Nicaragua

My working experience focuses on development cooperation, knowledge management, peace building and conflict resolution, MEAL, mostly in the social sector. I was a civil servant, and I worked afterwards with international NGOs, Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and UN agencies in several countries (Nicaragua, Guatemala, West Bank and Gaza Strip, Kenya, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Belgium, Ecuador, Mexico). I am currently living in Rome and I have been I have been commissioned by the development firm DT Global Idev Europe S.L. to systematise good practices/lessons learnt within the scope of the triangular cooperation initiative between Argentina, Mexico and Italy "Water education for sustainable rural development", funded by the EU Delegation in Argentina through the instrument "Ventana Adelante" - Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 - 2024.

I have a degree in Political Sciences (specialization in sociology), a MSc in Development Management, postgraduate studies in Librarianship and Archive Management and certificates of achievement in: "Causes of War"; "Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation"; "Instructions in Peace Keeping and International Conflict Resolution"

I look forward to exchange experiences and to establish fruitful collaborations

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
• Independent monitoring and evaluation consultant with more than ten years of experience in international development and cooperation, with a focus on development effectiveness and gender equality. Extensive experience in monitoring and evaluation of development projects in Ecuador and other Latin American countries. Experienced Results-Oriented Monitoring (ROM) Expert.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS
• Extensive experience in the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects funded by the EU and other donors (UNDP, BID, GIZ) in Ecuador and the Latin American region. Excellent understanding of the specific regional and local contexts in Ecuador and other Latin American countries.
• More than ten years of experience in results-based approaches, including monitoring and evaluation of development projects. Experienced Results-Oriented Monitoring (ROM) Expert in the following areas: employment and vocational training, innovation, private sector development, democracy and rule of law, gender equality, human rights and civil society participation.
• Excellent skills for preparing monitoring/evaluation reports.
• Proven ability to work with the EU delegations and national authorities.

EDUCATION
• Master’s degree in International and Development Economics Jun. 2006
University of Namur & Catholic University of Louvain. Namur, Belgium.
• Economista (B.S. in Economics) Jan. 2002 Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Quito, Ecuador.

Profesional del sector de la Cooperación con más de 30 años de experiencia. Nacionalidad española. Países de experiencia laboral en Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador y Nicaragua

Investigative Journalist and Project Manager. Current position: International Partnerships at Maldita.es Foundation. I am coordinating cross-border projects focused on analyse and combating disinformation in different areas of Europe and Latin America. Before, I coordinated the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) project, led by Maldita.es
Foundation. I have previously worked as a fact-checker and investigative and data journalist in different sections of Maldita.es. I have also been a researcher in the Spanish report of the Global Disinformation Index. I hold a master's degree in Investigative Journalism, Data and Visualisation, a MA in International Journalism at Liverpool John Moores University and I have worked in different media outlets focused on the Spanish-speaking population in the United Kingdom, where I lived for almost seven years.