WASH Specialist in Emergencies and Humanitarian Settings

Experiencia

• Director of Course Development and Instructional Design.
• Humanitarian programme coordinator for Spanish Agency for International Cooperation, Red Cross, Movimondo, Oxfam, and Caritas.
• Specialist in humanitarian protection and Internally Displaced People (IDPs).
• Experience in mission administration, proposal writing, training material design, security and monitoring.

Experiencia

• Head of Studies at KALU.
• Over 20 years of experience in complex humanitarian contexts (Afghanistan, Palestine, the Caucasus, the Horn of Africa, Syrian refugee crisis).
• Programme Manager with expertise in all areas of the project cycle.
• Fieldwork with NGOs, the ICRC, and ECHO.
• Technical expertise in Disaster Risk Reduction, Early Rehabilitation, and Humanitarian Demining.
• Background in Food and Economic Security.
• Involved in course development and tutoring.

Experiencia

• Consultant in humanitarian and CSR programming.
• Coach in public speaking and pitching for corporate, humanitarian, and government organisations.
• 17 years managing humanitarian projects and teams with Première Urgence, French Red Cross, Oxfam GB, ECHO, Handicap International, and UNDP across Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, Latin America & the Ca
• Facilitator of inter-governmental and governmental strategic reviews on disaster risk reduction, resilience, food security, and organisational development.
• Coach of hundreds of leaders in the past 4 years.
• Special focus on emergency relief, empowerment, accountability, gender, and project design (brainstorming, logical framework, proposal development).
• Involved in tutoring.

Experiencia

• Humanitarian worker with 16 years of field experience with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
• Logistic Manager and later Operational Manager in emergency interventions across 14 countries.
• Head of Mission for MSF in the Philippines, Zimbabwe, Chad, and Cameroon.
• Responsible for operational strategy, emergency activity implementation, institutional representation, security management, humanitarian negotiation, and advocacy.
• MSF Emergency Coordinator in Spain during the COVID-19 response.
• Involved in evaluations, induction, and mentoring programs focused on contextual analysis, programmatic guidance, and professional development.
• Participates regularly in training and tutoring activities.

Experiencia

• Over 22 years of experience in the development and humanitarian sector.
• Cash Programme Advisor and PMR Advisor at UNICEF, based in Budapest, Hungary.
• Former Regional Head of Partnership Resource Development Unit and Head of Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Response Unit at IFRC in the Americas.
• Long-standing involvement with the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement since 2010.
• Member and Trainer of the IFRC Livelihoods Reference Centre and CaLP.
• Member of the Advisory Board of Markets in Crisis (MiC).
• Trainer and facilitator on the UNSCC roster.
• Member of the CashCap roster (Norwegian Refugee Council).
• Faculty member of the Joint Master’s Programme in International Humanitarian Action at DEUSTO University.
• Extensive field experience in Africa, Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, Latin America, the Middle East, and Europe.
• Involved in tutoring.

Experiencia

• Over 25 years of experience in development assistance and humanitarian action.
• Experience conducting evaluations and organisational learning events.
• Based in Panama, with international consulting background.
• Focus on capacity development and change management.
• Involved in course development and tutoring.
• Independent consultant dedicated to designing and delivering training activities and materials for NGOs, universities, governments, international humanitarian networks, and UN agencies.

Experiencia

• Over 25 years of experience in the international aid sector as a consultant.
• Worked in complex and volatile conflict-related and post-disaster contexts.
• Author of Toward Resilience: A Practitioner’s Guide to DRR and CCA (2013).
• Developer of IFRC’s Road Map to Resilience (2016, updated 2021).
• Involved in tutoring.
• Extensive experience in Disaster Risk Reduction and integration of DRR and climate adaptation into policies and strategies.
• Independent consultant supporting NGOs, donors, UN agencies, and consortia in strategic planning, evaluation, learning, and policy/tool development.
• Founder of Oxfam’s Risk Reduction and Adaptation unit and leader of its first DRR and Adaptation strategy.
• Managed and evaluated programmes in areas including human mobility, protection, food security and livelihoods, cash-based interventions, DRR, climate change adaptation, WASH, environment, education, s

Experiencia

• Nearly 10 years of experience as an engineer and team leader in the aerospace industry.
• 12 years managing humanitarian and development projects and operations with international NGOs.
• Held various roles including Program Manager and Country Director.
• Worked in over 10 countries, including Haiti, Iraq, Syria, and Myanmar.
• Currently based in Venezuela, serving as Country Director for various organisations.
• Involved in tutoring.
• Collaborated with Action Against Hunger, Solidarités International, Save the Children, Handicap International, and CARE International.

Experiencia

• Cash and Markets Thematic Manager at NORCAP / Norwegian Refugee Council.
• Nearly 4 years as Senior Technical Advisor at CALP Network / Cash Learning Partnership.
• Over 15 years of experience in International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid.
• Held roles including Technical Advisor and Project Manager.
• Experience in diverse contexts: Latin America, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Combines academic and professional activities.
• Involved in course development and tutoring.
• Worked with organisations such as Spanish Red Cross, Action Against Hunger, and the Spanish Agency for International Development.

Experiencia

• 8 years of experience as Project Coordinator in development and emergency contexts.
• Worked with organisations such as Medicus Mundi, Red Cross, and UNESCO.
• Independent WASH consultant.
• Involved in tutoring.
• Member of various professional rosters for emergency immediate response in public health and WASH sectors.

Experiencia

• Over 15 years of experience in humanitarian action and development.
• Worked with development agencies and donors such as ECHO, USAID, and the Global Fund.
• Extensive experience with Action Against Hunger International and Médecins Sans Frontières.
• Developer of governance tools such as Monitoring and Evaluation Manuals.
• Expertise in strategic design, evaluation, monitoring, and training development in Project Cycle Management.
• Involved in tutoring.
• International experience in health systems strengthening, organisational development, institutional strengthening, and capacity building.

Experiencia

• Sociologist specialised in international cooperation and development project management.
• 7 years of humanitarian experience with the Red Cross Movement in Colombia.
• Over 8 years of experience at Red Cross headquarters in Switzerland.
• Trained and active in the IFRC emergency response network (PADRU) in Central and South America.
• Involved in various phases of humanitarian and development programmes across multiple sectors.
• Involved in translations and tutoring.
• Strong interest in participatory approaches, humanitarian-development nexus, and children's specific needs and issues.

Experiencia

• Held various positions within National Societies, the International Federation, and the ICRC.
• Co-author of the most important Spanish-language First Aid and Tropical Diseases manual (1994).
• Involved in tutoring.
• Long-term member of the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement across the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East.
• Currently trains humanitarian workers, develops online courses, and creates educational tools to support volunteering and local capacity building.

Experiencia

• Worked with Action Against Hunger and the ICRC in various humanitarian operations.
• Served for 7 years as ECHO representative in Palestine, Sudan, and the Balkans.
• Former Program Director at Plan International (Spain).
• Former Deputy Director at Action Aid (Spain).
• Currently Senior Consultant in Environmental and Humanitarian Aid.
• Specialized in humanitarian operations, particularly in Food Security, Cash, and Protection.
• Additional experience in Rural Development, Environment, and Climate Change interventions.
• Involved in course development and tutoring.
• Over 14 years of international field experience in countries including Armenia, Angola, Peru, Ethiopia, Somalia, Liberia, Sudan, Palestine, and Bosnia.

Experiencia

• Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the American University of Afghanistan.
• Over 15 years of experience in peace-building and development.
• Worked for international organizations such as the UN and the OSCE.
• Conducted research on safeguarding, ethics in peace-building, and the humanitarian-peace-development nexus.
• Served as a visiting professor in Mexico, Iraq, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Involved in tutoring.

Experiencia

• Worked with Peace Brigades International.
• Worked with Movimondo.
• Involved in course development.
• 6 years of experience in human rights, development, and humanitarian aid in Colombia and Central America.