Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 35 years of experience in public policy, the expert specializes in strategic planning, results-based budgeting, and policy evaluation. Key skills include international technical assistance, project management, and multicultural collaboration. Career highlights include leading initiatives in education, social protection, and justice reform across Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Responsibilities have included leadership roles in coordinating international missions and developing strategic plans, delivering quantifiable improvements in public policy formulation and institutional capacity building. Proficient in Microsoft Office, NVivo, and SPSS, with excellent communication and document drafting abilities.

Project experience and donor exposure

Worked across diverse projects involving collaboration with international donors such as the European Union, UNICEF, GIZ, BID, and ILO. The expert's involvement in international development cooperation projects encompasses project implementation, technical assistance, evaluations, and capacity building. Thematic areas include education, child and adolescent rights, early childhood development, social protection, and justice reform. These initiatives have had regional and national impacts in countries including Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and El Salvador.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in key sectors such as education, labor market and employment, monitoring and evaluation, justice reform, public administration, and program and resource management, the expert has held roles in international consultancy, technical assistance coordination, and public policy analysis. The expert has demonstrated interdisciplinary expertise in strategic planning, results-based budgeting, and capacity building. Geographic experience spans Latin America, with significant work in Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and El Salvador. This includes deep familiarity with local governance, cultural dynamics, and regional development issues, addressing cross-cutting topics such as social protection, early childhood development, and human rights.

Languages and education

Fluent in Spanish and proficient in English, the expert possesses a high level of competence in reading, speaking, and writing. These language skills have been utilized in diverse professional contexts, including in-country work across Bolivia, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and El Salvador, as well as in multilingual teams for international projects and collaborations. The expert holds a Licenciatura in Economics from Universidad Católica Boliviana, Bolivia, a Master's in Management and Public Policy from Universidad Católica Boliviana in collaboration with the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID), and is a doctoral candidate in Politics, Society, and Culture at Universidad Mayor de San Andrés (CIDES-UMSA), Bolivia. Additional qualifications include a diploma in Project Planning and Management from Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain.