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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provide technical support on environmental risk management (ERM) to World Bank (WB) projects across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Assess projects’ potential environmental footprint while determining relevant environmental standards. Provide guidance and technical support to the governments (agencies) in preparing environmental and social (E&S) instruments. Contribute to further developing the WB Environmental and Social Framework (ESF) related guidance and technical support materials, such as guidelines, knowledge tools, or metrics. Led training activities on the WB’s safeguard policies and the ESF to governments and WB staff. Established and developed an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Knowledge Platform to support clients. Conducted thorough assessments of projects to identify potential OHS risks, ensuring compliance with relevant national regulations and international standards. Led training sessions on occupational health and safety practices, safeguard policies, and the ESF for governments, WB staff, and other stakeholders. Provide expert advice to client and counterpart organizations on the preparation of environmental impact assessments, including regional, strategic, and cumulative assessments; environmental management frameworks and plans, including plans for monitoring, reporting, and evaluation; public consultation plans; and specific plans related to natural habitats conservation, natural resource management, pest management, forest management, dam safety, following national and WB compliance.Provide policy and strategic inputs to the ERM agenda across the LAC region. Seek and develop opportunities to improve and integrate sound environmental management and policies in WB operations, including improving environmental benefits and providing value-added service and the capacities of relevant local clients and other stakeholders.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provide technical support for the screening of World Bank projects for environmental risks, impacts, and vulnerabilities. Assess projects’ potential environmental footprint and determine which safeguards policies and/or standards will be triggered. Provide guidance to the implementation agency preparing the necessary safeguard instruments and review them for quality. Contribute to the further development of Environmental and Social Standards Framework (ESF) related guidance and technical support materials, such as guidelines, knowledge tools, or metrics. Lead training activities on the WBG’s safeguard policies and the ESF, during project preparation and implementation to Clients, WBG staff and other relevant parties (e.g. NGOs, academia). Support the Environment Global Practice efforts to ensure operational quality of their program through policy and operational advice.

Washington, Dc

Provide operational and implementation support to existing Sustainable Development (SD) portfolio, including helping to resolve implementation bottlenecks, enhance quality of operations and manage risk.Provide support to the quality control process for all SD products for Central America, including lending packages, project restructurings, Implementation Completion Reports, among others and ensuring linkages to WBG twin goals, Systematic Country Diagnostics, and Country Partnership Frameworks.Lead Central America Sustainable Development portfolio related monitoring tasks, including lending, supervision, trust fund mobilization, and analytical/knowledge work.Convert complex technical documents into briefing notes and power point presentations.Conduct data collection and analysis of information related to Climate Change.

Ecuador

Led communication efforts with local government officials while preparing a new investment project with local municipalities.Coordinated the participation of the World Bank at the United Nations Platform.Supported the Disaster Risk Management Team in Washington DC and prepared monthly reports on project development.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Served as a core team member in project design and supervision for lending operations (US$1m to US$250m), such as Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO) Loans in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Panama.Prepared, supervised, and coordinated the implementation and preparation of grants for Strengthening Risk Financing and Climate Change Adaptation in Ecuador, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Central America.Supported the preparation of Economic and Sectoral Works (ESW), Policy Notes, and Technical Assistances for Central America and the Andean Region.Conducted a Damage and Loss Assessment (DaLA) for Tropical Depression 12-E (2011) in Central America.

• Developed and managed a training program for new and existing (continuing education) Bank employees, on investment opportunities for clients. Feedback from course evaluation reports were used to improve learning activities and enhance knowledge• Spearheaded the development and execution of the ESG strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and industry best practices.• Collaborated with senior leadership to integrate ESG considerations into decision-making processes.• Led the establishment and management of key ESG performance indicators, tracking progress and reporting on sustainability goals to stakeholders.• Drove stakeholder engagement and communication strategies, fostering transparency and building relationships with investors, regulators, and the wider community.• Developed a new in-house solution, streamlining data used for compensations of financial advisors.

Master Of Science, Sustainability

Master Of Environmental Management And Public Policy

Bachelor Of Science, Public Administration

Activities and Societies: Phi Theta Kappa, Outstanding Junior Student, Delta Mu Delta, National Honor Society in Business Administration.