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Germany

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Asia And Africa (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, India, Nepal, Kenya, Uganda, Malawi..)

Educational advice to the institution's Regional Country Programmes, through capacity building, consultancy and support services in the training and capacity development sector. Leading the conceptual and strategic development of the organization in the field of adult education, with the aim of further develop Organizational global standards, guidelines and approaches; ensuring coherence of regional programs and projects with institutional instruments/approaches; and positioning the organization in this specific field of work as competent, well known actor in the field of development a humanitarian aid.

Sierra Leone

• Carrying out the project’s management according to donor and Welthungerhilfe standards for implementation, ensuring that all project relevant support is in place (MEAL, logistics, finance administration, etc.). Conceptual design and strategic development of the Skill Up! Sierra Leone particular approach.• Representing Welthungerhilfe and coordination of the project concept and planned project activities with local MDAs, decision makers and other development organi-zations operating in the project area, establishing good working relationships.• Identify opportunities and ensures the timely development of successful project / program proposals in line with the relevant strategy, supporting the Country Office.• Regular reporting to the Country Director/Sector Unit on the progress of the project and all risks associated with the project work. Ensuring the necessary flow of infor-mation, public transparency, and facilitation of learning processes within the team.• Security management of project staff in coordination with the Country Office and implementing partners.

Duhok - Kurdistan (Iraq)

• Representing Welthungerhilfe and coordination of the project concept and planned project activities with local decision makers and other aid and development organisations operating in the project area.• Technical and administrative planning, supervision and coordination of aid measures.• Documentation of the measures with respect to the guidelines and standards of Welthungerhilfe and donors (including reporting).• Monitoring, analysis and identification of new measures.• Ensuring the necessary flow of information and public transparency of the project work in the deployment country.

Sierra Leona

• Representing Welthungerhilfe and coordination of the project concept and planned project activities with local decision makers and other aid and development organisations operating in the project area.• Technical and administrative planning, supervision and coordination of aid measures.• Documentation of the measures with respect to the guidelines and standards of Welthungerhilfe and donors (including reporting).• Monitoring, analysis and identification of new measures.• Ensuring the necessary flow of information and public transparency of the project work in the deployment country.

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Barcelona Y Alrededores, España

• Teaching in the Master’s degree of Training of Trainers, for future TVET teachers (mainly, methodological strategies in Vocational Training). Teaching in the Degree of Social Education (mainly, needs assessment and curriculum development on non-formal education). Tutoring and Evaluation of students’ learning process.• Teaching preparation and elaboration of supporting material. Designing of teaching plans, development, implementation and evaluation of the teaching-learning processes, focusing on students' achievement of competencies.• Management responsibilities at the University team which was leading the international “TubeMates” EU funded project (Erasmus Mundus, aimed at Master, PhD students and professors), as a cooperative action carried out by several Asian and European universities (Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Austria, Italy, France).• Other responsibilities: research, experimentation and continuous improvement of teaching-learning processes (FODIP Research Group). Author of the distance training module for the "Postgraduate Expert in Cooperation for Development", entitled Main strategies and situation of each world region at different educational levels (about basic education -primary and secondary, TVET and Higher education).

Mataró, Catalonia, Spain

Professor in the Initial Professional Qualification Program (PCPI), aimed at young people without work or academic qualifications. Teacher-Facilitator of young people with learning difficulties (certificates with different degrees of disability).- Professional training in Initial Professional Qualification Programmes (PCPI).- Programming and facilitation of the teaching-learning processes in the corresponding professional profile, according to the established curriculum and in application of the rules that regulate the teaching attribution. Promotion of complementary activities.- Evaluation of the learning processes of the students and psycho-pedagogical orientation.- Contribution, in collaboration with the families, to the personal development of the participants in the intellectual, affective, psychomotor, social and ethical aspects.- Collaboration with research, experimentation, innovation and continuous improvement in educational processes. Use of ICT in the processes.- Work with groups of students with special educational needs.

Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Palestina Y Paraguay

• Analysis of strategies, public policies and actions of developing countries, and the international agents of development cooperation. Identification of key stakeholders and the actions they perform in the areas of employment, vocational training, and development. Elaboration of working papers. • Positioning of all those Spanish social policies that could contribute to local development processes, making available to developing countries experience and learning made in vocational and On-the-Job training (Service-Learning model). • Identification and joint elaboration of actions (programs / projects), according to criteria of alignment with public policy and sovereign policy competition, and also in an armed conflict context. In complementarity and in coordination with existing strategies, stakeholders, actions and development tools and resources available (local and international).• Facilitation on meetings & workshops with government institutions (MDA,s), stakeholders from bilateral and multilateral international cooperation, and civil society to lay the foundation for future agreements and action proposals.• Conceptual development and preparation of final drafts of the joint programs / projects, and strategies based on ownership and mutual learnings & accountability, membership, feasibility, appropriateness, economy, efficiency and effectiveness, as well as the participation of key stakeholders.

Sierra Leona

• Representative of the institution in the country, responsible for Institutional relations of the organization with the local authorities, and the relationships with the operational headquarter. Identifying potential projects in the working areas.• Supervising, implementing and monitoring post war rehabilitation health sector projects (Koinadugu-P.Loko Districts): mapping of new settlements, update population census, database development on all elements of the health system, facilities construction, civil health servant staff training, and awareness-raising campaigns.• Strengthening the mechanisms for emergency response and enhance Relief response capacity on field operations addressed to communities and affected populations (emergency assessment, field coordination, response preparedness, disaster response and management -supplies, trainings and awareness raising).• Establish a monitoring and evaluation system. Compliance with legal requirements in the country, both for the organization and personnel of the organization. Taking care for the local culture respect, and the institutional good image on the field. • Responsible for the infrastructure of the institution on the field (cars, offices, warehouse, housing...), management and economic administration, and human resources. Local recruitment, and management of local and expatriates’ staff.• Making proposals and strategic advice along the implementation of projects, in accordance to the objectives in the project, according to the needs of the population, and considering external needs. Organization of teamwork, and efficient use of available resources.

Bolivia

• Designing, developing and evaluating conceptual and strategic work in Bolivia (education), as well as the integration into AECID overall program (complementarity work among sectors, programs and instruments).• Program implementation monitoring under the perspective of social cohesion, according to the incorporation of cross-cutting issues: gender equity, health and sexuality, interculturality, environment, ICT, and co-responsibility. • Boosting and implementing education SWAP program. Conducting the inclusion in the short-term on bi/multi-lateral "Basket Funding" modality.• Designing, implementation and management of the Training of Trainers Program (Ministry of Education with Spanish Universities): Training and Innovation, institutional, and Academic Program, addressed to all Teacher Training Colleges of the country (as a community of practice & learning). Participation of a thousand of schoolteachers' professors. Systematization of the experience (book published). ICT adult Education projects in rural areas. Recognition plaque awarded officially by the Minister of Education.• Developing effectiveness of official aid through the "Strategy of Coordination, Complementarity, and Quality System for the Spanish Cooperation in Bolivia" (Public Administrations, Civil society). Unprecedented action that contributed to the development cooperation policies in Spain (government and civil society).• Joint implementation of the international Agenda for development cooperation, participating in donor coordination activities in Bolivia (ICA Interagency Committee -Social Sector-), acting as official delegate in coordination meetings to align and harmonize actions according to Ministry of Education policies.• Advise about political and sectorial context, according to the International Agenda. MDG,s monitoring and analysis, writing reports and articles, Country Strategy Paper elaboration, NGO grants assessment. Prospective, financing, and improving relevance and quality.

Bolivia

• Conceptual development of ESF strategies in the country. Identification of activi-ties, prioritization, planning, organizing, monitoring, evaluating and systematize-tion of learnings. Coordination of activities, according to the Project Cycle Manage-ment. Financial, administration and logistics management of the projects/grams.• Supervision of development programs in the education sector implemented by local civil society - partner organizations. Institutional and professional assessment and support for strengthening local development processes. Tracking, and monitoring of the work running on the ground, in remote communities with farmers, and indigenous people. Adult education and vocational training advice.• Design and development of the MEAL system to improve on the performance of institutional programming, optimization and systematization of the management plans, under a systemic perspective and supported on MsExcel and MsAccess.• Responsible for carrying out the programming exercise and the development of institutional strategy for the country, according to the international agenda of development education. Participation in coordination forums in Bolivia, such as the “Coordinator of International NGOs (CONGI)”, the “Coordinator of Spanish NGOs in Bolivia (COEB),” participating in management positions.• Creating, expanding, and maintaining institutional relations as representative of ESF in the country, among Bolivian agencies, Spanish institutions, and with other national and international development agencies. Joint identifications with other institutions (several sectors), to develop multi-actor and multidisciplinary projects.

Pineda De Mar

• Coordination of the TVET program Youthstart (European Union), in the Catalan region of North Maresme, as an action to promote the employability and/or educational reintegration of young people (16 to 25 years old) with profiles of marginalization and/or social exclusion. Training of youth trainees.• Management and development of the curriculum and teaching through a new programming practice (premises, actors, interests, structure, redesign, etc.). Resource, and process flow management for achieving results. Participation in country coordination meetings to share the progress, and to systematize the learnings and experience (feeding the Catalan MEAL-system). • Adaptation and innovation of the curriculum according to the needs of people and context, with specific attention to the inclusion of the cross-cutting issues in the curriculum, especially multiculturalism, gender equity and co-responsibility.• Selection, training and support to the team of trainers (facilitators/experts) responsible for developing the educational and vocational plans (in Administration, Preventive Health, and Electricity), according to the Education Reform Program.• Negotiation and establishment of strategic partnerships with municipalities, suppliers, and institutions in the area. Organizing of the internship learning, accompaniment, and support to the social-labor integration processes of the participants.

Mataró

• Responsible for programing, coordinate, develop, and evaluate Leisure Education, Lifelong Learning and Informal Education initiatives with civil society associations, non-formal educators, young people and children: training seminars, summer camps, courses, community sensitization and awareness raising campaigns, workshops, exhibitions, etc. Facilitation of participatory activities organized together with the civil society and experts on education, culture, sports, social exclusion, and territory.• Member of the Permanent Methodological Advice Board, aimed at the improvement of planning strategies. Development of a comprehensive MEAL system, as well as management tools, addressed to the Heads of Departments of Personal Services & Units of the municipality (results/impact/learning-oriented).• Completion of technical reports (evaluations, proposals, quotes) of activities aimed at civil society organizations (youth and adults’ orgs). Elaboration of documents for the educational programs, preventive health campaigns, awareness-raising campaigns, MEAL system, and advising for political decision-making.• Social-cultural mediation with various levels of governmental institutions, non-governmental and business organizations. Conflict management in the front line.• Design and management-implementation of the international program for youth exchanges with European cities (Berlin, Milan, Gloucester, Limoges…). Delegate of the town council as representative in committees, conferences, forums, in Spain and abroad (United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany).• Analysis of awarding grants to civil society organizations. Design and imple-mentation of a new methodology to distribute grants, based on measurable political criteria and standards, with a computerized database. MEAL system for the project.

Llicenciat, Education Sciences

Master, Public Management

Universities consortium: Business school Administration and Management -ESADE (Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de.

Graduate, Education For Development

Graduate studies in Cooperation for Development, module of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and CIDOB Fundation.

Graduate, Education For Development

ÁFRICA NEGRA: PASADO, PRESENTE Y PERSPECTIVAS i APROXIMACIÓN AL ÁFRICA SUBSAHARIANA. Departamento de Antropología Cultural e Historia de.

Ciencias Aplicadas A La Educación.

Curso de POSTGRADUADO EN CIENCIAS APLICADAS A LA EDUCACIÓN. Univ. de TWENTE, On-Line and Distance Learning, Adult Learning.

Education record

Cursos de Ingeniería Técnica Industrial. Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC).

Education record

• Jornadas formativas para el trabajo en Enfoque Sectorial (SWAp), organizadas por el Comité Interagencial de las ACI,s. La Paz. •.

Education record

• Postgrado de Cooperación al desarrollo en materia de Educación. Autoria del tema Principales estrategias y situación de cada región.

Education record

• Lucha contra la pobreza y la exclusión social. Los programas integrales territoriales: zonas vulnerables. Ministerios de Trabajo y.

Education record

• Estrategias de intervención en los Programas de Garantía Social (inclusión social para el Programa de Reforma Educativa). Generalitat de.