Karina Vega Parra Email & Phone Number

Federal District, Brazil

Brasília Area, Brazil

Supports the Latin America Development Team in managing donor and corporate relations. Supports and coordinates proposals and activities with diverse cross-country, cross-cultural stakeholders. Can lead or support fundraising activities securing 6 and 7-digit funds to advance the mission to conserve land and water from which all live depend. Participate in complex negotiations, and set development strategies with multiple actors and sectors. Coordinates the Local Chapters of the employee resource group Women In Nature - WIN worldwide, was one of the founders of the Inter-NGOs Gender Committee, participates as a Women In Nature Network member of the international conservation leaders group, and is part of the TNC's Gender Representatives for Latin America Region.

Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

I served as Acting Associate Director of Development for the Latin America Region Development team and Brazil Program Leadership for one year. My responsibility was to build long-lasting relationships with The Conservancy's supporters and partners who share our mission of conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends and creating a world where people and nature can thrive.

Brasília E Região, Brasil

Did provide overall direction & support in activities related to financial basics, administration, personnel, facilities, information systems, office management, and safety to the Latin America Regional Office (with staff in 9 countries). Did develop operational guidelines and tools to ensure efficient management of the program and compliance with regulations. Coordinated training/meetings, activities, strategies, and lessons learned as required. Did aid all staff levels on HR & operational fields like posting, recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and all kind of internal changes. Did perform duties classified as highly sensitive, ensuring the staff compliance with TNC’s policies. Did supervise Office Administrators when required and managed budget centers/payment processes. Was selected as Ethical Hero (a Global TNC award) in 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018. Did implement and was one of the Co-leads for Local Women in Nature WIN Chapter employee resource group in Brazil, and provided advisory for implementation of L-WINs in Colombia and Mexico.

Brasília E Região, Brasil

Did provide customer service in Spanish, Portuguese, and English; worked effectively with a wide range of people including employees, general public, vendors, Latin America Conservation Council Members (LACC), and others; was approver in CONCUR (finance) & LARFIS (timesheet) systems and did manage the agendas to the Latin America Regional Unit Directors of Infrastructure, Lands and Freshwater; Did elaborate letters, memos, official notes and all kind of administrative documents in Portuguese, Spanish, and English; did support on budgeting and travel/event planning, and logistics for international meetings, conference calls and video conferencing; supported LACC's working group meetings’ preparation; did monitor and control regional contracts, file managing, researches and reporting.

Brasília E Região, Brasil

Did provide customer service in Spanish, Portuguese, and English; Did manage to CONCUR (expense reporting system), LARFIS (time reporting system), and the Country Representative's and External Affairs' team agendas and record, as well as the Organizational and Legal Files; Did elaborate letters, memos and all kind of administrative documents in Portuguese, Spanish and English; Did support budgeting process, logistics for meetings, international conference calls, training, travels, researches, and reports.

Brasília E Região, Brasil

Translation, in Spanish and Portuguese, of the textbooks and PowerPoint presentationsof more than 12 e-learning and in person trainings.Simultaneous interpreter and translator, in Portuguese and Spanish, of all the in person courses, some of them held in other LAR countries.

Brasília E Região, Brasil

Did provide customer service in English, Portuguese and Spanish; Was on charge of issuing visas, passports and personal ID card; Did manage Consulate's accounting control system; Was responsible for the social assistance to the Chilean community based on the Brazilian Federal District and Goias States of Brazil; Did manage the Consul’s agenda, the consular file system; Did organize several consular, cultural & social events in partnership with other consulates and/or to the local community; Did elaborate letters, memos, verbal notes and all kinds of administrative, diplomatic and official documents; Was the Ambassador’s assistant backup during the official assistant’s vacations; Did represent the Embassy at the Military Police of Brazil’s Hiring Committee at the Latin American Interchange Program in 2010; Did provide logistical support on visas’ and immigration procedures, local transportation, lodging & meetings arrangements to three presidential entourages visiting Brazil on 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Brasília E Região, Brasil

Was Graphic and Web Designer at the Seventh Day Adventist Church – South American Division headquarter, located in Brasilia – Brazil, producing materials in Spanish and Portuguese for 11 Departments across 8 Countries, as part of the SAD Media Center team.

Was Web Design Trainee, responsible for the Intranet and Official Web Page maintenance, as part of a team of 8 people. Did Participate in the development of the new Ministry's Official Page, launched in 2005.

Mba Project Management - Pmi, Project Management, Post Graduation

Activities and Societies: I was class representative at MBA in Project Management

Interfaces Design, Design / Visual Programming, Bachelor