Project Scoping and Humanitarian Financing

Rossana Jordan

Project Scoping and Creating your Project Proposal

A humanitarian practitioner with over 30 years of experience out of which 25 years were spent working for one of the United Nation’s organizations, UNOPS (United Nations Office for Project Services). UNOPS is the operational branch of the United Nations with expertise in international procurement, project management and infrastructure worldwide, particularly in conflict areas where I worked as UNOPS Head of Support Services focused on managing an operations team in Human Resources, International Procurement, Finance and IT services to multiple projects in Sri Lanka during the post-Tsunami period to help reconstruct Sri Lanka, subsequently Myanmar, then Haiti, disaster relief operations after the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010, and finally the Democratic Republic of Congo. I provided support in my capacity as Head of Support Services in multiple UNOPS infrastructure projects with great focus on project management for the construction of roads, bridges, hospitals, schools, maternity wards, health centers, water and sanitation projects, community centers, semi-permanent homes, and more, funded by multiple donors: World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, USAID, European Union, beneficiary governments and others. Prior to working in the field, I was part of a procurement team under the UNOPS Japanese Procurement Programme conducting international bidding processes, among other related activities related to international procurement. In essence, I’m an internationalist and a humanitarian practitioner at heart.

A strategist, technologist and international businessman focused on impacting others through action. Impacting strategies, opportunity financing, and green sustainable technologies are what I focus on to help make a difference globally. Over 45 years of technology, business development, senior executive management experience, corporate financing, communications, sales & marketing and international distribution experience. I have worked with hundreds of clients globally evaluating, understanding, and integrating technologies to help provide the necessary solutions required. Specifically, over the last 20 years I have had the pleasure of meeting some very bright people whose technologies when implemented correctly will help resolve many of our global issues facing us today. I have a unique ability to quickly understand technologies, concepts, and opportunities and manage multiple projects at the same time all the while enjoying the rewards of creating growth. Through my lifetime I have nurtured some incredible contacts and gained a vast experience that I believe will support all endeavors. I am focused on how I can make a difference, help people globally and really leave a legacy. My company Impact Strategies Inc. is set up to do just that – to make a difference, help people globally and leave a legacy. www.impactstrategies.ca