Experience

Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto

• Portugal
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Manager. RISE - Health Research Network

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• External Collaborator. Events Group. Communications Management Unit

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023



FREELANCE Independent Consultant

• International Projects on Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  ☑ Consulting on the whole phases of the project management life cycle. Tailor-made project management services (project design and formulation, consortium building, proposal writing, assistance in project Implementation, etc) ☑ Undertake consulting on Higher Education, R&D, Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions, International Cooperation for Development and Institutional Capacity Building. ☑ Undertake external evaluations of international programmes and projects. ☑ Consulting on the whole phases of the project management life cycle. Tailor-made project management services (project design and formulation, consortium building, proposal writing, assistance in project Implementation, etc) ☑ Undertake consulting on Higher Education, R&D, Internationalisation of Higher Education Institutions, International Cooperation for Development and Institutional Capacity Building. ☑ Undertake external evaluations of international programmes and projects.



European Commission

• Belgium
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• External evaluator

  • 2015 - Present

  External expert of the Programmes Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020, Research Executive Agency (REA), both for evaluations of proposals and evaluations of ongoing projects. Expert ID: EX2013D140988. External expert of the Programmes Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020, Research Executive Agency (REA), both for evaluations of proposals and evaluations of ongoing projects. Expert ID: EX2013D140988.



Grupo LCP Porto/IPARK

• Oporto, Portugal

• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2018 - Oct 2020



Education for Change Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Education Management

• Senior Associate

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2014



Project ALFA III Observatory

• Assistant Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

  ☑ Technical coordination of the work at the ALFA Observatory ☑ ALFA Observatory contact person for ongoing projects approved in the context of the Programme ALFA III. ☑ Coordinate the preparation of the Programme ALFA III official documents used for monitoring the projects, as well as manuals, work guidelines, good practices compendium and other publications. ☑ Technical assistance to ongoing projects of the Programme ALFA III, especially for matters related to project management and the application of the Programme proceedings. ☑ Coordinate actions of professional training on project management, strategic planning and direction and organizational improvement. ☑ Coordinate the work of the project’s antennas and partners in Latin America. ☑ Coordinate the means of information, promotion and visibility of the Programme ALFA III through the edition of the ALFA quarterly Newsletter and the every two week electronic newsletter ALFA Flash, as well as the official website of the ALFA Observatory. Show less



Programme Alßan of the European Union

• Process Coordinator

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2010

  ☑ Directly coordinate and assist the work of the Programme Alßan Coordination Office’s project managers. ☑ Coordinate the preparation of the official documents for the Programme Alßan Calls. ☑ Suggest to the Programme Alßan Steering Committee the changes and innovations that should be implemented as part of the continuous improvement process. ☑ Coordinate all the activities that are part of the application process: launch the calls, reception of the applications submitted, verify eligibility, carry out technical and scientific evaluation of the projects, prepare the proposals to be sent to the European Commission of those projects that should be selected for financing, definition of the budgets of the selected projects for financing and preparation and signings of contracts. ☑ Coordinate all the activities that are part of the follow up process: projects’ financial management, assessment of the implementation of ongoing projects, systematic assistance to the direct projects stakeholders and contact with the host institutions. ☑ Assist and advice the Alßan Office Director in process related with the Programa Alßan management and administration. ☑ Train and qualify the Alßan team members for a better undertaking of their professional roles. ☑ Offer specialised training to the representative of the institutions that act like focal points in Latin America regarding the techniques for projects submission. ☑ Represent Programme Alßan at international events taking place in Latin America. Show less



Cuban Ministry of Higher Education

• Coordinator of the International Projects Office

  • Mar 1998 - Dec 2002

  ☑ Promote and coordinate the cooperation links of the Cuban universities with European Higher Education institutions, international organisms, international universities networks and non-governmental organisations. ☑ Assist the ministerial authorities of higher education and the Cuban universities in matters related to the potential partners and financing sources to support, through international cooperation, the management of fields like higher education and technical and scientific investigation. ☑ Collect and process information by systematically monitoring the Calls and new opportunities of cooperation. ☑ Permanently disseminate information to professors and researchers that would allow them to complete international projects calls on time and participate in other cooperation actions. Provide specialised counselling and assistance to those interested in applying to such calls. ☑ Design, coordinate and teach courses and trainings for university professionals and researchers about the Project’s Cycle Management Techniques. ☑ Coordinate and promote the development of new opportunities for international cooperation projects, essentially in the framework of I+D+i projects. ☑Monitor and disseminate information regarding international conferences and events of interest for the fields of HE and R&D ☑ Establish the evaluation criteria to measure the impact of international cooperation actions developed in the context of academic cooperation and I+D+i projects. Monitor and evaluate international projects involving Cuban institutions of higher education to guarantee the quality of its implementation. ☑ Provide counselling in the work of the projects management offices of the Cuban institutions of higher education and promote negotiation processes according to the interests and priorities of the Cuban system of higher education. ☑ Promote a change in the policies and points of view of the university international cooperation taking as a base the internationalisation. Show less