Senior Project Manager

• Feb 2023 - Present

Senior Project Manager, Business Development Department Main responsibilities: ▪ Identification of opportunities tendered by international funding agencies; ▪ Development of CESO’s portfolio; ▪ Preparation of expressions of interest (EoI), identifying strategic partners, compiling and editing project references, tailoring potential experts’ short profiles and relevant documentation; ▪ Analysis of tender documents of shortlisted opportunities and supporting the preparation of technical proposals, including tailoring experts’ CVs, colleting supporting documents, providing inputs to the methodology, etc; ▪ Identification of suitable international and national experts and assessment of profiles and CVs of consultants for each project; ▪ Liaison, maintainance and strengthening of the network of partners, consultants, and international funding agencies. Show less

• Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

DG INTPA (Directorate-General for International Partnerships)Unit F3: Sustainable Agri-food Systems and FisheriesNutrition team: Mobilization and political commitment, Scaling up Investments, Knowledge, Research and One Health.Main responsibilities:▪ Follow-up over the European Commission (INTPA and ECHO) commitment pledged during the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Tokyo 2021, including direct coordination and communication with African, Asian and Latin American EU Delegations.▪ Organization of thematic webinars (food security, food systems, nutrition challenges, etc.) for capacity for development tools in nutrition for EU Delegations.▪ Analysis of the impact of the war in Ukraine in global food insecurity, reporting the pre-war and current situation with vulnerability analysis of countries worldwide.▪ Compilation of Global Food Security and Nutrition Report analysis in order to pledge for financial EU response and investment in programmes against malnutrition, wasting, stunting, hunger and extreme poverty.▪ Focal point for Lusophone, Latin American and Caribbean countries for nutrition-related projects.▪ Nutrition country profiles coordination and publication.▪ Elaboration of flash notes and reports from meetings/webinars with FAO, WFP, etc. Show less

• Oct 2021 - Mar 2022

DG INTPA (Directorate-General for International Partnerships)Unit F3: Sustainable Agri-food Systems and FisheriesNutrition and One Health: Mobilization and political commitment, Scaling up Investments, Knowledge and Research.Main responsibilities:▪ The European Commission preparation for the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit in Tokyo and Africa-Europe week in Brussels, including participation in coordination meetings, official side-events and following the Summit sessions.▪ Elaboration of policy and thematic notes, briefings, official correspondence (replies to NGOs and Government development agencies), amongst others.▪ Capacity development tools in nutrition for EU Delegations.▪ Elaboration of flash notes and reports (e.g. World Food Day, Green Deal – from Farm to Fork Strategy, N4GAdvisory Group,COP26, Africa-Europe week etc.).▪ Note taking at meetings (e.g. of Mission of Brazil to the EU, Heads of Agriculture and Rural Development Group, the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) governance bodies, external consultants, Unit team, etc.).Main achievements:▪ Consolidation of nutrition-sensitive comments for the Risk Management Framework (RMF+) platform of over 60 country profiles; ▪ Compilation, classification and organization of Sanitary and Phytosanitary projects of over 70 countries, liaising between WTO, DG Santé, DG INTPA and EU Delegations.▪ Successful insertion of the EU pledge of €2.5 billion for 2021-2024 to reduce all forms of malnutrition, targeting sustainable food systems and humanitarian response programmes during the Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021. Show less

Administrative Assistant and Researcher

• Aug 2013 - Apr 2022

Administrative and pedagogical support to the Nutrition Department (Director's Office) of the University and participation in the Latin American Food Safety, Security and Nutrition Network (REDESSAN) as researcher. Main responsibilities: ▪ Development of graduate programs in food security and nutrition by elaborating educational projects and extension activities. ▪ Institutional development support: preparation of executive briefs and official documents; ▪ Finance and property control: organization of government fund supply, expenses, and public goods; ▪ Public file control: data organization, facilitating access to academic and internal policy documents; ▪ Event coordination: administrative organization of lectures, internal and external conferences; ▪ Meetings coordination: minute taking and organization of settings; ▪ Demand analysis: process implementation according to University's requirements; ▪ Managerial planning: supporting the development of management indicators, tools and systems. Major achievements: ▪ Approval and implementation of graduate programme in Food Security and Nutrition (390h specialization course) ▪ Poster publication of the specialization course development at IV ENPSSAN ▪ Implementation and publication of the extension project concerning the community's experience with the university's restaurant ▪ Timely delivery of reports from minute taking of the Nutrition School monthly meetings Show less

Google Ads Quality Rater (Francophone market)

• Aug 2020 - Sep 2021

• Use Google's online tool to rate ads. • Review online content (texts, images, web pages, etc.). • Rate the relevance of search results. • Learn and maintain knowledge of the region/culture the web ads target. • Report results through Google's online tool. • Use Google's online tool to rate ads. • Review online content (texts, images, web pages, etc.). • Rate the relevance of search results. • Learn and maintain knowledge of the region/culture the web ads target. • Report results through Google's online tool.

Project Assistant

• Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

COVID19 emergency response: support of 70 local offices (ADRA France antennas) in project management and implementation. Development of international project proposals, prospection and liaison with external funding agencies for humanitarian action programs within the sector of education, health and livelihood at ADRA's overseas offices. Temporary role fully funded by the Brazilian government. Main responsibilities: ▪ Partnerships implementations and communication with external donors. ▪ Project proposal writing and application. ▪ Report writing and monitoring (situation reports, annual report, etc.). ▪ Disclosure and publication of grant opportunities for international offices. ▪ Project funding prospection (EU donors). ▪ Stakeholders data base update. Major achievements: ▪ Approval of the project proposal (€ 25000 total budget) in response to COVID19 outbreak in collaboration with ADRA International. ▪ Update of the main donors list (including 160 funding agencies, foundations, associations, etc.). Show less

Coordinator of Emergency Shelter

• Jul 2019 - Oct 2019

Camp management with 400 Venezuelan migrants under the UNHCR funded project "Operação Acolhida" in partnership with the Brazilian Federal Government and the Military Defense Forces. AVSI Brasil was responsible for the management of 6 emergency shelters within Boa Vista and Pacaraima (Venezuelan and Brazilian border). Main responsibilities: ▪ Staff management > Direct coordination of 10 field staff, including protection, registration, social, health, community engagement, logistics and distribution officers. ▪ Liaison between NGO in the field and stakeholders (international agencies, governmental bodies, INGOs, etc.) ▪ Conduction of official visits and international commissions for monitoring human rights, migration and refuge. ▪ Direct communication with the Local Management of AVSI Brasil based in Boa Vista / RR. ▪ Report development and monitoring. ▪ Dialogue facilitation and performance monitoring of external partners. Major achievements: ▪ Vouchers distribution coordination in partnership with ADRA International. ▪ Development of women safe group in partnership with UN Women. ▪ Implementation of female computer literacy project in partnership with SESC. ▪ Organization of children's day celebration within the educational space in partnership with World Vision. ▪ Inauguration of novel beauty space for camp migrants. ▪ Expansion and organization of camp distribution center. ▪ Maintenance of camp logistics in coordination with UNICEF and Brazilian Military Forces. Show less

Value Chain Analyst

• Jan 2018 - Jun 2018

Research fellowship “Socioeconomic impact of the Block Farming System within the Cashew Value Chain in Rural Sierra Leone” funded by the EU food security project “Fostering Smallholder Agriculture in Sierra Leone” (ProAct). Development of MSc thesis in partnership with University of Graz, Austria. Main responsibilities: ▪ Case study, Rapid Rural Appraisal, Interviews, Focus Groups. ▪ Sustainability Impact Assessment. ▪ Primary and Secondary Data Collection and Analysis. ▪ Cashew Value Chain Mapping. ▪ Understanding of the System, its Limitations and Outcomes. ▪ Provision of Recommendations to Ensure Socioeconomic Sustainability of the Project. ▪ Planning and Coordination of capacity-building initiatives and trainings. Major achievements: ▪ 6 focus groups under the Block Farming System (reaching 108 individuals within 5 chiefdoms and 3 districts of Sierra Leone). ▪ 6 focus groups of subsistence farming (reaching 39 individuals within 3 chiefdoms and 2 districts of Sierra Leone). ▪ 37 individual interviews. ▪ 2 group trainings of agroecology and best practices for smallholder farmers. ▪ Social and economic impact generated over the Block Farming System of the cashew nuts with research findings. ▪ Research budget and delivery time extended in 1 month due to positive project impact within local communities. ▪ MSc Thesis graded as "Very Good" by the University of Graz (Austria). Show less

Customer Account Manager

• Mar 2012 - Aug 2013

Administrative and operational support to IBM Global Financing (PC team). Main responsibilities: ▪ Account management: purchase and sales contract analysis, payment operations of Canadian and American customers. ▪ Customer orientation: support to internal and external customers aiming at quality service. ▪ Finance and resource management: audit of payments, reimbursement analysis, credit and inventory control. ▪ After sales management: guarantee of customer's satisfaction and quality of products. ▪ Risk and control management: SOX policies (Sarbanes-Oxley) and Compliance (laws and regulations) audit, preparation of tools for internal control of customer documentation. ▪ Institutional development support: management and payment operations tools and analysis of functional problems. Systems used: SAP; Lotus Notes; ICFs; Sametime; Microsoft Office; Windows. Show less

Commercial Attendant

• Aug 2011 - Mar 2012

Direct customer service attendance of the Post Office. Main responsibilities: ▪ Client orientation: sales management, direct interaction with external customers. ▪ Institutional development support: monitoring of procedures and service quality. ▪ Finance and resource control: operation of Post Office Bank services, payments, receipts, accounts, lines of credit, and inventory of philatelic products and hard currency flow. ▪ Sales communication: marketing and dissemination of products and services. Systems used: SARA; Post Office Intranet; Microsoft Office; Windows. Show less

Work Experience USA

• Dec 2008 - Mar 2009

Exchange programme for working abroad in Glenwood, Colorado, USA. Saleswoman of restaurant (Pizza Hut) and retail store (Once Upon a Child). Exchange programme for working abroad in Glenwood, Colorado, USA. Saleswoman of restaurant (Pizza Hut) and retail store (Once Upon a Child).