Key skills and expertise

Bringing over seven years of experience in international development, the expert specializes in fundraising, grant management, and humanitarian coordination. Key skills encompass project management, capacity building, and conflict mediation. Career highlights include successfully raising over $1,000,000 annually and managing teams of over 80 staff members, impacting 400,000 individuals each year. Accomplishments involve writing 200 project proposals and documenting 2,500 incidents of violence for public awareness. Responsibilities have included training over 150 staff annually and supporting logistics and emergency responses in high-risk environments.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors such as WFP, UNICEF, Amplify Change, UNDP, the European Union, African Regional Democracy Fund, GIZ, Manos Unidas, Initiative 5%, and The Global Fund. Involvement has included project implementation, fundraising, and capacity building in sectors like access and security, primary healthcare, public health strengthening, WASH, food security, livelihoods, human rights, and participatory governance. This work has been conducted on a regional scale, primarily in Maiduguri, Nigeria, and Buea, Cameroon.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in key sectors including food systems and livelihoods, social development, fundraising and grant management, security and peacebuilding, public sector governance, and agriculture and rural development, the expert has held roles in operations and fundraising management, humanitarian coordination, and capacity building. The expert's interdisciplinary knowledge includes integrating security with public health and governance with participatory approaches. The geographic scope of work covers regional and country-specific initiatives in Cameroon and Nigeria, contributing to both local and international development efforts. The expert has significant geographic experience in these regions, with a particularly deep familiarity with local governance and regional development issues.

Languages and education

Fluent in English and Spanish, the expert demonstrates strong communication skills across all aspects and possesses full professional proficiency in Catalan and Cameroonian Pidgin English. Additionally, basic skills in French have been acquired. These language competences have been utilized in diverse environments, including international projects and multilingual teams, enhancing collaboration and effectiveness in various regions. The expert holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of Barcelona, Spain, obtained in 2012, and completed the Alt MBA program in March 2021.