Irina Pascal

Future Technology Project (FTA)/ USAID

• Analyzing grant applications, proposals, and awards to ensure adherence to Project grant management policies and procedures and Chemonics guidelines, as well as USAID rules and regulations
• Reviewing grant budgets for allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and consistency. Coordinating with the finance team to negotiate budgets and conditions of grant execution with potential grantees
• Monitoring grantees to ensure compliance with USAID and Chemonics grants administrative requirements, including conducting site visits for internal audits and responsibility determinations in coordination with the finance team.
• When necessary, providing targeted training to grantees, ensuring they are provided with suitable technical advice and assistance to utilize grant funds comply with requirements of proper project management in order to adhere to U.S. Government regulations and FTA goals and objectives.
• Recommend improvements to grants management policies, procedures and practices, as necessary
• Managing technical, administrative, and other support to the grantees during the implementation of grant activities
• Performing the full circle of a grant process from awarding to closing.

Projects:

COVID-19: Civil Society resilience and sustainability / EU project);

Democracy in Eastern Partnership - DEAP;

PROELECT: Promote Accountability in Electoral Processes in EaP Countries through increased participation and capacity of civic actors;

• Development of calls for applications along with the ERIM team and their publication online.
• Participation in the selection of grantees, including doing the preliminary selection of applicants and taking part in the selection committee meetings to choose final applicants, providing additional on-the-ground information and insight where necessary.
• Drafting contracts for selected CSOs/individuals.
• Liaison with the selected individuals/CSOs.
• Participate in the ERIM monitoring and evaluation plan of the grants and use these tools to follow their implementation. Keeping in close contact with the selected CSOs and doing regular monitoring visits.
• Checking and approval of financial and narrative grant reports, and keeping all documents in an orderly filing system.
• Strengthened stakeholder relationships through effective communication and engagement methods.

Project: Moldova EDGE Buy-In Project Competitiveness Transition Activity / USAID

• Oversee all grants awarded under Economic Development, Governance, and Enterprise Growth Project (EDGE) to ensure their award and implementation comply fully with USAID requirements.
• Support EDGE technical team in providing grant-related training and other support to grantees, as appropriate.
• Conduct pre-award audits of possible grantees and post-award audits during implementation and at close-out.
• Monitor financial management of grant funds to ensure consistency with agreed technical plan and for compliance.
• Monitor technical implementation of grants to ensure timely progress and continued alignment with EDGE objectives, proposed strategy, and work plans.
• Upload and maintain grants files in compliance with USAID rules and regulations and IDG policies/procedures.
• Provide the required monthly, quarterly, and annual reports, including grant results reporting. Grant closing procedures and documentation.
• Manage technical, administrative, and other support to the grantees during the implementation of grant activities.

UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

• Involved in coordinating and monitoring the implementation of projects, as per the annual work plan and country strategic note, related to women's economic empowerment.
• Involved in the implementation of the regional project on Gender Responsive Budgeting in the Republic of Moldova (Balkan Countries and the Republic of Moldova).
• Reviewing project work plans, budgets, and proposals on implementation arrangements, including tracking the delivery of funds.
• Recruiting consultants for temporary assignments; Selecting and interviewing. Screening applications received based on eligibility criteria/ requirements.
• Annual reporting, donor reporting (narrative and financial reporting).
• Developing terms of reference, concept notes. Participating in the processes of tendering, analysing bids, negotiating services, and ensuring adherence to service level agreements.
• Financial experience in using ATLAS, preparing budget revisions, revising project awards and status, making payments to vendors, etc.
• Developing, establishing, and maintaining partnership relations with partners and representatives of state authorities.
• Contributing to the achievement of results as per the work plan, including effective application of RBM tools.
• Reviewing the ongoing service delivery, related policies, and procedures.
• Undertaking all logistical, administrative, and financial arrangements for meetings, workshops, capacity building trainings with civil society representatives, public servants, and other stakeholders.

• Preparing specific HR reports (internal and external) on a daily and weekly basis.
• Working closely with managers and executive leadership in planning activities, elaborating policies, company strategies, and monitoring the implementation of new procedures.
• Building, developing, and maintaining good business relationships with clients and candidates.
• Consulting/ assisting clients on legal, HR issues.
• International relationship management.
• Applying appropriate methods and tools for each recruitment process to identify talents.
• Managing the full cycle recruitment processes (Moldova, Romania); Monitoring of the on-time delivery of candidates/on-time projects closure.
• Attending trainings, meetings, events in order to promote the company.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

• Management of the Syrian emergency fund, such as: conduct, coordinate, monitor, and report on performed activities with a particular focus on local integration of refugees and beneficiaries of humanitarian protection.
• Collecting and evaluating applications for financial support, producing and distributing minutes of the meetings, organizing individual files for each applicant, elaborating recommendations based on onsite visit, and in accordance with the Grand Policy provisions.
• Managing the procurements, operations in MSRP, and preparing periodical reports on logistical arrangements and expenses.
• Targeting the integration potential of the beneficiaries of humanitarian protection and refugees and enhancing their opportunities for success through: support to education, improvement of living conditions, procurement of household items for basic living standards, support to self-reliance, according to the UNHCR Grand Policy.
• Participating in onsite visits aimed to assess beneficiaries' living conditions on the proposal to renovate and to improve their housing conditions, identification of needs intended to improve day-to-day life and activity of beneficiaries and their family.
• Providing logistical assistance in organizing events and awareness building activities.
• Monitor and evaluate individual cases.

• Daily work with clients and their issues, assisting clients, providing advices and solutions.
• Consulting company’s clients on specific HR requests.
• Interpreting and advising on labor legislation, civil law; Ensuring the appropriate application of human resources policies etc.
• Recruiting experience; Face to face interviews, testing the candidates; documenting all the selection process.
• Preparing financial and narrative reports, databases, treasuries, timetables, payroll documents; preparation and issuance of certificates, statements of employment records.
• Experience in assisting investors with settling up businesses in the Republic of Moldova, registering companies, starting-up bank accounts, obtaining the license for different kind of activity (where license is required), etc.
• Budgeting, monitoring the invoicing process, participating in evaluations of proposals, tenders.
• Particularly involvement in serving a Global International Key account for Human Capital services such as: human resources assistance, immigration services regarding obtaining the Resident Permit for foreign citizens, invitations and other secretarial/legal and administrative obligations.
• Experience in processes like merger, elimination and liquidation of companies.
• Office administration tasks - working with correspondence; drafting contracts, official response letters, claims and notifications.

Work & Travel Programme for Students

• Meeting clients and their needs.
• Providing administrative support.
• Organizing front desk work.
• Communicating with clients.
• Housekeeping, keeping everything in order, and taking care of laundry.