Rebecca Atchou Reynolds
About Rebecca Atchou Reynolds
Rebecca Atchou Reynolds is an Institutional Funding Manager at Sightsavers, where she has worked since 2015. She holds various certificates in international human rights, development tools, public health planning, and financial management, and has extensive experience in the NGO sector.
Work at Sightsavers
Rebecca Atchou Reynolds has been serving as the Institutional Funding Manager at Sightsavers since August 2015. In this role, she focuses on securing institutional funding to support the organization's mission of promoting eye health and disability rights. Her responsibilities include developing funding proposals, managing relationships with donors, and overseeing the implementation of funded projects. Based in Haywards Heath, UK, she collaborates with various teams to align funding strategies with Sightsavers' objectives.
Education and Expertise
Rebecca Atchou Reynolds has a diverse educational background that includes a Bachelor's degree in French with Spanish from the University of Southampton, completed between 1996 and 2000. She has pursued further studies in International Human Rights and International Development tools at Birkbeck, University of London, obtaining certificates from 2002 to 2003. Additionally, she has completed various certifications in Strategic Financial Management for NGOs, Public Health Planning for Hearing Impairment, and Management and Supervisory Skills, among others.
Background
Before joining Sightsavers, Rebecca worked at Handicap International as a Donor Liaison Manager from 2005 to 2011, where she was based in London and Lyon, with regular overseas missions. She also served as the Regional Programme Coordinator at CBM International from 2011 to 2015, working in Lomé, Togo, and conducting monitoring visits to Burkina Faso and Niger. Her early career included project management roles in Guatemala and South East Europe, as well as coordinating efforts for a small NGO assisting communities in Nepal and South Africa.
Professional Development
Rebecca has actively pursued professional development throughout her career. She has been studying Group Facilitation Methods at ICA:UK since 2009 and has achieved a certificate in this area. Additionally, she has engaged in training at Mango, focusing on budgeting for project proposals. Her commitment to continuous learning is evident in her completion of various certifications related to logical framework analysis and core funding strategies for NGOs, which she pursued between 2003 and 2005.