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(i) Develops sustainable programs to benefit disadvantaged/vulnerable groups (especially youth and women), applying international standards and guidelines; carries out organizational assessments and, institutional building of NGOs/CBOs. Designs, monitors and evaluates social integration programs.(ii) Develops Monitoring and Evaluation Systems and Frameworks, and methodological approaches for assessing programs from a human development perspective.(iii) Carries out strategic planning, design and execution of engagement processes, capacity building and community-based programs for the private sector & public sectors.(iv) Carries out situational assessments, research, design and implementation of proposals and/or programs for human development and human security. Experienced in the rule of law and in anti-corruption/integrity issues, including the drafting of sentencing policy.(v) Works with extractive industries in the areas of corporate social responsibility; carries out impact assessments on communities; and focuses on issues of transparency and accountability(vi) Builds and maintains beneficial partnerships with government, funding agencies, corporate partners, quasi and non-governmental organizations(vii) Has international field experience, works in conflict zones and applies conflict sensitivity principles.

Puerto Rico

Over 20 years of experience working with civil society, the public and private sector, and a number of agencies in the field of human developmenet and human rights, specialized in programs of capacity building, prevention, policy development, advocacy, and networking. Areas of expertise include: planning, policy design, and the development of sustainable programs that engage and benefit disadvantaged communities. Extensive experience with carrying out needs-assessments based on specific country contexts, program design, performance monitoring and evaluation, development of process and outcome indicators, risk management analyses, quantitative and qualitative analyses, institutional and capacity building on behalf of several CSOs, international organisations, donor agencies and institutions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed NDI's Women's Program for Southern Africa region. Primary liaison between headquarters- and field-based program staff in offices in Southern and East Africa. Responsible for: managing program implementation in Washington, D.C., including financial and accounting issues; consulting with in-house technical experts; and overseeing reporting, evaluation, and bench-marking processes.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Temporary assignment Primary liaison between headquarters- and field-based program staff in offices in Southern and East Africa. Responsible for: managing program implementation in Washington, D.C., including financial and accounting issues; consulting with in-house technical experts; and overseeing reporting, evaluation, and bench-marking processes.

Puerto Rico

(i) Led the identification, development, management and evaluation of several projects for Penal Reform in eleven countries(ii) Administrator & Lobbyist for funding, managed financial contracts, community and public relations(iii) Identified and investigated strong links between human security and human development to address policy amendments for “high risk” communities(iv) Organized and carried out penal reform consultancy missions as part of wider public sector reform programs for governments of Grenada, St. Lucia and Dominica; and for NGOs in Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Belize, Colombia, Panama and Costa Rica.

Barbados

(i) Responsible for project management and evaluation. Managed several projects in the nine countries affiliated to Caribbean Rights (Haiti, Suriname, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Belize, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and the Bahamas).(ii) Responsible for fund-raising (including managing financial contracts with leading international development agencies in Canada and Europe), administration, and community and public relations.. (iii) Collaborated with the UK-based Death Penalty Project to gather information for litigating death penalty cases in the Caribbean, and worked towards its abolition.

Master'S Degree, International Relations And Diplomacy

Bachelor Of Laws (Ll.B.), General Law

Bachelor'S Degree, Romance Languages, Literature, And Linguistics