adherence to contractual requirements.
- Spearheaded the development of a $3M ECHO proposal integrating multi-sectoral strategies for CCCM, healthcare access, and displacement tracking.
- Managed crisis reporting for the Southern Lebanon response, delivering timely, high-quality reports to regional and global teams.
Humanitarian Policy Support Officer (consultancy)
International Organization for Migration
Geneva, Switzerland
10.2024 - 11.2024
- Provided strategic inputs on protection and humanitarian access, ensuring alignment with IOM’s global strategies and donor frameworks.
- Strengthened reporting and compliance processes, integrating durable solutions into operational frameworks.
- Facilitated coordination with UN agencies and NGOs, enhancing emergency preparedness and response reporting.
Project Support Officer (consultancy)
International Organization for Migration
Islamabad, Pakistan
07.2023 - 11.2023
- Led compliance audits for a $16M flood response portfolio, ensuring adherence to donor and internal reporting requirements.
- Drafted and coordinated eight weekly situational reports on the Afghan deportation crisis, streamlining knowledge-sharing and decision-making.
- Provided technical inputs for proposals and reports, strengthening results-based monitoring and donor compliance.
Programme Support Unit Coordinator (acting)
International Organization for Migration
Juba, South Sudan
03.2022 - 11.2022
- Directed the reporting process and maintained compliance across a $70M mixed-sector portfolio, completing upwards of 50 timely submissions.
- Developed mission-wide project cycle management tools, improving reporting efficiency, and reducing processing time by 30%.
- Developed standard operating practices for reports, leading to a 25% drop in errors.
- Secured over $48M in funding from BHA, ECHO, and FCDO by aligning project proposals with donor expectations.
Project Development Officer
International Organization for Migration
Juba, South Sudan
11.2021 - 03.2022
- Managed financial and narrative reporting for a $20M donor portfolio, ensuring compliance with donor and IOM standards.
- Developed results-based donor reports, enhancing transparency and showcasing impact to stakeholders.
- Integrated Strategic Results Framework indicators into project reporting, strengthening monitoring and evaluation components.
Programme Officer
International Organization for Migration
Juba, South Sudan
03.2020 - 10.2021
- Oversaw the donor reporting function for a $10M annual emergency response fund, ensuring 100% compliance with donor agreements.
- Established standardized reporting templates and guidance, improving consistency across 50 partner-led projects.
- Led over 15 capacity-building workshops on reporting and compliance, communications and project management for local and international project partners.
Education
Master of Arts - Social Anthropology
University of London, SOAS
12-2019
Bachelor of Arts - Global Studies, Business Administration
Bryant University
05-2013
Skills
- Donor Reporting & Compliance
- Results-Based Management (RBM)
- Capacity Building & Training
- Knowledge Management & Institutional Reporting
- Proposal Development & Grant Writing
- Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
- Multi-Stakeholder Coordination
- Data Analysis & Visualization
Accomplishments
- Led donor reporting for $100M+ in humanitarian funding, ensuring compliance and strategic alignment.
- Through targeted capacity building initiatives, developed and streamlined reporting SOPs- reducing errors, improving submission timelines, and strengthening reporting capacity for IOM country offices through targeted capacity-building initiatives.
- Managed reporting for large-scale crises, including the Afghan deportation crisis and Southern Lebanon border response.
Certification
- Results-Based Project Management, International Organization for Migration, 11/23
- Building Conflict Sensitive Interventions, Mercy Corps, 02/24
- Managing Gender-Based Violence in Emergencies, United Nations Populations Fund, 09/24
- Developing an Anticipatory Action System, Food and Agriculture Organization, 02/24
Timeline
Humanitarian Policy Support Officer (consultancy)
International Organization for Migration
10.2024 - 11.2024
Project Support Officer (Short-Term Assignment)
International Organization For Migration
11.2023 - 12.2025
Project Support Officer (consultancy)
International Organization for Migration
07.2023 - 11.2023
Programme Support Unit Coordinator (acting)
International Organization for Migration
03.2022 - 11.2022
Project Development Officer
International Organization for Migration
11.2021 - 03.2022
Programme Officer
International Organization for Migration
03.2020 - 10.2021
Master of Arts - Social Anthropology
University of London, SOAS
Bachelor of Arts - Global Studies, Business Administration
Bryant University
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