Amanda Raquel Martínez

Early Warning and Risk Analyst (economic risks) at World Food Programme
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(386) 825-5501
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Managua, Nicaragua, NI
Languages
  • Spanish Native or bilingual proficiency
  • English Full professional proficiency
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Bruno Rocha

He trabajado con Amanda en un proyecto especifico cuando estaba en una institucion gubernamental de Nicaragua. Tiene gran capacidad analitica, es muy ordenada y bastante comprometida en sus actividades laborales. Tiene muy buen conocimiento de macroeconomia y finanzas publicas.

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Credentials

  • Certificado Verificado de edX para el curso Financial Programming and Policies, Part 2: Program Design
    edX
    Oct, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificado de Código de Honor de edX para el curso Programación y políticas financieras, Parte 1: Cuentas macroeconómicas y análisis
    edX
    Apr, 2016
    - Oct, 2024
  • Early Warning Exercise Certification of Completion
    International Monetary Fund
    Dec, 2015
    - Oct, 2024
  • Certificate of Participation with the Contribution: Gender Inequality and Development in Nicaragua
    Human Development and Capability Association
    Sep, 2013
    - Oct, 2024
  • Public Financial Management Course
    International Monetary Fund
    May, 2018
    - Oct, 2024

Experience

  • World Food Programme
    • Italy
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Early Warning and Risk Analyst (economic risks)
      • Mar 2022 - Present

      • Conduct systematic horizon scanning, research, and analysis on economic risks for the regions across Southern and Western Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean and issue early warnings on economic events or trends that are likely to lead to humanitarian impact or significant impact on WFP operations.• Ensure rigorous data collection and validation of economic risk analysis and outlooks; develop analytical methods and guidelines related to economic risk assessment, including manuals, trainings, and guidelines on risk indicators, triggers, and thresholds.Contribute to the development of the economic risk early warning methodology, including new data-based analysis and forecasting techniques potentially including the use of software packages for forecasting and machine learning;• Ensure integration of analysis and research between economic risks and climate risks and conflict/political risks to identify interactions and cumulative effects;• Prepare probability-of-impact assessments and anticipatory warnings for emerging economic risks that could cause additional needs for humanitarian assistance or affect WFP’s operations.• Ensure food security analysis and projections are solidly embedded throughout the risk impact analysisProvide inputs to strategic, cross-cutting, and thematic economic risk analysis.• Support field offices as required with analytical in-country missions, scenario-building, scenarios for Concept of Operations (CONOPs), or related analytical services.

  • World Food Programme
    • Italy
    • Non-profit Organizations
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Monitoring, Evaluation & VAM Associate
      • Sep 2018 - Oct 2020

      Collection of data through the application of surveys and focus groups.▪ Development and systematization of databases for the monitoring and evaluation of emergency operations and development.▪ Cleaning and processing of data, as well as estimation of corporate indicators.▪ Preparation of monitoring reports.▪ Analysis of food security at the macro level and focused on possible events.▪ Economic and social context analysis before different events and emergencies.▪ Study of the links between climate risks, nutrition, food security, and poverty.▪ Research the causes of food insecurity and vulnerability in the country for the preparation of recommendations to counteract threats and shocks of food insecurity.▪ Conduct Emergency Food Security Assessments (EFSA) and estimation of the population at risk of food insecurity.▪ Support the dissemination of food security analyzes to influence the design of WFP programming and broader policy and advocacy efforts.

  • Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Nicaragua
    • Fiscal Statistic Specialist
      • Jan 2015 - Sep 2018

      ▪Design, formulate and implement a Financial Programming Model applied to Nicaragua in order to diagnose fiscal vulnerabilities, conduct simulations of exogenous shocks and propose adjustments based on the Government sectoral policies.▪ Design, formulate and implement a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model (DSGE) and Computable General Equilibrium Model (CGE) applied to define different scenarios, along with applications to the climate change and energy model.▪ Analyze and implement policy notes oriented to assess public finance stance, efficiency of public spending – social spending particularly – poverty reduction and efforts against climate change effects.▪ Design the methodology of calculus of the deficit below the line for central government according with international standards and elaborate reports to superior authorities.▪ Create, analyze and compile Public Finance Statistics.▪ Serve as the counterpart of the Government of Nicaragua in the development of the CLEWS Country Model developed by UN DESA, UNDP and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology of Sweden that allows the assessment of economic and sectoral policies and its linkages with the environment, as well as its impacts on natural resources (water, land and energy).

    • Fiscal Statistic Analyst
      • Nov 2013 - Dec 2014

      ▪ Elaborate the forecasting of income resources of the central government for the Annual National Budget and the Medium Term Budget.▪ Guarantee that statistical and accounting information delivered to all the institutions and public enterprises, were in line with best international practices, in order to consolidate the public sector statistics.▪ Elaborate economic and tax reports for the superior authorities as a request of the National Assembly and other government institutions.▪ Update Calculation of Tax Expenditure in Nicaragua, as well as update the reports on Tax Evasion of Income Tax and Value Added Tax.▪ Create, analyze and compile Public Finance Statistics.

  • Central Law Nicaragua
    • Marketing Manager
      • Aug 2012 - Nov 2013

      ▪ Develop the Marketing Department of the Firm, which implied the management and launch of Central Law Nicaragua website, the creation of the Firm credentials and magazine, both in English and Spanish.▪ Develop content aligned with the regional marketing strategy. Also, I created and boosted the social networks of Central Law Nicaragua, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles by creating, improving and managing the media content.▪ Collaborate with Regional marketing and design teams to plan and develop site content;▪ Maintain a close relationship with Legal Directories to help the firm being rank in Top International Rankings, such as Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, among others.▪ Promote trade relations with representatives of Bilateral Chambers of Commerce, suppliers and clients.

  • Instituto Juan XXIII
    • Internships
      • May 2011 - Oct 2011

      Professional Practices with Universidad Centroamericana and the Juan XXIII Institute consisting in the development of a socio-economic diagnosis of the municipality of Tipitapa that aimed to gather information about the social, economic, environmental and cultural context, through the interaction with villagers and the elaboration of surveys to specific communities. The main findings were presented in a final report identifying the potentials of the territory that could be exploited to generate economic development in the area.

  • Sitel Group
    • Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Customer Service Representative
      • Oct 2010 - Apr 2011

      In charge of managing the relationship with the customers of a United States Mobile Service Company. My duties included serving clients in the English language, managing new clients, activating cell phones, making payments and solving customer problems. In charge of managing the relationship with the customers of a United States Mobile Service Company. My duties included serving clients in the English language, managing new clients, activating cell phones, making payments and solving customer problems.

Education

  • The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
    MSc in Development Management, International Development
    2020 - 2021
  • Universidade Banco Central do Brasil
    Macroeconomic Management and Fiscal Policy
    2014 - 2014
  • Universidad Centroamericana, Managua
    MSc in Applied Economics with focus in Investment Projects and Environmental Valuation, Economics
    2011 - 2014
  • University of Oxford
    Multidimensional Poverty Analysis
    2013 - 2013
  • Universidad Centroamericana, Managua
    BA in Applied Economics with Mention in Business Economics and SMEs, Economics
    2007 - 2011
  • CCA
    High School Diploma in Sciences and Arts
    1996 - 2006

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