Aid, Peacebuilding, and Development Professional
Matt Michels
Passion. Reliability. Experience.
Seasoned strategy specialist and program manager for education, youth, and peacebuilding initiatives at both local and global levels
Core Skills
Strategy
Success requires a forward vision and smart planning. I use big-picture and multi-tracked thinking to formulate flexible theories of change and detailed strategies to guide programs.
MEL
Being impact-oriented, I want to know if what I'm doing is working – and why. I integrate into my work continual benchmark-based monitoring, evaluation, and learning to ensure results.
Programs
Drawing from current evidence while always innovating, I design programs that make sense for the context and see them through – start to finish – with adept program management.
Partnership
Strong partnership is crucial to success. I cultivate relationships with stakeholders based on respect, sincerity, and communication so that programs reflect everyone's strengths and priorities.