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Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Office of the Deputy Director.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

* Supports the Emergency Operations Unit strategic and operational planning, programming, budgeting, and resource coordination and mobilization to enable emergency operations coordination.* Contributes to the review and analysis of technical matters, elaboration, and implementation of inter-programmatic and inter-sectoral activities.* Facilitates coordination among project managers, including decentralized teams, and support them in program management and resources mobilization issues.* Provides strategic support to develop and strengthen partnerships to synchronize and harmonize development initiatives with governments, development partners, the private sector, and civil society organizations.* Participates in the implementation of PAHO response activities during disasters and public health emergencies, as required.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provided technical support for the formulation, negotiation, and consultation of project proposals funded by external agencies and participates in the review to ensure that sound proposals are developed, in accordance with the United Nations System standards.• Supported PHE staff at regional, sub-regional, and country levels during the development of project proposals for a variety of donors including USAID, CIDA, SIDA, DFID, ECHO, AECID, Canadian Agency for International Development, and national governments. • Coordinated the planning, budgeting, recruitment and reporting processes for disaster-risk reduction and emergency preparedness projects to be implemented at sub-regional and country levels. • Ensured the proper allocation and programming of funding in compliance with the approved project chart and PAHO/WHO rules and regulations.• Monitored the financial performance of awards and grants, conducts financial and accounting analysis and proposes actions to keep the funds' implementation rates on track in compliance with donor agreements. • Contributed to advocacy and visibility efforts relating to all areas of disaster preparedness, risk reduction and relief.

Umeå, Suecia

The thesis research work focused on the topic of flexibility in international development projects. We were inspired by agile and design thinking methodologies to design a framework, which would enhance flexibility in ID field while balancing required controls. The results present an innovative proposal for both academy and practice to develop a new application of these methodologies outside the IT industry. It was recently graded with distinction at the Umea School of Business and Economics; and was also considered a candidate for the Projektakademien Master Thesis Competition in the category Swedish Project Academy National Thesis Award 2016.

Colombia

Non-profit organization specialized in International Development Projects proposal, implementation, M&E and consultancy. Priority donors are angel investors and the Colombia Government.• Oversaw the strategic and operational planning, budgeting, and submission of the proposal for the “National Call for Projects on Business Strengthening and Psychosocial Recovery of victims of violence” in Chaparral.• Ensured the conceptualization of compliant, responsive, high-quality proposals for priority donors, including the objective evaluation of the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency and impact of the proposal in the light of the strategic development objectives. • Ensured regular engagement and communication with program, technical staff, stakeholders, and beneficiaries by analyzing background information, conducting quantitative and qualitative field research, and promoting organizational learning.• Led the field research to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of development initiatives, as well as to understand development priorities and challenges, using available tools such as Stata, NVivo and ArcGIS along the process.• Designed the standardized data collection forms and procedures including questionnaires, manuals, and fieldwork technical papers, improving the efficiency and timing of the overall proposal process in 20%.• Headed the fieldwork to collect critical data, monitor the proposal process, and design a relevant monitoring and evaluation process for current and future impact management.

Ibague, Colombia

Catholic international organization with presence in 72 countries and headquarters in Rome. Promotes social development through education, research, social actions and evangelization, with a priority in children, youth and vulnerable communities.• Directed a project for strengthening business potential and psychosocial recovery of 150 refugees’ owned small entrepreneurship (MSMEs) in Ibague, with a focus on income generation initiatives for agro-industrial businesses and head of household women.• Established and maintained an effective Results-Based management to ensure project was achieving the desired impact in the community, by promoting periodic monitoring, internal audits and evaluations, thus achieving a final development rate of 100%.• Promoted the technical development of the team in impact monitoring and evaluation procedures, to ensure high quality deliverables and evaluation reports were produced to improve current and future management of the project’s outputs, outcomes, and impact.• Worked closely with the financial and accounting department to ensure that financial reporting requirements were met, monitor project financial status, and ensure compliance.• Represented Fundemar in public and private meetings to ensure compliance, report development effectiveness performance, exchange critical information, and resolve project implementation issues.• Led public and private partnerships fundraising initiatives for sub proposal opportunities, reaching a US$150,000.oo pike equivalent to 50%, of the originally approved project’s budget.

Ibagué, Colombia

Non-profit consultancy firm focused on proposal writing and development for third-party organizations, specialized in technical, financial and legal components. Partners include Innpulsa Colombia, Tourism Promotion Fund, National Endowment Fund, Colciencias.• Managed the prime proposal and sub proposals of a socioeconomic project to strengthen the entrepreneurial potential of the victims of violence in Ibague, obtaining a funding of US$300,000.oo to proceed with implementation.• Directed the design, negotiation and implementation of technical cooperation projects, including resource coordination, performance monitoring and evaluation, as well as the use of internal audit tools.• Oversaw the conceptualization, logistic preparation, mobilization of teams, and implementation of community awareness events for the client’s target population integrated by 800 refugees in order to establish the project’s scope, objectives, schedule and budget.• Managed monitoring and impact evaluation datasets throughout the project lifecycle, from leading the data collection process, to data management, cleaning and preliminary analysis, using Stata and NVivo as appropriate.• Managed relationships for the portfolio of private donors, third-parties collaborators and vendors including agreements, contracts, partner inputs and design meetings, thus strengthening stakeholder relations and reducing final procurement costs in 30%.

Bogotá, D.C. Colombia

• Implemented the monitoring and evaluation process for the international cooperation project: “Generating income for head-of-household women forcefully displaced by the internal conflict and victims of violence”, and advised the Project Manager accordingly.• Provided input to the manager on funds disbursement analysis based on the M&E results, while assessing the impact effectiveness of the project.• Prepared analysis of budget and accounting performance, technical assessments and reports related to the project objectives, in order to improve future project impact and performance.• Incorporated aid processes based on the interpretation of the International Humanitarian Law, legal arbitration and community counseling, in compliance with the requirements of the donor organization Conferenza Episcopale Italiana – CEI.

Barranquilla, Colombia

• Planned the commercial strategy for the organizational expansion project to the Luxury Health Tourism market.• Designed functions’ manuals for the administrative and commercial departments.• Introduced mechanisms to monitor and evaluate the sales process.

Bogotá, D.C. Colombia

• Led the fieldwork team for the technical and budget evaluation of the project “Agricultural Workers Alliance for Food Supply – ACCA”.• Delivered strategic and implementation plans by identifying relevant development interventions with the collaboration of local partners, volunteers and stakeholders.• Improved the community-mapping exercises and baseline interviews to the participating communities to perform demographic analysis of the beneficiary population, through coaching on best-practices for data management collection process and research.

Barranquilla, Colombia

• Provided support to the creation of opportunities for dialogue among the private sector, government and academia to incentivize the investment by Asia-Pacific countries in the Colombian Caribbean Coast.• Assisted the Academic Director in the planning of schedules and academic content of the Forum.• Assisted in the planning and execution of academic methodology in the classes “International Law” (LEY7410) and “Comparative Politics Studies -Asia-Pacific” (POL8160).

Área Metropolitana De Washington D.C., Estados Unidos

Intern at the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the Organization of American States.• Edited and issued press releases on the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the Organization of American States (OAS).• Designed the Daily News Bulletin of the PMC to the OAS thus increasing the effectiveness of the PMC Strategic Communications.• Supported duties related to press and media with the direct supervision of the Ambassador of Colombia to the OAS.• Completed a wide-ranging academic research on legal and political subjects relative to human rights. • Typed aides-memoires for various sessions of OAS departments.

Master Of Science (Msc), Strategic Project Management (European), Master Of Science In Strategic Project Management With Distinction

This Erasmus + course, Masters in Strategic Project Management (European), known as MSPME, is a unique programme in the field of Business.

Master Universitario Di I Livello In Strategic Project Management (European), Project Management, A With Distinction

Develops capabilities for successful implementation of projects through the management and creation of appropriate project control.

Master Of Science (Msc.), Business Administration And Management, General, Master Of Science In Business Administration With Distinction.

Students enhance their learning with an integrated and research-based approach to strategic thinking and project management, completing.

Senior Management Diploma, Finance, Marketing, Human Resources, Business Strategy, Production And Quality Management

The objective of the diploma course is to develop strategic managerial skills and tools for managers in senior positions. The course.

Professional Certification In Legal Arbitration, Conflict Resolution

Accredited by the Ministry of the Interior and Justice of the Republic of Colombia. It Develops capabilities in Alternative Dispute.

Ba International Relations, Minor International Law

The mission of the International Relations Program is fully train students, enabling them to contribute to the process.

Technical Course, Quality,Public Management

Activities and Societies: Quality Assurance Team Technical Course in Fundamentals and Regulations ISO 9000:2005 – ISO 9001:2008.