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Regional Hub - Panama

Mexico City Area, Mexico

- Provided strategic support to the Director and officers to engage with private sector and discern potential opportunities for immediate partnership and/or scaling;- Supported and advising the Country Office on issues related to private sector partnerships and inclusive markets, clean energies, cultural heritage restoration. Supporting the development of.

Haiti

• During this period, strategic, programmatic and operational support has been provided to manage a unit of over USD 40 million per year and Human Resources of over 120 staff members (National and International).
• Responsible for the management of the poverty reduction unit, including the coordination and oversight of the programmatic, M&E and operation sections; coordination of the implementation of 12 projects in the unit to.
• Supported the development of UNDP transition from emergency to development in close collaboration with UNDP and the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH) senior management; Conducted in-depth programmatic and.
• Supported the development of the UNDP Poverty Reduction, Social and Economic Inclusion, Social Cohesion, Private Sector, Gender Equality and SDGs strategies.
• Supported building strategic partnerships and alliances including maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders.⎫ Main results: Supported the elaboration of three Public Policies; supported the creation of.

Port Au Prince, Haiti

• Supported the coordination and management of a 17 million USD Joint Programme, with 17 staff members, funded by the Haiti Reconstruction Fund to remove, manage and recycle rubbles caused by the 2010 earthquake.
• Formulated and developed 10 infrastructure projects using recycled debris.
• Ensured the financial and substantive monitoring and evaluation of the project, identifying operational and financial problems, and developing solutions.
• Supported the production and systematization of Lessons Learned and Best Practices of the Programme.

Dominican Republic

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• From January 2010 to March 2010 I worked as Special Assistant to the Humanitarian Coordinator in order to guarantee an effective humanitarian response from the Dominican Republic to Haiti for all the victims of the.

Development and implementation of the “Young Millennium Campaign Strategy” for the Dominican Republic. Successful MDGs advocacy promoted through different activities in close cooperation with national partners and actors. Responsibility for the creation of strong and stable alliance with UN agencies, local government, private sector and other relevant.

Potosí, Bolivia

Development and implementation of a forestation project as a means of lessening the problems experienced by adolescents working in mines. Responsible for the creation of strong and stable alliances with local governments, private sector and other relevant actors in Bolivia. Establishment of a fund raising strategy.

Pemba South, Tanzania

Collection of data on water projects and water related illnesses and creation of a new method to evaluate the water projects feasibility in developing countries. The new method was the main topic of my thesis which was recognized as being the most innovative thesis of the year.

Mumbai City District, India

Head and coordinator of cultural events with the purpose of promoting Italian art.

World Fellow, Yale Greenberg World Fellows Program

Master Of Arts (M.A.), European Economics

Laurea, International Relations And Development

Erasmus Programme, Economics