Experience

Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM)

• Colombia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Partnerships and Fundraising Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Direct management of 4 people; Led the implementation of a global partnerships and fundraising strategy to ensure the sustainability of the organization (USD 2.5 million/year); Carry out the strategic planning of the area, ensuring and strengthening relationships with donors and public and private actors at national and international levels; Facilitate the monthly prioritization and planning of activities in the area; Led the implementation of strategic partnerships and collaboration agreements with key players at the national and international levels; Ensuring a good development of management activities, consolidating efficient and effective processes, and formulating high-quality projects, including financial aspects. Show less

• Regional Manager (Central America and Guianas)

  • Jan 2020 - Aug 2023

  Direct management of 4 countries’ teams; ensure the starting phase, need assessment, and implementation of projects in Nicaragua, Honduras, Guyana, and Suriname; finance and operations management; produce synthetic reports, analyzing progress or challenges in achieving annual and quarterly objectives and results, identifying risk and lessons learned; strategic relationships with various stakeholders (CSOs, mining communities, public institutions, downstream actors, and international donors).

• Head of partnerships and new initiatives

  • Mar 2015 - Dec 2019

  Business development and project design management in more than ten countries in Latin America and Africa; secure funds for the overall activities of the organization; leading responses to significant funding opportunities (EU, WB, EPRM, DFID, UNIDO, SECO, UNDP, USAID, USDoS, USDoL, FOS, Ford foundation, FFEM); strategic partnerships management (OECD, WWF, MIT-D Lab, among others); representation with public institutions, bilateral and multilateral donors, international NGOs, private foundations (CSR), and industry and electronic players at events, workshops, and roundtables in Europe and South America; pool of experts’ management (selection and contractual process). Show less



Comfenalco Antioquia

• Colombia
• Individual and Family Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• International Cooperation Unit specialist

  • Apr 2013 - Mar 2015

  - Partnership management with public institutions (APC, UARIV, UCT), private sector (Mineros SA), and NGOs (Handicap International, Plan International); Representation with public institutions, donors, and NGOs in Colombia and Europe; Support the “Gobernación de Antioquia” to design a successful project in Uraba in the framework of the “Investing in people´s EU Fund” (5 Million euros).

• International Cooperation Unit Coordinator (interim position)

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  - Operational management of the NEO program´s starting phase, “professional training and employment for youth people in Urabá” (US$ 6.6 million over three years); Contract management with the MIF-IADB, annual operational planning and operational guidance design, team recruitment, the establishment of public-private partnerships (ACI, SENA, Gob. de Antioquia, Corbanacol, Fundauniban, Fundación Corona) and institutional representation.



Oxfam Intermón

• Spain
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Program Officer

  • Mar 2011 - Aug 2012

  Co-managed project planning responsibilities and implementation follow-up with regular field visits, Supervise the budgetary follow-up of the program (1.400.000 Euros) and ensured compliance with HQ and Spanish donor requirements, policies, and regulations; provided management guidance and training to staff and local partners.

• Management control technician (for offices in West Africa and Central America)

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2011

  - Ensure the functioning of the management system control in 10 countries; establish tools and procedures to control the financial situation of the offices; training staff to strengthen capacity in financial control management; participation in creating a new financial structure from the department of international cooperation and coherence among the different systems (SAGA, SAP).



AVSF - Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières

• Nogent sur Marne - France

• Financial Coordinator (Andean region unit)

  • Oct 2008 - Mar 2009

  - Supervisión de los 4 administradores nacionales en terreno. - Planificación presupuestaria y seguimiento financiero de los proyectos. - Elaboración y validación de los informes financieros a donantes internacionales - Garantizar el cumplimiento de los requerimientos contractuales (EuropeAid, AFD). - Montaje de los presupuestos de proyectos y de los pedidos de financiamiento. - Revisión de la contabilidad, de las previsiones de tesorería y de las conciliaciones bancarias. - Supervisión de los 4 administradores nacionales en terreno. - Planificación presupuestaria y seguimiento financiero de los proyectos. - Elaboración y validación de los informes financieros a donantes internacionales - Garantizar el cumplimiento de los requerimientos contractuales (EuropeAid, AFD). - Montaje de los presupuestos de proyectos y de los pedidos de financiamiento. - Revisión de la contabilidad, de las previsiones de tesorería y de las conciliaciones bancarias.



Croix-Rouge française

• France
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Asistente coordinador de los programas en América Latina y Caribe

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2008



Gobernación de Boyacá

• Tunja - Colombia

• Coordinador del proyecto: “Fortalecimiento de las capacidades de la red de artesanos de Boyacá”

  • Aug 2006 - Mar 2007