Ursula Araya Castro Email & Phone Number

Panama

The Indigenous Foundation (IF) belongs to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)- Head the design and implementation of the Private sector engagement Strategy for the Indigenous Foundation - Lead and coordinate Indigenous Foundation’s portfolio projects and new initiatives to secure new private sector partners, with special focus on women and girls..

Americas And The Caribbean Regional Office, Panamá

• Headed design and implementation of a full strategy for partnerships and resource mobilization engagement with the private sector, organizing the current ways of working and different initiatives, around a robust and.
• Provided direct support to 4 countries in the region to organize their private sector strategy, achieving 3 partnerships for 600k total.
• Elaborated a 50 companies’ Profile Matrix (business intelligence), identifying potential partners for UN Women, as well as marketing proposals for the private sector. Developed 3 full proposals, 6 concept notes and 4.
• Negotiated and established new partnerships to fund current or new organizational programmes at UNW. Working at regional, CO level and HQ level, aligning the upcoming plan and strategy to the global strategy. Opened 10.

Panamá

• Coordinated all assignments with programs and communications colleagues to create targeted products (marketing pitches) for high-value channels, and external audiences when engaging with the private sector.
• Acted as the Regional Philanthropy Focal Point for the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office, covering a team transition. Resulted in a successful partnership engagement management with foundations across the.

Oficina Para Las Americas - Panama

• Implemented a change management improvement project in LAC which reviewed and optimized the full Grant Awards process (from opportunity identification to project close out) working with the Regional Office and 8.
• Identified new business opportunities for 8 Country Offices in the region, embedding these opportunities into the Save the Children SalesForce Management System.

Panama - Regional

• Supervised two senior officers and was responsible for budget management, monitoring, and implementation of the work unit.
• Generated and maintained relationships with external partners, supporting in positioning the IFRC as a key factor in the international arena, working with multilateral NGOs, Corporates, Foundations, and Governments..
• Procured donations for emergencies in the region, raising 300 K for the drought emergency in Honduras.
• Developed a regional fundraising strategy and supported 10 offices in the region on their resource mobilization strategy. Provided direct support to Honduras, Guatemala, Venezuela, and El Salvador.

Chile

• Advised and assisted expert appraisers (who work in the fields of health, environment or biotechnology) regarding procedures and methodological contents of the CNA accreditation process. This accreditation procedure is.

Brazil

• Oversaw the design and implementation of international fundraising and lobby plan for “Grupo de Apoio a Criancas e adolecentes com Cancer ( GRAACC)”, São Paulo – Brazil.

Chile

• Evaluated the “Technical Co-operation Program between Developing Countries” program, launched by the Chilean International Co-operation Agency (Ministry of Foreign Affairs). A 6-month full-time assessment was executed.

Chile- Regional

• Implemented the project “Observatorio de la Innovación en America Latina”, identifying relevant key professionals that work in innovation in the Region.
• Organized and implemented a workshop in Chile jointly with ECLAC with the participation of 30 Latin-American institutions, and elaborated an agreed concept paper regarding the topic and their current tendencies.

Chile

• Designed the “Sustainable Development of wetlands on the Pacific Coast of South America" regional project, developed jointly by the America´s Fund- Chile, the Canadian-Equadorian Fund, the Peruvian Fund for Protected.

Chile

• Produced design, implementation, management, and projection of cooperation between Council of the Americas-Chile and a wide range of relevant international partners.
• Developed strategic financing plan for the next 4 years.
• Organized fundraising tours in the U.S.A and Europe

Chile - Regional

• Executed comparative analysis between the national case studies of the project: “Environmental Opportunities for the Small and Medium-Sized Business (Pymes) in Chile, Mexico, Argentina, and Colombia, (CEPAL- GTZ). The.

Chile

Administered the design, execution, and reporting of the project "LAN Basket”: analysis of the costs of living and socio-economic levels of the Company's expatriates, in 15 international cities and 12 national destinations in which LAN maintains offices.

Ecuador

• Created and developed the Foundation's strategies of national and international cooperation for a 3-year period.

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Dea: Cultures Et Comportements Sociaux - Equivalent To Master Degree, Research In Social Sciences

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