Experience

FAO

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

• Consultant in Emergencies and Resilience

  • Jun 2020 - Present



World Food Programme

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

• Strategic Planning, Partnerships and Resource Mobilization Advisor

  • Nov 2016 - Jun 2020

  - Coordinate ad-interim the CO DRM team. - Bring support to Country Director in the coordination and development of the Zero Hunger Country Strategic Review process -research and the Country Strategic Plan. - Bring support for the constitution of a national technical investigation/research group with representation of all sectors involved in Food Security and Nutrition. - Facilitate the elaboration of a National Report – Zero Hunger Roadmap under the coordination of the Vice-presidency and with the involvement of more than eighteen institutions and 1500 representatives of the government, private sector, NGOs, international organizations, academia, churches, local authorities and civil society. - Support recruitment process of the senior coordination consultant for the strategic review investigation. - Promote and support de coordination, implementation and systematization of meetings, national, local and virtual consultations under the Zero Hunger Strategic Review. - Obtain documentation for strategic analysis and bring relevant data to the investigation exercise. - Identify and follow-up new potential WFP partners and donors for WFP and for the process. - Support the design of project proposals related to DRM, resilience and EPR, as required. - Bring support in WFP relations and coordination with institutions from government, academia, civil society, communities, UN agencies, private sector, etc. - Maintain close links with government institutions, especially the Vice-presidency in follow-up the Zero Hunger strategic review and planning process. - Support analysis processes to explore the potential of the national social protection system to respond to emergencies - Participate actively in interagency coordination spaces related to SDGs-Agenda 2030 and UNDAF. - Bring support in the elaboration of daily Situation Reports during 2017 most relevant emergencies: Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. Show less



Ministry of Presidency and General Directorate for Multilateral Cooperation- Dominican Republic

• Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

• Disaster Risk Management Specialist-

  • Feb 2015 - Oct 2016

  - Design, update and monitoring of work plans (technical and financial) - Project design, budget definition, logical framework, Gantt chart, etc. - Technical support for project’s implementation - Technical support at municipal, community and national level for disaster risk reduction, risk assessment, needs assessment; strengthen of capacities, compilation and exchange of good practices. - Advocacy with governmental partners for disaster risk reduction - Support and coordination of activities for strengthening of disaster risk reduction capacities. - Coordination of institutions involved in the project - Elaboration of technical recommendations for the Project’s Administrator and the Steering Committee - Preparation of technical specifications and Terms of Reference - Guidance, supervision, coordination and evaluation of performance of consultants and project activities, as well as procurement of goods and services. - Quality control, including the assessment of effectiveness and monitoring of results. - Support to resource mobilization and utilization of synergies with similar initiatives. - Ensure timely and efficient delivery of project results. - Preparation and presentation of interim and final reports for consideration by the Project Administrator and the relevant authorities. - Articulation and coordination of the project with partners of the Regional Program: CDEMA and Caribbean Development Bank - Support for strengthening inter-institutional relations of the National PMR System. - Support for standardization and validation of DRR tools and methodologies at national and regional level. - Analysis of linkages between climate change and disaster risk management. Show less



Asamblea de Cooperación por la Paz (ACPP)

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

• Expatriate Coordinator and Risk Management Specialist for the Caribbean

  • Jul 2010 - Feb 2015

  - ACPP representative in the Caribbean (Haití, Cuba and Dominican Republic)- Expatriate coordinator of DRR Projects funded by DG-ECHO (General Directorate for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection) and by AECID (Spanish Agency for International Cooperation)- Design of community component of DIPECHO project under UNDP / ACPP / UNESCO consortium in the province of San Cristóbal. “Actions to Save Lifes: Disaster preparedness and risk reduction for earthquakes and tsunamis on the south coast”. - Design of DIPECHO 2011 project implemented by Plan-ACPP consortium in Barahona and San Pedro de Macorís- Other areas: organic coffee, governance and democracy, water and sanitation. Show less

• Project Manager for International Development Cooperation

  • Mar 2009 - Jul 2010

  - Project manager of initiatives funded by the local government and other public and private institutions implemented on developing countries around the world: Morocco, Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, El Salvador, Israel, Palestine, etc. - Identification and monitoring of grants and call for proposals.- Design, monitoring and evaluation of development cooperation and humanitarian action.- Institutional relations and media visibility

• Logistics Manager for Humanitarian Aid: Haiti’s Earthquake

  • Jan 2010 - Mar 2010

  - First Emergency needs assessment- Search, comparison and contracting of suppliers and transport services by land, sea and air.- Direct coordination with Jacmel headquarters in Haití



Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

• Spain
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teacher Assistant of the Political Science and Public Law Department

  • Dec 2007 - Jul 2008

  - Assist teachers and professors in the following areas: Comparative Politics, Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy and Spanish Politics. - Support for research, literature search and preparation of practical exercises. - Assistance in evaluation exercises and exams correction. - Support for the creation of the alumni group of the Faculty of Political Science. - Assist teachers and professors in the following areas: Comparative Politics, Political Science, Public Administration, Public Policy and Spanish Politics. - Support for research, literature search and preparation of practical exercises. - Assistance in evaluation exercises and exams correction. - Support for the creation of the alumni group of the Faculty of Political Science.