Angela Chisinau Angela Caranfil Moldova Caranfil
Summary
SOCIAL AND JOB-RELATED SKILLS Good internal and external communication skills; engagement with people in a straightforward, truthful and candid way, upholding the reputation of the organisation; delivering important, clear, occasionally difficult messages at all levels; problem solving skills; ability to coordinate planning/wash-up meetings, putting forward my views in a clear and constructive manner, choosing different appropriate communication methods; participation at diverse conferences and trainings locally and overseas, making presentations, public speaking and having interactive conversations; reporting regularly and timely any issues and information to relevant stakeholders, taking into consideration hierarchy of the organisation; contributing to drafting of policies, minutes, financial reports; disseminating regulation and policies, ensuring efficient implementation.
Leadership based on values, vision, energy and capacity to give people space for action and development; adaptability to difficult, sensitive and crisis situations; good experience in international environment and culture; negotiation skills, flexibility to quickly adapt to constantly changing circumstances, work prioritization, ability to work in team and individually, respecting diversity and inclusion, operating under pressure, multitasking, quick decision making, creative and innovative working results oriented and out of box thinking.
Overview
46
46
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
REGIONAL FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND GRANTS MANAGER
Sex Female
04.1979 - 11.2024
- Nationality Moldovan and Romanian, FOR MOLDOVA & ARMENIA
- CURRENT USAID RESILIENT INSTITUTIONS AGAINST STRATEGIC CORRUPTION (RISC) PROJECT UNDER GLOBAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM (GAP) IMPLEMENTED BY MILLENNIUM PARTNERS CONSULTANCY LLC CHARLOTTESVILLE CHISINAU BRANCH (MPC)
- Lead overall project field office operations and oversee day to day highly complex, including sensitive project management activities in Moldova
- Provide technical oversight and quality assurance processes over Armenia finance manager and Activity Lead
- Provide support and ensure completion of project activities in accordance with project objectives
- Ensure compliance with USAID, GAP and MPC requirements
- Ensure effective project financial management, procurement management, HR and resources, including reporting, risk management, compliance and audit requirements
- Offer strategic support to the Regional Team and Activity Lead
- Identify and manage risks, including financial, operational, and reputational risks
- Support project work planning and performance management
- Contribute to preparation of weekly, quarterly and annual reporting, including Monitoring and Evaluation reporting
- Elaborate Internal Policies, Operations Manuals and other relevant guidelines
- Coordinate with Home Office and provide timely updates on finance, administrative and activity matters
- Elaborate concept and ensure planning and coordination of various workshops, study visits, trainings, public events
- Ensure efficient communication with USAID, government representatives, project stakeholders and beneficiaries (National Bank of Moldova, FIU, Ministry of Justice, CEC, National Anticorruption Center, National Integrity Authority, National Institute of Justice, Stratcomm Center, etc), cooperating constructively and maintaining strong working professional relationships
- Build strong relationship with grantees, manage solicitation and evaluation documentation, financial management., FOR MOLDOVA & ARMENIA
- CURRENT USAID RESILIENT INSTITUTIONS AGAINST STRATEGIC CORRUPTION (RISC) PROJECT UNDER GLOBAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM (GAP) IMPLEMENTED BY MILLENNIUM PARTNERS CONSULTANCY LLC CHARLOTTESVILLE CHISINAU BRANCH (MPC)
- Lead overall project field office operations and oversee day to day highly complex, including sensitive project management activities in Moldova
- Provide technical oversight and quality assurance processes over Armenia finance manager and Activity Lead
- Provide support and ensure completion of project activities in accordance with project objectives
- Ensure compliance with USAID, GAP and MPC requirements
- Ensure effective project financial management, procurement management, HR and resources, including reporting, risk management, compliance and audit requirements
- Offer strategic support to the Regional Team and Activity Lead
- Identify and manage risks, including financial, operational, and reputational risks
- Support project work planning and performance management
- Contribute to preparation of weekly, quarterly and annual reporting, including Monitoring and Evaluation reporting
- Elaborate Internal Policies, Operations Manuals and other relevant guidelines
- Coordinate with Home Office and provide timely updates on finance, administrative and activity matters
- Elaborate concept and ensure planning and coordination of various workshops, study visits, trainings, public events
- Ensure efficient communication with USAID, government representatives, project stakeholders and beneficiaries (National Bank of Moldova, FIU, Ministry of Justice, CEC, National Anticorruption Center, National Integrity Authority, National Institute of Justice, Stratcomm Center, etc), cooperating constructively and maintaining strong working professional relationships
- Build strong relationship with grantees, manage solicitation and evaluation documentation, financial management.
SENIOR OPERATIONS AND FINANCE MANAGER / STTA
08.2024 - 11.2024
- USAID MOLDOVA FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY ACTIVITY PROJECT (FSTA) IMPLEMENTED BY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP ADVISORY SERVICES LLC DOVER CHISINAU BRANCH (IDG)
- Provide support and manage all administrative and close-out tasks to ensure completion of project activities in accordance with USAID requirements
- Monitor and lead the communication with the Ministry of Finance and MISRA project, on the promotion of the Retail Platform prior and throughout the subscription phase, as well as provide technical assistance to the experts and engaged beneficiaries.
Head of Corporate Services
British Embassy
03.2010 - 06.2014
- Lead and manage the Embassy Corporate Section, supporting and promotion of Embassy visibility
- Provide strategic support to the Embassy Leadership, to successfully implement Mission’s objectives
- Manage the implementation of various corporate and operational policies and systems
- Effectively manage the office, estate, resources and staff
- Financial management: budget planning, forecast, transactions’ monitoring, reporting, financial control, financial compliance, financial audit
- Procurement management and acquisition process: planning, analysis, management of goods and services, market research, bidding procedures, sealed bidding, evaluation of cost effectiveness, contracts’ management, reporting, P2P compliance, negotiations with stakeholders, monitoring suppliers’ reports, property inventory, payments’ authorization, monitoring corporate cards’ expenditure
- Contribute to elaboration and update of the Mission Country Business Plan; risks mitigation
- Cooperate closely with Program Team on implementation of GGF (Good Governance Fund) and CSSF (Conflict, Stability and Security Fund) projects design activities and their implementation, providing professional expertise, technical assistance and advice on financial reporting
- Maintain effective communication and collaboration with counterparts from the EECAD region, stakeholders, government institutions, private sector
- Property management / Estates and Health & Safety; Health & Safety Coordinator and estates management
- Manage Learning & Development activities / public speaking & presentations
- Public events / Trainings / High visits management / Local Elections Monitoring observer
- Manage logistics, including transport pool
- Line management responsibilities
Deputy Corporate Services Manager
British Embassy
04.2007 - 03.2008
- Chisinau
- Providing support and assistance to Corporate Services Manager in all activity areas
- Manage procurement ensuring all approvals are in place
- Financial responsibilities, transactions monitoring, financial reporting / manage Post accounts and payments, ensuring supporting documentation is accurate
- HR responsibilities / Recruitment / Payroll / Reporting
- Estates management
- Logistical arrangements
- Designing & making presentations for staff
- Coordination of public events and training activities
- Supervision of Embassy Security Team and Drivers
- Line management responsibilities, Replace with occupation or position held
- Replace with employer’s name and locality (if relevant, full address and website)
- Replace with main activities and responsibilities
- Business or sector Replace with type of business or sector
Financial and HR Officer, Accountant
British Embassy
05.2005 - 04.2007
- Running financial reports
- HR responsibilities
- Providing technical support to the Corporate Services Manager
- Back-up Systems Administrator
- Line management responsibilities / Supervision of receptionist
Receptionist
British Embassy
09.2001 - 01.2004
- Chisinau
- Answering external telephone calls
- Customer service
- Providing technical and operational assistance to all Embassy sections
- Logistics arrangements
- Transport pool management
- Translation services
- Diary arrangements for leadership
- Line management responsibilities for drivers, Replace with occupation or position held
- Replace with employer’s name and locality (if relevant, full address and website)
- Replace with main activities and responsibilities
- Business or sector Replace with type of business or sector - Maternity Leave
- Assistant to the General Director / Translator
SENIOR OPERATIONS AND FINANCE MANAGER
09.2023
- AUGUST 7, 2024 USAID MOLDOVA FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY ACTIVITY PROJECT (FSTA)
- IMPLEMENTED BY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP ADVISORY SERVICES LLC DOVER CHISINAU BRANCH (IDG)
- In addition to the responsibilities for previous position, perform leadership role providing strategic support to the Program Manager and IDG Home Office leadership on project initiatives and management, capacity building, operational, financial and compliance activities
- Provide timely advice and recommendations in problems resolution, identify factors that may influence project implementation and manage occurring challenges and risks, as they arise, tailored to project implementation context
- Perform media monitoring and provide regular updates on political, economic, legal and governance developments to Field Office and Home Office project leadership.
OPERATIONS AND FINANCE MANAGER
07.2020
- USAID MOLDOVA FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY ACTIVITY PROJECT (FSTA)
- IMPLEMENTED BY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP ADVISORY, LLC DOVER CHISINAU BRANCH (IDG)
- Lead overall project field office operations and oversee day to day highly complex, including sensitive project management activities
- Ensure effective project financial management: funding, budgeting, financial reporting, resource allocation, cost control, risk management, financial compliance and audit requirements
- Ensure effective project procurement management: planning, regulatory compliance and policy implementation, market research and analysis, evaluation procedures, TORs, PAFs, contracts’ management, negotiations with stakeholders
- Ensure proper Resources Management / Field Office Recruitment
- Provide technical assistance and oversee the operational management and project activities of a wide variety of local and international experts, sub-contractors, working with project beneficiaries (NBM, CSD, NCFM, Ministry of Finance) to timely achieve project deliverables and meet deadlines
- Ensure efficient collaboration with Program Manager, Field Office and Home Office teams, on efficient implementation of project activities and achievement of project results and deliverables, respecting deadlines and good performance
- Ensure compliance and implementation of IDG Home Office policies and USAID regulations and requirements in the Field Office, including compliance with applicable local legislation
- Support project work planning and performance management
- Contribute to preparation of weekly, quarterly and annual reporting, including Monitoring and Evaluation reporting
- Elaborate Internal Policies, Operations Manuals, Project Emergency Plan, and other relevant guidelines
- Coordinate with Home Office and provide timely updates on finance and operations matters
- Elaborate concept and ensure planning and coordination of various public events and trainings, online and on site
- Ensure efficient communication with USAID, government representatives, project stakeholders and beneficiaries (NBM, CSD, NCFM, Ministry of Finance), cooperating constructively and maintaining strong working professional relationships
- Ensure efficient project close-out
- Supervising responsibilities: supervision of Deputy Operations Manager
- Monitor the performance on the procurement and grants processes, as well as financial compliance of the MCTA USAID Project, implemented by IDG Moldova; supervise the project close-out process
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
04.2019
- LEGAL RESOURCES CENTRE FROM MOLDOVA (LRCM)
Management Assistant
British Embassy
06.2020
- MATERNITY LEAVE COVER) - OVERSEE GENERAL MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION AND PROVIDE STRATEGIC SUPPORT ON PROJECTS management to the Executive Director
- Provide support in elaboration and actualisation of the Association strategy, MIP (Manual of Internal Policies), Procurement Policy and other Association policies
- Manage the implementation of corporate and operational policies and systems
- Procurement management: planning, compliance and policy implementation, bidding procedures, management of goods and services, ToRs preparation, market research and analysis, evaluation of cost effectiveness, contracts’ management, negotiations with stakeholders
- Financial management of project activities: budget planning, financial compliance, financial control and audit
- Coordinate and monitor projects activities and achieve projects’ deliverables
- Monitor and ensure compliance with diverse Donors’ requirements (USAID, SIDA, MATRA etc)
- Prepare and contribute to narrative project reporting (quarterly and annual)
- Cooperate closely and effectively with Executive Director, Financial Manager and Programme Directors on planning and design of various programme and institutional activities (USAID, SIDA, MATRA)
- Prepare and manage Annual Financial Audit of the Association
- Plan and coordinate the Board meetings, public events and institutional activities of the Association
- Maintain efficient communication with donors and stakeholders
- Participate with the Executive Director at the Donors’ meetings
- Human Resources Management / Recruitment
- Manage Learning & Development activities
- Public events / Trainings / Logistics
- Support fundraising activity, Providing support to the Corporate Section on any activities
- Estates management and support
- Support on procurement management
- Support on financial management (P2P process)
- Logistic support
- Back-up Accountant
- Supervision of Embassy Security Team and reporting to the CSM
General Director
TransRail Ltd
- Branch of Swirzerland TransRail Holding in Moldova - answering incoming calls for, - executing administrative and logistics duties - drafting letters for the General Director - making written translations - interpreting for official visitors (English-French-Romanian-Russian) - providing support and assistance to the accountant on preparing bank payments
Education
Master of Economics - International Transactions and Economic Diplomacy
Academy of Economic Studies from Moldova (ASEM)
05.2024
philology and foreign languages
State University of Moldova
06.2001
Skills
- COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- COMPUTER SKILLS
- Accounting PRISM and HYPERION Platforms, Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Zoom, Excel, PowerPoint, Canva, Social Media Channels, Internet, Unanet, DIS
Certification
TRAININGS DIS for Implementing Partners (FSTA); Leadership Training (IDG); Financial Management Training (IDG); Training on IT Cyber Security (webinar) (LRCM); Training on Sub-Granting procedures for Moldovan CSOs (LRCM); Monitoring and Evaluation & Result Based Management (LRCM); Training on Public Speaking (LRCM); Diversity and Inclusion FCO Course (FCO); Performance Management (FCO); Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination (FCO); Negotiating skills (FCO); Personal Impact (FCO, UK); Managing Change (FCO, UK); Diplomatic Academy Course (Foundation Level); Finance and Budgeting (FCO, British Embassy, Dubai); Management and Leadership (FCO, British Embassy, Singapore); Selecting Interviewing Skills (FCO, British Embassy High Commission, Cyprus); Local Accounting Courses 1C system (Chisinau, Moldova).
PERSONAL SKILLS
MOTHER TONGUE(S) Romanian and Russian
OTHER LANGUAGE(S) UNDERSTANDING SPEAKING WRITING
LISTENING READING SPOKEN INTERACTION SPOKEN PRODUCTION
English C1 C1 C1 C1 C1
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French C1 C1 B2 B2 C1
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Levels: A1/2: Basic user - B1/2: Independent user - C1/2 Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
Additional Information
- DRIVING LICENCE Driving licence B category Curriculum Vitae
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Timeline
SENIOR OPERATIONS AND FINANCE MANAGER / STTA
08.2024 - 11.2024
SENIOR OPERATIONS AND FINANCE MANAGER
09.2023
OPERATIONS AND FINANCE MANAGER
07.2020
Management Assistant
British Embassy
06.2020
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR
04.2019
Head of Corporate Services
British Embassy
03.2010 - 06.2014
Deputy Corporate Services Manager
British Embassy
04.2007 - 03.2008
Financial and HR Officer, Accountant
British Embassy
05.2005 - 04.2007
Receptionist
British Embassy
09.2001 - 01.2004
REGIONAL FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION AND GRANTS MANAGER
Sex Female
04.1979 - 11.2024
General Director
TransRail Ltd
Master of Economics - International Transactions and Economic Diplomacy
Academy of Economic Studies from Moldova (ASEM)
philology and foreign languages
State University of Moldova
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