I have over 20 years of senior-level experience in international development serving as Country Director, Regional Director and Team Leader for Oxfam, DMI, Merlin, CAFOD, and the International Rescue Committee. I have worked in Burkina Faso, Mozambique, DR Congo, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau, and have overseen operations throughout the West Africa and Great Lakes Region as well as Haiti and Asia. I am fluent in Portuguese, English and French.I am an experienced international development and humanitarian manager. I have the experience of representing leading NGOs in Africa, including CAFOD in Sierra Leone, MERLIN in the Democratic Republic of Congo and DMI in Mozambique.I have extensive experience of managing country programmes, negotiating partnerships and memorandum of understanding with ministries, government agencies as well as with local and international partners. I also have experience of regional and country security management including in high risk countries.
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International ConsultantIndependent Consultant Feb 2020 - PresentLisbon, PortugalWith over 20 years of senior experience, both at field and at headquarters level in international development and humanitarian assistance, I am now accepting short-term consultancies that might include or not some international travel.
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Interim Global Programme Manager Eol/AsaOxfam Ibis Apr 2019 - Dec 2019Worldwide - Main Base In LisbonOxfam Ibis has been selected as the grant agent for the Education Out Loud/Advocacy & Social Accountability programme, part of the Global Partnership for Education fund. As a Consultant I worked on the inception phase of the EOL/ASA funding mechanism (USD 55 million) helping to put in place the structures and instruments needed for the successful management of this large programme. I oversaw the recruitment, induction and management. of 4 Regional Teams in Africa, Asia and Latin America. I have also recruited five Independent Selection Panels that are responsible for the final approval of grants. During this time two calls for proposals were launched. -
Team Leader For The Fund Manager Of Civil Society - Burkina FasoOxfam Intermón Oct 2016 - Mar 2019Ouagadougou - Burkina FasoOxfam is the Fund Manager for the Civil Society Component and bilateral cooperation between the government of the Kingdom of Denmark and Burkina Faso in support of civil society organisations.The overall objective of the role was to manage a small team of 4 experts that ensured the administrative and financial management of the Fund (USD 15 million over 4 years) in support to CSOs and to facilitate them in strengthening their capacity and capitalising their experiences. -
Country Representative MozambiqueDevelopment Media International Feb 2015 - Sep 2016Maputo - MozambiqueDevelopment Media International (DMI) delivers mass media campaigns to change behaviours and save lives in developing countries. It is the first media organisation to use scientific modelling in order to save the greatest number of lives in the most cost-effective way. DMI is an innovative and rapidly growing NGO with an excellent record of improving health outcomes through behaviour changeAs a Country Representative, based in Maputo, I built on the interest showed on DMI by working alongside the Ministry of Health and other partners to design campaigns, negotiate media partnerships and secure funding. -
Country Representative - MozambiqueOikos - Cooperação E Desenvolvimento Jul 2014 - Jan 2015Maputo - MozambiqueAs a Country Representative I provided overall leadership and strategic direction in line with Oikos' vision and objectives.I was responsible for the coordination, design and writing of PROMER (phase II) and PRONEA proposals (both are over USD 1 million projects).Oikos’ priorities for Mozambique were rural development and food security, training community development agents, boosting community organisations’ capacity, strengthening local authorities, rehabilitating local infrastructure and resettling displaced populations. -
Country Director - Democratic Republic Of CongoMerlin Jun 2013 - May 2014Democratic Republic Of CongoMerlin was one of UK’s leading international health charities, with a reputation for acting fast to save lives when a crisis comes. As a Country Director I provided overall leadership and strategic direction in line with Merlin’s vision and objectives combined with a thorough analysis of the humanitarian context and assessment of needs and capabilities. I was responsible to the Head of Region for the safe, efficient and accountable management of all aspects of the programme. I was also responsible at country level for maintaining Merlin’s profile through representation to external actors and advocacy on behalf of vulnerable populations; and for identifying and securing donor funding.I was also responsible for managing the transition from Merlin to Save the Children International in DRC. -
Regional Programme Manager - West Africa & HaitiInternational Rescue Committee Apr 2012 - Mar 2013Londres, Reino UnidoResponsible for managing the relationship with all European donors and quality control of all proposals submitted. Donors included ECHO, Europe Aid, SIDA, DFID and other smaller donors.This position was central to IRC-UK’s business development function and required a motivated, flexible, problem-solving team-player with excellent communication skills and ability to prioritise activities and work to tight deadlines. The main purpose of the position was to facilitate European business development for IRC country offices. -
Head Of Region (Asia - Interim)Merlin Jan 2012 - Mar 2012Londres, Reino UnidoI remotely managed 5 country Directors in operations that involved around 2,000 staff working on emergency response, recovery and resilience. In addition I managed two Regional Programme Coordinators based in the London office.
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Regional Manager - West Africa & Great LakesCafod Feb 2005 - Nov 2011Londres, Reino UnidoRegional Manager - West Africa and the Great Lakes Region – Including management of four overseas offices in Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This has included a 9 month posting based in Freetown Sierra Leone July 2009 to April 2010. -
Team Leader West Africa And Great LakesCafod Jan 2001 - Jan 2005London, United KingdomResponsible for all staff in West and Central Africa as well as programmes and projects in the region. The post was base in London with at least six trips per year to several countries, including Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda.
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Programme Officer - West AfricaCafod Feb 1999 - Dec 2000London, United KingdomResponsible for projects in West Africa including assessments, monitoring and evaluation.
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Technical Assistant - Guinea BissauEuropean Commission Sep 1996 - Aug 1998Guiné-BissauProject Manager – technical assistant – based in Guinea-Bissau – West Africa – Overall management of the Rural National Vocational training project funded by the EU. -
Teacher Trainer - Guinea BissauVso Sep 1994 - Aug 1996Guiné-BissauTeacher trainer - Volunteer - training maths and science secondary school teachers.
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University Of LisbonChemical Engineering
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