Experience

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  IDOM

  • Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras

  • Team Leader

    • Dec 2022 - Jul 2023
    • Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras

    Restructuring the Ministry of Social Affairs, including the review of legal, planning, institutional structure, capacity strenghtening instruments and elaboration of Operative Management Manuals for 25 administrative and technical Units using methodologies related to the PDCA and Process Oriented Management.

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  The World Bank

  • Honduras

  • Senior Consultant

    • May 2019 - Feb 2023
    • Honduras

    Functional review and reestructuring the entity within the Ministry of Education of Honduras managing the early childhood education at central and descentralized levels. Technical assistance in order to assess and propose workforce scenarios and corresponding measures incl. budget and personnel management approaches. Assistance by delivering approaches and content to diverse management tools (manuals, protocols, agreements, etc.) in order to contribute to the acomplishment of results indicators.

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  Self-employed

  • Chile

  • Independent Consultant

    • Aug 1994 - May 2019
    • Chile

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  GOPA Consultants

  • Honduras

  • Freelance Consultant

    • Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
    • Honduras

    Review of Human Ressource Audit for the Ministry of Education and elaboration of methodology for reestructuring the Ministries internal units.

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  Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN

  • Managua, Nicaragua

  • Teacher

    • May 2011 - Nov 2014
    • Managua, Nicaragua

    Teaching in topics as Political Science, Governance, Strategic Planning and Public Financial Management including Procurement Management.

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  UNDP

  • Nicaragua

  • Consultant

    • Aug 2012 - Oct 2012
    • Nicaragua

    Parlaments Modernization Program, Sistematization og program experiencies and lessons learned related to law management, law archive, monitoring of country economy progress, gender, institutional strengthening and citizens participation; workshops with focal groups and report writing.

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  CIDA

  • Government Administration
  • 500 - 600 Employee

  • Consultant

    • Jul 2003 - Mar 2011

    Independent Consultant working on short term contracts mostly related to Budget Support (program formulation, review of conditions compliance, program execution, institutional assessment and capacity building, financial management and procurement.

  • Consultant

    • Jan 2007 - Feb 2007

    Assessment of management of finances, procurement, budgeting, planning, performance monitoring and its link to policy making in order to establish basic conditions for fiduciary arrangements in the framework of a possible Education SBS.

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  International Quality Institute

  • Dominican Republic

  • Team Leader

    • Apr 2009 - May 2009
    • Dominican Republic

    Program formulation mission “Sector Program Support Project to the Public Administration Reform” EC FWC/Lot 7:“Culture, Governance and Home Affairs” No. 2009/203945-V1 “10th. EDF””, incl. Citizens Observatory for monitoring public policy related to civil service.

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  Transtec s.a.

  • Guatemala

  • Consultant

    • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008
    • Guatemala

    Establishment of environmental priorities for a municipal environmental decentralized agenda, assessment of sector’s legal, institutional and financial framework identification of capacity building actions and proposal for donor coordination at the local level. Assessment potential of environmental risks related to CAFTA with focus on SME. Programa: Descentralización y Fortalecimiento Municipal Guatemala EuropeAid/119727/C/SV/GT

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  UAB"Grontmij | Carl Bro" for IADB

  • Nicaragua

  • Team Leader

    • Jun 2006 - Jun 2007
    • Nicaragua

    Elaboration of IADBs Country Environmental Assessment for Nicaragua (http://idbdocs.iadb.org/wsdocs/getdocument.aspx?docnum=1098608)

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  AGROTEC SPA

  • Venezuela

  • Consultant

    • Nov 2005 - Feb 2006
    • Venezuela

    Facilitation of the participative elaboration of Municipal Development Plans, including processes regarding basic assessments, design and institutional set-up for execution and monitoring within three municipalities in the framework of CE project “Plan de Desarrollo Socioeconómico de la Región Sur de Monagas– EUROPAID/111996/C/SV/VE”

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  PlandeSur, European Commission Project in Venezuela

  • Consultant

    • 2006 - 2006

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  UAB"Grontmij | Carl Bro"

  • El Salvador

  • Consultant

    • Jul 2003 - Aug 2003
    • El Salvador

    Midterm Evaluation of “Concientización y educación ambiental integral en el ámbito local y cuencas seleccionadas en El Salvador” PRRAC/S/Se/01/032 Incl. Assessment of environmental risk mitigation infrastructure measures

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  Inter-American Development Bank

  • Nicaragua

  • Team Leader

    • Oct 2001 - Apr 2002
    • Nicaragua

    Participatory elaboration of proposals to a Regional Planning Methodology for the Nicaraguan Atlantic Coast and Terms of References for its execution. Assessment of actual legal and institutional framework regarding planning, organizing and leading of several hearing workshops with regional stakeholders.

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  The World Bank

  • Nicaragua

  • Senior Consultant

    • Apr 2000 - Sep 2001
    • Nicaragua

    Facilitating the participatory formulation of the Project Concept Document for the Min. of Environment regarding decentralization of the environmental management to regional and municipal governments, establishment of the Environmental National Information System and municipal pilot projects for sustainable use of natural resources, biodiversity and environmental services. Institutional Capacity Assessment of the environment sector, assisting to the elaboration of the Project Appraisal Document PAD, EIA assessment, elaboration of Project Implementation Plan. Support to the Nicaraguan Institute for Municipal Development in the preparation of the institutional master plan 2001-2004 aiming to strengthening municipal governments to develop improved services and general decentralization efforts.

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  DANIDA

  • Nicaragua

  • Consultant

    • Sep 1998 - Oct 1999
    • Nicaragua

    Assisting the preparation of the Environment Sector Program Support and program components related to updating of Nicaragua Environment Action Plan, Pilot project on water management at the inter-municipal level, Support to the Environment Procurator and Min. of Economy and Development, including strengthening of local/municipal law enforcement and introduction of municipal hearing procedures concerning concessions on natural resources (water, fisheries, mining and forestry). Fact-finding on environment/natural resources management functions of Municipalities and existing Environmental Funds. Facilitating participatory processes among five municipalities in the Estelí River Watershed to formulate water resource management project and preparation of its execution by supporting the creation of a Watershed Municipal Association in Estelí, including needs assessment for technical assistance and preparation of component execution in close collaboration with Danida/Estelí/Inifom project. Review/evaluation of “Justice for Nature”, project financed by Danida in Costa Rica with the objective to establish jurisprudence through the judicial prosecution of lawsuits concerning environmental damage and legal defense of the citizens rights to sound and healthy environment. Elaboration of technical reports on the environment sector .

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  FAO

  • Managua, Nicargua

  • Program Officer

    • Jul 1991 - Jun 1994
    • Managua, Nicargua

    Responsible for the implementation and administration of the Technical Co-operation Program, UNDP-Projects, FAO-NGO liaison. In charge of carrying out activities related to the monitoring and administration of programs and projects in the agricultural, forestry and fishery sector. Disaster socio-economic and infrastructure impact assessment in the fisheries sector. Formulation, administration and evaluation of regional and national projects concerning issues as rural women, rural population education, extension and rural communication, pest control, rural credit, small rural enterprises development, food industry and food commercialization control and environmental health, agriculture and livestock development. Formulation of FAO country strategic guidelines, project feasibility assessments, member of natural disaster commissions logistic assistance and procurement. Missions in Chile and Mexico. Member of the Nicaraguan National Nutrition Commission preparing the National Nutrition Action Plan 1994-99.

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  Skatteministeriet

  • Denmark

  • Officer

    • Mar 1987 - May 1991
    • Denmark

    Administration of VAT, consumer excises, AMBI. Secretary and coordinator for several working-groups set-up to establishing tax reforms, to analyze the National Customs Procedures (EEC-Trade Facilitation) and implement new indirect taxes. Knowledge of drug smuggling custom policies.