Experience

Fair Trade USA

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• LATAM Coordinator & Agriculture Field Advisor

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• Sub Coordination of South America, Central America and Caribbean.

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Advisor for APS compliance of producers in South, Central America and Caribbean.

• Field Advisor - Produce Service Team

  • Mar 2019 - Dec 2021

  Supporting currently certified Fair Trade producer groups with certification issues, such as preparing for surveillance audits and monitoring Fair Trade premium usage.Maximizing the benefits of Fair Trade to farmers by helping them develop meaningful Fair Trade Development Plans to connect them with other projects and resources available in-country.Collecting information from producers on the impact that Fair Trade is having on their lives, their communities, and their farmers so that buyers and consumers of sugar and products containing sugar have a better understanding of how Fair Trade works.Liaising with the sugar industry, in particular with in-country processors and exporters.Hosting international visitors, such as manufacturers, retailers, and other influencers. Show less



Solidaridad Network

• Netherlands
• International Trade and Development
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Projects Manager

  • Aug 2017 - Feb 2019

  Responsible for managing and implementing life cycle of project for supporting farmers, innovation and sustainable practices in the production of soy, sugar cane, tea and yerba mate in Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia, in close coordination with the Country Manager and with other colleagues (Responsible for Programme Management) at the SOLIDARIDAD facilities, on a regional level.Responsible for managing and implementing this project with a focus on the impact of public policies on the soy industry in Bolivia.Preparing project proposals within the appointed products and countries.Making field trips within the framework of Results Based Management (RBM) of SOLIDARIDAD to gather data and indicators of different projects in Argentina and abroad, and for preparing performance reports of project implementation and financial management.Constant communications with different project partners and sponsors donors especially in the areas requiring advice and support.Organisation, supervision and development of workshops, seminars and discussion tables at SOLIDARIDAD. Show less

• Programme Officer

  • Jan 2014 - Jul 2017

  Responsible for managing and implementing project life cycles, while supporting farmers, and for sustainable practices in the production of soy, sugar cane, tea and yerba mate in Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia, in close coordination and under the supervision of the Country Manager and with other colleagues (Responsible for Programme Management) at the SOLIDARIDAD facilities, on a regional level.Regular cooperation with the management, in the communications and planning/monitoring areas based on Results-Based Management (RBM) of SOLIDARIDAD in Argentina. Engagement with other activities assigned by the Country Manager, within the framework of other SOLIDARIDAD programmes and priorities, e.g. seminars, conferences, meetings with sponsors and project partners.Assisting the Country Manager towards an efficient implementation of projects and activities under his scope.Follow-up field trips within the RBM framework for gathering data and indicators of the different projects in Argentina and abroad, for the drafting of performance reports of project implementation and financial management. Constant communications with the different project partners, especially regarding topics that require advice. Show less

• Project Management Consultant

  • Nov 2012 - Dec 2013

  Managing life cycle of projects for soy, sugar cane, tea and yerba mate in close coordination and under the supervision of the Country Manager and in collaboration with other SOLIDARIDAD colleagues on a regional level.Assuring the right flow of information from regional partners to SOLIDARIDAD for the management and filing of project documents, by cooperating with the data entry into the PROMIS project management system, for issuing follow-up of performance and financial management reports.Follow-up field trips within the RBM framework for gathering data of different projects in Argentina and abroad. Constant communications with the different project partners, especially regarding topics that require advice. Show less



SAI Platform

• Switzerland
• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programme Officer

  • May 2011 - Jun 2012

  Organisation of bilateral meetings and group events for promoting SAI Platform in Argentina as the global sustainable platform for food and beverage businesses. Developing agendas for events; supervision of all the logistics and organisation of activities of SAI Platform in Argentina. Preparing monthly reports of activities for international SAI Platform in Holland and Belgium. Visiting potential members in the F&B industry in Argentina for promoting the initiative and increasing membership. Coordinating all the management and financial reporting aspects. Coordinating SAI Platform communications; coordinating media interviews; reviewing media press articles and clippings for increasing SAI visibility in Argentina. Show less