CAROLINA ACOSTA SANABRIA

• Led high-impact, multi-partner operations for a U.S government project, overseeing a $7M grants portfolio, ensuring operational efficiency, financial sustainability, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversaw the end-to-end grant-making process, ensuring financial sustainability, regulatory adherence, and policy implementation.
• Standardized operational procedures for grant-making and financial tracking systems, ensuring process harmonization across multi-country programs.
• Developed and implemented an operational oversight framework to improve data validation and financial efficiency across global projects.
• Supervised and coached Grants Associates, providing technical guidance, training, and capacity-building initiatives to ensure smooth program execution and alignment with strategic objectives.
• Improved compliance oversight by 30% through the introduction of a risk assessment framework, ensuring legal and financial adherence.
• Governed the development of standardized operational procedures (SOPs), aligning them with USAID financial and legal regulations.
• Enhanced regulatory compliance across multi-country operations, reducing compliance risks by 40%.
• Facilitated comprehensive capacity-building training for staff and stakeholders on policy implementation, financial oversight, and event governance.
• Strengthened stakeholder engagement and boosted adherence to financial tracking systems, ensuring efficient use of grant funds.
• Validated data accuracy and reporting standards in all financial disbursements, ensuring transparency and financial efficiency.
• Enabled executive teams to optimize resource allocation, increasing operational efficiency across projects.

• Established a newly registered office in Paraguay, ensuring full legal, financial, and operational compliance.
• Implemented governance policies, financial tracking systems, and regulatory frameworks to ensure smooth administrative operations.
• Governed financial planning and budget monitoring, implementing data validation procedures for financial compliance.
• Achieved full compliance with EU and International IDEA financial regulations, reducing budget discrepancies by 25%.
• Facilitated training programs for 250+ women candidates and 1,000+ electoral officials, enhancing adherence to democracy and election governance policies.
• Strengthened capacity-building efforts, enhancing governance best practices and stakeholder engagement.
• Aligned project initiatives with national and international donor requirements, securing additional funding for governance projects.
• Optimized program administration through improved M&E data validation and financial tracking systems, increasing operational efficiency.
• Strengthened stakeholder engagement by securing funding and aligning program initiatives with national and international donor requirements.
• Enhanced financial planning and budget monitoring processes, achieving full compliance with EU and International IDEA regulations.

Led the final phase and project closeout of the project ''Improving Math Education for Teachers from Public Schools'' project, aiming to enhance instructional quality and learning outcomes for teachers and students in 30 public schools across Paraguay.

• Designed & led a structured training program for 35 teachers, incorporating modern math teaching methodologies to improve classroom engagement.
• Developed and implemented an impact evaluation system, tracking teacher progress and student performance to identify key intervention areas.
• Analyzed evaluation data to provide evidence-based policy recommendations, influencing national education strategies.
• Coordinated with policymakers, educators, and NGOs, ensuring alignment with government education priorities and securing funding for program sustainability.
• Managed project logistics, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring efficient implementation while maintaining compliance with organizational and donor requirements.
• Facilitated knowledge-sharing workshops for educators, promoting best practices in mathematics instruction and classroom engagement.
• Led student performance tracking initiatives, measuring improvements in mathematical comprehension and adapting teaching strategies accordingly.

• Provided comprehensive project management, coordination, and administrative support across four key programs, including the Women's Health and Reproductive Rights Programme and the Extended Programme on Immunization, ensuring efficient execution and alignment with organizational goals.
• Successfully organized and managed high-level stakeholder meetings and consultations, streamlining logistical arrangements, scheduling, and documentation as recording secretary.
• Led the coordination of project events and technical working groups, ensuring efficient logistics, timely dissemination of outputs, and alignment with project objectives
• .Enhanced project monitoring and evaluation by contributing to the development of standardized M&E tools for data collection, quality monitoring, and analysis, leading to improved reporting on key performance indicators.