Theodoros Blanas

•Develops fundraising initiatives and strategies to attract potential and existing donors for the IRC Greece Strategic Action Plan (SAP) 2022-2024.
•Leads the process of concept notes and donor proposals (UN agencies, National AMIF, Regions (Prefectures), ESPA, EEA Grants, ESF+, European Commission (DG Justice, DG Home, DG Employ, Erasmus+, Horizon 2020, Private Foundations).
•Ensuring compliance with donor guidance, regulations, policies, and procedures. Specialized in conducting thorough due diligence for potential and existing donors.
•Plans and participates in HR processes such as recruitment, training, briefings, evaluation and Development of staff.
•Writes and reviews grant applications, presentations, pitches, and ensures compliance with donor guidance, regulations, Policies, and Procedures.
•Monitors stakeholder engagement and partners for existing programming.

• Developed and implemented a fully inclusive and economic empowerment program for refugees resulting in the hiring of 200 refugees per year.
• Enhanced the program from a basic job counseling operation to a comprehensive initiative encompassing skills building, academic counseling, and implementation of diversity and inclusion practices.
• Stakeholder engagement, building a network of more than 150 companies to seek job opportunities for beneficiaries. and proposal development.
• Ensuring successful project delivery and timely completion by overseeing program reporting and
  effectively managing project resources.
• Manage a team of 21, delegating all tasks (RACI matrix), coach and mentor
• Managed the project, ensuring successful delivery, timely completion, and regulatory compliance. Handled project resources, including risk management and analysis.

• Responsible for job counseling, mock interview sessions and all recruitment processes.
• Coordinates the center’s operation on a daily basis and supervises the center’s staff.
• Plans and participates in HR processes such as recruitment, training, briefings, evaluation and development of staff.
• Contributes to the development of management, logistics, administrative and monitoring tools and techniques for staff members.
• Produces progress, activity and other reports as per request and ensures that all project reporting is completed in a timely and accurate manner.