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Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, was tasked to:Lead in the overall project implementation at the site level with focus on sustainable financing;Oversee project implementation of the partners in relation to scope of work and agreed terms of reference;In coordination with a consultant, recommend biodiversity-friendly income generating projects;Conduct benchmarking to establish management costs of MPA management; Prepare template for management planning, business and financial planning;; Incorporate women and IP concerns in the planning process in adherence to NEDA Gender and Development framework;Monitor partners’ financial accomplishment in relation to physical accomplishment; Oversee partners’ annual work and financial plan preparation in compliance to UNDP program implementation rules;Contribute to project preparation of annual work and financial plan;Conduct project monitoring at the site level.

Under the direct supervision of the President, is tasked to: prepare for approval and implementation office policies, guidelines, and processes; recommend process improvement with the objective in improving turn-around time; recommend guidelines to streamline processing and achieve standard uniformity in implementation; conduct meetings and consultations with process owners and other department stakeholders prior to document finalization; disseminate, discuss policy, guidelines to office stakeholders; conduct policy, guideline validation.Other tasks assigned: assist in documentation preparation for SEC and BSP compliance requirements.

Under the direct supervision of the AVP, IT Planning and Governance, was able to: Prepare for approval and implementation PC and peripheral standards, which is the basis for company-wide procurement. With the standards, requisition evaluation is made simpler; company acquisition is optimized by minimizing cost while providing users the required specification to aid in their daily job/role. Prepared for approval and implementation policies and standards aligned with Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Once implemented, these policies and standards would put in place company security; maximize company assets and promote the over-all aim of being ISO compliant. In less than a year’s tenure, was able to prepare and present 10 major policies. With the guidance of SMART/PLDT internal audit, is a project member in aligning DMPI’s processes for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. Review of existing processes with the over-arching goal of making everything simpler to achieve higher work rate turn-around. Prepared templates and form descriptions as required in each policy or process. Lead in the cascade of process, guidelines and templates.

Under the direct supervision of the Director, was able to: Secure the Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) for the Project as awarded by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) of the DENR. With the ECC, the road construction’s earthworks were commenced. Work for the resettlement of the informal settlers in coordination with the National Housing Authority. With the resettlement, more work area to support further road construction activities was made possible. Prepare a compensation package for the relocated informal settlers that are mutually beneficial to ASDI and the relocatees. Manage the conduct of the parcellary survey which was the basis for the right-of-way acquisition for private properties affected by the Project. Manage the acquisition of 1 private property. Acquisition for other private properties was put on hold but, full documentation was made ready and available. Prepare project materials, project status report for presentation to the Board of Directors/various government agencies, as required. Monitor progress billing in relation to actual project accomplishment.

Under the direct supervision of the Unit Manager, was able to: Process loan documents in accordance with approved guidelines. Prudent review assured the company of good repayment rates in the short-term and business sustainability in the long-term. Maintain the micro finance conduit profile, which is a database of all program partners. Decisions in loan processing are based in the parameters stored in the conduit profile, thus requiring it to be updated, verifiable, and reliable. Prepare status reports and program partners' performance highlighting trends and possible remedial actions on non-performing indicators, serving as early warning signals so as not to add to delinquent accounts. Prepare the Unit’s work plan and budget, aligned with the company’s given mission and resources. Verify completeness and accuracy of program partners' reports and loan documents, to facilitate legal documentation of the transaction. Prepare Credit Committee minutes and resolutions within the agreed service level agreements, capturing the required conditions for approval, and other important pre-release conditions. Disseminate approved Credit Committee resolutions for information and application to all users, with emphasis on the shared and common understanding/interpretations of the resolutions. Prepare summary of audit reports and ensured compliance to audit recommendations, with emphasis on recurring findings and non-action/non-compliance to audit recommendations. Coordinate with other government agencies and LGUs as the office representative to government anti-poverty programs. Drafted Terms of Reference (TORs) of new credit programs, modified as required to funder, target end-clients, etc. Serve as alternate representative to NCRFW GREAT Women Program and CEDAW consultation workshops, focusing on the microfinance sector and women’s empowerment.