LINDSAY

RANDALL

Skype: lindsayrandall
Email: lindsayb.randall@gmail.com
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland

PROFILE & OBJECTIVE:

Anthropology PhD candidate who is an experienced qualitative researcher, national and international NGO strategist, teamleader, grant writer, and project manager. Seeking part-time positions and consultancies in research or international project
support.

EDUCATION
PhD, Social Anthropology The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Expected 2020
Principal Career Development Scholar: 1 of 2 selected in School of Social and Political Science; 200 hours of service
committed to the School of Social and Political Science per year in partial fulfillment of scholarship
Proposed Research: childhood, kinship, and gender in early marriage, education, and international development in
Niamey, Niger
MSc, Social Anthropology (Distinction) The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh United Kingdom
2015
Thesis: Children of the African Postcolony: Sentinels of the Imaginary
Additional research: early marriage in West Africa, anthropology and development, female childhood, womanhood,
sexuality and gender
Graduate Credit, Anthropology and International Human Rights (GPA 4.0) Harvard University Cambridge,
Massachusetts
2013

Focus: anthropology and human rights policy

Additional research: marriage rights of Hausa women

BA, International Relations/Cultural Anthropology & French (Honors) Boston University Boston, Massachusetts
2011

Focus: cultural anthropology and politics of Africa and the Middle East, French language, and Francophone literature

Coursework: macroeconomics, microeconomics, international economy, political science, history, philosophy

Certificate, International Development (GPA 3.96) Universit Abdou Moumouni Niamey, Niger
2009

Coursework: political economy of West Africa, culture and society, fieldwork, systems of African thought

HONORS AND AWARDS

Principal Career Development Scholarship (PCDS)
June
2016 (Award Tenable for 3 Years)
PhD, Social Anthropology The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Full funding; one of two selected in entire school of Social and Political Science at The University of Edinburgh
Graduate School of Social and Political Science Scholarship
June
2016 (Award Tenable for 3 Years)
PhD, Social Anthropology The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Declined due to receipt of Principal Career Development Scholarship

Best Overall Performance
November 2015
MSc, Social Anthropology The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Graduated with highest overall marks of entire MSc cohort

Latin Honors, Magna Cum Laude
January 2011
BA, International Relations Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Graduated in the top 10% of entire Boston University graduating class of 2011
Academic Achievement Scholarship
September 2007 - January 2011
BA, International Relationions Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Careers in International Development and Education Policy
September 2016
Global Studies Center The University of Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania (Presented Remotely)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Pittsburgh,

MORE THAN ME
MONROVIA, LIBERIA

Acting Country Director

September
2016 Present

In addition to responsibilities outlined below, oversee programmatic operations for More Than Me Academy including
management of academic staff, social work staff and programs, and health staff and programs; act as financial
authority in conjunction with Finance & Operations Director
Manager, Partnership Schools
April 2016 Present

Author and secure contract with Government of Liberia through public-private partnership proposal; manage
government partnership and compliance with Liberian Ministry of Education

Responsible for strategic implementation and overall oversight of (S)HE Matters (Safety, Health, Education, and
Monitoring Program Development), More Than Mes expansion program into 6 government public schools including:
school infrastructure maintenance, coordination of contractors and consultants, and management of teacher-topayroll systems

Support design of social work and health care components of expansion program into More Than Me Public Schools

Conduct field research on local schools for potential project implementation; develop data collection strategy for
database of school landscape; conduct field research on local realities and community perceptions towards child
protection and education standards

Hire and manage the SHE matters team(s) including recruitment, training, establishing appropriate contracts, pay,
and benefits; 2 direct reports, 12 indirect reports

Ensure all More Than Me public schools are in compliance with Partnership School and Ministry of Education
standards

Support Monitoring & Evaluation Director in design and hiring for MEAL program and KPIs for More Than Me Public
Schools and More Than Me Academy
Chief of Staf
September 2015
April 2016

Support Liberian Ministry of Education and partner organizations in development of Partnership Schools For Liberia, a
Public-Private Partnership initiative to reform primary education; draft Memorandums of Understanding, Heads of
Terms, and briefs

Serve as program liaison; translate Monitoring & Evaluation data for reports and proposals

Curate Gender Based Violence (GBV) resources to inform organizational child protection policies and stances on early
marriage and pregnancy

Curate network of international donors and partners; author and manage grant proposals; generate donor reports;
manage donor stewardship

Serve as Interim Development Director in conjunction with Chief Operating Officer; manage 1.8MM pipeline; raise
over 1MM USD

Research programmatic partners, effective Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood

Development/primary/secondary initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa and abroad; generate reports

Ghost write core communiqus including speech delivered at 2015 UNESCO conference by Liberian Minister of
Education and reports to the President of Liberia

Serve as the executive assistant to the Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Create and implement financial tracking systems, organizational systems, and internal communications channels;
manage database

TEACH FOR AMERICA

MASSACHUSETTS

BOSTON,

Manager, Regional Administration

June 2013 July 2014

Independently research and design training modules for operations staff; train and mentor organization wide
operations staff using created modules; evaluate training modules through qualitative and quantitative data analysis

Manage creation of complex project plan and logistics including travel, budget, communications, and various content
for professional development conferences for over 200 attendees

Supervise committee of employees to execute conference tasks

Manage hiring portfolios for operations positions in 20+ regions; conduct second-stage interviews and synthesize
recommendations for regional hiring managers

Oversee project management of multiple cross-functional projects to bolster communication and collaboration
between national and regional teams including but not limited to: mentorship program implementation; in-person
development days, creation and dissemination of organizational wide policy documents and organizational charts

Serve as representative between regional teams and national Administration and Finance teams ensuring policy and
financial compliance; develop intranet for region-to-region operations communication

Engage in monthly diversity, equity, and inclusiveness workshops; lead sessions; provide feedback on curriculum
Associate, Regional Administration
September 2011 June 2013

Manage operations of 60+ occupant office including office system and culture development, budget tracking, and
office onboarding

Develop training suites for incoming operations staff members on regional teams to promote an efficient and rapid
onboarding period

Support, plan, and manage content, logistics, and budget of operations professional development conferences
Manage multi-platform communication strategy to increase transparency and community between national and
regional teams

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Board of Directors, Projects Committee Chairperson
May 2016 - Present
Friends of Niger
Remote

Review and evaluate French and English project proposals for grant disbursements; communicate with recipients

Redesign grant making process for strengthened relationships with Project Coordinators (grantees) and stronger
reporting systems

Report on project impact

Recruit, develop, and manage Projects Committee of skilled evaluators

MSc Representative, Social Anthropology
September
2014 September 2015
The School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Represent international cohort of anthropology graduate students to school at large

Committee Member
September 2010
September 2011
Tare Muke
Boston,
Massachusetts

Raise 12000USD for famine relief donated to The Nomad Foundation, a registered 501(c)3 in Niger

Manage donor outreach and communication; manage social media

Researcher, Program and Publications
February 2010 September 2010
Cultural Survival
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Research and organize grant and funding information for applications to Native American language revitalization
programs

Research and prepare reports on status of indigenous language revitalization programs and their efficacy by
communicating directly with tribal leaders and representatives across the United States and Canada
Financial Translator
September 2009
October 2009
Timidria Antislavery
Niamey, Niger

Translate budgets from French to English to expand donor base

Ethnographic Field Researcher
September
2009 December 2009
National Museum of Niger
Niamey, Niger

Engage in 4 month participant observation by apprenticing traditional silversmithing under direction of master Tuareg
artisan

Draft report regarding local economy and cultural exchange in the Museum

LANGUAGES
English (Native), French (Advanced), Hausa (Basic)