Key skills and expertise

With over 20 years of experience, the expert is skilled in managing international development programs for NGOs and the UN, focusing on women, youth, and child protection. Key qualifications include strategic coordination, technical advice, and capacity building. The expert has led projects with budgets up to USD 2.2 million and supervised teams, demonstrating strong leadership. Accomplishments include developing program strategies, conducting evaluations, and fostering strategic partnerships. The expert is adept in advocacy, fundraising, and applying the Logical Framework Approach in both development and emergency contexts across Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe.

Project experience and donor exposure

Bringing extensive experience with international donors, the expert has collaborated with agencies such as the Spanish Agency for International Development and Cooperation (AECID) and Instituto de Credito Oficial (ICO). Responsibilities have included managing and accounting for USD 2.2 million across five programs focused on gender, childhood, youth, urban poverty, education, and community health promotion in Timor Leste and Guinea Bissau. Additionally, the expert drafted donor reports for AECID and the European Union (EU) while working with Doctors of the World and Manos Unidas in Spain, concentrating on gender, HIV/AIDS, and sexual and reproductive health in West Africa and Central India.

Sectors and geographic focus

The expert has worked across key sectors including humanitarian aid, child protection, gender, youth development, health, and education. Roles have encompassed strategic coordination, program management, technical advice, and capacity building in NGOs and UN agencies. The expert has a cross-cutting expertise in applying the Logical Framework Approach and human rights principles in both development and emergency contexts. Geographic scope includes Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe, with specific experience in the Philippines, Timor Leste, Guinea Bissau, and Honduras, facilitating regional and country-specific initiatives. The expert has extensive geographic experience across Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe, with specific work in the Philippines, Pacific Island Countries, Timor Leste, Guinea Bissau, and Honduras. This experience includes managing international development programs, providing technical assistance, and engaging in strategic partnerships. The expert has developed a deep familiarity with local governance and cultural dynamics, particularly in the areas of child protection, gender, and youth development. This broad geographic exposure supports the expert's ability to adapt to diverse regional development issues and contexts.

Languages and education

With a background in diverse international settings, the expert is fluent in Spanish, Catalan, and English, with a good command of French and Portuguese. These language skills have been utilized in multilingual teams and in-country roles across Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe, supporting effective communication and collaboration in international development and humanitarian contexts. The expert holds a Master’s Degree in International Cooperation for Development, Humanitarian Aid, Migration, and Asylum Studies from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. Additionally, the expert has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Universidad de Barcelona, Spain.